Mack Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 hello all, I recently purchased a 280ZX with a full kaminari wide body kit. I guess te car itself is in bad shape (rusty floors and rockers) but the body kit is fine. no damage, craks or breaks. The plan is to take the kit off (cutting the rear fenders will be necessary, I imagine) and put it on my slick top. Id be willing to work with someone if anyone wanted to make molds for a reproduciton of this kit as I understand it is no longer available and 280ZX kits are far and few between these days. the only problem is that its for a 2+2. which is good for me, since I have a 2+2 but bad for abnout 80% of 280ZX owners out there. that being said, the front fenders should be fine, the rears would need a little massaging to put them on a 2 seater.... so if anyone has any questions, feel free to PM me or post them in the thread. *note I wont actually have the car until the end of june when I travel to NY to pick it up. also, Ill be driving out to NY with an empty 2 wheel car dolly, and Im leaving from Minneapolis so if anyone needs anything transported, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Zed Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 You could make 2 molds if you can be bothered. First of the 2+2 version. Make one set for your car. Then modify the rears to suit a 2 seater and remold them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David K Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 That z was for sale for 50 years. Someone finally bought it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 hello all, I recently purchased a 280ZX with a full kaminari wide body kit. I guess te car itself is in bad shape (rusty floors and rockers) but the body kit is fine. no damage, craks or breaks. The plan is to take the kit off (cutting the rear fenders will be necessary, I imagine) and put it on my slick top. Id be willing to work with someone if anyone wanted to make molds for a reproduciton of this kit as I understand it is no longer available and 280ZX kits are far and few between these days. the only problem is that its for a 2+2. which is good for me, since I have a 2+2 but bad for abnout 80% of 280ZX owners out there. that being said, the front fenders should be fine, the rears would need a little massaging to put them on a 2 seater.... so if anyone has any questions, feel free to PM me or post them in the thread. *note I wont actually have the car until the end of june when I travel to NY to pick it up. also, Ill be driving out to NY with an empty 2 wheel car dolly, and Im leaving from Minneapolis so if anyone needs anything transported, let me know. I think the 2+2 should be fairly easily adapted to coupe with sme skill (shortning the rear panels) anyway this is worthless without pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I'll lend my ZX for the coupe version. It's not doing anything anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yeah, I got it for $1200 and thats with the rims (16" enkei mesh!) and all the parts to fix teh engine fire stuff, brand new from MSA. I think it will look MUCH better with a slick top in blue and silver 2 tone. pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_inertia Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 wow first time i've ever seen that kit. it really has a starion/conquest look to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B00STDZ Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 That z was for sale for 50 years. Someone finally bought it! lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 It makes me happy to see a member on here saved that car. I was tempted several times to scoop it up but I was so far away in Colorado. That car has been discussed here many times, and I think we all were hoping that it would be saved and returned to its former glory. Good luck and congrats. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 unfortuntely, I will more than likely be parting the car itself, but the kit will live on and be installed on my 1980 slick-top 2+2. This is the same car that will also be getting my own frankenstein head (1.5KA24DE) if the damn machine shop ever decides to finish it, S13 coilovers, Z32 big brakes, and Im trying to find some info on a Kontrolle rear crossmember, as they supposedly had better rear end geometry for squat control and handleing. oh, and the kit actually looks better (than a starquest) in person. I saw one at the MSA show this year. It is owned by the owners of Kaminari. I got to chat with them for a bit about it, and they are really nice guys! The car it was on was a 2 seater and had an aftermarket turbo system installed. It had a "scramble" button on the gearshift. push it and it was an instant 5psi jump in boost! kind of like the Go Baby, Go! button from Gone in 60 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowCarbZ Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Any links to info on that car or a story behind it? I'm just interested in the history of it really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 I have no idea. Im sure they will give me the full story when I go to pick it up. There has to be something behind it, as it was a $3000 body kit in 1983 and add another $12000 for installation and paint (quoted from the owners of Kaminari that I ran into at MSA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 well, I got the car back to minnesota safe and sound. Ill get some pics of it this weekend. WHen I get a house Ill start to strip it and take off the kit. I think Im going to make molds of all the pieces. can anyone give me a link or a website that would have some good advice on how to make molds for producing fiberglass parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleriousZ Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I think it has a blend of porsche 944 and bmw e30 m3 look to it. It fits the 280 quite nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8_DatZun Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 The way the rear quarters look is what i want to do to mine kind of... I was going to get replacement quarter panels and weld a 2" spacer between them and the stock quarters then blend back near original width at the very back of the car.. Glad to see this pic and get a little better idea of what it will look like if i do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Would love to see the car. Give me a shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilZX Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Would love to see the car. Give me a shout. I second that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreZ Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 i'd be interested in the price of a one-off run if you can adapt it to a 2 seater model. Also can't wait for some better resolution pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZXT_bean Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 what are your thoughts on the flair for the doors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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