A new old guy

[olzed]

Hi all,new to the forum from NZ ,have a 1972 240 for nearly ten years.Panel and respray back then.Still very stock ,loved weekend cruiser.:

[Carl Beck]

Hi olzed:

Good to hear from you. Post some pictures of your Z, there can't be too many of them in NZ now - so it must draw a lot of attention when you take it out for a drive.

Welcome to the group...

Carl B.

[olzed]

Thanks for the welcome Carl, have read a lot of your posts.Yes there are still some nice s30s on the road down here,and more restos in the pipeline.

It seems as their value goes up people are realising they have something worth saving. A number have been turned into race cars,which to me seems a shame,but of course each to his own, which is as it should be.

I remember seeing my first 240z,in my area, in fact only ever two ,in the early 70s, and being blown away by the styling and performance,of these classy little Japanese cars. Both of these 240s belonged to rich familys ,funny enough they both owned service stations.At that time I had a young family and mortage,and starting a business ,so the 240 had to wait.In between I satisfied my need for speed with a succession of sports bikes.After a spill on the last one ,1100 Suzuki,and getting a little old to die on a bike, I came to my senses and decided it was time to try and find my dream 240.Not too many to choose from down here, but fortuately the one I found in our area had rust removed back in the eighties, and was full of a rust stop gunk everywhere.It had had four owners and 99,000 miles,and immaculate origional dash which is as you know rare.We gave it new seat covers and carpet, and full bare metal respray, with motor and gearbox out.As far as I can tell from speaking to previous owners,the motor is untouched, although I replaced valve stem seals nine years ago, as it was smoking a bit on the over run. Oh, one mod ,a shoulder injury left me very weak in both arms so I fitted power steering which makes it a breeze to drive and enjoy as we have lots of nice twisty roads down here. Yes I must post some photos when I get my head around how in hell one actually does that.They reckon you can't teach an old dog new tricks,but this old dog is trying::bulb:

Cheers , Brian

[olzed]

PS. I have the origional steel wheels ,and rare down here, tin hub caps which go on once a year for our club concourse.

[olzed]

Sorry for the random image just seeing if I can actually upload an image .... Z pictures to follow ..... hopefully.

Edited December 30, 2009 by olzed

[Bonzi Lon]

PS. I have the origional steel wheels ,and rare down here, tin hub caps which go on once a year for our club concourse.

I am so happy to hear of someone, other than myself, that loves the original steel wheels and covers. Either style, 'D' or 'Z'. I have been to 3 Z events so far and its the only car with them on, most comments are to the good. The young ones have never seen them before.

First thing my ex-sister-in-law said when she saw the car was, "you need to get some wheels". :stupid:

Bonzi Lon

[ajmcforester]

I like the original covers the problem I've had is finding a pair with D's worth buying. My first z it was cheaper to have custom wheels made, my current one has American Racing wheels, but I bought a set of steels for winter storage and restoring the car, maybe this time I'll get the wheel covers

[olzed]

I am a bit reluctant to use my steel wheels and hubcaps too often for fear of losing a hubcap,so have bought a set of traditional mags,which I use most of the time, apart from shows.

Cheers,Brian.

[ajmcforester]

I hear that I found a guy trying to steel my steal hubcaps for my FJ Cruiser, but to louse a wheel cap would really stick

[olzed]

Being a 1972 Z my tin hubcaps have a Z in the centre as opposed to a D which was standard on earlier models.

[olzed]

My tin hubcaps have a Z in the centre instead of a D which was standard on earlier models.