S30Driver Posted March 27, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 27, 2020 Thought I would share this interesting Z car I have been working on to help the owner out for the last few months. It is proudly owned by a very nice, very enthusiastic older woman 100+ miles away. I brought it up to my location in an enclosed trailer with the generous help of a good friend. It has not been running for over a year and in addition, she has had some bad experiences with some shops which took advantage of her with little results. She was referred to me by one of her relatives that lives in my area and I made the trip down her way to look it over, meet her and her husband and then agreed to bring it up to my garage. When I first talked with Joyce and I asked her about the car & herself her response was ... "I like to drive fast, and I'm all about accessories" ... The car had a number of electrical and fuel issues going on which are now mostly corrected. ( I successfully got it running, -very nicely, - this week to test some new wiring & things and will now continue on to complete or correct the other modifications and some new items. The brake system also needs some attention from sitting a long while. Some of this 75 280z features are : A beautiful ** (it pops!), very high quality 2 tone paint finish. Fresh, almost no miles Datsun Spirit stage 2 street motor, electric assisted power steering, glass body kit (not my cup of tea but she loves it, and that is all that matters). ** This paint could hang with MikeW's exceptional award winning 260z and give him a run for his money.... lol New stuff going in : new Vintage Dash with full Speedhut instrumentation, Zcar Depot Fast EFI system, numerous Skillard accessories & knicknacks , and more. Enjoy the pics, let me know what you think .... Its a fun car to work on, mostly a labor of love we all have for these cars, looking forward to see her reaction when I get her baby back to her, 280Zoommmm..................... 4 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted March 27, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 27, 2020 Pretty paint Love the engine! It aught to be fun when sorted Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-595573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZDatsun Posted March 27, 2020 Share #3 Posted March 27, 2020 Interesting valve coverSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-595582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Driver Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/26/2020 at 10:10 PM, AZDatsun said: Interesting valve cover Yes, its a carbon fiber cover over the stock alloy one. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-595831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Driver Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted March 30, 2020 Looking for 2 of the 280z gauge straps for the small instruments. The dash was pulled before I got the car and were lost. Needed to complete the Speedhut gauge install in the oem housings. Let me know if you have some available .... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-595833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted March 30, 2020 Share #6 Posted March 30, 2020 I might, it will be a couple of days before I can look Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-595856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Driver Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted March 30, 2020 Thanks Charles! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-595857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwri8 Posted March 31, 2020 Share #8 Posted March 31, 2020 If Charles doesn't I think I do. Just let me know. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-595861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Driver Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted March 31, 2020 Will do, thanks Greg! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-595885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted April 4, 2020 Share #10 Posted April 4, 2020 @S30Driver Is this what you need? Do you need the strap on the back of the gauge too? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-596312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Driver Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) Yes, that's it. Just the strap in your picture. Thanks for looking for it Charles! Edited April 4, 2020 by S30Driver addition Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-596313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted April 4, 2020 Share #12 Posted April 4, 2020 32 minutes ago, S30Driver said: Yes, that's it. Just the strap in your picture. Thanks for looking for it Charles! Still Rogers St? Do you have all the screws for the straps? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/63757-280zoom/#findComment-596314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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