Jackhammer

No....correction "pardner" we live in God's country and what are we supposed to get used to? We're to busy trying to undo and or live with some of the screwy laws and regs that are in existence because of "the land of the fruits and nuts"...Dude. I would be more inclined to carry my .44 for the varmints that our "Great Country" has wanting to change more than our headlight standards. "Dude"....I am truly not trying to start a flame war here... but as a Texan who loves my country your vain attempt at being funny and informative only came across demeaning and grandiose. True to my statement of not wanting a flame war ...I will not comment any further on this thread:classic:

Here are some of my complete resto-mod. SBC with a Tremic 5 speed. http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/medium/P10100141.JPG http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/medium/P10100081.JPG http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/medium/1024x768_Z_car_Opened_Up.JPG http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/medium/P1010002_SmallxSmall.JPG

I will check my storage unit tomorrow... I may have a shortened lever that is powder coated that I ended up not using.

OK... so I get it for $4500 and spend another $5-6K on a great refresh job and I decde to sell it for my break even cost of 10K. Is that reasonable to expect?

Enrique... I concur completely with your referenced statements. In addition the ebay car can be adjusted easily for less than 2K to satisfy the more purist of us Z lovers. Another aspect I find interesting about these type threads and this one is headed in the same direction is the insistence of some who own Z's and typically have zero interest in buying the subject car insist on devaluing the car as much as possible. Please let me be clear here I am not referring to rust buckets but cars that have had thousands and in some cases tens of thousands spent to restore. One conclusion I have come to is the "appraisal critiques" most likely have not done a restoration project of any depth and just don't know. In which case it would be my preference that those who fit in that category refrain from devaluing the cars we own and hope to have increase in value. Just my opinion and something to think about.

Here is a place to start. Remember Google is your friend. http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/WWC001

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Welcome to the forum and for sure welcome Home. Thank you very much for your service to our country...glad you made it back safe and sound. If it is the 280ZX you like those are fun cars and a lot can be done with them. You should have a fair amount of good ones to choose from in Florida.

Hey guys... here is an alternative that worked for me. I took Fat Mat the foil backed sound deadening material and applied it on the backside of the interior panels. It worked perfect for strengthening the panel and repairing the weakened areas around the holes where the clips fit. Plus it helped with noise and heat.

Licensed in 1967 1966 Ford Falcon Futura "Sport Coupe" in 1969:D 1971 Toyota Corolla 1600 in 1971:classic: 1973 Chevy Nova 350 V8 in 1973:classic: 1973 Ford Galaxie 500 in 1973 1971 Chevrolet Malibu in 1974 " wifes car when we married" 1974 Ford MustangII in 1974 :stupid: "wife's car- yes we traded the Malibu" 1975 Mercury Montego in 1975 1976 Mazda RX 2 in 1976 " traded MustangII for it" 1976 Olds Cutlass Supreme in 1976 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in 1978 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic in 1978 1979 Chevrolet Malibu Classic in 1979 1977 Ford F-250 Super Cab in 1980 1983 Mercury Marquis II in 1983 1977 Chevrolet El Camino in 1983 1983 Dodge 1-ton in 1983 1989 Ford Taurus SHO in 1989 1991 Ford Aerostar in 1991 1994 Ford Aerostar in 1994 1995 Ford Thunderbird in 1994 :stupid: 1997 Saturn SL2 in2000 "son still drives it at college 2001 Nissan Maxima in 2001 "wifes current ride" 1999 Mazda Miata in 2002 "wife's current fun ride":love: 1974 Datsun 260 Z in 2004 "resto modded into my fun ride":cool: 2005 Nissan Titan Crew Cab in 2005 2007 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab in 2007 "traded in gas hog Titan"

I can go along with the 60's and 70's .......but the 80's and forward are a bit on the doubty side for my taste. A Ford Flex?