Build date help

[RacerX77]

Thanks for the help I posted on a few forums I'm new to the Datsun world so I didn't know what ones had the most traffic or were the most helpful 

[gwri8]

Who won?

[siteunseen]

31 minutes ago, gwri8 said:

Who won?

Dead cat bounce, Dead cat bounce bounce or which Z site has the most traffic?

[RacerX77]

Traffic was this one by a long shot 

[gwri8]

Yea us! 

[87mj]

On ‎7‎/‎19‎/‎2017 at 1:50 PM, siteunseen said:

Mine is 355,834, build date of 09/'76 titled as a '77.  Look at the rear deck and see if it slopes up toward the rear window, it should and you should have a space saver uninflated spare tire.

I knew there were obvious changes in the sheet metal such as the '70 rear deck lid vent and the 280z vented hood. I assumed there were rear quarter panel changes to accommodate the bumper changes but what is the rear deck slope? Sorry for the ignorance.  I have never owned a 280z before.  

[siteunseen]

I believe they raised the deck height to accommodate a larger fuel tank and the slope was to cover the rear brake light panel?  I'm not positive though.  I know my 240 has that plastic panel that's about 8 inches tall and goes from the driver's side to passenger's.  It's held in place with plastic push pin rivets.  My 280 doesn't have that, you can just pull the deck up and hang it on the driver's side hatch strut with a black elastic strap that has a hook on it.  I thought I had a picture but can't find it now. 

here's the thread but some pictures are gone, anyway it explains it all.