First Anniversary

Posted February 9, 20223 yr

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Hello

Let me first apologize in advance for my immodesty.

It was a year ago today that I acquired my Z after winning an auction on BaT.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-161/

I was a bit concerned because I had never bought a car sight unseen before. Based on the comments on BaT I felt confident that I was making the right move and when the car came off the trailer my gut feeling was confirmed. The condition of this mostly original example is unbelievable.

I invested some time and $$$ to make sure this car is reliable and safe in every way and operates and looks as if it just came off the showroom floor. A big thanks to Mike at Banzai Motorworks. (I hope this thank you is allowed.)

In addition to some spirited driving, I made the 300-mile round trip to Hershey back in October, where the car won a AACA Historical Preservation of Original Features (HPOF) award.

Overall, a good first year. Looking forward to when the weather breaks and we can hit the road again. First order of business is to address an intermittent year one problem involving stalling out when hot and difficulty restarting. I have already taken some action…new coil and resistor (thought heat might be compromising one or both) and new floats, needles/seats, tune carbs.

I have enjoyed this forum and continue to do so. You have been a big help on a variety of issues.

Jim