New Guy

[Swoozy]

Hi all. I first want to thank you for allowing me to join your club and for maintaning such an informative site.

During my registration for my membership I marked that i owned a 69 240 Z. Truth is I dont have one... YET. I have seen these cars here and there and done some research. I am in love! No better way to put it. Infatuation!!!

I am looking to buy my first Z. It makes me feel like a school girl on prom night. I like the looks of the early ones but crave a bit of speed and power. I will be looking for a driver/fixer upper.

I was wondering if yall had any words of advice or warning for me? I have "OEM Spec" restored a 1969 Mustang, a 1966 Mustang and a 1975 Ford truck. So I am familiar with the basic rust issues, bondo and all of that. I was wondering about Z specific stuff.

[=Enigma=]

Hey Swoozy. Welcome to the club. Take your time trying to find a decent car to start with and don't let the impulse to buy something keep you from doing a full inspection. If you find something outside your area that you're interested in, post here for help and someone who knows these cars well may be willing to go out and do a looksee for you to rule it in our out. These things are prone to rust, especially back east.

Aside from this site, there's some great info over at www.zhome.com regarding what to look for when purchasing and restoring these cars.

Good luck in your search.

[beandip]

Swoozy, Welcome to the club and if I can be of any help let me know. I live in the Portland Or area. I and my friend Scanlon have looked over a few Zs for people. Some background . I have a '73 240 and I did a ground up redo on my car. Not a restore. I installed a '82ZX engine and it has some mild head work and a moderate cam and SUs , headers and mandrel bent system. I did the suspension with Euro stage 1 springs and KYB struts. All work on my Z was done by me with help from my friend. He taught me tons. I went over this just to qualify myself. I know my way around a Z. Mustang not so much. . If by chance you find a Z out here in the North West , give us a shout.

Gary

[Pop's Z]

Hi Christopher, Welcome to the BEST Zcar site. If you need someone to look at cars in Colorado let me know.

Cheers, Mike