y2kbug77

Well I'm going to Vegas with my parents for Thanksgiving, so that's where most of the money I have is going right now. But I'll be graduating early, so I can get a job in January. The money from which will be going towards the car.

Thanks for all the replies guys. I do understand that it would be easier to buy a running Z and use the free one for parts. The problem is that I would most likely have to drive quite a distance and I don't have the lump sum of money to buy one right now. I have a running car, a 96 nissan sentra. lol. So restoring the 280z is just something I want to have done by August. My dad's best friend owns a auto repair shop, so I'm just going to put small amounts of money into the car as I go. It's $180 for the title, so I should have it before Christmas and be able to start working on the car in January.

Yeah, I know it's pretty pointless without pictures. The car is 40 mins away from where I live, so next time I'm up there I will definitely take some pictures. I will get some pictures of the exterior, but I will wait on photographing the interior until I vacuum it. lol

My uncle used to be a repo guy and one of the cars he got to keep from said job was a 1976 Datsun 280z. Unfortunately he is not the best at taking care of things. So this amazing car has been sitting idle at his farm for the past six years. The car has a very dirty interior and the paint is peeling rediculously, and other than a spot on the hood the car is rust free. I'm not sure what all is wrong with the mechanical aspects, but I will be suprised if they're in a good condition. But for a free project car, you really can't complain. My father and I are going to restore it and hopefully have it done before I go off to college next year. My uncle is currently working on getting us the title. I was just wondering if people on these forums could give me a rough estimate on how much it's going to cost to restore it? Sorry, I don't have any pictures at the moment.