matt92yota

well i know he ran just water in it maybe for 3-4 months before he parked it because he got tired of spending money on coolant. But anyways I plan to take out the rest of the carpet and check for any other rust tomorrow.

the frame rails look good. i was talking to my uncle today and he thinks the reason the floor is rusted out because the heater core leaked a little and he never fixed it.

thanks guys, i've started messing with it a little and i've got the passenger seat out and removed the carpet, the hole in the floor isnt as bad as I suspected it would be but its still a decent sized hole but maybe i can get away with installing a piece of sheet metal instead of having to buy new floor pans

Hey everybody just thought i should introduce myself. first off i should say that this is my first datsun/nissan and i absolutely know nothing about this car so i look forward to learning about my 280z with the help of you guys. But anyways on to the car now, i got the car from my uncle yesterday for free it has a good amount of rust around the wheel wells and the passenger side floor pan is rusted out. my uncle bought the car new in 1978 and drove it til 1997 due to the headgasket blowing and has since been sitting outside til last night when i pulled it into my shop. the interior is in pretty rough shape as well. Now for my first question what is the best site/sites for parts for my car? And also what is the best repair manual that i should buy/use? Thats pretty much all for now so heres a pic of her: