mrcursed

Hi all, I've been looking for replacement for those "vent holes" / "vent buttons" on the back of early Z's seats. For the life of me I can't find anywhere that sells them on the interenet. I'm guessing there is an official name for those little vents that I don't know about. If any one can help me out on the name, or where I can find them I would be very greatful. Thank you.

wow that's actually really good advice boyblunda, I'm kind of in that struggle between how much I can do (and learn) and how much I should spend so I don't do the things that I can't. Nothing is worst than 4 month later, I just get to the point where I am so overwhelmed that I just hit the wall. So I'm gonna take your advice and keep looking, keep reading and learning and find a z that need a little less work, I will keep you guys updated on any new Z I find. Thanks again!

Hi all, just came back from checking out not 1, but 3 Z's that were in the area. And man, thank god this forum exists. All of them had rust through in one place or another, but without reading about all the places here, I'd never have saw them. So the particular z in discussion (see my original post) was the least rusted out structurally of all the ones I saw. Here is a summery: 1. The blown-out strut and the stripped wheel stud (it was sheared off flush against the rim, and that wheel is held on only by 2 lug nuts.) are on the same corner,rear drivers-side. 2. The body is in pretty good shape, the fender (right behind the headlight) on the passenger side has some bondo repair from a ding. 3. Engine runs fine, took 3 tries to start, but it started and sounded fine. Except 2 things, a. a slight exhaust leak from the header at the gasket (#6 cylinder) b. When he shut off the engine, the horn went off and stayed on until he disconnected the battery...... :paranoid: 4. Interior is pretty much shot, seats were done for, and center console was cracked. And there is no carpet, which leads me to... 5. Rust: Battery tray: One spot rusted through on the tray, the sheet metal under it has surface rust. A look from below showed no rust through. Dogleg + Door jam: surface rust on door jam, no rust visible on doglegs, from inside or out. Hatch: No rust on the left-hand side trunk sill. Floor pan: With no carpet, I could see no rust on the trunk shelf or in the spare tire well. There was however some rust on behind the driver seat. I couldn't get a good picture of it from the back One particular spot that rusted through. The passenger side looked better.Can't say the extent of the driverside rust beyond what I saw from inside the car. The pictures I took are in my members gallery pending approval, but if they don't show up, perhaps this will work: Passenger side fender, looking under the battery tray: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1093/563041271_322f9759df.jpg Looking at the rust behind the driver seat: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/563041195_af7bd66289.jpg Battery Tray: (the tray itself is pretty structurally sound) http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1039/563041231_247b1c2d54_b.jpg Driver side door: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1416/563041205_0a98c4a8f1.jpg Entire underbody is covered with this, is it from factory? http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1043/563041209_e7678e2904.jpg Again, thanks for any input you guys can give, again, this is a 72, and he is asking for 3500.

yeah now that I'm looking at that picture, I see some rust on the tray itself (and the battery is not there...)mmm... well I'll have to take a look on Sunday for myself. I just read this thread about taking off the wheel studs: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20492&highlight=rear+wheel+studs Seems like I'll have to get a couple of new hammers to work on the Z.... hehe

hey, thanks for reply Carl It's a 72, and he is asking for 3500. here are some of the pictures that he posted on the add: Engine bay: http://images.craigslist.org/010102010212010305200706122c6b1196f78cf4a2c900efe3.jpg Exterior: http://images.craigslist.org/0101110104050103122007061245dcf00478890eec2d000d65.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/010103010200010409200706128fdd8ef36ba549aff300f263.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/010102010404010310200706122171889c3bbd0c31bd00d1aa.jpg

Hi all, Been in love with the z for a while now, but never had the guts or the budget to tackle one. Seems like the time has come for me to fulfill a dream. I don't have much to speak of in terms of skills or tools, just time, patience and willingness to learn. I've been reading as much as I can both about Z's as well as welding, patching, this and that. It's all a little intimidating as you can imagine. But I've decided to give it a shot, and use this opportunity to start a life long hobby. I have to say, I've bounced around many car forums, but this has to be one of the most technically sophisticated car forums out there, lots of info to soak up. I'm about to go check out a Z this weekend, according to the owner (take with grain of salt) The Good: car has original engine, drives fine, new tires, 3 webers carbs The Bad: "the car need a rear strut" (I don't know if that means it's blown or what, will find out this weekend), the studs on the rear wheel hub are stripped, the driver side door won't open from the outside, and the registration ran out last year. And here is the kicker: "There is no rust" I've read waaay too many threads about cars that have hidden rust all throughout the car to just believe him. Hence me checking it out. If the car really has minimal rust, how common (and how easily) fixed are those problems? I'll take some pictures this weekend, and I'll post them so you guys can have a better idea as well. So I guess this is both a long question and a short introduction hehe... Again, thanks for such a good forum, and I'll be asking a lot of questions later on...