Pilgrim

Yes, because the shield on the bottom has a single opening to reach the petcock. I suppose one could use a hole saw to make another opening, but that seems pretty crude.

View Advert 1979 280ZX 2+2 for sale This car has a personal history for me. My dad bought it in the early 1980s, drove it occasionally for about ten years, then sold it to one of my friends. My friend Jeff had it for 20+ years, but fought cancer for a couple of years and passed away this fall. Jeff and his wife Dot lived on about five acres out in the country and there is a lot of stuff she doesn't need to deal with. She has health problems and no ability to use the car, and it has been sitting for at least three years. I'm helping her sell it, and in this case maximizing the $ isn't the issue because she and I want it to find a home. She has a clear title. I just visited her, took a good look at the car and lots of photos - all attached. Please CONTACT ME for more information, as I probably know more about the car than she does. I am trying to give you good info and she really can't help much with that. The car is in eastern Washington about 5 miles east of Pullman in a farming area 80 miles south of Spokane. It will need to be trailered. The gas in it is old and I doubt it will start with the gas in it. A UHaul trailer will handle this car easily. You will need a come-along or other device to pull the ZX onto the trailer. Priced at $1500 which is very fair for a 127K mile ZX. I want it to have a new home soon. YES, you will have to come to eastern WA, load the car and trailer it yourself. It's 80 miles north to I-90, and you can get anywhere from there. Here's an evaluation of the condition: The car has been parked next to a tool shed. There are weeds growing around it in the photos. Visually, the car is bad because ALL the clear coat is peeling. It looks awful, but the car isn't actually rusty. Look at the photos and you'll see it's just clear coat shedding. It will need a repaint but there is no serious rust anywhere on it. I looked around the edges where Z-cars generally rust and there doesn't appear to be anything going on. This isn't unusual for eastern WA, which unlike western WA is low humidity and not a place where cars rust fast unless they're driven a lot in winter, which this car was not. Glass is all present and appears good. I didn't check the windshield for chips. The seats are in very good shape and have real sheepskin seat covers. (My dad bought them when he had it because they worked great for me.) The interior panels behind the seats have been taken off and all the trim is piled behind the seats under the hatch. I do not know why he removed the panels and trim. Might have had a project in mind. Speedometer shows 127K miles, which is accurate. Engine is complete and was running when parked. Transmission is a 5-speed manual. All wheels are original and correct. All tires appear to be holding air. The car was built in February of 1979 (see tag.) The car has factory air conditioning. This is a complete car that should start up with a clean tank of gas, an oil and filter change and a coolant flush. It needs a complete clean-up and a coat of paint, as well as fresh fluids from front to back. It should be a good driver and will last someone a long time. I'll add photos, but I have more. I moderate the forums at Zcar.com and I've owned and driven Z-cars since 1974. My contact email: apowell at colocougs dot org. Area code 970 phone 215 followed by 1560 Advertiser Pilgrim Date 11/26/2023 Price $1,500 Category Cars for Sale Year 1979 Model 280ZX 2+2 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) HGS130-115497  

I went to the one in Colorado. Not interested in traveling more than a few hours to do so.

I had a similar thought. Check to see what the process for getting a title is in your state.

A suggestion: when you fill the clutch circuit, use DOT5 silicone fluid. It works great and doesn't draw moisture so the slave cylinder won't get corroded. I learned this the hard way.

If the bolt wasn't resisting turning when it broke, take a dental pick or some other small tool with a sharp end and see if you can back/turn it out. Sometimes that works if the bolt snaps from stretching rather than breaking because it resisted turning.

Agreed. I've installed a number of clutches by leaving the pressure plate loose enough to feel around the edges and slide the disc into the center of the pressure plate, then tightening it. It has worked every time.

Just a note from the stock turbo side....my 1983 ZXT has essentially no turbo boost until about 3K RPM. It's actually a bit of a dog when revs are low. The lag is always present if you're under 3K RPM. Once you hit that engine speed, the boost kicks in and pegs the boost meter if you keep your foot down, and you definitely feel the difference. I wouldn't worry much about lack of boost under 3K RPM, at least if you're using a stock 280ZX turbo for comparison.

Find a good radiator shop; many of them can do the cleanout and re-coat the inside.

I think they're about as "performance" as anything you and I can find for our 15-inch wheels.

I have an '82 ZX Turbo with the 15" stock wheels. I'm looking at BFG TAs for my next set. They're available in 205/60/15.

I'm not sure that 50 years form now, we'll think today's plastics are well thought out either. But by then the PC boards in all the computer control stuff will have cracked and failed, so the cars won't be drivable anyway.

