I just went up in the attic of my garage and realized that I need to take a week of so and reorganize my Z parts. I took these photos and this is just a scratch on the surface of my hoarding. The NOS parts are put away in containers, at least they are somewhat organized. Maybe it is ebay time.......again.

Edited February 27, 20178 yr by JLPurcell

Keep this going, it is encouraging to know that there are parts out there and that many more Z can be saved. 

Jerry

Saving one piece of history at at time!

On 2/27/2017 at 7:47 PM, jfa.series1 said:

Help is available!

Hoarding parts........not a problem......hoarding Z's.....you need expensive therapy.

^^^^ Good point!

gnosez, what are you doing with so many extra doors and hatch? Did you just save them when you scrapped the cars?

How many Zs do you need to be a hoarder? I'm thinking 9 or more and you have a problem...

Chuck

 

I am in awe.....

I thought I had an issue with two motors, three tranny's, two diffs and a few dozen small items....!

Edited March 2, 20178 yr by wheee!

I have cancelled my hoarding counseling with Dr. Wack. In my defense I used this post to prove that I am not qualified to be considered a true hoarder. As I said before, I am just glad that these caches exist it gives hope to the future preservation of our passion. Keep the photos coming...... 

10 minutes ago, JLPurcell said:

I have cancelled my hoarding counseling with Dr. Wack. In my defense I used this post to prove that I am not qualified to be considered a true hoarder. As I said before, I am just glad that these caches exist it gives hope to the future preservation of our passion. Keep the photos coming...... 

Funny, at one point in our marriage about 7 years ago, my wife told me I was crazy and needed help, unrelated to Z's of course, so I spent a year in counseling just to prove I was the sane one!  At the end of the year it was quite nice to be considered "normal", whatever that means!

I always respect and admire all of you , owners in overseas.  We do not have much space to store cars , parts here in Japan. 

I want my wife to see this thread, I am not even nuts. I may go forward !

Kats

1 hour ago, kats said:

I want my wife to see this thread, I am not even nuts.

Kats

Kats that is hilarious, thank you for the chuckle. 

I have taken apart 7 or so parts cars, some so rusty that they crumbled into pieces as I wrenched on them. Add buying other folks left over stuff with a job that takes me up and down the east coast and beyond (think of all those junkyards)....

I did a riff at one of the ZCONs (a place you go to get your Z fix) along the lines of:

You know you're a Z nut when you start storing parts under the bed and your wife thinks that smell is coming from you.

You start out fixing some small rust spot and 3 hours later your car has been stripped to the shell, the engine is out and you're calling Rebello.

You can tell the year of a Z by the VIN without looking it up, list which diff came in which Z from 1970 to 1996 and can match each paint job to its' code number.

When you need a part you buy more than one.

 

 

 

25 minutes ago, gnosez said:

When you need a part you buy more than one.

So very, very true John

I've been buying S30's and scrapping rotten S30's for the last 35 years.  I still find uses for some of the first parts I ever removed back in the mid-80's.  When I was young and started hording Z parts, I stored them in my dad's basement and garage.  When I entered the workforce, I moved out of state and started a new collection of parts.  A few years ago, my dad sold his house and moved to Phoenix, so it was time to gather my parts and bring them back to Michigan.  It took a full 24 foot enclosed car trailer to get everything home.  Needless to say, my garage is rather full now.  

My current plan is to sell cheap or give away parts I don't think I will ever need to local Z owners in need.  If I can keep another Z on the road and reduce my clutter at the same time, I'm happy.