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areese240z

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  • Birthday April 28

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  • Gender
    Female
  • Location
    Costa Mesa, Ca
  • Cars
    73 240z, 72 510 wagon, 1967 Patrol
  • Occupation
    carpenter, cad operator

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  1. What I understand is not all the cars photographed will actually make it into the ad. Lets just keep our fingers crossed. The ad is still evolving it could be billboards, internet or printed ads. By the way the Dream Garage 90's campaign there was a Patrol in it. That Patrol was found at a junkyard this past year by Leslie Brown. The big question is does she restore it to how it looked in the poster or back to stock? She was able to identify it by the non stock characteristics. Then the question is those who make it into the ad do you keep your vehicles the same for the rest of it's life or risk constant comparison to the add? (that wasn't the way it looked in the ad! etc) Does it add value to your vehicle because it was the one in the ad? Or does it just end up in a junkyard years later? because no one recognized it or thought it was special. The Roy Rogers patrol and trucks are out there somewhere? or were they crushed along time ago? Your chosen vehicles could be the next lost holy grail that collectors will be seeking. I worked like crazy getting mine to a state that I could live with for the rest of its life if this turns out to be a truism. I wanted to be a good example of what a stock Patrol looked like. Some of the culling from ad could actually end up how period correct you are.
  2. again even with his new motor I could race him with my Patrol in low gear, if the track was a ramp! :rofl:
  3. You know I love your wagon and it is way better than mine, I have only one best of show given to me by John Morton and one magazine article on it, the rest were only second places. I don't have any with my Patrol, but Ashton did refer to it as the holy grail. I wouldn't race you for pinks because if you hit a bump you would just break your wagon again. B)
  4. One question did you ever think about painting that wagon orange? it would look way better :w00t: and the Patrol made it up on the trailer okay. :angel:
  5. There is a pertronix kit for the water proof distributor, If you go the RockyMountainPatrol Club, there is a site moderator named RiverPatrol who had them produce it. I bought a 64 Patrol in July :D (tractor engine) it is a mirror image of the GM and Toyota one.
  6. You are definitely done if you don't enter :P
  7. I have a set of rims like that for sale. :unsure:
  8. Here are some pics Goon Squad winners, The Dreamsicle is Sweat, but the Radio Flyer is Fly so I am awarding the Flyer the Theam Award:D Audrey
  9. The paper goon was cool and having all the goon squad representing with their stickers :cool:
  10. I have to get money to pay for all the fancy billet stuff thats keeps flooding the market, since I don't have my own machine shop
  11. I used Sem color coat for vinyl. The color is called Bluebird Brown, Yes you heard correctly Bluebird Brown:eek: I got the idea to dye the dash brown when I saw a brown dash piece for sale on Ebay. I had put beige basketweave inserts in my seats thinking that was stock , but Randy York said they were white but had turned beige. So I guess I antiqued my seats.:o I had placed brown carpet in it and then thought the dash looked out of place.:blink: Audrey
  12. My cars name is Pumpkin- This was my 1st love. I was living in the late 80's in sticksville, Indiana a GM area, when I encountered my 1st 240Z. It was actually a pair of them on their way to the junk yard. One obviously a parts car the other a light green metalic with a black vinyl top and spoked wheels. It looked to be in decent shape(I innocently thought)having no automotive skills. I aquired them both for $75. and being broke was hoping for alot of help from my boyfriend to get the one running. I was smitten and logged alot of hours behind the wheel of a stationary car waiting for the day I could actually drive it. Sometimes just listening to the radio or playing with the still operating power antenna. I just liked the lines, the cute chrome mirror,and wooden steering wheel. I had unfortunately placed my money on the wrong horse, because months went by without any serious attempts to get the car running. Then after about a year,the shoe finally fell, a friend advised me that the car had enough rust damage on the rails that restoring it would be unlikely. I decided then I would keep an eye open for one I could fix. In California this would not be a problem, but I lived in the Midwest, were salt from the roads eliminates all careless owners and even the not so careless. My cars name is Pumpkin, I purchased her from an ex navy guy in 1998 for 1,400. It had taken 10 years to find another one I could restore. It was an orange 73 that was purchased in southern Cal, dragged to the Midwest and stored. It had little rust, but had some real mechanical problems. I hated the orange, but living were I did at the time didn't allow for any fussiness. It's funny now because I have now come to prefer orange over all others. I still had one other problem, I was with the same guy, who was always to busy to help before. I decided it was time for me to learn some auto repair. I bought some books, and asked questions from those who did know. I started with a timing chain kit and kept going. It turned out the engine was shot. Chunks of piston had scored the cylinders and found their way into the oil pan. I had aquired a 280Z with a decent engine, but the body was rusted in two. I pulled the engine, overhauled it, and threw it back in. It started the 1st time I cranked it over (once the gas hit the carbs),and has been running since then. It was much more complicated then that, but I've put 70,000. miles on it since then. It has a 280z block with a N42 head, mild cam, headers,and twin SU's. There was nothing else on the car that really functioned properly, but it was a great learning experience. I towed it with my Nissan truck, all the way back to California in 2002 were my now husband has recently repainted it. I have gone full circle, unfortunately for Pumpkin her floor pans are now rusting and the bottom of the rails need some help. I am putting the finishing touches on my wagon, and then it is time to start over on Pumpkin. Audrey
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