Except that when you're away from home, etc. that piece of paper isn't with you, not if it has 200+ passwords like mine does. And paper can be lost, which then means you're screwed unless you have a scanned copy of your PW document, which you probably won't make every time you add a PW to the list. I'm happy with a password-protected cloud-based PW program. I do heartily endorse having a consistent pattern of PW construction that uses some known basic alpha characters (possibly based on the website or software's name) plus numerical characters in some combination of prefix and suffix, and a special character. Most sites require at least eight characters, both alpha and numerical, including at least one capitalized alpha character, plus a special character. That means it's not too hard to establish a PW convention which makes it easier for you to be consistent in the scheme you use, but vary the characters in each PW.

Hopefully he has been able to block the originating addresses.

On the Zcar forum my rule is to immediately delete the post and ban anyone who joins and within hours posts "my friend Bob has one of those...". I have no mercy with those jerks. I agree: 1) Get pictures, preferably ones that you specifically requested. Everyone has a cell phone and can shoot pix for you. 2) Deal with someone who has been on the forum for a year or longer. 3) Get a phone number and talk with the seller. 4) If in doubt, use an online escrow service that holds payment until the part arrives and you approve payment. That means you and the seller have to agree, and you'll pay a fee to the escrow service. It's worth it on expensive parts. If the seller won't agree, forget them.

I do think it's well said that it would be smart to put unused ECUs into a ziplock bag with a dessicant enclosed. (Here in COlorado at 10% humidity in midwinter I'm not sure I'd worry about the dessicant. )

This is totally unrealistic. When pros go racing, their cars are NOT the street versions. This has been true since about the 1930s. What you see on any race track may look like a stock vehicle, but it has nothing in common with stock engine, suspension, bakes or rubber. In many cases it has little to do with the stock body or aerodynamics, either. OF COURSE what you see on the track doesn't tell you anything about a stock Z. Stock vehicles haven't been in professional racing for about 90 years. But it helps sales!

Then you will need a reminder to remind you to slip the heat-shrink over the wire before you solder the ends of the wires together....

I've been the mod on that forum for a few years, and I will guaran-DAMN-tee you that if someone joins a forum and immediately responds to a parts wanted post with "My friend Bob has just the part you need. Contact him at eatme.gmail.com" it is ALWAYS a scammer. No exceptions. I have it posted in the forum that anyone who does that will be banned. The posts are always similar and always scams, and I've seen it for years. People who have Z-car parts respond themselves, they don't have random friends who have an inventory in their head posting for them. I can't speak to the case which started this thread, but my advice when buying used parts that are $$ is to go to an online escrow company (like Escrow.com) work through them, have the seller ship and don't have the money released until you have received the parts and authorize the payment to be made. Yes, it costs extra, but I've been scammed and I've learned from it. If he seller won't do that, I don't buy.

I moderate the zcar.com forum. When a new seller pops up with a list of stuff within hours after they join, I watch them like a hawk and warn members about paying before they receive any merchandise. When someone responds to a "parts wanted" post within minutes or hours of joining and offers the needed part, and especially if they say "contact my friend Bob, he has the part" I immediately delete the post and ban them. The Z-car forums seem to pull a LOT of scammers. I have no patience and no mercy.

Maybe put a fan right outside to pull air through?

You might check with the manufacturer and see if it can be colored before application.

I should have mentioned SRV, but that kinda goes without saying. I loved the work of his bass player, Tommy Shannon. His work with SRV was outstanding. For a treat, here's a version of Pipeline that I love...SVR and "Richard" Dale from the little-known movie "Back to the Beach" which was a beach movie reunion of Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello. It didn't make it into the final cut of the movie, but it's one of the best versions of Pipeline you'll ever hear:

Bonamassa is a real talent, and he CAN play wonderfully. I saw him at Red Rocks this summer and both I and my friends attending were let down by his performance. When he plays, it's all about him. Endless guitar wanking, going on in his solos much too long, and too much emphasis on his own originals which designed to let him go on and on. When he steps out of his "look at me, I'm the star" mode long enough to try a traditional blues tune or let someone else in the band really take some solo time, he's really good. Otherwise, he wore out his schtick in about 45 minutes. I love good guitar, especially living and dead musicans like Danny Gatton, "Richard" Dale, Santana, Popa Chubby and many others. I love Bonammassa's technique, just not the way he uses it when he performs. (Got a chuckle from the website automatically turning Dale's first name into D***. Therefore, I used Richard.)