26th-Z

Isn't this the cutest thing you ever saw?

John, Ziebart is fairly common and I have seen it inside engine bays frequently. Looks horrible. It washes off with mineral spirits, though. Where on earth are you driving five hours to see a Z in Florida?

The stock rear spring rate is 1.80 Kg/mm.

For you, Victor? Today only! 68,000 yen will be $662.38. Read the note below...buy two before Valentines day and get a 10,000 yen rebate. www.xe.com/ucc/ Great catalog to drool over. If anyone orders some stuff, write back and tell us how it went.

I don't know what I was thinking when I was talking about "early" and "late" series one types. That was the next year -duh! Sorry. Whatever year it was represented as when it was sold is irrelevant IMO. We are fortunate to have a build stamp on the VIN plate describing what year the car is. Granted, sales representatives titled the cars certain model years, but I don't put a lot of stock in that information as long as there is a build date on the VIN plate. I agree with Marty's advise. Carl is right on talking about hydraulics.

This sounds like a pretty good deal. You are always going to hear about someone who found a better car for less, but this one is in your face right now, not some time in the future - maybe - perhaps a similar car...you know what I'm saying. I might suggest that the 7/70 build date makes it a 1970 model year and would put it right on the edge between the early series one types and the later series one types. A nice car to start with. Regardless of the engine build, verify matching numbers with the VIN plate and you have all the potential for a restoration queen or a nice unique club car.

Yea, that car is overpriced. Me thinks some people think that if they have that much money in their car, then that is what it is worth! You make a good point, Tomohawk. You never know without actually looking at the car. It could be real nice. More pictures are needed, definitely.

Stole this picture off http://www.zparts.com/home.html That is most definitely a Z chassis underneath.

I was 16 when my babes rolled off the assembly line. My friend's father bought the first Z I ever saw and now I own her. I had a race car in my 20s.

Thanks for all the leads, guys. I'm not giving up on a replacement yet. As you can imagine, I have a million other things to do in front of a steering shaft U-joint. But don't call me slacker! I'll start asking around. After a few weeks of searching, I just found a place to restore my alternators. The poor guy called me up and told me that he was going to have to send out the "staters"? and have them rewound. And then he says: "ya' know, ya can't get parts for these things anymore!". He was all freaked out because the alternators were going to cost me $90 or more each by the time they are all rebuilt and looking pretty again. You should have seen them. Rusted solid - frozen up and really nasty. Ahh...the restoration game...

Zrush, Yes, Amino Alkyd Enamel paint is no longer used as "state-of-the-art" paint. It is my understanding that Banzai has the market on repro stickers, they are correct, and in all probability supplied the VZ cars.

I have the same problem but have not reached that point yet. I plan to take the steering shaft to a machine shop and get a replacement U-Joint. Thanks for the lead on the mfgr and part #. I'll let you know what I find. Chris

Oh that's too funny. Thanks!

I bought a windshield from Nissan last June. $275. It was on order for six weeks and the day after the parts guy called to tell me it wasn't looking good, he called back to tell me it was in. It came in a Nissan bag with a "Made in Japan" decal / sticker on it, and the etching in the corner includes the Nissan logo. I am 99% positive that Nissan is no longer carrying the windshield. but having them aftermarket made for years as JZM suggests makes perfect sense to me. Yes, some guy DID just pay $800 for a new windshield on eBay. He also paid $400 to have it boxed up and shipped. It is going on a concours restoration.

The paint code site you are probably asking about was made by "mperdue" of this club http://datsunprojects.org/zpaintcodes/ I confirm the decal / sticker conversation. Banzai has it correct.

I agree Zrush. You would think that the car could be pushed into the driveway or something? I don't think the pictures do the description justice. Better pictures!

Carl, I disagree with you. I thought we were talking about #1 car values and your example is not a #1 car. No matter. I also disagree with you about Black Pearls being sold without the stripes. If what you say is correct, then ZCCA rules would indicate that the stripes as a dealer installed feature would not be stock. Same apply for the ZZap? So back by popular demand is the ultimate "parts in the box" find of the century. Authentic owner installed. Crack Pipe In The Glove Box

Edit: If the car is in need of the parts listed, why are they not on the car? I think he should have the Black Pearl stripes painted on the car and be done with it!

You got me! (from the battle line of psychotic automotive restoration) I'm sitting here reading the e-mail notice of Mike's post and thinking; "well that's what came with 27"??!!!?!!?? "What the hell is he talking about?" Ok....make me laugh! The point I was trying to make was that it is not wise to buy a valuable car that happens to be in boxes. Or The value of the car is the car, not a dissassembled car. Or should I say; "That's what a wise person would tell you". I know of two Lotus's up in Clearwater - completely apart - that I would buy. But I have an excuse. I'm sick. You should see what came in the morning e-mail. A real test of my illness. Then there is the fire truck on eBay...and during that conversation, I found a 1936 / 1937 Datsun (perhaps Datson?) 2-door roadster for sale. Oh, I'm all ate up! As far as 27 is concerned, the spare parts thing didn't make the deal for me. And I didn't pay a lot of money for the Princess either. But you get burned on the stuff that is in the box. 27 came with a grill...for a 260Z. The seats are no good. I ended up buying another deck lid. Not to diss "ricksaia", but lets say you are looking at a car and "Oh, BTW, the original engine is over there and is included". You think; "oh good, I can make this car matching numbers". You get it all home and find a burned piston and scored block. I guess the thing to say is that the parts that came with 27 just made the rust taste sweeter.

Carl, I think your #1 description sounds more like the "high retail" and "good to excellent" condition. In that case, I would refer you to the Wall Street Journal and NADA guides. A 1970 model year with only 57,000 miles would be well past the $15,000 point. Just look at what happened to Burt's car. In my opinion, "here's the original engine sitting on the floor over here" has no value at all. Maybe tempting value, but parts in a box have no value to the sale of a car.

Really good article in Hemmings Motor News, December 2004, Richard Lentinello, page 58, about the meaning of "restored". In November, Richard discussed "original". Must reading for an appreciation of how strick and conservative these words are.

(Months later, lots of beer consumed, much more knowledge) Yes! There IS such a thing as Z Car Club Association judging standards. www.zcca.org

I think this is a BRE spook.

Oh that engine is an inspiration! I don't think these die-cast guys have any appreciation for real detail ;-) The battery picture is a scan from the parts catalog. No idea on color, but if you painted the text white on a black battery, I wouldn't bitch. Are you doing one of those large scale Tamiya ZG kits? I have probably a dozen different kits in the 1:24 scale? - Saving them for my days in the retirement home!