Picked up another toy - 75 280Z

[ezzzzzzz]

Somewhere is a very upset PO of this car. I really feel sorry for the fella but life has it's bad moments. It was auctioned off by the Morale/Rec/Welfare office of the local Naval Base. Rumoured it was parked at the auto hobby shop. Maybe the owner had to ship out or was stationed elsewhere and couldn't retrieve the car. It will be taken good care of by it's new owner if that is any consolation. I got into a bidding war with a knucklehead and paid more than I had intended. I still got a good deal. It was setup as a track car. Built-in rollcage (less the front bars to firewall), Panasport wheels (like new), coilovers, camber plates up front, Wilwood disc's, heavy sway bars, ATL fuel cell, MSA 6-1 header, Magnaflow exhaust, 240SX throttle body, CAI, fiberglass bumpers, etc. Little rot in the rails under the seats but no other serious rust issues and I've got a set of new rails in the garage. Battery area is great. No rust in the floors, sills, doglegs, fenders, hood, hatch or anywhere. Couple of dings, scratches and fading paint. Got it home and it wouldn't start. Left the battery changer on it for a while. Had to use a remote start button to turn it over (bad switch, wiring or interlock unit?) Just turned over go for a while then suddenly it roared to life. It spit and sputtered for several minutes then smoothed out to a nice tickover and thumping exhaust (must have a hotter cam installed). Nice clean exhaust. No smoke at all. I rolled it off the trailer, checked the brakes and clutch. A quick spin around the block was fun. This car hauls azz. There's a knocking in the rear when slowing down and when reversing. I suspect a halfshaft u-joint has failed which would be the reason it was parked at the auto shop. When the snow melts I'll climb underneath to get a better assessment. Now I'm the owner of two running Datsuns, my pristine 71 240Z and this soon-to-be daily driver.

Edited December 16, 2010 by ezzzzzzz

[motorman7]

That's a nice looking car. Always nice to have an extra Z to play around with. Congrats and have fun.

Rich

[ChrisZ]

Thats a great looking Z, except of the wheels, you should ditch them and find me a shipping price to Denmark, so i could dispose them for you

So how much did you have to pay?

Chris

[ezzzzzzz]

More than I should have but less the cost to build it... =)

[cygnusx1]

Nice ride, I am sure whatever you paid it will be worth it. I like it. MORE PICS!!

[ezzzzzzz]

Got to wait for the snow to melt. Functional but not eye candy under the hood. Quite a few pieces that are chrome plated and needing attention. With the car dropped like it is there is difficulty in getting photos of the suspension. Interior is tidy but needs attention also. There's an overlay on the dash and the carpet is loose all over (lots of dynamat throughout the car). The worse offense in someone cut the door panels for speakers...damn it. I've got a new set of 240Z panels, pull straps and armrests in the house but really don't want to install them in this car. I did notice some rust bubbling in two spots (dime sized) at the base of the windshield. That will get prompt repair shortly.

[cygnusx1]

It's a D.D. so use the speaker holes for speakers. Might as well. Just get some decent looking speaker grills. Save the 240 panels for a resto.

[spitz17]

Beautiful car man, I love the color accents

[rdefabri]

Really nice man! I sold my '72 240Z to fund some work on my '66 E-Type. Now have that fully running, I am looking at a 280Z to replace. It's not that I don't want another 240Z, but I think a solid 280Z could be had cheap and I would feel more comfortable doing mods such as yours.

Please post more pics - that looks fantastic! Are the rims 16"?