Gary in NJ

Nice looking car. Well worth the wait and effort.

All good suggestions guys, please keep 'em coming. This is my second 240Z. I owned a great '71 back in the mid-80's. Mitchell, are you suggesting replacing the set-up that is on there all together, or salvaging the airhorns and installing K&N filters.

I believe this is the original color & type. The original paint noted on the sticker on the radiator cross member is listed as 115 (Blue Metallic) Acrylic Enamel. BTW, this car does not have any damage history but the quarter panels appear to be replacements. The rear bumper is original and the front bumper is a replacement (NOS) due to excessive pitting. I drove the car to a lacrosse game yesterday. Everyone there was talking about the car. A parade of people walked by it. Finally, during half time, one of the ref's asked "who's Z is that?" You can imagine my pride when I said, "that's mine"

The body is a solid 9/10. The interior is a 7/10. Mechanically, it needs some help. The carbs are a mess and will need to come off for a proper inspection. The engine is only running on one carb (I don't know which yet). The throttle linkage does not go through it's full range. I will disconnect it at the carbs and work my way back to find where it's binding. The front main bearing is leaking. The engine bay needs to be brought up to the standards of the rest of the car. Other then that, it's just totally awesome. A fine Z if ever there was one. I'm the third owner, and I bought it from a friend. The the car is fully documented with original window sticker, sales slip and manuals.

Here is a rare sight in NJ...

Sounds like the Master, Slave or air in the line (which could be the result of a bad master or slave). Option 1 is the first place to go.

I've seen worse...far worse. Welcome to Z-club!

Quick, go buy 500 horsepower. Are you still reading this....go!

It's nice, but for $11K I expect to see near perfection. That is a good clean car with a value of around $5k. Looks like he's a "Z-Guy" (lots of other Z's in the pictures) so my guess is you wont be able to talk him down to a reasonable price. There are others out these, so keep looking. If your budget is $10+, don't except anything less then a very clean car. Then again, if you're in love with that car, it's worth what ever you want to pay. Just don't expect to get you money back out of it.

Can you attach the photo's for reference?

I love it. It's really a beautiful sight.

I believe it was a dealer add on. Period correct, but detracts from the lines of the vehicle.

I don't like automatics - at all. The owner doesn't even know what engine it has (V6, oh really?). Is that a fuzzy cover on the dash? I wonder what lays below that cover? Velor seats? I'm sure the rims looked better on the car they originally came from. So far, the Whittier car is the most attractive.

L28's are FI, but it's a common modification to replace the FI with carbs because they are more "tunable". I'm not a big fan of the 4Bbl carbs. on the 240. More then likely he was unable to convert his 240 to FI, so the 4bbl carb was put there because it was inexpensive and easy. I'd replace that setup with the SU-style carbs. That might be a parts-car. It's missing some of the Series I features, like the vented hatch and bumper guards. And what's with the marine armrest?

I too would replace the exhaust gasket. At the very least, check for a loose nut on the studs.

Which resistor? BTW, all resistors get hot when current is flowing through them.

My 10/'70 was a 1971 model year.

Does the car roll when in neutral? If so it's not the brakes. More likely its a timing issue (vacuum advance or ignition timing).

In the last 30 years I've owned about 30 different cars. The short-list of my favorites, in the order of affection: '71 240Z '86 MR2 '98 Neon RT '69 Camaro '04 BMW 328Csi '04 Chevy Silverado '91 Eclipse GSX '86 CRX The rest were just appliances.

The year was 1981. I was a freshman in college and my roommate purchased a semi-ratty 1973 240Z. It was a nice car but I never gave the car much thought. Until his father restored it during the summer between semesters. What he got back changed my view of the 240Z forever. I was in love with his 240Z and I had to have one. At the time nice examples were selling for $2,000 to $3,000 – way beyond what I could afford. A year went by and I wanted a 240Z more then ever. During the summer of ‘83 I got a call from my roommate. He told me that there was a 240Z for sale in his town that he “knew” had to be sold because the owner lost his license and his mother wanted the car gone. I drove down to his house and we went (uninvited) to look at the car. The car was rough. It was missing quite a few body parts from the front end. I noted they were stuffed in the back. Someone attempted to paint this car like a racing Z, it was red below the belt-line and blue above. But the colors were all wrong because it was really maroon and sky-blue. On the positive side the interior was perfect and it had a custom cabinet in the back that held speakers, reading lights, eq/power boost and a CB radio. It sounds hokey, but it was a cool cabinet. Without knowing if the car even started I approached the front door of the house and knocked on the door. “How much for the Z?” The kid/owner stepped outside and whispered “it’s not for sale”. From upstairs his mother screamed “it is for sale, sell it!” I drove away with a ’71 240Z and a car-load of parts – all for $1,100. That evening each of those parts found their way back onto the car. In just a few weeks I had it running perfectly and looking good. I loved that car (but not the paint job). The front end wasn’t quite right, but all of it’s problems were concealed behind a front-end bra. As luck would have it, someone hit the car in February ’84 and the front end was replaced, giving my car perfect bodywork. I begged the body shop to give me a quote to repaint the entire car but they said it was a project they’d rather not get involved in. They perfectly matched the maroon and sky-blue paint and off I drove with my Z. In the spring ’85 I was pulling into the parking lot of the residence hall and someone stopped me. “How much for that car?” I threw out a ridiculous figure of $3,500 and this stranger said “I’ll take it”. A few days later I had $3,500 in my hand, watching someone drive off with my pride and joy. I knew it was a mistake at the time. For years, maybe a decade, I mourned the loss of my Z. And everyone knew it. In the early 90’s I purchased a 260Z and drove it for a few weeks, but it just wasn’t right and I sold it. I gave up the dream of owning a Z. The Z’s were and are still dear to my heart, but the dream was over. But not so for my college roommate. He became quite successful and began his own personal car collection. One of his prize possessions is a well restored ’72 240Z that he has owned for about 5 years. Unfortunately for him, his priorities are changing and he needs to shed some of his cars. Luckily for me, he thought of me when he thought of a good home for his 240. He called me a few weeks ago and asked if I would “temporarily take custody” of his Z. Of course I said yes. At this time he doesn’t know if and when he’ll take it back. So as part of the deal, I must OWN the car; drive it, maintain it – treat it like I treated my own 240Z many years ago. In a few weeks it will be on a truck to my home (my friend and I no longer live anywhere near each other). I know that the car has some carb issues and a few odds and ends that need attention – mostly from inactivity. I can’t wait to get elbows deep into this car. I look forward to participating in this forum to relearn what I have forgotten about the Z and discover what is (and isn’t) available.