I joined up today. There is a lot of good restoration info here. I have Wick Humbles book but there are lots of details that I still need to find. The first car I ever bought was a 71' black 240z in high school. That's been about 25 yrs. I wrecked it and decided while replacing the hood and grill I would restore it. I stripped it all the way down with aircraft stripper and took it all apart to suspension and body. The body was terrible; the floors were rusty and the car had apparently been rolled. It became my bondo baby. I used several large cans of body filler. At that time I figued put it back togethor and paint it and drive it. It was better than no car at all. I still have parts from that car. A large pine tree across the roof finally did that one in. I have 3 240z's currently, one on the rotisserie (A series one); one in the yard 73' with some decent rust and a series one under a shed that is a mess. Rear ended, rusted etc. That one was a daily driver at one time. I have turbo engines laying around, extra dashes, complete diesel engine, 280z engine, t5, 4spds, etc. I think these cars have some of the best lines for an affordable classic car. I have looked at Porsches and Ferraris. The parts for a Porsche are outrageous (price a clutch for a 911). I have a good friend that has a Ferrari (328 GTS); he very rarely drives it. Where do you park it where it will be safe. I want a car I can drive, hustle through the corners and is fun, but doesn't break the bank the Datsun is just that. These cars can also been made really fast. If that is your goal. I've gotten older so fast is not so important, but Quick is another story 0-100-0. any way that is my background and my love affair with the 240z. Its good my wife is understanding; I don't pick up stray animals but sometimes cars just show up in my yard (even if they have some rust) Like I always say everything can be fixed with time and money. I'm a contractor
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For posting pictures, do I need to host them somewhere else and link thru. Is there a tutorial somewhere that I can read on how to attach pics. It would be nice to meet some local Z people too