Vintage Racer

I'd like to say Happy Birthday to me.

I bought a 1979 Corvette from a bank that repossessed it. It was possessed with problems.

I can see this is going nowhere. I am not baiting anyone. I offered questions and links to tech. In the meantime, the owner of a shop that I know sent me this offer: http://www.2-shores-classics.com/garage/current-offers.html?car_id=96&lang=us I offered him a fair price

The vintage racing community spends a lot of time and money returning a race car to its original livery. The owner of an old race car go do with it what they want. Why don't we rip the Datsun stickers off this famous BRE car and replace them with Nissan graphics? Pete Brock, who I know, is selling this famous Shelby Daytona coupe after its restoration to its original livery. Should he return it to a later look? Pete and his replica coupe the last time I meet with him. Who cares if this 1973 RSR is famous due to its Gulf Blue IROC graphics, and the fact that Bobby Allison drove it? We'll paint it red and stick a VW graphic on it (Porsche now controls over 50% of the stock of VW). I enjoy a good debate. A well written and well communicated post allows everyone to learn something new (or understand another's opinion). It's just that the "Alan, should I tell him or will you?", "Beat my guest", and "You know, after thinking about it, I'll pass." posts seem to me to be a waste of everyone's time. You guys seem to want to update all older U.S. Datsun cars to Nissan graphics while I think the car's original livery is important. It's just an opinion.

I never said the particular car had to be previously raced. I stated: IMO, "period correct" means that a vintage car should be set up in a way that it was previously raced. It may be the original car that was raced or a proper replica. Then I said: I guess that there is some sort of negative thoughts from you guys about whether it should be called Datsun or Nissan? I am sorry, but my '74, the '77, and the '81 Datsun were purchased from a Datsun dealer. Please excuse my indiscretions. I came here in goodwill and only seeking technical information. Yes, I did come from corner-carvers. It is a serious road racing board with very specific rules (NSFW for many guys): http://www.forums.corner-carvers.com/showthread.php?t=7393 A 1977 280Z could be "period correct" until the 300ZX was produced. I do not know of one racing group that allowed a 3.0L V-6 engine in an I6 car. The car noted above says he has a 2.8L so I assume it was a L28 SOHC I6 engine. Do you have any tech where a 3.0L V-6 Nissan engine was allowed in a 280? http://www.svra.com/SVRA/SVRAHome.nsf/attachmentweb/EJEN-5ZUTB7/$file/SVRA+Rules+&+Regulations.pdf?OpenElement

IMO, "period correct" means as it was raced. No one that I know of raced a 1970 Nissan 240Z or a 1977 Nissan 280Z. My 1981 car was a Datsun 280ZX, and the later cars were 1984 Nissan 300ZXs. There was never a Honda NSX. It doesn't amount to a pile of beans :classic: ; it's just history. I always liked the Datsun name. It was a combination of the DAT Motors name and the "sun" on the national flag. I also prefer Jaguar to Tata.

That is interesting. One of the few rules in vintage is that a car must be retired from current racing groups. I don't write the rules nor will I enforce them. I am surprised that the tech guys at SVRA didn't at least make him remove his NASA stickers before going out in the vintage group at Sebring. I was also confused about the Nissan markings on the car. This is not period correct for a 1977 Datsun 280Z. Did you notice the two 1970 240Z's listed as raced by Terry Taylor of Sebring? And the 1971 Datsun 240Z raced by Guy Marvin of Jacksonville? http://www.svra.com/SVRA/SVRAHome.nsf/attachmentweb/EJEN-7MR23T/$file/Entry+List+-+By+Name.pdf?OpenElement

This car was at the SVRA 12 Hour Sebring event. I didn't meet the owner. Is he here? Is anyone familiar with the car? I noticed the HSR and NASA stickers on the car.

Carl, I picked up my wife for our first date in a 3-speed 1965 Mustang. It had 110K miles on it when I bought it during college, and 235K miles on it when I sold it. I think it was the only car that I've owned that I sold for more than I paid for it ($400 > $750 ). I later found out that she had a car that her grandfather bought her for college: A 1974 260Z. I fixed the vapor-lock problem for her. She finally agreed to marry me, almost 8 years later. I agree! I am still looking. A nice 1970 240 isn't easy to find. I've found that "a little rust in the doors" means that the door is about to fall off. I'll post track pictures of the Macau 240Z in three weeks.

I may have. You may have been questioning my judgment in hitting a mailbox 15 years ago? You must have assumed that I was on a public road with public traffic? You would be wrong. I certainly do not race on public roads. However, I do participate in rally events, hill climbs, and organized racing events. Those events are closed to the public and allow high vehicular speeds. You never really asked me how it may have occurred. I promise that no one that has had a racing license for 18 years would ever participate in an illegal manner on a public road.

He is a F-1 seven-time world champion. He also holds many records in Formula One, including most drivers' championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions, points scored, and most races won in a single season. You are correct; there are no mailboxs on a F-1 race track. Nonetheless, they are just cars. If you break something, you just take it home and fix it. Then you take it back out and try again.

Very good. But, like some say: "Life is too short to drive a slow car". Michael Schumacher: "No risk, no gain". You'll never know the limit unless you occasionally exceed it.

I forgot. When you go to Florida on spring break, you should watch out for wild women that want to take advantage of you.

And a second one: You just need to watch out for those mail boxes; They will jump in front of you. :stupid:

I bought this car new. I immediately sourced a set of Panasport wheels. I worked on this car for years. I could set the valves in 30 minutes (OK, after a lot of practice). I set a little more negative camber in the front and went road racing. It was fun. Then a rod separated from the crank.:disappoin Here: