Hi All,

I bought my Z a few months ago and have been doing some work on it. I have used this forum for info and product info. I have found it very informative.

I am the third owner of this 1970 Z, HLS30-06389. I pretty much bought it as you see it. Owner 2 bought it in 72 and had kept it in his garage most of its life. It has 54,293 miles on it, with a few mods and changes, nicely done though IMHO.

Anyway glad to be on board here and I hope I can contribute something other than my two cents.

Happy Turkey Day!!

TZ

TZ

Welcome to Classic Z! Your car is fantastic!!!

If and when you get a chance check out the Northern Virginia Z car club. We meet at Kilroys in Springfield, Virginia every Second Wednesday of the month at 7 pm. http://www.zcarclubnova.org/

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Zlady

PS. Maryland alumni here.....

Oh my! It has Pirelli P7-F's on it!! How old ARE those tires? Any sign of weather-checking?

Thanks zlady,

I'm in WA State now, I don't think I can make your meetings.

Thanks though.

LMAO

Hell, fly on in!!!

Zlady

Oh my! It has Pirelli P7-F's on it!! How old ARE those tires? Any sign of weather-checking?

Hey Arne,

This should answer that question.

I looked again and I see no checking, the tires are gummy and hold pressure.

I took this one pic to ask about the wheels. The seller said they were Per Spec. a dealer option with the car. He was quite excited about them. I have looked on the web and can't find anything.

Ever hear or them?

Welcome to the club!

Welcome to the club!

Thanks

Your car is 1000 cars newer than mine.

Thanks

Your car is 1000 cars newer than mine.

Ron Millik has 06385 around Seattle..

Love the car Dave. Definitely different and the mods look to be well executed. Those wheels look great as well.

Hey Arne,

This should answer that question.

I looked again and I see no checking, the tires are gummy and hold pressure.

I took this one pic to ask about the wheels. The seller said they were Per Spec. a dealer option with the car. He was quite excited about them. I have looked on the web and can't find anything.

Ever hear or them?

Easy one first. The mags that he called "Per Spec" were made by "Performance Specialties", and were a very common dealer installed brand on the West Coast, especially in California. Yours are very nice shape, but note that replacement center caps are not available, so don't lose them.

If the Pirellis were bought in 1990 as the invoice shows, then a.) they must have been some of the very last P7s that Pirelli made; and b.) being almost 20 years old I wouldn't trust them for anything more than puttering around town. P7s were a high performance tire, and the carcasses were not designed for longevity. If it were me, much as I love seeing these truly period correct performance tires on the car, I'd plan to replace them forthwith. Will be a bit of a problem finding similar sizes these days, unfortunately.

Hi Bro! Love those Black Z's and those Silver rims set it off nicely . Arnes right, searce for a thread called "who has a set of these" with Performance Specialties as your 2 searce words and read that. Lots of info on the company but not your rims. Wheels on mine are Per Spec but believed to be American Racing "GT Model" as Specs, I was told, was just a distributor.

Edited November 26, 200915 yr by WingZr0

Easy one first. The mags that he called "Per Spec" were made by "Performance Specialties", and were a very common dealer installed brand on the West Coast, especially in California. Yours are very nice shape, but note that replacement center caps are not available, so don't lose them.

Thanks for the info on these. The car is originally from Portland the story sounds right. I have see this type of wheel on other Z's but never with the center cap.

the Pirellis were bought in 1990 as the invoice shows, then a.) they must have been some of the very last P7s that Pirelli made; and b.) being almost 20 years old I wouldn't trust them for anything more than puttering around town. P7s were a high performance tire, and the carcasses were not designed for longevity. If it were me, much as I love seeing these truly period correct performance tires on the car, I'd plan to replace them forthwith. Will be a bit of a problem finding similar sizes these days, unfortunately.

I agree they are not up to their original snuff, and at this point I am not racing around too much, puttering as you say. Thanks for the input.