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Thanks! It's been fun exploring this car. The Z-car thing goes way, way back with me to the early 70's when my Dad's best Friend bought a 240 before he got out of USAF. That influenced my oldest brother, who was just starting his USAF career as a ROTC graduate from the U of Arizona, to get a 240. Myself, being the youngest brother, was subsequently hard-wired to own a Z, and eventually in 1983 I bought a 1978 280Z. Life happened and in the mid 90's I sold it. For you 280Z experts....what I gave up was the 1978 Champaign-gold, cream interior, push-bar bumper, factory mag wheel version. So I buy this '76 last month and as I'm going through it I pull back the rear deck rug and see those two latched compartments behind the seats. I had forgotten all about those cool secret hiding spots. Latter that day I'm driving the car and have the radio set to a local classic rock station and .38 Specials song 'Hold on Loosely' starts playing through those original speakers. It was a pretty cool day.

Awesome wiring diagram. Yes, that works great and it is pretty obvious its the switch. Maybe I'll luck-out and it will turn out to be a simultaneous r/l hi-beam filament failure....yea, right.

Darrel, Wow........and thanks. I just downloaded a '76 280Z factory service manual. You guys are great!

Thanks Carl, Those prices are very much in line with what I have seen. I could do the savvy buying thing but I need some info on the cars electrics soon. Scott Lefforge

Sorry, guys. Been on the road so let me catch up.... --VIN# HLS30286777 --Coppell is in NW Dallas Co east of Grapevine/Flower Mound --Yep, found corrosion in all those areas, but nothing soft yet --You're right I do need to get to the Arlington gig --You won't find Forum-ite in Websters (and yes I goofed up the spelling). I am involved with a large forum in my industry and that salutation gets tossed around. I did find this in the Urban Dictionary though; forumite: A regular at any given Internet message-board system, or "forum". Okay, I need manuals....any sources you guys rec? I found a factory owners manual and shop manual that were pricey. I don't mind paying that price but I also am still not experienced enough to determine worth yet. My immediate problem is a sticky hi-beam switch or relay. I get driving lights but no hi-beams.

Okay guys, I'll need some help here. The Z is really clean on the body. I am willing to paint but will try to compound/buff out the original first. The suspension and probably all of the rubber has dry-rot and will need to be replaced. I see chopping on the rear wheels and I can feel the back-end cup when accelerating out of of second. The interior is very positive. Absolutely no cracks, original am/fm radio, no AC. I am suspicious of the rugs; high quality but the hatch rugs don't have strap hole's and the center council/arm rest ops aft and looks like a fix vs. a replacement. Here are some pic's

Actually Lefforge is my name, I am in Texas but transplanted from AZ and CA. Photo's soon. that's a good looking' 240.

Hello all, New to the site. I used to own a 78 Z in my 20's and I've missed that car for a long time. Been looking for a 280 Z for quite a while and finally found and bought a 76 today. 90K on the motor, very clean interior but the paint has some hangar rash that will need to get fixed. Kept garaged all these years. Pretty stocked and its been a blast to drive..