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919 is more of a "pure" yellow, while 112 is definitely towards the green end of the yellow palette. Either are distinctive these days, but I prefer the earlier 919 color, myself.

Who sponsors the show in July at Mt. Shasta? It seems to typically be fairly early in the month.

It's not square, it's a bit rounded on two sides. I've got one I found buried in my yellow car, which had the long pigtail fuse box. My red 240Z is a Series 2 with the short pigtail box, so it doesn't have one. The grain of the vinyl appears to be a much finer grain than that of the early shift boot, but about the same weight of material. The workmanship on mine is - frankly - pretty poor. I think the apprentices must have been assigned this job. Not all that well finished, nor accurately cut. Note that the two darts on the rounded edges are not stitched down. It looks like a really quickie job to me - cut it out, fold the edges, and sew it. And do it FAST! Frankly, considering how sloppy the workmanship is on mine, I can't imagine that any two of them were exactly alike. The pictures and measurements below should be more than enough data to reproduce these.

Is there music on AM? Or just talk radio? Because AM is all I got...

Hmm. Now mine doesn't have as nice of paint as Mike's yellow car, but it makes one think - what would I do if someone was foolish enough to offer me $20k for it? Probably sell it and finish my yellow car instead...

Bruce, I counted at least three club displays...

I'm in a similar boat, Marty. I have stock steel wheels and D caps, cloth-covered hoses, AM radio, Koito headlights and dated plug wires for the red 240Z. But the sunroof boots it from the stock class - even though (like many back then) it was reputedly installed by/for the dealer prior to sale to the original owner.And that's what seems so restrictive about the stock issue - we all know what the demand for these cars was, especially the '70 and 71s. Many dealers were routinely dressing them up with dealer-installed options and accessories, knowing that if someone fussed about paying extra, the next person on the list probably wouldn't. Take it or leave it. So by mid-71, lots of them (a majority, perhaps) were not "Stock-class-eligible" before they first left the lot.

Interesting. My reply concerning the judging criteria disappeared. Didn't appear to get moved to another thread, just disappeared. I didn't think it was offensive, although it probably was a bit off topic.

I'm preparing to replace the vent lines in my '71. It will require me to drop the tank, but otherwise looks fairly straight forward. If you decide to eliminate the lines (and can do so legally where you live), I think there are a few threads on that in here somewhere. But if a search doesn't turn any up, send a PM to beandip, as I know he has personally done that.

Pull the dipstick. Is it over full? Does the oil smell like gas?

Does the princess still look like that, Chris? Or is she disassembled?

Maxima, I believe.

The heater control slider assembly is attached to the rear of the panel with 4 screws. There is no way to remove the panel without removing the slider assembly.

Maybe. But sometimes it's not that simple. You need to honestly ask yourself what your own skills are, and what you will have to outsource. For me (and lots of others), that means it is better to but a good body and repair/replace the mechanicals myself. But I know others who are exactly the opposite - to them bodywork and paint are simple, easily and affordably done in their own garage/shop. But they have no desire to do greasy work. To each their own.Another issue is to honestly assess what you want out of a Z. Do you want a restored original car? A nice weekend driver? Or ??? If you intend to restore the car, be aware that having its original engine is a big deal for restored Zs. A beautifully restored 240Z with a non-matching engine is much less valuable than the same car with matching numbers. But if you intend to use it as a driver, that's not an issue.

Another place to look is at zhome.com, specifically this link. http://zhome.com/Buying/1stGenWhatToWatch.html Short version - rust. Even in California, they rust.

I had tentatively planned on black stripes for the yellow car, but am unsure whether I want any on my red car. I personally am not sure I like the white on the orange, but that's just me. Go with the look you prefer.

It was actually a pretty eclectic bunch of cars. One of my favorites was the red Crosley Hotshot with a tri-carb'd Ford flathead V8 under the hood.

One of the two blue ones is a 260Z. No, there were no 280Zs on display.

Apologies first. I have not yet gotten around to pulling the console out to clean yet, so I'm embarrassed to post these pictures that still show the previous owners' dirt. That said, I can't speak for the possibility that later boots were different, although the one on eBay and Kat's does seem to confirm that. Because the original still on my car looks very much like the pictures of the one that Bryan made, both in cut and stitching, and also in the grain of the material.

I drove mine 220 miles round trip to look at them all.

Yes, it can be done. Start by removing the cardboard glovebox. Then remove the heater fan motor, and then the heater fan housing. With all that out of the way, you can disconnect the heater box from all the ducting and control cables, unbolt it from the tunnel and firewall, and pull it to the side into the passenger foot well.

Yes, Mike's car does have triple SUs on it. Couldn't get close enough for a good pic, but if you look at this one closely...

Hah! I'm going to post the first pictures from the Roadster show! Since it decided to not rain today, I drove my 240Z up from Springfield (~110 miles) this morning, arriving at about noon. I left the show a bit earlier than I'd have liked, but wanted to make the trip home before dark - I don't have headlight relays yet, and don't want to drive after dark and risk the fusebox if I don't have to. Hung out with a7dz, beandip and nwcubsman for a while before driving back home. Here are a few shots of some of the Datsuns, including Mike's. P.S. - The little white 1200 is an electric drag car, 30 12-volt batteries, does 0-60 in 3.5 sec., and has done the 1/4 in 12.151 @ 106!!

I've got a yellow Series 1 you could start over with!

Certainly a valid point, Carl. But in my opinion a car need not be a perfect show car example to remind people why they were so desired when they were new. Certainly if someone sees my yellow car in its current condition they are not likely to be impressed.But all of the 5 cars pictured in the link below are driven at least fairly regularly. None of them are perfect, they all have flaw and some signs of aging. But none of them will embarrass their followers, and all of them draw comments from the crowds where ever they turn up - even if it's just the local 7/11 parking lot. Cars don't have to be perfect trailer queens to inspire... http://classiczcars.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14707&d=1161634846