Migu3l

i dont care if i cant find the original parts. ican alwayshabe them custom built. its not like im trying to restore the car. i want to fix it up and make it my own but still have the classic look of the 280z. plus i dont plan on selling it as soon as its done. but u have a point. i have looked around but i could only find stripped 280s and they go for more than 600. and they are all rusted up too.

it was just an idea.i dont know of any other place that i could get the history of the car. one question...it the 280 z a unibody or chassis frame?

and yes i am "young"...im 18 but i know a thing or two of cars and how they work.

well it is a 2+2 i think. it has the rear seats but everything in the inside is trash. the only thing i could reuse it the dash. i will want to make it a 2 seater and take out the rear seates anyways. ionly want it as a project for now. maybe in the future itmight be my daily driver. i going to try to get the vin and then look up online the history of the car,any wrecks,owners, etc... as for the title im not sure yet. i want to go but work and school has not let me go. maybe by next week ill see the title. but for now my daily driver(95 civic 4dr) just broke down on friday. i got it fixed on sat but now its making another noise. thats where all my money has gone to. to say the least it was just an easy fix( tensioner from the ac belt fell off and cut the power stering belt.) before that it didnt turn on. that took 3 weeks to find out the problem. so for now the 280z will have to wait til i get my daily driver is back to normal. i will post more pics later of the underbody and the inside and the engine. sorry for the crappy pics but i dont have a good phone.

@steve: no i did not look under the car. in the engine bay i just looked at it. i didnt take anything apart. and the oil is new as he has not turned it on since he lost the keys. and im willing to invest whatever is needed its just im not able to do so as fast. thats why i say its going to be a project car. i do want to make it a daily or weekend driver in the future. like i said before it could be just that rocker arm that needs repair but i have no clue if that is the only issue. i want to try to find or see if a key can be made for it so that i can at least test drive it. in the condition that its in its a bargin. i was going to work on the whole engine after i got it anyways. @5th: what do you mean by a "shifty" owner? i am going to a tech school for auto tech right now. its a good 30 min drive to and from school.

and i dont know if it even runs as he said he has lost the keys to the car...

yeah i really want it. thing is i dont really trust the guy. for example i went one morning to see the car. 2 days later i went again but with my dad to show him and the guy wasnt there. but this other mechanic came over and asked what i wanted and i told him and he said the guy had left to africa... i was sceptical and sure enough my gut was right. later that day i had to work and well i just decided to see it one more time and sure enough the guy that was suposed to be in africa was there working. thats why im not so sure if i should get it. i think its a scam. i havent seen the title for the car ether so it could not even be his. plus i have school right now and i need a daily driver that wont break down. still i would love to have it as my project car!

here is how it looks on the outside

i will post photos later. i dont have too many details. its a non turbo. 5 spd. i6. looks to have had an oil change and trans has new clutch.(from what the guy has told me) i hasnt been use for a good 6 months. what else can i add? oh yeah inerior is in need of an overhaul. i dont think it has a sterio ether.

ok well i am looking at a 1975-78 280Z. outside is in great condition. motor looks good. but the thing is he wants 600 for it. i know something gots to be wrong with it. im just not sure what. he said it has a clicking noise inside the engine and my stupid self mentioned the rocker arms and now he doesnt tell me what he said was wrong. the guy works at a shop. i need to know if it is worth it. mind that he doesnt have the original or spare key and the driver door lach is broken. only way to get in is through the back or the passanger door.