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[280z1975]

Hello all,

Well I would like to say thanks for all the help I have been getting so far and I thought I would introcude myself to the Classic Zcar Club.

I have recently accuired a 1975 280z. The Z came from my uncle. He has owned it for as long as I can remeber and I think he got it when it was only 2 years old. The Z sat in the garage till about 1999 or so when my uncle and his daughter began to fix it up. He had the engine rebuilt and made it mechanicaly sound so that it could be daily driven and refreshed on the weekends. After a year the clutch went and the car sat in the garage till November of 2005. This is when at Thanksgiving dinner I was talking about how I would rather use an audio input jack than a cassette adapter to run my music in my 96' Sentra. My uncle said, "Well you can have the one out of the Z before I have it towed away." I was like, "What? Your going to have the Z towed away?" In the back of my head I knew I would like to have another car when I moved to Hamilton, Ontario with my fiancee, so I asked if I could have the car. A week or two later and the car was at the mechanics and the journey begins.

I am going to have this one as a daily driver. I am firm believer that cars are ment to be driven. Look to Jay Leno, he own a boat load of cars and drives them all. So I am going to refresh this to a high standard and enjoy the car. But first, it's time to prepare it for the world out there and all the rust it brings.

I don't have the cash to do a full restoration on it, but would rather put $2,000 into saving this Z and having a cool car than buying a regular used $2,000 car. Anyways, down the line once I am more monetarialy set I can do all the extra perks to the car to maker her right. I have read how much some of you guys put into your car and gone :surprised

I have a website where I will keep photos and track progress of the car. I want to chronicle how to do a Z up well, but on a budget.

http://gregggermer.com/280z.htm

I plan to do a few article write-ups and keep track of all the information I find to help make the next persons a job in restoring a bit easier. I started this whole process knowing very little, so if I can do it anyone can.

Note: Photos of the car before will be comming soon. I am still at the fiancee's for the holidays.

[Alex 240Z]

Seems like you have a great plan and did your homework Looking foward to seeing your progress on your website !!!!!