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I'm in the East Bay and was driving home tonight when I stopped to get gas and my Z wouldn't start. Javier was there and saw my car, we talked for a few minutes and he totally went out of his way to drive home and pick up a set of jumper cables to jump start my car! Totally awesome guy and I need to give mad props to the guy who pulled me out of a jam.

If you guys are as cool and supportive as Javier, you all deserve props too. I love all the old school Japanese sports cars from the 60's, 70's and early 80's but my true joy is the Datsun Z car.

Here's a rundown of my current stable:

RB26DETT Z - Silver 1972 240Z:


Track Car - White 1972 240Z:


RB25DET Z - Hemi Orange 1972 240Z:


JCR-ZXT - White 1982 280ZX Triple Mikuni Blow-through turbo resto-mod project:


24HOL Race Car - 1983 280ZX:


1982 Datsun Maxima Diesel - soon to be donor for my turbo bio-diesel 240Z project:


1983 Nissan 280ZX Turbo - driveline donor for the Diesel Maxima and then it's off to the crusher for this poor rusty hulk!:


Not pictured:

1972 Light Green 240Z - rolling chassis scheduled to get the Turbo Bio-Diesel transplant
1982 Datsun 280ZX - parts car
1994 Ford Ranger - parts hauler
1999 Honda Civic - daily driver
1999 Dodge Durango - You gotta pull the trailer with something
2000 Subaru Outback Sport - wife's daily driver

Just for fun, a pic of Me and John Morton at the Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca:

nice cars,
My first car was a datsun 120Y and I loved it
I've always regret that I sold this car
but here in belgium they are extinct
now I have a 76 coupé celica they are also mutch fun
Faffi (belgium)

Hey bud its me Javier...Welcome and it was my pleasure meeting you and giving you a hand....You gotta show the engine bay man!!! Great build as well. Plenty of great people on this site from all ages!!

Javier

Welcome! Very nice Z cars.

Ok, here's the engine bay:



Here's a link to the photo diary of the cars build. For how long it took to build, I don't have many pics, but it gives you an idea of why it took 5 and a half years to finish!

http://www.kamikazeracing.org/rbz/

Welcome! very nice cars! I LOVE z-cars as well, but not as much as my celicas I guess I can say it was my best friend's mom's 240z that got me into japanese classics. I tried to get her to sell me that car for years and she never would. Then one day she got sick, moved, and sold it to some kid down the street for $300 bucks. It hadn't run in about 15 years and sat in her garage the whole time. The kid brought a friend, a toolbox, and a gas can and drove that thing home.

wow you have alot of really nice Z's

LWW wrote:Ok, here's the engine bay:

Here's a link to the photo diary of the cars build. For how long it took to build, I don't have many pics, but it gives you an idea of why it took 5 and a half years to finish!

http://www.kamikazeracing.org/rbz/

I knew it! I thought the first few pictures looked familiar. Always loved the setup. I showed it to a friend of mine and it changed his dream car forever haha. Nice collection, and I think it's awesome you take one out on the track.

Nice cars. If I didn't have a 1st gen Celica in high school, instead of a Celica I'd probably have gone with a MK II Supra, Mazda RX3, or 240/260/280Z instead of my '77 Celica.

WOW!! I LOVE THESE Z'S...
all of yours.
that RB looks so pristine in that engine bay.

one time when i was in a local best buys in milpitas, there was a 72 240z getting an alarm system installed, and he had a RB powerplant as well...

you'll find our members to be just as welcoming and helpful as javier was towards you. welcome

Not that someone from this Forum helped you out. Eveyone on here is awesome for that , just ask Zulu!

Very VERY nice Z cars, if I didn't get another 1st Gen Celica I may have gotten a 240 or 260, Celica just happened to be my first love.

LWW wrote:Ok, here's the engine bay:



Here's a link to the photo diary of the cars build. For how long it took to build, I don't have many pics, but it gives you an idea of why it took 5 and a half years to finish!

http://www.kamikazeracing.org/rbz/

That engine bay shot is pure Porn, love it.


Pete