zspert Posted August 10, 2022 Share #1645 Posted August 10, 2022 I measured the original stuff I use as a pattern and it's 13mm/1/2 inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kats Posted August 10, 2022 Share #1646 Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, zspert said: I measured the original stuff I use as a pattern and it's 13mm/1/2 inch My jute is original too . So at least we found the thickness varies. I see 14mm or more in some places . Kats Edited August 10, 2022 by kats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ-240z Posted August 10, 2022 Share #1647 Posted August 10, 2022 I have a piece of NOS jute for the 1969-70 passenger side under-seat and tool storage area that measures 8.27mm in thickness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 26th-Z Posted August 10, 2022 Popular Post Share #1648 Posted August 10, 2022 Nicely manicured toenails. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ-240z Posted August 10, 2022 Share #1649 Posted August 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, 26th-Z said: Nicely manicured toenails. Oops, saw that too late to edit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 13, 2022 Share #1650 Posted August 13, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 11:04 PM, Racer X said: Here we go again. Another one family, low mile 70. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-86/ Immediately jumped to $15,000.. Well it didn’t get quite as high as the seller felt it should go. I think the decay from the long term storage may have hurt it some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted August 13, 2022 Share #1651 Posted August 13, 2022 I am seeing some prices coming down in real estate, salvage cars and cars in general. I think this reflects higher interest rates and lower demand. Almost 50k is still a good price for a Z car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluez Posted August 13, 2022 Share #1652 Posted August 13, 2022 Thought it would have gone higher (60k), especially with low miles, and extra parts. Seller should have spent some time fixing the small thing, would have a difference. I’d love to get 4 of those hub caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Head Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share #1653 Posted August 13, 2022 13 hours ago, Racer X said: Well it didn’t get quite as high as the seller felt it should go. I think the decay from the long term storage may have hurt it some. Maybe he had a bit too much fun in the driving video. I think on a one week auction your timing has to be pretty good. August is not a great time for selling either, I think. The people with the extra money are often spending it on vacation. Spring is when you want to sell. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-86/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Beck Posted August 13, 2022 Share #1654 Posted August 13, 2022 14 hours ago, Racer X said: Well it didn’t get quite as high as the seller felt it should go. I think the decay from the long term storage may have hurt it some. The owner made too many costly decisions related to marketing the car. He spent a lot of money getting it running/driving - but stopped far short of spending enough on the cosmetics. One comment was that the undercarriage should have been cleaned up with dry ice blasting (before showing the car). Another was clean/clear and reinstalled all the hard fuel lines and original clamps. Both were sound advice. Although it was unintended, the Z was presented as an unfinished “Project”; where it should have been presented as a true survivor with 95%+ of its original parts still on the car. (still on the car!). A couple bidders saw it as a Diamond In The Rough, and they offered a fair price in today's market, given the need to spend even more on it. The secondary issue then was the need to fix the rust spots on the body, which could easily leave the car with mis-matched paint patches - repaint the entire car and it is no longer an “original paint” survivor… Damned if you do - damned if you don’t. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Head Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share #1655 Posted August 13, 2022 (edited) I get the impression from the various comments around the internet that people feel that there are more buyers than cars out there, therefore if a car is priced appropriately it will always sell. In other words there is a group of many buyers out there looking to buy. Maybe that's not the case and the number of buyers/collectors is actually limited. I also had the impression that the car probably had more value as a collector car than an enthusiast's car, like you're implying above. If I was a collector I would cringe at the driving video, each rev to 6000 RPM was subtracting value. But as an enthusiast it was fun to watch. Edited August 13, 2022 by Zed Head + the 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 14, 2022 Share #1656 Posted August 14, 2022 10 hours ago, Zed Head said: If I was a collector I would cringe at the driving video, each rev to 6000 RPM was subtracting value. But as an enthusiast it was fun to watch. The sound of the engine revving didn’t sound right to me. It sounded much higher than 6000 rpm. It was more like that of a 60’s Formula 1 car, screaming, and didn’t always seem synced to the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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