2+2... or not 2+2...

[28oz]

recently my z had a date with 400lbs of lowes fence equippment, and lowes agreeded to pay for damages. so $2089.22 later... minus a radiator, she runs... but looks like more hell.

my neighbor has a late 74 260 2+2 with 3 small spots of surface rust, and one 2 inch hole in the pass floor. its got a fresh l26 with an n47 head, dual webbers, air dam, new brakes (rotors, calipers, etc.), new clutch, clutch master+slave cylinders, and no dents!!!

he is asking for 1000, and i think im gonna go for it. i wanna drive it while i fix my car, it seems like a good idea.

any pros or cons to the setup? is it worth it? any input is cool!

[GunnerRob]

Ya sure. Why not? It sure beats a '76 Pinto (a special thanks to Carl)! After you get your Z back up to snuff, you could sell the 2+2 or part it out.

[boyblunda]

Sorry to hear about the damage to your car.

I have got two Zeds at the moment and am driving one while doing some work to the other. I love being able to continue driving a Z at all times and even when both are running fine, there are times that I might prefer to drive one car over the other depending upon distance, weather, parking, road surface etc.

My first Z has many more miles and quite a bit of rust in it and I am currently vascillating over whether or not to eventually restore it or to use it as a parts car. Parts are getting harder to come by in Western Australia and having your own source of parts can be really useful and economical provided that you have the space for storage - it looks like we are going to have to build another garage to cope with our interests even though we have a 5 car garage at the moment. I cannot see myself selling either of my vehicles and I am still looking out for a third.

On the consideration of US$1000 for your neighbours vehicle it sounds like a good deal on the basis of the fresh motor, carbies etc. It sounds like prices of Z's are cheaper in the USA than here but the asking price seems good value given the finite resources Zed owners have at their fingertips.

Grab it before your neighbour sells to someone else!

Dave

[28oz]

yeah, thanks for the advice guys...

. i can see it from the window over here..

now all i have to do is wait for the check to clear, darn it... i can almost feel the gas pedal.....