Help on a parts car!!

[new_2_z]

Ok im doing a l28 swap in my 260z. i found a 81zx non turbo at a junkyard. the guy wants 600 for me to take home and take what i want out of it. i want to get the engine, tranney, diff. do u think this is worth the 600. i dont know if the engine starts but he said it does.(i dont know if that 100% true) since im going to carb i dont need all the wireing. i played with the tranney and it moved through all the gears nicely. im not going to through the engine as soon as i get i will clean it up and some mods to it. i think i might rebuild the engine while its out. i just want some input. they have a 280z also that i want to get the moustache bar. i know the non turbo diff has a 3.90 gear. (does the zx have a moustache bar i can use or would be better with the 280?)i looked at the rims and they where the iron ones. i dont know if care for to much for these. any input on this situation. does this sound like a good deal i would not mine trying to get him lower its just i want to see if this is worth 600. i guess i could pull parts off and just sell what i dont want. should i get the pumps, clutch cylinder...etc just throwing some ideas out. i know those who say to go turbo for this and that. i want to keep the n/a going. im not in no hurry to get the engine in because i want to do things right. i plan to keep/store my l26 engine because its the matching number one but it has 240z carbs with the 260z manifold. so i think i will have a nice setup for the f54. i know their is a big thread on heads. i read alot from here,hybrid and zcar. i came to a conclusion that if i use my e88 head and use the springs and valve from the p79 would be nice. of course im going to do the port and polish. srry if i drag this on i really just wanted to see if this was a good deal on parts to go with or dont even bother with the deal. im still keeping my eyes open for other things just z's are hard to come by.

[Hrududu]

Is the ZX wrecked? If not you may want to wonder why it is in the junkyard. In my own experience from buying and pursuing engines from salvage.

[new_2_z]

yea the right side has mess up and it had rott

[hls30.com]

$600 is too high, I bought a complete '83 ZX Turbo for $361 and a running Na 280zx well worn, but with no bodyrot for $500. Take $300 cash and wave it under his nose, if you want the car more than that put another $100 in your pocket. I would wait, and look for a running rust bucket, check the paper, tellnsell, pennysaver, and the like. What you are hunting for is out there...

Will

[Ed]

I paid $100 bucks for a wrecked 81 ZX. I pulled the engine, tranny, diff, A/C compressor, distruibutor, and the power window motors. Honestly all this would be worth $600. But I wouldn't pay any more than $400.

[new_2_z]

yea that sounds right what yall are saying, im goint to go tommorrow and see how low this dude will go. if anything ill leave and show up in a couple of weeks to see if he went down. yea i would like to leave that junkyard with some money in my pockets . i need to get a engine lift but i have a friend that has one if i cant get one. but i heard u could rent these for cheap so i need to check that out. still need to get that moustache bar

[sonofzzzap]

If I were you I'd get the whole car without him trying to come back and get it, then when you're done, sell it on the trader or to another yard...

[new_2_z]

how much would you pay for a zx 5speed tranney,3.9 diff and a 280z moustache bar? i im going to try to go for it cheap its just i want to know where i stand when going in their. gotta get teh game face going...

[LanceM]

I got an 81 ZX for $200 last year, drove it for a month and decided that I didn't want to plate it and stripped it, kept the engine and the tranny, sold the rest of the parts on ebay and made over $700, go figure