JuanJaime

Yeah, i've considered this. I know it will never ever be truly straight again, but i just figured maybe the car could be fixed just enough to make something non-original and more rest-omod, like an RB powered car or v8 swap. Do you guys think it's to the point of just selling for scrap or could it be a candidate for a costume build? I've seen cars like 32 coupes and old willy's start out from what seemed like mere slivers of metal and they ended up being complete costume builds, all from MUCH less than what I'm starting with.

Good option. Thank you.

So I recently bought this Z (October of last year). Paid 925 bucks for the car, two giant tupperware containers full of parts (mostly ventilation hoses and some cam gears) and a 280 parts car of which the year is unknown. The previous owner claimed that the motor had been rebuilt 8000 miles ago and it ran quite well. It did in fact, run quite well. It came equipped with a set of homemade 6 into 1 headers, Bob Sharp Racing intake manifold along with the complimentary 390 cfm carb, misc ignition goodies, a close ratio gearbox out of younger 280zx and a pair of faux nismo bucket seats. I thought I was set. Of course upon closer inspection I began to realize that the car was almost entirely composed of rust...But it ran so well! Oh well. So now i'm wondering, would it be worthwhile to cut out all of the rust from the frame, fab up new rails and such, or should I just part this car out and start from scratch. Can anyone please lend me their opinions on what they did in similar situations? I will let it be known that under no condition will I outsource any of the labor for the car. I am currently in school for auto-body, though I have little to no experience in restoring older vehicles. I have several pictures of the car and its undercarriage in my profile gallery. Thank you in advance, for your patience. Juan

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azkyinc, I too am a rather new Z owner and also acquired my Z with a Bob Sharp/Holley 390 setup. It actually runs very well and according to my butt dyno isn't too big of a slouch. The biggest complaint I have is that upon initial startup it will idle around 1000 to 1500 rpm....and then it bogs (it just dies). I start it up again and it idles for about 10 to 15 seconds and bogs once more. The whole process is repeated until I can sustain a steady idle, at which it will settle around 500 rpm. Typically, if i rev it past 4000 rpm as soon as I get it to turn over it will settle into that steady low idle much sooner. Other than that, my setup seems very reliable and I use it as my current daily driver.