[Share your favorite Math/Science/Engineering jokes.]

Five surgeons were taking a coffee break and were discussing their work.

The first said, "I think accountants are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is numbered."

The second said, "I think librarians are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is in alphabetical order."

The third said, "I like to operate on electricians. You open them up and everything inside is color-coded."

The fourth one said, "I like to operate on lawyers. They're heartless spineless, gutless, and their heads and their tails are interchangeable."

The fifth surgeon says "I like engineers . They always understand when you have a few parts left over at the end."

[Considering a 73 240, help needed]

That's rust, sorry buddy [Notice the black streak underneath the spot, and that's the most common place that hatches rust, in the bottom corner]

say it aint so haha well, I guess rust repair will be another skill to add to my repertoire. If only I could afford Betamotorsports' CF hatch...

 

Back to the original intent of the thread, however. What should be replaced in order to bring a non-op back to life? Assuming, of course, that the car ran perfectly before being shut down.

[Considering a 73 240, help needed]

If that is the original paint that 'might' be a good car, but I still think over 1500 for a non running Z is alot, of course I'm not used to West Coast prices.

 

There is a big rust spot on the hatch and looks like a little on the roof.

 

Did he get pictures of the spare tire well or battery tray?

 

No, I'll ask him to go take a look at it later this week once I've figured out how much more I'm going to have to invest in it.

 

I'm not entirely sure that it IS rust on the hatch, it might just be a leaf or some sort of debris

[Considering a 73 240, help needed]

I realize that there are plenty of cars around, its just that this one is right in my backyard, and if I can justify the cost of getting the car running again to the owner, he may let it go at a much lower price. Apparently this guy is a science teacher at the high school I went to, so I have no reason to believe he's a stubborn SOB. Plus, this way I have the opportunity to get my hands dirty and learn something, rather than buying a car that just works (although I doubt that's the case with these cars we love)

[Considering a 73 240, help needed]

EDIT: Anyone know what kind of wheels these are?

 

Dad couldn't find any rust, it's a CA car so I wouldn't expect it to be TOO much of a problem.

 

I don't know how flexible he is on the price, but if I can get a compound cost of getting this car going again, I'm sure he'll be open to negotiation.

 

EDIT: so far for suspension, as per http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=114631, I've got the following cart

[Considering a 73 240, help needed]

Right now I'm away at school but I found this Z on my home craigslist and asked my dad to go take a look at it. He took these pictures:

 

It hasn't been driven in 4 years, so I want to know the basics that I'd need to get done in order to get it going again. I'm going home for spring break in 3 weeks, and I'd really like to get the car running by the end of that week so I can drive it back up here (~250 miles)

 

So far, I figure new tires, brakes, belts and hoses, carb rebuild, wheel bearings, clutch.

 

Dad also thinks that the suspension needs work.

 

I figure if I can get a list of what I need and get it all shipped home before that week, I can get stuff done relatively quick

 

Also, taking into account the cost of getting it running again, what would be a fair price to offer? My dad is thinking 2200 but neither of us really know the cost of getting this thing back up again.

 

Thanks guys.

-Ravi

[Amazing parts reproduction technology]

These 3D scanners are pretty cool. Someone posted this cheap DIY solution up some time ago

 

http://revision3.com/systm/laserscan/

 

I'm tempted to do some scanning of my own and take it over to my school's rapid prototyping lab.