26th-Z

You are on to it, MarkDixon! This might help.

I use some stuff called "Nevr-Dull" to clean up the chrome. It comes in a blue can and is cotton wadding soaked in cleaner / polish. Rub and rub and rub - you'll be surprised how well the chromed plastic cleans up. CW-

Auction ended at $20,100. Reserve not met. Boy, did I ever take a beating today, eh? Told you it was gloves off. My fault. I never should admit that I know the guy. I'll comment that the car really does have the low mileage claimed. Not that it matters. So much has been done to it at this point, that it is not the pristine example it once was. Ahh...another day of enjoying the ride!

Wait a minute...I didn't table dance at Z-Fest last year. I was quite well behaved, in fact. I got into trouble at Syracuse. I guess it's a national convention thing. See you all in Dallas! I'm still interested in those fenders, Vicky. But for you...table dances - no charge. I'll even put on the plastic boobies.

No kidding. This was at the Long Beach national convention. Our waitress's name was Me-Lay. Those shots are proof that I am not as old as I am. You can tell I'm sober. I still have my glasses on.

How did we arrive at Ruth's Chris? I'm not dancing on tables in some steak house like I was a piece of meat or something !! !! !! With comments like the other thread, it sounds like it isn't going to sell. Oh well.

Yea, this is Burt's car again. So how much do you wanna bet, CDavid? Will it actually sell? I see he has that "reserve not met" going again. I say lunch at Hooter's that it won't sell. If I loose, you have to say it's your birthday and dance on the table. If I win, I'll dance. I hope this car finds a good home.

A good friend of mine just paid $12,000 for a very nice '91. I would think a '90 TT would be in the 15 to 18 range - at least.

The parts book says up to 8/71 for the early type. Page 10 and the updated page 10A

There is no such thing as a 1990 350Z. A 1990 300ZX twin turbo is listed in both Kelly Blue Book and NADA used car prices. Taking into account the condition of the car, average trade-in value is around $4,000 and average retail is around $8,000. Those figures sound low to me, but that's what they said.

I always feel a little spooky talking about auctions I'm interested in. The carbs on 26th and 27th do not have drain plugs in the front of the float bowls. The float bowl caps are 4-screw as are the dashpots. I don't know if these are roadster type carbs. It wouldn't surprise me. There may be some other differences - vent hoses. I'm noticing the eBay carbs are missing the fuel line attachment pieces. I'm planning to send my carbs off to Z-Therapy when the time comes. I expect to pay around a grand for each car to have them refurbish everything including the air filters. When doing something like this, it is always nice to send extra parts and pieces. That's why I'm interested.

Took the words right outa my mouth. That's why I'm interested in these.

Or snap off an e-mail to Carl. He just did a big spring repro project.

Yep! Thanks

James, http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18943&highlight=springs Your springs are probably 28 years old. There's no real reason to worry about them unless the car is sagging or you want better performance from your suspension. To really check them, you have to take them off. And at that point, because of all the hassle, you might as well replace them. CW-

Enigma's comment made me chuckle. Thanks. It's too late for me to start counting beers. The horse is already out of the barn. And knowing me, I wouldn't keep up with a spreadsheet anyhow. I think all of you would be impressed enough that I have a file cabinet with labeled file folders. I actually found a contact I made two years ago and finally ordered the other day! I was impressed. What webdawg has done is organize his restoration plan. By going through the parts fiche and selecting his applicable part, he has begun to organize his work schedule. He has a grasp of the total amount of work. He might use the spreadsheet to select all the parts that go to a powder-coater or all the parts that go to the machine shop and realize some economy in his restoration. Time could be added to the list in order to help keep the project moving. I could imagine programming a calendar to provide a little pop-up smiley on the computer screen that says; "Time to buy your new cam sprocket, Mr. webdawg". Or; "Pick up your parts from Thrashwell & Snailby today!!!" What's important is that these spreadsheets represent a restoration plan. Some sort of organization that will help account for the mess created when a Z car is taken apart. These little Datsuns are easy cars to work on, really. A spreadsheet like these are a big help and pretty easy to make. Thanks again

I was talking about the paid price for a part or paint and sand paper materials or a restoration service such as a chrome shop so that I could keep track of how much spending is going on. Actually, I really don't know if I want to know, but it would be nice. For example, I bought a correct alternator for $30 on eBay. It cost me another $5 to get it. Then I took it down to an alternator shop and paid $95 to have it restored. The front pulley and fan were so corroded that I had to replace them so I bought two trashed alternators for another $5 just for the fans and pulleys. After they were stripped and re-plated, they were fitted to my restored original. Then I bought a new electrical connector for the wires - $3. I have over fifteen hours in labor, probably drove a dozen miles or so picking things up and dropping them off at different shops. Indirectly, there is the cost of a beer or two involved. So you see? How much did the alternator cost me? Maybe I'm getting too anal. CW-

Yea, I remember the nut and bolt spreadsheet. I'll bet if I look around, I still have that. You are on to something, webdawg, if you saw my files... As a point of interest, while doing research on the Vintage Z program, I found Nissan did something similar. Printed out, the spreadsheet is 18 pages long. It details all the parts that were used for the restoration of indiviual cars. That is where I got the cost idea from. Thanks for all your work! CW-

Hey! That's pretty cool. How many of those did you make up? I might add a column for the part number and the cost of the replacement part or the restoration cost of the part with a cost summary. For instance, I bought used 'D' hubcaps. I'm going to restore them incurring a chrome and painting cost. I might track time for the work to restore a piece. You have a real nice idea going. CW-

Thanks Eric. I copied all the pictures. Probably as close as I will ever get. CW-

Porsches are rear engined, right? Everybody likes a little arse, right? This is a picture of a Datsun about to get his pleasure. SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM!!!!!

I'll split this into two posts

Thought you guys would get a kick out of the Datsuns / Nissan at Sebring last weekend. The 300ZX GTS is the car that won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1994? I think it was....

Hand throttles were legislated out of existance by 1970 and they were removed by the dealer supposedly for that reason. I will have hand throttles in both 26th and 27th. Chokes in most import cars of the era were manual. Most American cars had automatic chokes. Going to restore the emissions, eh Mark? Good on ya! CW-

c david you old frau seducer, you! I went down to Naples last weekend to molest a parts car I found out in the everglades. From it, the owner sold an uncracked series one dash on eBay a couple of weeks ago for $650. When was the last time you saw that?! The ash tray went for $42. You see...it's all "eBay" relative.