felnik

I'm sure there is a problem each end of the long tube is rusted through where the little ones join. IN any case I'm in the process of figuring out what I want to do with this car. I'm interested in starting to restore the thing but the list of things is beginning to grow.

Would it be possible to cap off those tubes til I see if I can get the car started. its been sitting for 20 years in a barn. generally the car is in great shape but I want to get the engine started first before i spend alot of money just yet. thanx

I've got this 260Z thats been sitting for quite a while. check out my last post for details. I'm in the process of accessing whether or not to get into it. Logic says no but the nut in me says go for it. Anyway, the car has triple Webers and I see this iron pipe coming up from under the manifold running parellel to the valve cover with little pipes coming up from the exhaust manifold. First of all what is this thing, is it emissions related? Its rusted pretty bad and would most likely leak like crazy if the car was running I can imagine flames blasting out fo the thing. what to do, what to do. any thoughts?? jf

I made the original post. Just wondering what this car as it sits is worth to someone willing to restore it. any thoughts, I'm in a spot about what to do with this car, I've been through the money pit car thing a few times before. As I said originally the teenager in me wants to get the thing running again. The adult with wife and kid is saying get the thing out of the barn and finish fixing the damn house already. Its amazing what we as men can justify to ourselves when it comes to cars and woman am I right? its a familar trip jf

heres a photo of the car as it sits

I'll go out and check the dates. I had a 1972 and 2 1976 2002's I built a motor for one of them. at a glance the Datsun engine looks pretty simple by comparison, lots of space like and old Chevy or something. The 2002 engine was jammed in there tight and tilted to one side to make it fit, I still have no idea how the hell I did it. the German cars are intensley engineered they pulled alot of horsepower out of a 4 cylinder motor. I test drove a turbo 2002 once very rare indeed.

well it looks like the mice have long since abandoned the car. There is an old nest in the glove box among other things. The owner of our house at the time 20 years ago had the car, probably one of many cars the guy owned. when my family moved in he moved it out to the barn and left it. I always assumed the guy would come back for it. We just bought the house this year after renting it for 20 years. The driveway to the barn is now completely overgrown with trees and such. My wife has been complaining about when hes going to get the thing outa here. I only learned last month from a tree guy that he sent over that he has no interest in the car whatsoever ,he doesn't want it. As far as I know the thing ran fine when he put it away, but he didn't take any precautions about long term storage so there it sits tires flat brakes rusted exhaust laying on the floor . After many years of torture with 3 BMW 2002's and a 1972 Mercedes with duel webers from hell thrown in you'd think I'd learn my lesson. But nooooooooo here i am getting sucked in all over again like a damn idiot. The one thing I have to say about the car is this, the body is in great shape, it literally looks like a wash and a wax and thing would look awesome. All the rubber around the windows and on the bumpers is fine. by the way, the production date on the panel is 1973 also thank you very much for your input, I need to call the owner of the thing and tell him something soon:stupid:

Well, its a long story but apparently its looking like I may enherit this 260Z that has been sitting in our barn for 20 years. I guess I'm wondering what I might be in for if i decide to bring this thing back to life. The body looks great almost as if it just needs a bath and would be shiny again. It has a 3 Weber setup alloy rims and a wing in the back . Its actually a pretty sharp looking car. The problems are the exhaust system is rusted out and the tires are flat. the drivers floor is rusted through and mice have been living in the glove box, and I'm not sure if there is a key to the car yet. I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on getting the engine started again I'm worried about the gas tank, if I should take it out and fully clean it or leave it in and hope for the best. I have alot of experience with BMW 2002's of this vintage so I'm not totally clueless. This car looks to me to be very restorable. any advice would be very helpful, thanks james