I'm just trying to get plenty of input on this subject before I start hacking away. Here's my situation: I have a 71 240z with heavy front end and frame rail damage. Otherwise the car is in great shape from the firewall back, no rust, fine interior, perfect windows. It has a 3 liter stroker motor that runs, but has a blown head gasket, so it leaks coolant, a 5 speed trans, and a LS200 diff. I also have a 76 280z that is in good shape, stock motor that will run on carbs, but the EFI dont work, with 4 speed trans and stock diff. It has rust in typical areas (rockers, lower wheel wells), and a cracked windshield, and a fairly gutted interior. I also have a 78 280z, that was free and is in unknown condition (haven't actually seen it, all I know is that it has no motor and has been sitting in a field for about a year). I also have a spare stock 240z motor, and some other misc parts.

So what should I do? Try to part out the 240 into the 76 280? Or just try to weld on a front clip to the 240 from one of the 280's? Or....?????

Depends on your skills. Anybody can strip a car, welding a clip to look right takes a very good welder, lots of time in alignment, some massaging,

A correctly fixed '71 should be more valuable than a '76...but it depends on final repair cost...the more work you can do, the tougher it is to choose.

Will

Are you able to post some pics?

that way we can see the damage.