Mark Maras

My first mental image was Monty Python-Lumberjacks! I must be getting old.

It it the early AM only or the later AM FM? I don't remember when they changed.

Thumbs up to all original owners. There should be a Z Hall of Fame for all of you.

Watch the coolant level in the radiator very close along with the oil. You may notice a coolant level drop before the oil and coolant emulsify into mayonnaise.

SchiZophrenia!

Interesting the sludge ball is localized. Easy enough to remove. I really hope I'm wrong but the color of your oil indicates (to me anyway) you may have coolant mixed in it. Kind of looks like an emulsion. A drop of the oil on a hot surface (350 f +) will tell you if there's water in it. If it sizzles there is water. If it just smokes, it's pure oil.

Welcome Zach That's a beautiful Z. You're going to love personalizing it.

Welcome Joey Yeah, The stories from admirers are always similar. I owned a Datsun (pick a model) once, best car I ever owned. Wish I hadn't sold it. Want to sell yours? As far as loving all things retro, Yes we love retro. In fact, many of us ARE retro.

Just 45 min. away from Geoff. I'll bet he's already on his way. Good eye, Jim.

I looked at ZHome but their pic of the car in 903 blue wasn't accurate. Kat's car looks like 903 should.

I totally understand the "aging out" syndrome. Physical projects take a little longer to accomplish, recovery time takes a lot longer. The really difficult projects, I call on my son, Alex. He's fun to work with. We tend to be competitive with each other and love nothing better than to see the other person screw up or take longer than he should. All in good fun and a great way for him to learn about Zs. He drives an 81 RX7. Hope your mechanic can get to it soon. I doubt it's anything more than wheel bearings.

IMO, Don't remove the float bowl from the carb. body unless it's leaking at that connection. I've never seen one leak there. Whether your needle and seat is new or not, it's not closing all the way. I had a new one do the same thing once. I took it apart, couldn't see anything wrong, cleaned it, reassembled it and it worked fine. Never did discover the source of the problem. To prevent the bowl gasket from "Pringling", sandwich it between sheets of wax paper and put it between two flat surfaces. I use two books.

Yeah, it's probably a wheel bearing. On the positive side, It gave up while it was home, not miles away and it's a cheap, easy repair. BTW, A LONG pin punch is useful for removing the outer races.

Did the clunking change when the brakes were applied?

IMO 903 was the darker of the two blues. 115 was more a silvery (metallic) blue. Patcon is right about samples. It's the only way to be sure before you spend big bucks on paint.

Thanks for sharing. One could pull the doors without re-aligning the hinges. Quick and easy.

Wow. Those are perfect. They should offer those with the leather kit.

Probably could have had a better outcome with better brakes but I'll bet the "big moment" started with high "speed", a whole lot of white knuckle understeer and one of those damned Saturday night power poles that jump into your way telling you to slow down. Except for that last one. The one that looks like it has a heavily loaded diaper hanging low on it's rear. Could it have that much rust that it's sagging under it's own weight? That's sad.

New to me to. Nice to add another source. Or is another voice?

^^^, more info on those would be appreciated.

Joedatsun Gorgeous, but it's not nice to post a single Z porn pic and not give us the centerfold too. We do want to see more. Please.

Hello and welcome to the club. A few months ago I bought a late 71 (series 2, same as the 72s) from a wrecking yard that was going to crush it. The body is actually a bit better than the 260 that I'm working on. Engine, trans, half shafts, and a few assorted goodies were already missing. Since then I have stripped the body of everything but the rear end and the suspension which are coming out soon. My intention is to cut the spot welds and take it apart and sell everything I don't need. (not much) A few members have gotten some of the parts already but there is a quite a pile left as you can imagine. I don't know how many pieces you'll be needing but I'll bet I have quite a few that you'll want. I have a COMPLETE dashboard (several cracks), heater box and ducts, COMPLETE wire harness end to end seats and more. We can use the club PM, email or phone, whatever you prefer. Talk to you soon Mark Maras

Engine porn. Beautiful!