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These have been sold. - LarryB

17" SR Racing wheels with mounted Nitto NeoGen tires (225 X45ZR X 17). Tires have at least 75% tread remaining. I ran this set up on my 79 280ZX show car. The wheels and tires are in wonderful condition having only been driven for shows and a few Z Car Club day trips. The offset is 4.2cm so I use wheel spacers which gets everything back to 0 offset. I am including everything you will need to run this set up. Tires, wheels, spacers, lug nuts for spacers, and locking Gorilla chrome wheel lugs with key. Price for all is $500. Contact me via email at landbrooks@msn.com or text or phone 720-289-0397.

These Riken wheels look shiny and new, 16" X 7" JJ and zero offset. Will fit 240Z thru 280ZX. These are in very nice condition. I ran these on my 280ZX. One wheel has very light curb rash (see photo). Full set - 4 wheels with center caps, lockiing nut and key. Price is $250 plus shipping. Contact me via email landbrooks@msn.com or text or call 720-289-0397.

Is there a vendor source for 72 240Z dash panel and door jamb serial number plates?

For the past several weeks my one owner 79 280zx has been listed for sale in the classifieds section. It sold a few days ago and I must admit I had a tear in my eyes as I watched it drive away, knowing that in all likelyhood, I'll never see it again. I had envisioned that it would be sold to a local here in Colorado, that I would still get occasional glimpses of it and that it might even be involved in our local Z Car Club. Today, it is in a shipping container on its way to a new owner in Saudi Arabia. I know car guys and gals are the same worldwide - whether they're in England, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, The U.S. or Saudi Arabia, we are a world wide fraternity with a common interest in our cars. If only car guys were running all of the governments, i'm sure we would have a much more peaceful world to live in. Thanks to all who viewed my ad and to the ones who contacted me about my car. So goodby to my little white ZX and it's on to the restoration of my 72 240Z. Larryb

NVZEE - To my knowledge, Wheeler Dealers has not done a Z program. I joined their website and made the suggestion that they do a Z car. I noticed that there was one other suggestion for a Z. Perhaps if we get enough Z fans lobbying on the Wheeler Dealer web site they may undertake the project. I have no doubt that Ed China could fit his 6" 7" frame into a Z! Larryb

Carl - I'm in the Denver area and got the program through Comcast on the Velocity channel. All in all, it spoke well for the 240Z. I could live with the electronic ignition install but the carbon fiber hood, bumpers and rear spoiler - Sacrilage!! Although that can easily be brought back to original. The "motorcycle mechanic" owner seemed a little dumbstruck by what was going on and I don't think he'd given too much thought to what should be done to his car. When they took it out for a test drive and really kicked it, that Magnaflo exhaust sounded wonderful. I admit, the Z did look pretty sharp with what they did to it. The question is, should it have been done that way and not left as original? To each his own. Larryb

Mike - I rescaled a photo to 1280 pixcells and still got the error message "unacceptable file format" which is jpeg - go figure. Anyway, I posted my Craigslist ad URL to my ad so people can link to that to see the photos of my car. Time to call it a day and pull the cork on a nice bottle of Merlot. Thanks, larryb

Thanks Mike, The size of the files does not seem to be the problem. My photos are in the 2 - 3 MB each range and the ad can accept up to 128 MB of photos. The error message says it is not an "acceptable format". My photos were taken with my iphone and uploaded to "my library - pictures", jpeg format on my computer. They uploaded without a problem to my Craigslist ad. Larryb

I've posted an ad through the Classifieds site but have been unable to include my jpeg photos with the ad. I get an error message saying that is an unacceptable file format. My photos are in "my pictures" library of Windows. Any suggestions? Thanks, Larryb 79 280 AZ and 72 240Z

Joe, Hagerty is good because you can establish the actual value of the car and insure it for that. A commercial carrier will go from "book values" and you could end up taking it in the shorts if you suffer a loss. On the other hand, I would suggest talking with the carrier you use for your other cars and house. I found that my carrier, State Farm, would provide coverage for my 79 280ZX at a replacement value that I suggested. I do have all my vehicles and two houses insured with them and I've been with State Farm for nearly 50 years so they may have given me some slack. The coverage is less cost than Hagerty.

That's a great find - and look at the original hubcaps. Starting with a decent original and complete car can make the restoration a smoother process.

My 79 280 ZX (I'm original owner) has 215,000 miles. The head has never been off. I did a compression test 10 years ago and everything checked out. Over the last 10 years I've done 2 track days per year - really pushing it to the limit and it still runs great. Engine oil has always been changed before each track event so it probably never goes more than a 1000 miles betrween oil changes. I also keep the valves properly adjusted. It also has rhe original fuel injectors. I run a can of BG44K through it once a year. Good maintenance begets longevity.

Darrel - That's a Franklin - Studebaker building. Franklin was an American made automobile. That building was utilized by Kurland Datsun as well as the 1144 S. Broadway building. As I remember, they stored their inventory in the Franklin - Studebaker building as it had ramps to drive cars to the upper floors and you would exit out of the left side of the building where the big window is. When I was buying my 79 280 ZX, the salesman walked me through that building looking at Z's to pick out. Michael, we can talk about the transmission - I underestand they are gone through July.

I recently replaced the vacuum hose from the vacuum accumulator on the right side of the engine compartment. It provided the vacuum for my air conditioning and when it would split, there would be no air blowing from the vents. It fed throught the fire wall and connected behind the radio console. I removed the plastic panel in the passenger footwell covering the blower motor and the radio console. There are small panels on each side of the radio console that need to be removed before you can get to the radio console screws. It's a good idea to replace the other vacuum lines while you're there. Really a pretty simple fix and took me a couple of hours. LarryB 1979 280 ZX 1972 240 Z

I can't rememember if Kurland sold other marques. I know there was a Triumph dealer on Broadway. Perhaps there are some old Denver guys around who might remember. Your Kurland emblem looks good. It attaches with two small Phillips head screws on the left side below the hatch lid. My emblem is still on my 79 280ZX but is missing the circular part. No hurry on the transmission but I might want to pick it up and have one as a spare. My 240 is at the beginning of restoration and I will leave it as an automatic. LarryB

Michael, what a fantastic find. Darrel is a great guy - you definitely found a good guy to help you out. I noticed your Z was purchased from Kurland Datsun on South Broadway here in Denver. I purchased my 79 280 ZX also from Kurland in Nov., 1978 and I still have it. I might be interested in the Auto transmission for my 72 240Z. Let me do some checking as to fit. LarryB

Hi Darrel - Started stripping undercoating today. Heat gun and a putty knife worked well. Then it cleans up with some thinner.

I have lurked around on this site for a number of years and now that I'm getting back to my 72 240Z project, I'm amazed at the wealth of information, tips and knowledge that I'm finding here. As my post title says, I am an original owner of a 1979 280ZX. I purchased it new Nov. 11, 1978 and the cost was $11,111. The build date was 7/78. It served as my daily driver for 6 years and since then has led an easy life of Z Club events, Z drives and track days. My 72 240Z project is a car I have owned for 11 years and have never driven it. I put it away in storage, to await the day when I would have the time to do the restoration. I'm the 3rd owner and it has 100K miles on it. It's a very complete and original car with only a header and wheels being added by the PO's. Originally a code 918 orange, it was reprayed along the way to a dark blue. My plans are to leave it very original. Not sure about taking it back to the original orange though. New suspension is ready to go back in - Tokicos, Eibach springs, urathane bushings, and many new parts have been added.