"Brand new" 280Z

[brunodoggy]

5 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

I've mentioned this in other threads not sure I did here,  But check those fuel injection hoses for cracks on the ends.  They crack lengthwise and let fuel leak.  I had raw fuel squirting all over my hot engine one day soon after I got my car.  Luckily, no ignition occurred.  Not real visible without a good eye and bright light.  Age alone might make them weak, like tires.  You might have to change those to modern hoses if you want to run the engine, even though the originals add to the time capsule feel.

Yes, that's good advice. I haven't decided if I'm going to get this car running or eventually sell it as a barn-find time capsule.

[brunodoggy]

Well, I finally started working on my "New" 280Z (350 Miles). I plan to have it finished and take it to ZCON in September. Larry from AMMO NYC came down last week and did a full Paint Preservation/Restoration, making the car look all the more unbelievable. I'll start adding some detail photos when I can, but here ar e a few. 

[SteveJ]

At least I know I'm not going to be the only one from ClassicZCars at ZCON.

[Jeff G 78]

The real question is if the spindle pins will slide out like the FSM shows.  ?  

[brunodoggy]

I'm betting the pins would pull right out, but I'm not going to verify that!  ?

[bartsscooterservice]

Looks like a 350 mile Z to me. Never knew they came with such a heavy rough black undercoating ? 

You have the picture of the barn find. Just have it cleaned professionally, give it a good tune up and put it on barret jackson or something lol. Worth big bucks for collectors

[brunodoggy]

I don't know for sure, but I suspect the excessive undercoating was dealer applied. This was sold in Philadelphia, where there was lots of salt put on the roads.

[ensys]

 

Well, I wouldn't be too sure about that.

 

My '77 is an original Cal. car, and it came well treated with the then conventional asphalt-based undercoat. Not terribly neatly, but thorough.

 

 

 

 

[lonetreesteve]

On 9/16/2019 at 11:23 AM, siteunseen said:

I see them on ebay from time to time. I'm looking too.

Your's are the Scallops right, '71 to '76?

According to Carl Beck's website www.Zhome.com the Scallop hubcaps were only on the 1972 thru 1975 Z-Cars. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. 

[brunodoggy]

The Scallop hubcaps were on the 76 Z's. Here is an ad for 1976. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2015/12/29/the-personalized-datsun-1976-280-z-brochure

[lonetreesteve]

22 minutes ago, brunodoggy said:

The Scallop hubcaps were on the 76 Z's. Here is an ad for 1976. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2015/12/29/the-personalized-datsun-1976-280-z-brochure

That's good to hear!  The Scallop hubcaps look great on your car!  The picture of the 1976 Z brochure proves it. I also Googled 1976 Datsun 280Z  "Images" and the 1976 280Zs shown that didn't have aftermarket wheels on them, all had the Scallop hubcaps.  Looks like Zhome.com will need to make the correction to '72 thru '76 Z-Cars for the Scallop hubcaps.

Good luck to you with the sale of your world record low mileage 280Z!  I would put it on BringaTrailer.com if I were you, as it only costs $100.00 to list a car. A pristine '71 240Z with 21K miles sold for $310K in January. 

[brunodoggy]

BAT is where it will probably eventually end up. Right now we are focusing on making sure it looks EXACTLY like it did when sitting in the dealer's showroom. That will hopefully be completed in time for ZCON. This is mostly just detailed cleaning, other than the mechanical work cleaning brake and gas lines and getting the engine running.