Go240Zags

Sold the set I had offered for sale.

Hope Wing doesn't mind the hijack, but I have one of his restored OEM Twinstacks that I will sell for $300 shipped anywhere in the contiguous 48 states for free, as pictured in Wing's post from the first page. Not sure I'll ever get to my Z project, been sitting in my garage for several years now. Need some money so I'm selling some of the parts collection. If required I'll start my own post, but if not just PM me if you're interested.

I guess the best thing about living in a rural, sort of poor area, is the mechanics adjust their rates to reflect the wages. Most still charge around $50/hour is my experience. The nearest BMW Motorcycle dealer to me is over 100 miles away in Kelowna, BC and they charge $85/hour, but that is the set rate at all BMW MC dealers/service centers. At least my US dollars are worth around 20%+ so I would actually save some money in BC. Still, the cost is why I'm learning to do everything I can myself, changed out my first tire the other day. All the tire places around here no longer change MC tires. For me I got both the satisfaction of knowing you've saved big bucks and done the work myself. Changing spark plugs on a Z is about as easy as it gets -- buy or borrow the right tools and do it yourself. You'll feel great.

First pin in Eastern Washington, come on I know there are more of you hiding out there -- Spokane, etc. Anyone, anyone...?

Love the Alpha, have always wanted one -- something about my being half Italian and the car is just sexy. There was a shop nearby that specialized in them when I lived on Lake Union in Seattle. For American iron, of course I loved the Corvette from Route 66 with Marty Milner and George Maharis (sp). I watched those shows in reruns when I was a kid, at least I think they were reruns. Not sure at 6'6" whether I'd be a good fit. For something practical a nice BMW 2002tti w/ sunroof. I'm German, French and Czech on my mom's side and not particularly fond of any French cars I can think of and not sure the Czechs make any at all unless they were making FIATs under license.

Bakelite' date=' kind of like an old time plastic -- used in those old black dial phones people used to have, pot and lid handles, insulating material for electrical parts, lots of different things modern plastics are used for nowadays.Bakelite, Wikipedia

That's a bummer, especially the part about the reproduction lenses as I have two oem rings, but need a driver's side lens. I was hoping to get a replacement lens or both lenses, to complete my set. I'd just go for the one side, but was afraid the old lens and new one wouldn't match - clarity wise, now it just sounds like they don't fit well. Gary D.

I remember getting my dad a bottle of Hai Karate when I was a kid for Father's Day. Not sure that he ever used it. But then again he was a big Jade East fan. Before he passed on a couple years back my mom found him some Jade East and it brought back memories of dad getting ready to head to work or he and mom heading out on the town. He was color blind and had a hip sportcoat in a shiny dark green color. He used to always ask us how we liked his purple jacket. He also used to make sure he took mom along whenever he got a new car -- said he didn't want to come home with some color the dealer was trying to schlep off on someone. Of course that doesn't explain the Lincoln Mark V with the Quadraphonic 8 Track long after cassettes had won the format battle. I prefer the yellow pine trees with the vanilla smell. If you hang your air freshener from the hood release, a lady's garter always makes a 70's sorta statement swinging from the rear view mirror.

Most 240Zs actually came with the E88, see this chart: http://datsunzgarage.com/heads/. So, there's a good chance it was designed for your 240Z depending on the year. Of course, maybe the PN makes it of the 260Z era, I'm no expert. I do know the E88 on the 1973 240Z and 1974 260Z were different. I think there were actually three different types of E88s. Carl Beck and others know much more, this is just what I've learned from osmosis hanging around this site. Also see this thread: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5416&highlight=E88+types

Wing, tried to PM you about your reply to my previous PM, it seems your PM box is at its quota and will not accept more.

WingZrO, I'll take a one set of the vertical twin tip/stacks. Please let me know how you want to be paid. I have a PayPal account. I've been counting my pennies and this is the first thing I've bought for my Z project in quite awhile, but could not pass up the deal. Thanks, Gary

Pretty close to mine -- 7273, but one slooooowly moving project at a time. Maybe I'll have mine ready before my 50tb Bday. Good luck, looking forward to seeing some more photos.

Shill, or as my ex used to call them when we'd go to estate sales, "The Bidder in the Rafters.":rolleyes:

I voted for too hard to contact when there's a problem. I have to agree about the greedy fees, with a caveat: Where else can someone living in Oroville, Wash. list his surplus/junk/someone else's treasures and reach the literally multi-millions of potential buyers sitting out there? No where, not even in the classifieds in the nation's biggest dailies. You can end up selling to people who didn't even know they couldn't live without your item but accidentally stumbled on it when they were searching for something else. I guess really the fees aren't so bad when you think of it that way and list it for a price where you know you've got them covered. I dislike that people bid up used items for more than they cost new like Mike said -- I've been watching sev'l auctions for Twin Max carb balancers for my motorcycle and they either start out at higher than new prices or end up selling for more. About trying to contact eBay I remember trying to find a phone number to call someone and at the time it was impossible, however, they recently sent me a contact number even without me soliciting one. 1-800-701-3229. The worst part of eBay is there are liars and scammers out there and even when they get caught eBay does not seem to do much about them -- they just change their names and go on doing business. Also, as others have said, never bid on something unless you know the shipping and handling fees first, you're just asking to get screwed. I either put a calculator or conspicuously list a flat shipping fee. Would like to always use the calculator for exact shipping costs, but the U.S. Mail has made it harder to do as they have so many variables with sending to different parts of the country now. It used to be all the same (in the lower 48) but isn't any longer -- guess that was replaced by the flat rate box.

Ron, We've had it in the U.S. for a year or two. I signed up as soon as I could and signed up my folks too. You still need to be careful here and watch who you do business with because if you have a preexisting relationship they still think they can call you and try to sell you stuff. The phone companies are some of the worst offenders. It is so nice telling people who do offend who you've never done business with that you are on the Do Not Call list, that usually stops repeat offenses. There are still some offenders out there, but it has vastly reduced irritating telemarketers. Gary