goonfan

Good call on the shell. You'll be on the road sooo much faster.

Wow these are still for sale?

Hope you find out they are gems! Save those Z's.

Oh I'll have to call them up.

Hmmm is it on wheels? Send me some pics.

Dude! Don't you know that means all it needs is gas and it's a Daily driver?

GTFO!

I've never actually seen the interior of a 240zg, what's with that shift boot it almost looks like it's out of a 280zx

Yeah... Been busting my ass. This is/was my first real bad ass Z so I feel a certain amount of obligation to fix her up.... maybe it's dumb maybe it's awesome, lol. I will say I learned a lot from this experience. There is waaaaay more work involved than I ever imagined. Unless there a some very special circumstances I do not think I would ever do this type of repair again. I got it all welding in (for the most part) yesterday, I've just been lazy about posting pics and updates. As for the belt driven dizzy, not many notice (kudos), it's from he PO. The dizzy is an optical pick up w/ no mechanical or vacuum advance. I'm not sure what the dizzy came out of since I've not "completely" pulled it apart. The cap and rotor are from a Toyota. It's my guess that this particualr cap and rotor were chosen because the cap is not mounted with your typical spring clamps but with three screws. This takes the 1-3 degrees that can be retarded/advanced, by high rpm vibration, from the stock cap out of the equation. This motor is 11.73:1 CR that runs on pump gas and was a track car in it's day.... So that's my best guess.... it's what I would do. NJ is a little ways for a shell.... but if the price is right, lol.

Googled it. It's close to Washington. Oregon has been historically a few tenth's higher than Washington overall. One site has Portland metro area just 0.1% higher than Kitsap. that's not seasonal and it didn't mention government jobs, that can really skew the numbers. There are a lot of Goverment jobs out here, I live several blocks away from a Naval base.

Hmmm, whats the UN-employment rate in the area? In the Inland Empire, it's 2nd worse in the nation, not that I want to join my girl down there in that hell hole, lol.

I'm not that familiar with he semi-conductor industry. About all I know is what I've gleaned from the products I sell to them. I do have a good resume but no college education, I'm working on it though. I've completely re-designed several production lines, built our ERP data base from the ground up, wrote all of our SOP's, managed huge projects that span over several years, introduced new products to market from cradle to grave, a few things that I've been implemented in the industry world wide, and then there is all the day to day stuff. I've done all this from starting out as a temp brought in to help move office furniture, that can go either way, if decision maker is a pencil pusher it doesn't mean much but on the other hand if they had to start at the bottom it can carry more weight. I work for a relatively small subsidiary of a larger company and it has granted me several opportunities to branch out into other areas. That got lengthy, lol.

Saying ZG flares are over done is like saying after market wheels are over done.

Thought about that, with Oregon being more liberal than Washington. Then I come back to the whole job thing and think Portland has more opportunity.... Of course this is all based on my limited experience.

What can I say....Yeah I'm a dick but I don't wanna be surrounded by people like me. Lol

So my girl is hating her job she took down in the Inland Empire (near L.A.) and will probably be moving back in a few months. We both are a little tired of Kitsap and love Portland, we've felt it's been an option to re-locate for a long time. I'm from the Bay area originally but upon my last visit to Cali, I realized I'm more a PNW person than I am a Californian. What can I sat I love the PNW, yeah the weather sucks but I like the people a hell of a lot more and of course there is the beer ;)... I don't see myself leaving the PNW. I've researched online about Portland but it's not quite the same as just asking folks who live in the area. So whats the nitty gritty? What kind of manufacturing is there down there? I've been working in manufacturing for 10yr in a management position for 9, it's what I do and what I like. How about rental houses? I own a home now but will probably rent at first. What's a 2,000sf 3br w/ garage go for? In the outskirts most likely. Any areas to avoid?bad areas and such. Traffic. Is it always hella shitty? Weather. We just now started getting sun in hte last 2 weeks. We had rains for a several weeks prior before being teased with some nice days in April/May. Farmers markets. Are the seasons longer? I usually buy whole hogs or lambs. Can anybody tell me what pork, beef, or lamb goes for off the farm down there? I understand I can look this stuff up but like Isaid earlier it's better just to ask people who live in the area. I'm all ears!

The brunettes are actually the same girl, just flipped on axis.

yeah. The 300zx and 280ZX T5's are different. I've read, not experienced, the 300zx T5 is weaker.

What yard was the Z in? Any good buts?

There's a 4.0 Rover motor for $325 in a JY near me.

This. I've "attempted" this before and it was a real bitch. $50 is well worth an hour or two of saving the frustration on the chance it will work out.

What?! 2-3K just because it's a series one? Now way. The paint is crap the hood, bumper and lower valance needs replacing and the stock wheels are gone. There is no way sitting in the dessert for 5 years that the interior will be in good shape. The sun is not nice to the dash and seat of these cars. Series one's aren't nearly as rare as people think. I know of 3 on CL in the last week, 2 under $1500 and running. One is $2900 but that is way off, that car is missing more than this one. I'd say $500.

About 400-500 pound difference. On series one 240's it closer to 600lb

Go with the 240. The 280 is way heavier and looks like doo doo with those bumpers.

This on the other hand.....It's an auto or else it already be in my driveway. Parts car. Doesn't run. 1982 280ZX Turbo (Maltby) $200 http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/3125656936.html