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Need some help from the experts. Is their any visual differences in the 4 or 5spd units?? Thanks for any help

I found a nice little 73 240z today. It came from the original owners who both passed away and there son sold it to liqidate the estate. It has sat garaged most its life. It had a crack free dash. The spare tire well I could pour cereal in and eat out of. Super solid car with only a pinch of rust on a fender that I will replace. It had 73k original miles on the clock. The kid said it developed a cam issue...not sure what that was.......didn`t care. It was his wifes car. She passed and he was restoring it and fell ill. It sat for years just not finished. I will do the car justice and return it to its old glory. It still has her personal plates on the front and back which I will keep with the car in a hidden spot under the carpet. It is in unreal condition. 500 bucks!! Thank you Jesus!! I have a question..would you guys armor all the old dash or do what to preseve it??

Thanks for all your help. Someone with a little less indesicion than me snapped it up. My area is just loaded with these Zars so another will pass by. Some are rust buckets and some are just rust free here. It rains so many of them are garage kept and they do not use salt on the roads here yet in the winter. I allready have the one that I started on but I have the bug for these cheap lil bugger. I plan on gettin a few more while they are still super cheap. As the one guy put it they dont make them any more so the appreciation gods will one day smile on them.

I allready waved the cash..no deal. The are 1k firm. I ripped up the carpets and pried off the undercoat........solid as a rock. Spare tire still in place. Whats funny is I am contemplating this car when the local paper has..get this........2 z cars for 1k. Yea......2 for oneK!! I went and looked at them and they are beyond roachy. The first car still has me thinking. I would be starting with a really solid body and that means alot. The darn battery box was not even rusty which blew me away

I better add it runs but rough. The shifter is super sloppy and the motor runs on 3 cylinders. Brakes need gone through also.

I need some help. Another 280z has blown my way. It is super un-rusty 1977. No rust in all the usual places and darn straight. Its a 4sp with air cond that does not work but is all there. It has a ratty interior and a cracked dash. It runs and drives with a cracked winshield. The stereo hole is cut wider and its just sittting on stock rims. The guy wants 1000 bucks for it. What do you all think??.

On the transmission issue......what year 5 spd will fit in my 77 with a 4spd. I have heard all the way to 83. Any certain tranny to look for or any to stay away from?? Thanks

Thanks for the input. You covered alot of things I was not thinking about. One of my concerns was that the long term storage may have damaged the motor but none of you commented on that.

Hi all. The z bug has hit me so I dove in. After alot of looking at rust buckets I bought a 77 280 with documented 70k miles for 800 bucks. Parked since 1985 in the guys garage and its rust free. No cracks on the dash but some dings and small dents in the body. He changed all the fluids before storage. My question is besides the cleaning out the old fuel is there any other steps I should take before trying to get it going?Can I siphon the fuel from the tank or do you recomend dropping it? I was going to remove the plugs and oil up the cylinders and crank the starter for some oil pressure but wanted to check with the guys in the know. Thanks