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Sorry for you and you Z. That's an awful crack on the front of your Aero kit. Did you not put some kind of a bar behind it? I think that same or simular front kit is on my husband's 77 280Z but he put a quarter inch bar filled with play sand behind the front and rear aero kit. The fiberglass is not resting on the bar, probably a half inch gap all around, so vibration would not become a factor. Our classic insurance (Hagertys) company would not cover any vintage car that didn't have some sort of bumper/bar behind the aero kit. If you had more protection in your aero kit, obviously your hood would not have sustained as much damage. Something to think about when you repair your Z. Just my .02 cents and good luck with your repairs:classic: Vicky

Wow. I just gave away a 1978 280Z that was in better shape than that one. I felt bad asking anyone to pay for the car:cry: The rust Gods have blessed that Z my friend:devious: JMO

Don't know if anyone has done this but years ago I would put a quart of Marvel Mystery oil in the crankcase and run for about 100 miles before I changed oil. It use to clean all the gunk and mung from the engine and inside valve cover. Don't know if this acceptable in today's engines but it worked in my "74 Olds Omega :ermm: This was way before my Z days. Scott

Pretty nice little red Z. Engine bay needs cleaning up. Overall the price seems fair. Vicky

Most definitely!! It's like instant road side assistance via the computer. What a great group:love: Vicky

I beleive that says "Z Docs" on the building. If so, that place is over in Tampa. Never seen that one and hope I never do. Where does the redneck put his gunrack in a Z? Idiots :tapemouth Vicky

"Carbage". I love that term! Those vehicles represent folks that have way to much money and time, but very little gray matter. I thought it was against the law to litter highways with trashLOL Oh well, to each his own Vicky

There's a superb custom body shop up the road called Time Machines. They specialize in "hybrid muscle cars". I bring this up because we were at a show and they had a '68 Camaro on display with a Viper engine AND Viper interior! I should have taken pictures. Fantastic automobile. Strickly a World of Wheels showpiece. Seems the Viper engine is what machine heads are putting into alot of cars now a days (at least around here). My (not my husbands) motto is everything in moderation. $50K, hah, I've got alot more than that in the 77 280Z and I still have the L28! Keep playing the Lotto!!! Vicky

Both. But changing tires and rims is a manly thing. Unless I had the Hulk to lift the car and undo the bolts, the pie plates stayROFL (Scott did listen to me when I said I wanted the 77 painted red) Vicky

Ben Scott has informed me where the topy dates are on the steel wheels. I highly doubt they match the production date of the car, but you never know, I'll check all 4 tomorrow. I have to pop the hub caps off. I hate hub caps and I wanted to change them but my husband said no. That's the way they came from the factory and that how they stay. Vicky

Open the drivers side door, look on the body above the door latch. There should be a metal plate with your vehicles "build or production" date. Vicky

Ben, I'm an idiot, what's a "topy" date? Something, something, "P"roduction "Y"ear. Where do I look for this info.......on the rim? And yes, the car did come with the steel wheels and hub caps from PierreZ. Vicky

Hey 26th-Z There is a place in St Pete/Largo called Alert Bumper on Ulmerton Road. We had a bumper re-chromed for around $250.00 with a turn around time of less than a week. They specialize in classic and high end show vehicles. Absolutley beautiful with a guarantee! These guys are the best in the southeast!!! I highly recommend them for your majestys work. I know she would only require the best..........and who can blame her:love: (Plus the ol' guy that does the re-chroming loves Z cars) Vicky

Absolutely Carl! The only true way to prove if this car was a FR production Z is to verify the VIN.. That's what we did. Even though our Z was sitting on the showroom floor with velvet ropes around it. I wanted to be sure that this was not just some superb restoration done by many capable body shops. As soon as we looked the car over, I called PierreZ. All he needed was the VIN and the color, three days later I had my verification of authenticity. Along with all the "Vintage Z" paperwork, documentation, window sticker with "1972" options, etc, I still demanded the shipping letter from Nissan North America to the Nissan dealership in Tampa. I even got a copy of the check that they paid to NNA for the car and shipping charges. My idea was that if you pay that much for a car, ANY CAR, you better be damn sure you're getting the real thing, IMO. I believe that green Z is true, but it is a sloppy resto compared to the others that I have seen. Maybe the PO wanted to drive it around, as it should be. But I sure as hell would have taken better care of it if I was going to sell it. It's still a beautiful car. Just my .02 cents Vicky

PierreZ did our FR 240Z and he did a fantastic job. But honestly, Scott and I both think the 1977 280Z that he and the body man built is in every bit as good (or better) shape then the FR 240Z. Don't get me wrong the 240Z is cherry, but because my husband built his 280Z himself, he went that "extra" step in detail. Plus the 77 280Z is ultra modified (NO V-8) and the bone stock 240Z sitting next to it just looks.........well............so simple. They really are two different cars so it's not fair to compare modified to stock, but you guys know what I'm trying to say, right? Vicky

I was told that the sunroof was so the rednecks can toss their beer cans out because their windows are stuck in the up positionLOL Vicky

Wow, that drivers door gap is pretty bad. I don't recall the Z comming from the factory with the slots. I believe the wheels and tires are add-ons, but I may be wrong. My FR 1972 240Z has hub caps and Toyos. I heard they only did maybe one or two automatics. My Z came with the original warranty offered by Datsun in 1972. Odometers where NOT turned back FYI. Vicky

I guess I'd better move my Countach out of the garage and move the 240Z inLOL Vicky

Simple check to see if the sunroof leaks, close it up securely and run a hose over it. Are the bumpers really that much of a big deal? Keep the car that needs less work, it's that easy. Vicky

Yes "Frumpy", like a big fat grandma, that has a little pep, but you've seen pictures of her when she was thin, sleek and fast (240Z) Vicky

Carl The red arrows are pointing to the seat slider bars. That is correct on all my Z's as shown in your diagram. I'm speaking of the the recliner lever on the seat bottom nearest the door. Vicky

I really can't tell anything from that diagram Carl. Tried to enlarge it but I couldn't. Went and looked at the owners manual on the 72 240Z and it shows the seat recline lever on the outside of the seat nearest the door (as they are on the car). Would be interested to have others check their owners manual to see what position they show the lever as being. This is quite interesting, no? Vicky