This is gonna be cool...

Well, here I go again it seems...anyone ever seen "The Blues Brothers" where they're on a mission from God? Well, Im on a mission from the Z Gods...haha... I have located a repulsively crusty '76 2+2 in all its metallic green and mold colored glory sitting in the dirt driveway of a truckers trailer home. Oh man, this is gonna be great. Another money pit--I dont know why Im so excited here!!!

Its been sitting for 10 years, accumulated enough filth on it to grow a garden, yet its all original minus the basket wire wheels and dry rotted tires. Every last emblem, interior, motor piece you name it...still there. Oh boy, oh boy! Ive been assured that when they parked it 10 years ago it ran and drove fine...( I love when they say that..makes me laugh)

So back to my mission from the Z gods..heres the plan. Its no fun just towing a Datsun home, nope, too simple...it must be driven home! I have talked (suckered) a friend into driving me 3 hours to where its at in my official Z rescuer mobile equipped with everything needed to let the Z come home under its own power. Im bringing a spare gas tank, 4 new tires (have them mounted locally) plenty of WD-40, lubes, coolant etc..

Im arriving bright and early, soaking the cylinder walls with WD-40, mounting the new tires, checking brakes, changing all the fluids, checking out what kinda funk may be lurking in the tank (cross fingers for me), going through the electric's etc..The ideal setting will have the Z running and driving with enough time to wash it and make it presentable enough to drive. The off we go for a 3 hour trip in the dark back to Ft Worth. Sound crazy?? Thats whats gonna make it fun...

I'll be posting before pics and after pics, its gonna be a riot hearing what I am probably going to have to go through to do this..heh I cant wait, Im excited!! All this over a 300 dollar 2+2.... sigh.....BTW, theres no rust on the thing, no dents and no leaks in the interior. Im amazed. Under the dirt and funk lies a really decent Z car....wish me luck!!!!!!!:tapemouth

Good luck with the varnish in the fuel lines.

Sounds like you've got a death wish, driving a car that hasn't moved for 10 years. I bet the brakes dont work and the lines are corroded enough to cause you problems. That's if the brake pistons even move. Cylinder walls are probably corroded too. All that trouble over a 2+2. It's just my opinion but they are damn ugly cars. Should start a new Poll: who thinks 2+2's are ugly?

Beats me why in a land that recieved 10s of thousands of Z cars you actually chose one that sounds more like an agricultural project! Oh well, to each his own - have fun.

As for 2+2s..don't like 'em. That kink in the roofline just spoils the whole car.

Of course its irrational...haha I really dig the comments about it being an agricultural project, I wonder if I could earn a few hours credit from school for using a car as a mobile crop field..maybe plant some corn on it?? After long and hard deliberation, an older (and hopefully wiser) Z friend of mine talked me into towing it home on a U Haul car hauler.Sigh..I gave in...haha, but hey, beats pushing a 4 zillion pound 2+2 home in the dark!!

As for the comments on the 2+2 poll--put me down as being the first to say I hate the way the look--In my opinion they look like snails with the extra roofline and with the extra weight and length---it probably is a snail!

They way I see it though..at the minimum, I paid 300 bucks for a car thats all original, straight with 48k miles (verified as of today thru DPS records)..so no matter if it runs or not, I'll make my money on it--thats not the point though--it will be fun to bring another Z back to life after sitting forever. If you cant remember the fun in bringing an old car back to life again then why the hell are you even driving a Z car to begin with??

Either way 2+2's are ugly, I agree, but this is more of a fun project for me.. so either way it goes, its still gonna give me yet another Datsun to tinker with in the garage, while me and my friends drink beer and remember why we got into these cars in the first place--cuz' they're just plain fun to play with, extra 2 seats or not.

I pick it up this week --will let you know it goes...

Michael

I admire your "project enthusiasm". I'm one of those old curmudgens who consider anything other than a 240-Z just another car, so I see a 2+2 as butt-ugly, but I suppose even a 2+2 deserves a new life. Enjoy your project.

I gotta agree the 2+2 isn't the sleekest look, but then again, a toyz a toy, isn't it? I damn near got a "free" 2+2 280, but 3000 miles separated us, so its Moderator Mikes nightmare now...i wonder if he ever got the fuel pump to work? At any rate, have fun with it, ugly or not! JA:)

May the Z gods be with you and the labor of love not too expensive. Good Luck !