7 minutes ago, wheee! said:

Your original pics show the car in 77-78 style bumpers... interesting! What is the production date on the door tag?

Another set of good eyes.

Don't you just love this foum!

Edited January 10, 20196 yr by siteunseen

Well Zella is pretty hot! Nice bumper conversion. What tire and wheel size did you go with?

You won’t get much by the enthusiasts in this forum....they see everything. ?

 

 

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Wow, I can't believe I didn't see that. Everything about the bumpers and parts related say 77-78 for sure.

Waiting for the story behind it.

Except the hood...

You have some fine custom shops there too! I wish I had of been able to spend more time in Dubai when I was passing through...

http://www.carbonsignalauto.com/product/s30-dashboard-door-panel/

7 hours ago, wheee! said:

Your original pics show the car in 77-78 style bumpers... interesting! What is the production date on the door tag?

So the door tag was lost a few years ago, apparently they removed it when they were doing paint re-touchups and they never put it back (photo below). I looked up the VIN number against the production date and it looks like its a 75. Maybe one of the previous owners replaced the bumpers? Anything else I can look at to confirm if its a 75?

Love all the investigative work on this forum!

6 hours ago, Av8ferg said:

Well Zella is pretty hot! Nice bumper conversion. What tire and wheel size did you go with?

You won’t get much by the enthusiasts in this forum....they see everything. ?

 

 

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Thank you! The wheels are Rota RB 16*7". And the tires are 205/50/R16.Took a lot of back-and-forths to get the tire size right but pretty happy how it came out.

4 hours ago, wheee! said:

You have some fine custom shops there too! I wish I had of been able to spend more time in Dubai when I was passing through...

http://www.carbonsignalauto.com/product/s30-dashboard-door-panel/

I see these guys at most of the car meets here. Super friendly guys who are very passionate about what they do. 

You have the correct door latches for a 75-76 280Z the distance from your door edge to the door lock pull looks to be the correct 14cm meaning early 280Z. The doors and a few other things changed in August 76.
It’s quite possible someone bolted on different rubber bumper covers on the original bumpers for some reason.

What’s your VIN? Mine is a 76 with a 9/75 production date. HLS30-271295

You can also order a new door plate for your car from Zeddsaver in Canada too.

 

10 hours ago, zella said:

Anything else I can look at to confirm if its a 75?

Maybe horn pad, if the original steering wheel is still in place. Some emission parts on top of the intake are different through the years.