Hello all, this is my first post and im new to this forum so please forgive me if I don't know all the rules yet:). I live in the humid NC. anyways, joined with hopes of making a Z a track or drag car, Was considering V8 swap. but that's in the future, I have to still get one first; now my question.
OK so I'm looking to buy a project Z. My budget is about $2000. Ive read the previous forums as to the +'s and -'s of each model (240-280z's). For a track car or drag, Ive found that the 240's are the lightest most power to weight ratio I can get. so I want to go with a 240. The posts have also mentioned that "all in all out of the three models you should just find one without rust". Well Ive tried to do that and have been looking all up and down the east coast for the past 2 months about, but that's the problem its the east coast, and everything has rust I'm finding. SO now if I buy such an old car (240z) over here, its most likely going to have rust. I'm thinking that finding a 30 year old z without rust for less than $2000 is out of ?. Its a Restoration project and so I'm willing to put money into it to fix. I just don't know how hard it is to fix RUST? I'm wondering, out of all the normal rust areas, which is the easiest to fix? Everyone down here has a 240z with rusted floor pans, and most have some rust on the frame rails. How do I go about fixing those areas? whats the easiest way?
thanks to all who read this!