1976 280z 2+2

[Basil]

Hi all, my girlfriend has always wanted an older car (a '67 impala...) but I refused to let her get a thing of a car (a '67 impala...). I showed her an old Datsun with hopes of her falling in love with one (instead of a '67 impala...), and guess what? She did!

After a few months of looking for a fixer-upper, we found one in the greater Seattle area that has a great body (we got lucky). The clutch is pretty much toast, the mirror is broken, the ignition is fubar and the seats are unusable, the shocks are not even present, the brakes are weak, the engine bay is a mix and match party of parts (like spark-plug wires being different brands and lengths, etc) and the steering is STIFF. This said the back "seats" are in great condition, and the body looks great.

I guess this is me saying Hi, and am letting you know early that I will be on here a lot working on her car. I live in Marysville, and she lives in Lynnwood, (Washington) so is there anyone that knows these cars well, and knows where I can find parts etc that is in the area?

I look forward to working on her car, and talking with the folks on this forum!

Thanks!

[Basil]

Oh, and I am in Texas right now, and will post some pics up when I get back on Sunday. At least I will try to haha

[d240zx2]

Well, Basil, you came to the right place. Plus you live in the right town. Browse the boards a bit and you'll see posts by Zsondabrain. He's your next door neighbor.

Don't be afraid to use the search function, as there is a tremendous amount of knowledge stored within this site.

Oh, and welcome!

[prilofx]

I ended up with a similarly crazy 240z, and my steering is stiff as heck, too. I haven't gotten into the steering and suspension much yet- been just getting the engine running right and making sure everything's square there but I had been wondering if it was really that tight to steer or if my initial impression of the suspension- that everything was rusted together- is the problem. We'll see! Going to tighten some stuff down today and hook the tach back up, and it goes in for a gas tank dip and repair this week.

Good luck on yours!

[Basil]

The motor seems to run great... I am still going to check the compression, plugs, oil, valve lash etc just to make sure...

My girlfriend is a petite little Asian girl, so a really stiff steering rack might be an issue for her. So its something that will for sure have a be looked into. Good luck on your project!

[Basil]

Well, Basil, you came to the right place. Plus you live in the right town. Browse the boards a bit and you'll see posts by Zsondabrain. He's your next door neighbor.

Don't be afraid to use the search function, as there is a tremendous amount of knowledge stored within this site.

Oh, and welcome!

Thanks for the welcome! I am an avid forum reader for other cars (im a Honda man :paranoid:) so I can get my way around a tool or two Thanks for the tip on Zsondabrain, i will look him up; maybe he can help out a bit.

I have used the search function a bit already for things such as the clutch disk size for the 2+2 etc...

Thanks again!

a note to whoever cares: I will still get the pics up by tomorrow evening (GMT).

[Basil]

ok guys, here are a few pics of the currently unnamed beast!

[Basil]

Some more:

Edited May 17, 2010 by Basil

[Basil]

and finally:

Sorry for a day late!! Enjoy )

Let me know what you guys think