My Mecum Purchase - 1972 240Z

[w3wilkes]

I would bet the cracks in the dash were filled with this stuff

https://www.dkhardware.com/black-777-butyl-rubber-sealant-777BL-product-2447.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw-4_mBRBuEiwA5xnFIBQfHTBg2iE-JxhkcjWrR0vuu_tw70dhEOyRHfFU_6Hs4p19EiTBdhoCuNQQAvD_BwE#description

[siteunseen]

That looks promising in my opinion. $5.50 you can't go wrong! If you get good results with that you'll have done a great favor to us all. Please update if you try it.

[ConVerTT]

I am repeating myself and others - great car, great price!

[718Miata]

Thanks, folks. 

[718Miata]

So I decided to use SZRpro for all the to-be-determined work on the 240z.  It’s about 25 miles from my house so I’m going to have the car towed.  The owner, Dane, seemed very knowledgeable. Here’s their website:  https://szrpro.com/  They also have a Facebook page. I’ll post here throughout the entire repair process. 

I guess now we get to really see if I truly got a great deal at Mecum. 

[718Miata]

It was flatbedded to SZRpro this morning. Waiting for their report. 

[718Miata]

So it’s getting about $4,000 worth of work done. They did manage to get the glove compartment open. 

[Carl Beck]

What work did it need for $4K??

 

[718Miata]

There was a battery short, a few gaskets that needed changing, the PCV valve needed replacing, a new radiator and hoses, the thermostat housing and main switch, a valve adjustment and a few other things.  I’ll post the bill once I get the car back.  And then I’ll likely put the car up for sale or on BaT given how hot the market is for these cars, and how expensive the Z is ultimately going to be to maintain over time since I can’t do any of the work myself. And then perhaps I’ll buy my twelfth Miata. 

[Carl Beck]

 If you plan to put it on BAT - be sure to get several clear, high resolution pictures of the undercarriage while it is at the shop. It won't sell on BAT without them..

Carl B.

[718Miata]

I would take plenty of those. They said it looks great from underneath and is super clean. I was also thinking of giving it to my Porsche dealership on consignment. 

 

[718Miata]

Hi folks. I put the car up for sale with a local Houston auction house. We’ll see how it does. 

http://lmauctionco.hibid.com/lot/16208-174945-92609/1972-datsun-nissan-240z/