New member from MA
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:57 pm
Hey guys, I just wanted to introduce myself and give a little background.
I'm a 27 year old mechanical engineer in MA who bought a 68 SPL311 number 21773 yesterday from a gentleman up in NH. It seems the car has seen many owners, and the car can be traced back to PA and before that, NJ. The car itself is in fair shape, but certainly needs a lot of restoration work, beginning with the engine/engine bay. The PO had the head rebuilt with new valve seats and guides, but it seems there is a lot of exhaust (read: excessive) coming from the "PCV" on the valve cover. He said there was very low compression on cylinders 1 and 2, so we're all assuming the rings are toast and there is tons of blow-by. I trailered the car to my parent's house in Maine where it is residing in their barn, awaiting the restoration process. The car has a hardtop, which I think is terribly ugly, and a soft top frame which I hope to make use of. The electrical system is in really rough shape, the heater core control cables aren't attached to anything, and there is some body work that needs to be done is virtually every corner of the car. It's currently red, but I've found bits and pieces that are blue and turquoise.
As for myself, I've always been a Nissan owner. I've had a 1993 Nissan Pickup 2wd, 1996 Maxima SE 5 speed, and now a 2008 Frontier 6 speed. I've always dreamed about owning and restoring a 240 or 280Z, until I had discovered a Datsun roadster for sale on a back road in Freeport, ME when I was in high school. I didn't have the 5k at the time for the car, but have always had them in the back of my mind. From what I can gather, I'm sort of one of the younger owners of a 311, as most guys my age are too busy chasing WRX's, BMW's, Hondas, and other vehicles with no character.
Anyways, I gotta get back to scouring this website and soaking up all the information I can before I start the resto on my new 311. Hope to learn a bit from everyone on here.
Edit: can a moderator please move this post to the "introductions" forum? My first post and I've already messed it up.
Cheers,
I'm a 27 year old mechanical engineer in MA who bought a 68 SPL311 number 21773 yesterday from a gentleman up in NH. It seems the car has seen many owners, and the car can be traced back to PA and before that, NJ. The car itself is in fair shape, but certainly needs a lot of restoration work, beginning with the engine/engine bay. The PO had the head rebuilt with new valve seats and guides, but it seems there is a lot of exhaust (read: excessive) coming from the "PCV" on the valve cover. He said there was very low compression on cylinders 1 and 2, so we're all assuming the rings are toast and there is tons of blow-by. I trailered the car to my parent's house in Maine where it is residing in their barn, awaiting the restoration process. The car has a hardtop, which I think is terribly ugly, and a soft top frame which I hope to make use of. The electrical system is in really rough shape, the heater core control cables aren't attached to anything, and there is some body work that needs to be done is virtually every corner of the car. It's currently red, but I've found bits and pieces that are blue and turquoise.
As for myself, I've always been a Nissan owner. I've had a 1993 Nissan Pickup 2wd, 1996 Maxima SE 5 speed, and now a 2008 Frontier 6 speed. I've always dreamed about owning and restoring a 240 or 280Z, until I had discovered a Datsun roadster for sale on a back road in Freeport, ME when I was in high school. I didn't have the 5k at the time for the car, but have always had them in the back of my mind. From what I can gather, I'm sort of one of the younger owners of a 311, as most guys my age are too busy chasing WRX's, BMW's, Hondas, and other vehicles with no character.
Anyways, I gotta get back to scouring this website and soaking up all the information I can before I start the resto on my new 311. Hope to learn a bit from everyone on here.
Edit: can a moderator please move this post to the "introductions" forum? My first post and I've already messed it up.
Cheers,
