My Hoarding of Z Parts

[rcb280z]

Hoard away! I would if I could. Hell, there aren't any Z's left in the junk yards out here. I may have a set of rear brake shoes, some nuts and bolts and a hood I'm trying to find time to work on. But that's it! I envy you guys that have a surplus of parts. Or that have found "usable" parts.

[JLPurcell]

7 hours ago, gnosez said:

I know of a gentleman who has over 50 Zs just sitting outside rotting away. There are 3 large building stuffed with parts and a dozen or so running cars parked on asphalt. I asked if he had any ZX 5-spds - "nope". I counted 12 cars with them.  How about gas tanks? "nope". There was a pile over 20 feet high behind one of the buildings. How about side marker lights? "nope". We were standing next to a 5-gal bucket filled with them. One of the cars was a ZXR. A small tree was growing out of the hatch.

No doubt all of this treasure will be lost to the Z community.

Ok, I think it might be time to put a strike force together to rescue these cars and parts from certain demise. Who's in?

[rcb280z]

Me, myself, and I. So there's 3!

[240260280]

fyi: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Nissan-Competition-X-Tilton-Aluminum-7lb-Flywheel-Datsun-S30-240Z-Nismo-/252787095413?hash=item3adb48f775:g:rxIAAOSwSlBYsZay

[Patcon]

2 hours ago, JLPurcell said:

Ok, I think it might be time to put a strike force together to rescue these cars and parts from certain demise. Who's in?

Any idea on how to accomplish this?

[gnosez]

I have the beginning of a plan and I would need someone that speaks "local".

This gentleman is a true hoarder and the odds of breaking the bonds of his ownership are against us.

More later....

[Mark Maras]

 Having some past success with this type of challenge, I've found that it's a two step process.

 The first is building trust, common ground and friendship, if possible. The usual hoarder has been harassed by family, neighbors, city and the county. In spite of all that , he holds on to his goodies. Understand that he has an emotional attachment to his collection. Very few people have ever admired his collection. That's the key. Don't mention buying anything at this point in time but finding out if there's anything he needs is always a good idea. Money doesn't usually have much influence on hoarders. You're there to admire his collection and listen to him share all his plans for everything he has. No need to remind him that five lifetimes wouldn't be enough. He knows that. You will also want to share your projects with him too. He'll start to see your need for parts before you bring it up.

 Second step is to get him to understand that he would feel good seeing some of his stash on the road. Use his emotional attachment in your favor. Money may have some influence on this but it usually isn't the deciding factor. He has to FEEL that his parts will be going to a better home than he can provide. He also deep down is afraid that all his stash will be tossed upon his demise and he doesn't want that to happen. The situation is similar to owning a valuable (to me, anyway) part that I don't want to get rid of but if a friend needed it I'd let him have it.

 Don't rush either of these two steps. Deal in truth. Trust and friendship must be built up to have success.

 I wish I lived closer and could join the "bring out your dead" team. I love looking at collections of "vintage tin" and talking with the collectors. Best of luck.

[siteunseen]

Show up with a camera crew and a piece of paper that says you buy stuff.  Works on television. 

[JLPurcell]

1 hour ago, siteunseen said:

Show up with a camera crew and a piece of paper that says you buy stuff.  Works on television. 

I like the way you think. 

[JLPurcell]

2 hours ago, Mark Maras said:

 Having some past success with this type of challenge, I've found that it's a two step process.

 The first is building trust, common ground and friendship, if possible. The usual hoarder has been harassed by family, neighbors, city and the county. In spite of all that , he holds on to his goodies. Understand that he has an emotional attachment to his collection. Very few people have ever admired his collection. That's the key. Don't mention buying anything at this point in time but finding out if there's anything he needs is always a good idea. Money doesn't usually have much influence on hoarders. You're there to admire his collection and listen to him share all his plans for everything he has. No need to remind him that five lifetimes wouldn't be enough. He knows that. You will also want to share your projects with him too. He'll start to see your need for parts before you bring it up.

 Second step is to get him to understand that he would feel good seeing some of his stash on the road. Use his emotional attachment in your favor. Money may have some influence on this but it usually isn't the deciding factor. He has to FEEL that his parts will be going to a better home than he can provide. He also deep down is afraid that all his stash will be tossed upon his demise and he doesn't want that to happen. The situation is similar to owning a valuable (to me, anyway) part that I don't want to get rid of but if a friend needed it I'd let him have it.

 Don't rush either of these two steps. Deal in truth. Trust and friendship must be built up to have success.

 I wish I lived closer and could join the "bring out your dead" team. I love looking at collections of "vintage tin" and talking with the collectors. Best of luck.

I'm glad I read this completely, I thought we were going to build trust and then take him out and get him drunk.

[Mark Maras]

 I've never tried that. It's possible that a short case would break the ice. Might be best to find out what he drinks on the first trip and leverage your way in with beer (or whatever) on the second trip. Beware of establishing a precedent. As long as you keep coming back, he's getting free beer. 

[JLPurcell]

1 hour ago, Mark Maras said:

 I've never tried that. It's possible that a short case would break the ice. Might be best to find out what he drinks on the first trip and leverage your way in with beer (or whatever) on the second trip. Beware of establishing a precedent. As long as you keep coming back, he's getting free beer. 

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