Just a driver

[drivefaster83]

Here goes..... I am just a driver to an 1983 280zx 5 speed N/A T top (Dad's car). While he is out of state I have the honor of keeping his car yeeeaaaahhh for me. At first I though omg I am not driving that thing it needs a paint job has red interior and a door panel on the drivers side. Well I decided to drive the car (Which I have named Zippy) and well as ugly as she is I can't help to find a reason to go go go go.

My husband kept saying I thought that you wouldn't drive it. Now I have been working on her tracing down burnt out wires and all just to find a short in the turn signals. Nope no luck yet but I spent easy 3 hours a day working on her. And nope I don't do things like that either I have a saying when it comes to working on cars "Mechanics need to feed their families too" "I am not touching that it is nasty wash it first and then take it to the shop" so no I am not one that you would find under the hood of a car.

Zippy is ugly now but runs like a champ and handles like a dream. Dad had replaced all the vacuum lines and worked on her. I really don't want to give her back when he gets back into Texas but guess I will have to. :cry:

See my car is in the shop and her name is Baby. She is a 1995 Pontiac Bonneville and ohhhh how I love her. I use to race her and well that cost me since she is not supercharged . I will be getting her back soon and well I don't just want Baby (family car) I want Zippy too. And yes I am that kind of person to name cars just a habit this way you know what car I am talking about and how much I like it. My husbands truck (nice to look at) Bertha the bawd A$$ B!tch (92 Chevy Silverado EXT cab step side)well you can see how I like that thing. I don't that is ok so long as I don't have to drive her that is fine he loves her. Yep that is his other woman. . See that truck every time I drive her she will break down or throw a spark plug or something but he can go everywhere and no problems. :stupid::stupid:

Well now you know why I said I am just a driver for now. I am hoping to get Zippy or at least get my own Z and have fun with a project car and oh yeah I really like the 5 speed and t tops and want to find one of my own or talk dad out of his. He has two maybe I can get the other one???? Well I can hope cause I would be under the hood working on her and have friends that can teach me to paint her and work on her. I don't know much but will learn.

See I am a bartender and housewife so I have time and the friends I am talking about well they are regular customer's at the bar. They are mechanics , paint and body guys and car nuts. Hell they want to help me with my dad's car they are like can I drive it? Let me drive next. She is a WIP and they see her for what she use to be and can be not for her state now.

And Yeah I do try to race her.... No way in hell will i let a mustang pass me oh hell no. But that is me. And yeah I will be looking into putting a turbo on her for dad either way. Maybe if he sees that I really like the car he will let me have her even if I have to buy her. He gave my brothers cars when they hit 15 me I got a Honda elite scooter. Where is my car???Any Who you can see my dad's car photos at www.myspace.com/liquid_candycane I couldn't get the photos to load up here so I just put them there.

[twsutt]

Hey Donna, welcome to the forum. I always love seeing another Texan on the boards.

I'm with you, your father should just give Zippy to you - he has another. It'd just be selfish for him to keep them both.

[BRE-240Z]

Hello, and welcome to the club!

[drivefaster83]

Thanks Guys