Eddy167

Its number 13 RUBBER-BIMPER FRONT as they call it

Good web site, didn't know about that. I looked it over, am I right that neither the back or front should have the rubber on it? Or am I misinterpreting it?

Oops sorry, that is the cars VIN number

I am not going to do anything to wild to the engine, just a few minor things and that's it, I just want a nice clean crisp 240. Any ideas why the differences on the bumpers?

Colin I will have to hook up with your friend in Kitchener when I am back Carl, I am more doing this for myself and not to sell. Is the serial number for the engine on the block at the back of the engine just under the cylinder head? Is there more value for lower Vin numbers? Mine is 02429 its pretty low I don't know if that matters at all, like I say I am just doing more for myself then to sell.

Here are a few more pictures of the quarter panel.

The engine is out of the car and apart, it is not the original engine. Most of the Z's I have seen have 280 blocks in them, is it that important to have the original engine? Other than the front fender having Bondo in it and one paint job that looks like it was done 20 years ago there is no other body work on the car, the quarter panels have all the spot welds in the wheel wells and in the bumper indentation, with not work done to them at all. Its hard to see the condition in the pictures.

Can anyone tell me why the front bumper doesn't have rubber around it and the back does? Which one is right? I was getting ready to send them for re chroming when I noticed this and I thought I should figure this out first.

Oh very cool, it would be great to have some local hook ups for parts etc. I am going back to Guelph, where are you?

I have yet to see one with straight floors and frames, I thought there would be a lot to choose from, I was wrong. I have seen many z's in the 7-10k range they look great on the outside but with floors and frames worse than mine, if I plan to put it on the rotisserie anyway there is no sense paying big $$$ to have one that looks great on the outside only to strip down anyway. Other than the drivers fender that has a dent on top and has been bondoed over, this car is very straight with no other work done to it anywhere. The hunt for a better one continues, that said I am happy to have this one. Do you guys think the passenger side floor could be fixed and made to look good? If it takes me 10 times longer to fix it then replacing it I am ok with that.

Its going to be put on a trailer and sent back home where the work will begin, I am still looking for something better if one comes up, this is a really early model which makes me want to keep it, well see It would be a job to fix the passenger side, still better than dealing with a floor that's rotted right out

Any good tricks to straighten out the floor? I have looked at about 20 other 240's and to my surprise it seems the dream of getting one with straight floors and frames are not good. That said the body's on them seemed in great shape at least from a distance, upon closer look they to needed a bunch of work, I would rather get something sort of untouched than something that had been worked over and you cant tell whats under the paint until you start stripping it. I guess if I was to pay 10 or 15K I could get one that has good straight frames and floors.

Well I am not the type to sit in front of the TV or go to bars, but I must keep myself busy, if I am not working on something I am not happy. I have no problem doing the work just want to make sure it's worth doing the work to it. This in comparison to what I did with my 71 20 some years ago will be less work, if there was no one out there that enjoyed doing this kind of work there would be no Z's left. Putting the price and amount of work aside any constructive criticism?

I got it for 775

A few more pics