I brought home a parts car today. It is a later '71, HLS30-27602 built 4/71. It is seriously damaged, but still has a fair number of useable parts, some that will go on my car, some I'll keep as spares, and some I'll sell.

The poor thing is basically totalled. It had a touch of rust under the battery box when the prior owner's son spun it through the weeds and slid into a telephone pole between 2 and 3 years ago.

No body panels are undamaged, and the driver's frame rail is collapsed. So the bodyshell is trash. The engine is supposed to have been in great shape prior to the accident, but the fan was pushed into the radiator and so it hasn't been started in close to 3 years, and I have no easy way to confirm its condition. Until I have a chance to look into it in depth, I have to consider it to be a core.

Besides the engine, it has an early Type A 4 speed that I could keep as a spare, or sell. The engine has a decent looking 6-into-2 header. The rear differenial is the one I want (3.36:1 to match my 4 speed). The console is darn nice. Rear glass is good, with the proper vertical defroster grid (that is said to work) and professionally tinted. The turn signal switch seems good. Nice gauges (although the clock appears to not work). The front bumper bar MIGHT be salvagable. I'm told the springs and shocks are all Tokico, and fairly fresh. Dash is about the same as mine, one small crack in the center. A slightly scruffy set of 14" six spoke ZX alloys, and decent looking 4 screw carbs. Other miscellaneous parts too, of course.

So guess what I'll be doing tomorrow?

Wow, what a mess.

If the steering wheel's in good shape I might be interested, since my 280's wheel was nearly melted by sunlight.

Hopefully you get everything you've been looking for from it.

How much would you want for the gas cap...I need one.

- Ian.

That pic reminds me of the 82zxt that was crunched that I had towed home.The guy at the salvage yard wouldn't part the trans so I bought the whole car. My wife about sh** when the tow truck pulled upLOL . She couldn't imagine what I could use a totalled car for. She understood after she seen what I could get for the stuff on ebay besides my transmission. I'd do it again if i could find another.Have fun Arne!

Arne,

Does it have an original radio? Would you consider selling it?

Rich

"It is seriously damaged, but still has a fair number of useable parts, some that will go on my car, some I'll keep as spares, and some I'll sell."

Choke cables?

Passenger headlight bucket? Are the buckets fiberglass or metal?

LMK.

Thanks Arnie!

Jim D.

"Zup"

Oh come on Arne. You're telling me you found a 240Z with a non-working clock? That never happens!

Hang on, folks. I'm not quite ready to start selling parts yet.

But for those who asked about things so far:

Kelly - It does have a fairly rough but restorable original steering wheel. Of course, it is the early 240Z thin, wood-composite style. I don't know if it will fit a 280Z. If you're still interested, I'll keep you posted.

Ian - The gas cap is not perfect, but decent. It might be better than none at all, but definitely not pristine. Again, if you're still interested, I'll keep you posted.

Rich - no radio. Sorry.

Jim D. - Choke cables have been modified. Headlight buckets are both damaged.

Sounds good, if you could snap a picture, that'd be grand.

No rush, Arne. Don't want to make it seem like we're a bunch of vultures circling a kill.

Down the road, when eaten your fill...err...taken everything you need, I'll probably be willing to at least take that little bit of carrion off your hands.

Shame it had to end like that, looks like it would have been a nice car.

No rush, Arne. Don't want to make it seem like we're a bunch of vultures circling a kill.

Why not? My kids all think that I am an old buzzard...

Actually, I don't need any more salvage parts at the moment..

I'm interested in that non-working clock. Put it together with mine and I've got matching book ends.

I've now got a pair of non-working clocks too. The new one is better looking than my original one, so it is a better candidate for repair.