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Those are for the Roadsters.....I need one. I opened mine up and one looks like this pic, the other is all metal (brass I think). I think the all metal float is early roadster vintage and the pictured one is late model vintage.

I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a spring. I had the Tokico’s on my yellow Z and they just about rattled my teeth loose, too stiff for daily driving. I switched over to the Eibach’s and really like those. I did cut 1.5 coils from the front springs to get the car to sit level. I am still running the Tokico 5 way adjustable at all 4 corners, with at the number 2 setting..

Very Cool, Thanks! Will order mine now

Do you mean the rubber piece is also included? Only the metal part is diplayed on the Coker site.

Not really a bad car. It just bothers me that the statement “the one and only deviation from factory stock configuration” was made, and the statement is not true. To me it’s false advertizing and it makes me question the buyers integrity. If he would have said that the car was “an excellent example of an original series 1 car”, it would not have bothered me that much. Anyway, just my thoughts. Best regards, Rich

“brand new Panasport wheels……the one and only deviation from factory stock configuration”. I'm sceptical. Seems like a nice car from the pics, but pics are often quite generous with the paint jobs. That area around the fuel filler panel looks pretty bad. There are several chips and many paint cracks. Something tells me that is not the only bad area, but I could be wrong. No smog? Looks like most of the smog items have been removed, fuel rail painted silver, and as noted earlier, the plastic fan and screw clamps on naked radiator hose. Engine compartment could use a bit of clean-up as well. The AC looks to be of newer vintage but not fully up on this. I thought the early ‘factory installed’ AC compressors were those monster size 600cc units hanging near the fuel pump. This one is in the smog pump location and is a pretty clean install, as in not real visible. Definitely a nicer set-up, but I don’t think it was available in that era. Could be wrong though. Assuming the paint isn’t that bad, $16K would be fair as noted by 26th.

Looks like red Tokico springs also

Here is a different Z salvage yard, not Z Barn. That's a lot of Z's Nissan Z car Parts

Hot Wheels® Shop Got a couple of these to add to my Z collection :-)

Hi Scott, Sounds like a great show there in Coronado, but I am guessing that most of the Z guys will be up at the Motorsport show in Orange. I may go next year to Coronado. Doing body work on the roadster this weekend. Best regards, Rich

Here's a few of the inside.

Hi Carl, I think just the addition of a Japanese class would be huge. Also, I think we would only see the subdividing of the Japanese classes at the larger foreign shows. Dana Point does it well as they have a class for ‘Sports Cars 3 litre and under, which allows the Japanese cars. Palos Verdes is very exclusive and will not have Japanese cars this year. What surprises me is the general acceptance of the Japanese motorcycles at the concours events. Seems the motorcycles get a lot more respect than the cars. Anyway, just glad to see the Z’s there and doing well at the events. Best regards, Rich

Hi Scott, It was great to see your car at the show and I am glad it was so well received. As I mentioned before, the La Jolla show has been very accommodating to the Japanese cars. I am glad they will be adding a Japanese class. I should have my 1600 roadster finished by then. It would be nice to enter it in the show. I am planning on bringing my Z to the JCCS show this year. I brought it to the JCCS 3 years ago, so it is probably fine to bring it again. That is the only other show I am planning on attending this year. Congrats again on a great show. I hope to meet you again at the JCCS. Best regards, Rich

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/body-paint-s30/37121-i-just-cant-get-windshield-please-advice.html Documented my install here starting on post #21....

Not super familiar with the car. I know it is in real nice shape and that he is not the original owner. I think he said he picked it up from someone on the east coast. It has pretty low miles on it.

The “Special Interest” category is for cars that don’t fit in any of the shows entry classes. So, it contains a pretty broad array of cars. I am not sure how many were in the class (there were at least 3). I think the first place in that category was some old 1930’s car, I want to say a Mercedes of some sort. Anyway, that is about all I know. Mike is very meticulous about his car, so nice to see him do well at the show. Again, this show seems to be very generous to the Japanese cars, which is very nice to see.

The other unique thing about both the Z’s at the show is that neither one is a restoration. There are very few cars in the show that have not been restored, maybe 4 or 5 others, out of almost 300 cars (That’s counting the preservation class!). Several of the judges said they truly appreciated the non-restored cars and the effort to keep them that way. That was nice to hear coming from a judge. Also had a woman say my car was her favorite in the whole show. I think that just about made my day . Had countless people ask me what I thought the Z was worth. I told them $60K. No one argued with that (Of course, they may also have thought I was from Colorado or Washington state, so they let it go).

More cars. I must say, that maroon 1936 Alfa shown in the first set of pictures was absolutely incredible. By far my most favorite car in the show. An incredible work of art; the styling lines, curves and design make this thing just incredible to behold. They just don’t make them like that anymore. Just gorgeous.

OK here’s the first installment of La Jolla Concours pics. Since I took a first last year I was ineligible to win anything this year . However, those of us that were previous winners were in the main staging area of the show, so very nice location. Got to meet a lot of people and have a lot of great conversations. Mike of ZCSD took a second with his 1982 280Z in the Special Interest category, which was great. The few Japanese cars at this show were treated well. A small Toyota won the directors award. Very nice.

Yes, most of the Concours events are just fantastic. That is what made the Dana Point show so nice was the view (and the excellent organization). Sitting on the golf course fairway, overlooking the ocean, enjoying the cars. It’s just perfect. Congrats on the third invite. Now that you have a first, you can just relax and enjoy the views and conversation. Best regards, Rich

Thanks Carl, it was really a nice shoot. It just scares me to death being in front of the camera though. The La Jolla Concours is one of the better Concours shows in SoCal. The Dana Point Concours is also top notch. There are several other ‘lesser’ Concours here in SoCal, with some being very disappointing. I say that NOT based on winning any trophies (I didn’t win a thing at the Dana Point show, but it is one of the best show events I have ever experienced). I say disappointing based on how the entrants of Japanese cars are treated and the shows lack of organization. As owners of Japanese cars we are sometimes treated as second class citizens. In some of these shows, there are not even categories where a Japanese sports car (roadster or Z) can be entered. In two of the ‘lesser’ shows I have been to, the Japanese cars are all the way in the back area. One show even had the Japanese cars over the side of a steep hill, so they were virtually unseen unless you went over to the edge of the hill. Jay and I were fuming at that one. I will never go there again. Anyway, that’s my take. Glad they have accepted me into the La Jolla show. Their show is very well run and very impressive. I am looking forward to a great event and will post pictures of the show here on the site. Best regards, Rich

I'm such a media whore.:classic: KUSI.com - KUSI News - San Diego CA - News, Weather, PPR - Video Landing Page

Looks nice from the one pic...Anymore views? Welcome to the club! I am sure there are lots of people that can help you out with the electrical and carbs. Congrats on the new purchase. Rich

What will you do with them once they are clean?? Once you have removed all of the zinc with the tumbling process you will be down to the bare steel. Anything not protected after this will rust unfortunately.

Starting to do some surfacing here in Pro-E. This has a lot of promise. Here is a quick hood model I made here at work