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Sigh, I am so tired of the wider fatter car models, its not just the Z that is feeling this trend so many others are going that way. Its like they design a car and send it to McDs for a year before they sell it.

Well I am very disappointed and upset today, as we started stripping down the car prepping it for metal work and repair. What I found was a disaster area, the rust had eaten its way to the inner rocker panels, and the transmission tunnel. The passenger side floor had eaten its way up the firewall behind the battery, where the tail lights were was a brittle paper like substance instead of metal. The more I stripped the car down the worse it got and its to a point where it is not cost effective to bring this car back to working order or I guess I could say its beyond my military paycheck. To be blunt HLS30-293882 is dead, I will be stripping everything I can salvage for parts off the car and start looking for a good shell to work with. I cannot complain as I only paid $700 for the car and got a strong motor, good tranny, and besides the dash, everything interior wise is in good shape. The seats are not even torn or covered. In the end I got a lot of good spare parts for the next Z I find!!! So I am hoping to find a solid shell to work with, and start again.

I am needing fenders and doors for my 76 280, from what I gather I can use the fenders and doors from a 260 with no issue. Is this a pretty accurate statement?

Yes I plan to do most of the repair myself, I am pretty handy with the Mig, and as for tearing stuff out well, what guy isnt good at tearing things up. I also have a few friends that have been doing this for years who are going to help me out. Thanks for the links!

Hows it going folks, new to the Z and Nissan world. I have always like the old school Z's anything 78 or older. I am a Subaru guy at heart and spent alot of years playing with them while I was stationed in Japan. Anyway I picked up a 76 Z of the 280 varity, the floor pans are gone, the passenger side frame rail needs to be replaced, and one of the doors has been rusted through. Even after seeing all that I still could not refuse the poor Z, the guy I bought it from stuck the key in the ignition and the Z cranked up purred like a cat. So here I am digging up as much information as I can and hopefully get a line on a good place to find exterior parts, as well as learn about returning the Z to life. Well before I bore you to much, I am gonna end it here. Later, Mike