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Hello from Southern California

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:17 am
by Tyem
Hi Ladies and Gents,

I want to introduce myself to this forum. I am a proud owner of a 1966 311.

My first car was a yellow 1965 datsun roadster. It had alot of rust and missing parts. I held on to the roadster for nearly two years before I sold it because I had little knowledge on how to restore it. It was difficult to let it go because I knew I had something special. Several years later I acquirred a 1972 521 pickup truck as a gift. Great truck, but I did not have the same passion.

Past December I FINALLY found a roadster in the city of Ukiah that was complete, running and fitted my budget. So I maded a trip up north from Los Angeles. After two days and a 1,000 miles round trips, she is home where eventurally her tires will meet the pavements of Huntington Beach, Big Bear Lake and the desert toward Las Vegas.
My short term goal is to have her ready for Sovang.

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:55 am
by notoptoy
Welcome! Great looking car. Looks ready to go to Solvang now!

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:03 am
by spags1986
Hey Welcome. Hopefully I will see you driving around, I live close by in northern Azusa but spend a lot of time in Sierra Madre and Monrovia.

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:25 pm
by Tyem
Thank You!! :)
A little more TLC then she will be ready. Got her running nice and cool with an upgraded radiator. Skip from Millers Sport and Import is working on the brake issue that I been dealing with.
Lol. Sierra Madre and Monrovia is also where I can be commonly found. I enjoy parking outside of Jake Roadhouse resturant for breakfast. Looking forward to see you around.

-Tyem

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:45 pm
by spags1986
How cool! I will definitely be on the look out for you driving around. While I don't have my 67 up and running (doing a full ground up resto) yet, we do have a white 240 z that you will see on the road shortly.

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:55 pm
by Tyem
Lol! How fun. Awww 240z, now thats a beauty. thats the only car I am missing from my mini collection.
66 roadster
69 510 coupe
71 521 pickup
... 240z....(someday)

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:54 pm
by mellis18
Nice find...welcome to the forum!

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:48 pm
by Tyem
Thank you!

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:17 pm
by Linda
Good choice on having Skip look your car over!

Linda

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:44 am
by Tyem
Thanks to you Linda!. I founded Skip by you mentioning him on this forum.

Re: Hello from Southern California

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:21 am
by Linda
Yes, the great Victor Laury first advised me about Skip. He knows all the perfect fixes, the budget fixes and what doesn't matter all that much :)
Of course he has been mentioned many times but if you don't mine the archives you can miss stuff. So repeating helps the newbies..
You might want to cruise to the SuperCar Sunday show, as mentioned here often, as a way of meeting owners too.
Great jumping off place for a Santa Monica mountains drive.
Linda