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I just bought an early 72, HLS3048925, and some misc. parts. The guy had brake trouble and parked it 13 years ago. It was slowing sinking into the ground and is rusted beyond repair. Had to dig it out of it's resting place. Almost ripped off what's left of the rear bumper pulling it out. Has a bunch of odd parts in the back. Two sets of all three gauges, new rear brake hardware, shoes, and wheel cylinders, and a little bag of lug nuts among other things. Just thought you all would like to see it.

Steve

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Pretty sad. However some must die so others can live on. looks like there is quite a few good parts left. Man that rust is terminal though.:eek:

I mainly bought it for the hood, roof, hatch, and windshield which are all in remarkably good condition considering the rest of the car. I don't like the 280 hood on my '72 and was going to buy a 240 hood this spring, and I think my roof has quite a bit of filler in it. Upon closer inspection it had AC at one time as all the underdash components are still there but the underhood stuff is all gone. It's a good start on AC for my '72. It's complete under the hood, emissions air pump and all.

When we were digging and pulling it out the rust was so bad I was worried we would break it in half. It had been repaired over the years with scraps of metal and lots of body filler. Pieces were falling off all over the place. One of the front turn signals was held in place with a license plate. We put a 2x4 under the area just in front of the right rear wheel and jacked it up into the car about 6 inches before the rear wheel finally lifted.

Steve

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Windows look great considering the condition of the rest of the car.

If door handles are fine, I might be interested in one of them (granted the inner parts on them are fine, and they would work on a 280z)

If you dont mind me asking, how much did you spend on that rust bucket?

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Windows look great considering the condition of the rest of the car.

If door handles are fine, I might be interested in one of them (granted the inner parts on them are fine, and they would work on a 280z)

If you dont mind me asking, how much did you spend on that rust bucket?

The glass is good and it has the vertical defrost rear. I need a windshield for mine as I have a wiper scratch. It's got a good windshield but it's a tinted replacement and not original (I think).

The door hardware works and the original key still locks and unlocks everything. My drivers side is frozen.

When I get it stripped in the spring I'll probably sell off some of the parts.

I gave $300 for the car, 2 rocker, and 2 quarter repair panels, a rear brake hardware set, 2 new rear wheel cylinders, new shoes all still in the NAPA auto boxes, 2 extra sets of gauges and clocks, and a bra (wadded up in the back along with a bunch of junk). Does anyone still use those?

Steve

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