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Originally Posted by AK370Z
First of all, welcome to forums. Thank you for taking your time and registering at The370Z.com.
Those are some really good shots!  Good camera and picture taking skills. You also wrote a good description as well. This thread is a perfect candidate for this Contest
The car looks great! BTW, how did you like the headlights? From the pictures, they look absolutely amazing and flows really well with the car. Also, you mention the shifter has EVEN longer throw now??  I thought 350Z had a long throw and this is even longer?? I guess they (aftermarket companies) better start researching on the short shifter 
Thanks for the pictures. Glad to see you here.
P.S. We need more pictures of this car? 
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Thanks so much for the warm welcome, means a lot.
Design is my lively hood and I love using it in the realm of my passion (automobiles). Looks like a great contest, I would love to be involved!
About the shifter - maybe other people can chime in as well. I felt it was taller than the 350. Granted I sold my 350 about a year ago, but I have driven several since then, including as recently as a few weeks ago. Playing with the sifter I got the sense that it was a longer throw than I was used to, my Z was an 03 and it had a relatively short throw I felt, with a much shorter (physically) shifter. (my opinions are all relative of course, as I haven't really driven a wide variety of sports cars to make a proper assessment)
In person the headlights do not jump out at me nearly as much as in pictures. Standing next to it they really jive with the rest of the car and they just feel natural to me. I didn't even really find myself staring at them, other than to admire their detail. My feeling is that the lights will grow on people in time, they have on myself already.
I remember when I first saw the Z33 I thought the tail lights were quite odd as they were so long and angular, but after seeing it in person I fell in love.
As for the 240, the shot of the badge and the engine are the only two, sorry
Other shots of the car can be seen here though:
Z-Car Garage's 1970 Datsun 240z
and here
Z-Car Blog (scroll down, it is on a mag cover with a Z33)
Again, thanks for the warm welcome, I look forward to being a part of and contributing to the community.