Picking up a 1977 280z 6 Hours Away. Tips?

[Zed Head]

3 hours ago, BayAreaZ650 said:

Do the 280z bumpers help at all with protection in a collision? I'd like to be sure that I'm not compromising the little safety the Z offers.

They're not there for their beauty.  You will be compromising.  But not much.

[Av8ferg]

I don't think anyone buys a classic Z for the safety.  I agree with ZH, they might protect your car from granny in the parking lot from smashing up your rear apron but if you get hit with any real force those bumpers won’t do a darn thing to protect you,   Captain Obvious is probably designing a 10 mph bumper that sticks out 24 inches for his restomod.  Sorry CO....its 3am, I'm working and between flights...couldn’t  help myself ?

[grannyknot]

1 hour ago, Av8ferg said:

, they might protect your car from granny in the parking lot from smashing up your rear apron

I beg your pardon, I'm not that old.

[240260280]

29 minutes ago, grannyknot said:

I beg your pardon, I'm not that old.

Typo.... he meant grannyknot, not granny.... we heard that you were a demolition derby champ in the 80's so you have a rep ?

[siteunseen]

Demolition Derby Champ #2

[Av8ferg]

Demolition Derby Champ #2

Your 280 bumpers can’t handle her. Maybe CO’s bumper he’s engineering might hold up.



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[Av8ferg]

Captain Obvious’s bumper prototype.



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[siteunseen]

That's the whole park!  

As in "park bench bumpers"

[Captain Obvious]

Wow. You guys have been on a roll in my absence. Glad to provide you with so much amusement at my expense!  

I would usually deflect stuff like this with "Yeah, whatever. My car runs great", but that's not currently the case. So go ahead... Poke your fun. I'll get even someday!  

[Av8ferg]

We know you don’t have a smart phone so it’s easy to beat you up while you long in to AOL.


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[siteunseen]

Hold up! I'm the forum's bufoon.

CO is our "stable genius". 

[gwri8]

24 minutes ago, siteunseen said:

Hold up! I'm the forum's bufoon.

CO is our "stable genius". 

CO is a genius in our barnyard, err..stable,   But you're not a buffoon,  just somebody I wouldn't trust to be near my sister, daughter, or mother........?

Edited July 3, 2019 by gwri8