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Wow, they have a lot of good parts pretty cheap! The Body panels and moulding stuff is cheaper than I have seen it in other places on the web! Nice, thanks for the link fellas!

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Hate to seem like a stupid noob, but what is VB?

No, sorry, let me rephrase: The Paint color site is missing colors from the 81-83 year 280zx's. It jumped right to 84.

Did anyone notice that this site is completely missing 81-83?

Yep. I was doing both simultaneously. Just came out of that search to check and see if anyone had responded yet. I have learned much from searching the forum. but I'd still like to see some nice pics of a Z that someone had repaired rust on, you know, a step by step. One thing that has helped a great deal ( with the exception of the actual rust repair) is the original service manual. The section on removing body panels is awesome.. definately recommend it, if you're going to be doing ANY kind of repair. Thanks for the quick reply!

Recently became the proud owner of a Silver 1981 280ZXt (queue applause). The car overall is in great shape, MOST of the paint still has a nice clear coat to it and the glass and all seals still work well (no leaks). The engine still runs really well, the turbo spools up nicely, does not overheat even idling in traffic here in the Florida sun, and no leaks underneath the engine. Suffice to say, I love this car. The Ac still works, the cruise, cabin light, maplight, and all other little accessories still function well. The problem I have with her is the typical rust i have read about here on the forum. The door bottoms and rocker panels are rusted pretty bad, and the hatch is rusted on a pretty big spot down on the bottom where the emblem is. The front frame rails are rusted, but the rest of the frame looks pretty intact. It is hard to see the rust on the floorpan since the undercoating is covering most of it. Rear quarterpanels have some rust underneath. Typical rust for this model from what I understand. My question is, is there a guide out there, with pictures preferrably, on the web I can use to start the repairs? Do you guys have any suggestions on protecting the undercarriage from rust once I have removed the old rust? Do you guys and girls have any suggestions for products or websites with replacement panels..? Sorry for the long post. I'm an admitted noob at this stuff, but I love the car, and I want to make her my everyday driver but she has to look good too. Can you guys lend a hand?:classic:

Hey Tomohawk, where did you order these window squeegies from? I imagine this is why the bottoms of my doors are rusted out. Thanks!!!!

Looking for an 81 -83 280zxt in or around the Orlando area.. If anyone has or knows of such a vehicle, please send an Email to: jasonran@cfl.rr.com or jrandall@cnlonline.com or call: 321-281-7994 ask for Jason. The ideal vehicle would free of frame rust (typical rust is OK, as long as it is repairable) and in good running condition.

Hey, you have a PM.