Mike

Hi guys, I ran into this beauty in Portland, Oregon. While I was outside snapping a few photos, the owner walks out of his shop to chat. From what he tells me, parts of the Studebaker Avanti were ideas shared with Datsun. In fact, he tells me the front and rear marker lights are actual parts from a Datsun 510. Does anyone know if there are other parts of this car that were derived from Datsun? I found this to be a very cool looking car in original condition. The guy told me his father purchased the car new and has owned it ever since. He ended up with the car after his parents divorced. Apparently his mom got pretty angry at his father and proceeded to make "art" on the front hood. I asked him if he was going to paint it and he said, "No, it reminds me of the good ol' days to keep it all like this..." Any other Avanti fans out there? I'm a new one...

Welcome to the club! You will certainly find what you are looking for, if not, just post a question.

Reproduction body panels aren't the same and I would stay far away from them if you can. I purchased a set of new fenders from Nissan years ago and although they were direct from the manufacturer, they still needed some major tweaking to fit right.

I'm considering the purchase of a good camera setup, ie: DSLR with interchangeable lenses. How many of you are into photography? After pondering the whole Canon/Nikon thing, I think I'm going for a Canon. But, my question is probably more suited toward the lens choices. If you are at a show, what kind of lens setup do you like? Would you spring for the f2.8 or go with something less expensive like the f4 's? I've been looking at the Canon 7d, but, have been holding off until I hear about their new model coming out by the end of the year. I could spring for a 5d, but, don't really want to spend that kind of money right now. Anyway, what do you guys use or think? Mike

Just posted a member spotlight article about Victor... http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/content.php?r=192-Member-spotlight-victor-laury

BTW, Victor used to be one of our site moderators. He helped out quite a bit back in the day. He was also a fellow Cowboy Bebop fan (hence his avatar of Faye). :0

OMG, I just saw this... my prayers out to a long term member of our club. Victor!! Praying you will get well soon. Mike

Thanks for getting back to everyone on this. I was going to suggest that it was electrical or fuel related because a header shouldn't prevent an engine from firing up...

Looks like the car is for sale! Here's your chance to bring her back... 1972 Datsun 240Z w/body kit, skirt & Rebuilt engine/trans - The Datsun Classifieds

Hey did you find a write up on how to do this? I'd be interested in taking a look at it... m

Thanks ZK, your username is now in red and you're officially a supporting member...

My moment of glory (ok, my car's moment)... a photofinish against a 350Z :-)

Early Datsun Z's, starting with the 240Z raised the bar and set the benchmark for affordable sports car peformance 30 years ago. OverDrive TV takes a look at this influencial Japanese sports car. Including a look at a car claimed to once have been owned by legendary actor/driver Paul Newman.Video by: Ben Eytalisfrom: OverDrive TV

Hey can you guys try to upload some videos to the new MediaCenter? I've been working on it today and fixed a bunch of non working links. I'd be curious if you can upload video, add links to youtube, or just use it correctly...

Love it

This is the infamous commercial for the 10th Anniversary 280ZX that Datsun made about 3,500 of in 1980. I love the dude with the sweet 'stache. He looks like some one that Ben Stiller would play on SNL.

Beauties!! Considering what they looked like before, this is an amazing difference. m

Thanks Chris. I checked it out and looks like he's got some banner ads (inside the site I assume). At the bottom of the page it says the banner ads will go away if you donate. That's actually not a bad idea. I'll see if I can look for a way to disable ads for supporting members. Thanks for the ideas and the link.

Removing the drive-shaft is an problem because fluid will leak out of the back of the transmission -- especially if you elevate the front of the car on a dolly. Not sure if anyone else here has done it but there may be some tricks around keeping the fluid inside the transmission. I used to to put a plastic bag over the end and used a ziptie to seal it off. But, this might not work for such a long drive. Is there a way you can tow her on a full trailer?

So Terje, I've gotta ask (fixed wing pilot myself), what's the blue chopper sitting next to the Z? Is it yours?