gogriz91

Uhhhh...sounds like you're due for some gratuitous labor from whoever did the install.

Yep that's it. No one ever screams "Throw an L-26 in it!"...do they?

It's been there before but the opening bid looks good. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-Z-Series-240Z-1971-DATSUN-240Z-FRAME-UP-RESTORATION-29-PHOTOS_W0QQitemZ190112130284QQihZ009QQcategoryZ6187QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Wish I had the guts to http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-240Z-GT2-Vintage-race-car-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ170110965705QQihZ007QQcategoryZ98064QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Anyone seen this car in Tacoma? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/72-Nissan-Skyline-KGC10-Hakosuka_W0QQitemZ250113266375QQihZ015QQcategoryZ6392QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If an L-28 is something like 16% bigger than an L-24, where does the L-26 fit in tht equation.

Looks like a steal waiting to happen.

Okay, so I dropped the F-bomb (This thread was low F-bomb count anyway considering the title) but my point is that Nissan was willing to commission the effort, see to it there was access to restoration parts, market then sell at Nissan dealerships 30+ year old cars which I'm guessing they've done with no other line since the inception of the company. All of that has an intrinsic value beyond driving into the nearest VW lot and driving off with a new Beetle, Touareg or Golf the value of which depreciated by 5-7% when you hit the pavement off the lot. Maybe it's moe accurate to say they were factory commissioned as opposed to factory restored? Doesn't change my arguement at the VW lot though. Alan, nice picture BTW. One of my first but very vivid memories about first seeing an S30 was seeing a JP S30 car chase down two Skylines that were racing on the expressway in Okinawa in 1982. I wanted one after that and bought one as soon as I could afford it 4 years later.

I like some VWs but no one strikes me as being more valuable than a factory restored 30+ year old Z. I would have to get a part time job on weekends to cover paying the Z off and own both but to just let it go as a trade in would be very difficult for me to do if I had gone through what it took to get one when they restored them.

There for a second I thought someone had dropped the "F" bomb but it sounds like we're okay in this scenario. I wonder what the owner could possibly find on a VW lot that would merit letting this car go?

These things were $120 new out of the BSR catalog who knows how long ago. You probably could make a profit if you were able to recast them and sell them for $300-$500 apiece depending on how many you made.

Bidding on it for me got knocked off around the $500 point. I know it's aftermarket but there aren't that many out there and it is a unique little piece to have. I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled on EBay.

I know, makes a Kakimoto look reasonable, 3 of them if my math is still good.

Sure I want one, but this person really wanted one. I guess I'm back to square one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130106623181&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fmotors.search.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D130106623181%26fvi%3D1

My God what has John done to that motor?

I may or may not bring the car but I'm planning on being there with onuthin.

http://www.themitty.com/ If you're within a 500 mile radius of Atlanta you owe yourself a trip.

air conditioning on an early 240? I thought that was a '71 option not a '70?

What does a replacement linkage run?

Those are two stunning vehicles...exceptional effort kats.

My linkage is pretty much intact but I'm missing the master idle adjustment screw and the screw and spring that runs off the main linkage to the front carb. Does anyone know what size screws to ask a parts guy for or do I just need to get a whole new linkage?

Looks like more than one person failed Hooked on Phonics. I'm feeling better about my New Mexico public education every day!

Maybe theres a nostalgic heros car show going on, or even a drift event.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Toyota-2000-GT_W0QQitemZ250095269831QQcategoryZ122151QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Holy &*it that's a nice car!!! Why can't I find the rust free '70 in a barn somewhere?