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There seems to be nothing else in the area. Especially nothing else pre-emissions with a v8 in it already. Guess I'll keep looking.

Alright I just got back from looking at it. Theres no way its 475 hp. Its peppy but I'd say low to mid 300s. No surprise there. The headers are wrapped and they smoke when the car is shut off (when the engine fan stops blowing). He said this is normal for wrapped headers and that I could unwrap them to make it stop. I've never had any experience with wrapped headers so I really dont know what to believe. He claims that the block is a 4 bolt main block. I did find reference to 4 bolt mains being available on 68s L79s here. He claims he made his own engine mounts as well as coil over mounts. I didnt get the car on a lift but what I saw looked professional. He also claims the rear is an R200 from one of the other Z parts cars he had. There was a lot of aftermarket suspension components, especially in the rear. The fiberglass portions of the body were done sloppily. The hood fits decently, the fenders fit pretty well, the nose is bubba'ed and the lip is loosely riveted on. The rear facia needs some work as well. There is a little rust on the metal portions of the body like around the windshield but its not bad at all. The paint is in pretty bad shape. Theres at least 4 spots where the paint has an issue like the strap mark on the hood. It appears he's touched them up with a rattle can. He has a mechanical pop lock on the driver door and an electric one on the passenger door. Neither work very well. Now he's got standard doors and the original hatch in his garage, all in great condition. No signs of rust on any of them. I spent about an hour looking at the car and didnt make an offer. I figured I'd come back and see what the experts have to say. I'm thinking $6500 at most with the factory hatch and doors. I'd also need to get under the car for a much better inspection before I laid any cash out. If this were a daily driver I'd have walked away right off the bat but this is supposed to be a weekend car and tuning up all the little issues with it could be fun as long as the purchase price is right.

Will do. I need to find out what conversion kit he used, if any.

Ok good info.

My last V8 was a 78 camaro that I installed an auburn prolocker 3.55 in the rear and a 96 firebird T-56. That car was all kinds of fun. I'd love to do the same to this car with an R200 and either a T-56 or which ever of the Tremecs was recommended. Its been nearly 8 years since I turned a wrench on a car that wasnt a daily driver so I'm getting excited.

Thats the one. The guy is from CO and now in VA. It honestly seemed like a good deal but I've been out of the V8 car scene for some time (running a turbo sport bike) so I figured I'd come ask the experts. Did he have the Z's painted on the hood when you saw it? It seems to need a fair amount of body work, at least on the nose. The paint job will need a tune up. Not real sure what the strap mark is between the nose and the hood. It looks like its in the paint and not a reflection. Inside the grill area looks like it need some attention. There are some incredibly beautiful Zs posted on this site which I fully intend to copy. I just dont want to walk into a complete mess. I've got a decently stocked woodshop in the garage so tuning up fiberglass parts shouldnt be too hard. Plus it gives me an excuse to get into metal working (which I've already found a TON of great info on here).

I believe most of the body is fiberglass. I was reading here about the rust repair and already talked to a parts shop about getting things like a new gas tank and some of the common rust items. I'll see if I can get the original items that were on the car too. I need to ask a few more questions about the engine. I dont know if its solid or hydrolic lifters or how many bolt mains. The guy owns a construction company and a speedshop. I get the feeling his cars are a labor of love. As of right now the car would be a weekend street car. It just needs to be fun. I'd like to keep it off the race gas. He didnt say anything about using race gas when he was driving it but I'll confirm. I have a procharger bolt on kit with blow through carb and MSD 6 BTM I'd love to put on it but I'd plan an R200 and OD transmission swap first. I'd have to see what the gas situation is first as well. If it is what he says it is I'll probably be content with it for quite a while. I'll look into it but I'm not really concerned as long as its the Muncie M21 and not the Saginaw M21. I forget if the Muncie had straight cut gears or not but I'm betting it'll be pretty obvious when I drive it. The guy is asking $8500 for the car. He says he wants to get back what he's got in the engine. Deal or no deal? Btw thanks for the info.

Hi all. Ive spent the last 5 days absorbing as much of this site as possible. There really is a ton of info here. I've got to say this is an incredible resource on the subject. Sunday I'm going to look at a 71 240z. The guy has 4 project cars and decided to sell off a couple to make room in his garage. I've always wanted a V8 Z car but never had the opportunity. I was wondering what you guys thought was a good price for the car. If everything is as he says the drive train has less than 5000 miles on it since he rebuilt it. The engine and transmission are out of an old corvette, both fully rebuilt and put in the Z. The R180 was serviced (seals, fluids etc) as well. After the break in period it dynoed just over 475 hp and I think he said 400 ft/lbs tq. Here is his description. He told me the fenders, hood, nose and hatch are all fiberglass. Several parts are custom. Let me know what you guys think and if there is anything in particular I should check out.