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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.

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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 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.

 

 

 

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.  

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