Hls30 00855

[gramercyjam]

For Sale the next street over from me for $2K. It is rough, needs paint, carpets, rubber, cracking dash, but appears to be straight and fairly complete. It has ugly 15 faux spoke rims, cracked front turn signal, needs all new rubber, has ZX steering wheel, doors sag. But it has straight shiny bumpers and is a 2 owner, all numbers matching 1970 240Z, with original working everything including AM radio and emblems and has under 100K miles. Green with caramel interior. Owner says it runs very well. That doesn't push my buttons, as I think the mechanicals are the easiest thing on a Z car. Minor rusty spots in the typical areas like dog leg rockers, under battery tray, near fuel door, one on the lower hatch, around seam under hood latch. Floor pans look good. Talk me out of buying it. It really needs to get stripped down to the bones for a nice restoration.

[seerex]

Talk you out of it?, a low number 70 with good pans I think 2k is very reasonable if not an outright deal, wish I had another garage for a 70, unless you don't have room I think it would be a great buy

[26th-Z]

I concur. Grab it. It is worth much more in parts alone, but VERY worth restoring - just fixing up.

Check out this thread http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?p=107305#post107305

[hls30.com]

You don't want that car!

Think of all the work, parts to be found, knuckles to be bandaided, Road grit falling in your eyes, rusted fasteners to cut, suprises left from POs, presents lurking under the paint, wiring fopas, the time it takes POR15 to wear off your skin, broken dates, family and friend upset with you because that car is more important, I mean when you put it all in perspective...

What did you say the owners phone number was?

Will

PS, Twin boy, You already have two, and now your crowding my action ?

[Zrush]

Will, you left out crack pipes. All early 1970 green Z's with tan interiors have crack pipes. Right Chris

Buy it gramercyjam, buy it.

Vicky

[hls30.com]

Oop, and the guys who remembered they forgot the stash in the car! They may want it back enough to come a few blocks for it...

Will

[gramercyjam]

I went and took another look at it over lunch in better light. The frame rail dog legs are straight, but there has been a misplaced floor jack or two under the floors. It looks straight down the sides and the lines look good and original like it hasn't been bondo'd up.

Floor pans have a little more rust that I first thought, although they might clean up nicely if sandblasted, and then again, they might not. The pass side floor support rail will need patching or replacing. One of the tail lights is cracked, the hood has some wrinkles on the nose - the bumpers are not as straight as I first thought.

So I have decided to pass. I think it is very restoreable, but not worth my time. It seems to me after a couple years of very hard work and $20K, it might be worth $10K. But thats just my opinion. I don't want to buy it and part it out, because of the potential it does have as a complete numbers matching car. That just wouldn't be right. I think it would be a good project for a determined teenager or at least somebody with more free time than I have. If anyone else is interested in this car, PM me for the phone number.