Meet Zella. My 1975 Datsun 280z

[siteunseen]

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, 2019 by siteunseen

[Av8ferg]

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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[rcb280z]

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.

[wheee!]

Except the hood...

[wheee!]

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/

[zella]

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!

[zella]

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.

[zella]

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. 

[wheee!]

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.

[wheee!]

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.

 

[rcb280z]

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.