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This is genius . Bravo 😂😂

😂😂 love it!!!

😂😂 you did it, you added Yakety sax. I shall christen this car as Napoleon Blownapart

Storage for the time being.

Where you send the engine to?

Tom, can I buy the turn signal switch?

FrankenZ!!!! Ridiculous what people do to cars 😢🧟‍♂️

Crazy!

😂 you still got my AMC logo I vandalized your dry erase board with.

Glad to see you got the parts car Tom! Kirk

Good information there. You are very fortunate to be able to have a non running car in the driveway. I had several parts cars behind a fence on my property and some one complained. Moving them to a storage place this week. Not real happy about it.

I worked for a dealer in the "Datsun" era that eventually went to Nissan. One of the oddities of those cars is they use weird hardware. They give you an 8 mm thread, but the nut size will be 12 mm or 14 mm, instead of the traditional 13 mm. (off the shelf size) Back when we had a lot of the 210 / 310 series, we joked that a true dealer mechanic can name the only place they used a 13 mm head on the entire car. (Hint: near the water pump) Many times traditional replacements don't fit where the OEM fastener once was. BTW, on my personal long term projects I always got a box of zip-loc bags and marked where they came from. Nice to know they all went to the RF door, LF fender, (etc) so you can see where something is missing.

Man, up here in the Salt Belt, that would be described as a solid original shell, not a "bits donor". 😱

I've always wanted to buy a parts car and do exactly what you are doing. The toughest thing is figuring out where to put all those parts ? I look forward to seeing your future posts. Also, I'm glad you have a great friend like Dave to help you out. I assume it was a round trip which means 2X the miles.

Nothing like some automotive archeology. 😎

you cant bepositive thats all original to a 50-60 year old car.. i lose nuts and bolts and other random crap in my cars and classic cars all the time and theyre deff NOT original ones

Nice Z!!! I just bought a 70 in pieces. someone took it to pieces.

I saved every bolt I could when I parted out my 73 gremlin. You’re right little intricate parts can be extremely hard to find if you lose them. Also, I think everyone would like to see you tear the car down maybe a time lapse segment of the car coming all apart?

That shell looks pretty clean. Once your done parting it out I hope someone has a use for the chassis.

I’m the first viewer!

congrats on your Z purchase! That's awesome that you road tripped that far to get a 240Z! Well worth it.

🎉🎉 hooray glad it was a successful trip!

Have you tried Z car Depot? They have complete stainless steel hardware kits for the 240Z.

I love this car model, owned a 240Z model year 1973, in 1980 the funnest car I have owned. It will be fun to follow you Tom with kind regards from Sweden

Nice little machine! I owned an early 80's hatchback back in the late 90's. I liked that little thing. Kinda wish I still had her. Got ripped off right from my driveway though and trashed. 😡😔 Reliable and comfortable actually. I thought they werent too bad from a performance stand point. No muscle car but for a little 4 banger, pretty good. Nice upgrades you made on yours.

Nice video. Its always fun seeing a car running through an Autocross course. From the video, it appears like you were working one of the corners at the event. I hope you have a chance to run one of your cars. Hope to see at one of these events in the future.

Awesome!!

Awesome Tom! Fantastic find, having a great network pays off! Can't wait! - AJ

Nice looking car back in the day.Like you I would buy one in a heartbeat if they still made them.Saw a base 1983 notchback in brown with brown cloth and automatic at an auction in Florida last year.If it was an SL version with a 5 speed I would of threw a bid out there.

this is why i don't restore cars ..... it take years and alot of money ..... i wish a had a team and i could do it fast and have the money where i can buy anything and do anything i want ..... plus a garage where i can do it in

Thanks for sharing your story, love the channel and the other videos you've posted :)

Great video I have a 260Z with 39k original miles as the original owner. My situation was that I got scammed by a Craig's list fraudster this butthead ran off with the majority of the projects restoration funds and left me with a substandard roller/paintjob . This guy then ran off and laughed he was or could not be sued since he had no assets (he transferred everything he had away from himself). So it is nice to see some one win. I had a question where did you get your rotisserie? I am from the Baltimore area and have always loved Zs. Bill

Thank you! I am glad you are enjoying it! I do have a small but very positive update coming soon. Stay tuned!

Love the content and the progress. Keep it up! Blue on blue is rare.

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I forgot about the little chime noise. Our first "real" car, with air conditioning and payments, was a 1982 Datsun/Nissan Sentra hatchback. It was five years old when we bought it, and it was one of the first steps into civilian life when I mustered out of the Army. It was the beginnings of living a middle class life. It lasted until the very first day when we moved into our first home three years later. We were counting on that $127 car payment being gone so we could make the mortgage. On to plan "B" when the transmission failed. Now we had a house and a car payment. We made it! It's hard to believe that was 34 years ago! Fond memories of a new life, one with promise and hope, and a little bell reminding me to put on my seat belt!

I have a similar story. I use to own a VW 78 Scirocco hatchback. I got a 1.8 GTI motor in the back from a junkyard. Another time put a Opel GT motor in back for my friend also, drove it to his house. Getting stuff like that in was easy, getting the stuff out was allot harder. The trunk area was lower. Really hard lifting an engine out.

Wow that was my first one too. I also had an Orange one. Wow was that car fast!! and Fun.

Tom: This is some of the finest content I've come across on TH-cam. It's genuine, heartfelt and properly balanced with photos and commentary. The endeavor you have undertaken is the dream of many auto enthusiasts and I thank you for including us in the journey. I'm not alone in wishing you well on the rest of the project. I also should reiterate the quality of your TH-cam video is such that I believe you could be a career documentarian! It was great to speak with you in person at the Elliott show and thank you again for mentioning your video endeavor. I've subscribed and look forward to the rest of the project. Regards Paul

Keen eye! That is the feature in my next video! Stay tuned!

$50 bucks!!! I saw a red Z across the street?

Love the history man!

810? Maxima? Stanza?

Sassy

Sorry about your papa MT, He raised a great son!!

Condolences Tom, but dont give up on the Datsun! Itll work out!

I sent a link before, but it looks like it was removed.

Don’t give up on your Z Tom. I know things are rough but as you know, I gave up my Z and I now regret it.

I have no idea why TH-cam recommended your channel to me but I added a "like." 🙂

Condolences my guy losing my dad felt the same