280znoob

got er' 500 cash after some hagglin 120k on engine, drove from east oregon to mid washington no prob REALLY spunky engine runs great needs a little work on signals(contacts need to be brushed he said) has some surface rust and sanded paint new tires new batteries new headlights he was second owner, knew first owner a simple case o negligence:frown: what ya think?

hey guys. i finnaly found a z forum of ppl that know what they are talkin about... and i had a few questions, if you could help me. tommorow i am going to look at a 1976 280z and i plan on purchasing it, if it is everything that the seller tells me it is so... i know its an inline six.. but not much else (any general info or stuff i should know?) it is a four speed(why not 5?) is there any thing i should check in particular before buying? (common problems, typical rust areas, telltale signs of abuse,"fudging"?) he tells me that the interior is trashed,slashed, and battered (not too concerned, plan on working with interior) and the paint (or lack of) is mismatched or bondo (from what i can see) or primer...accident? but he says the engine and drive train is solid and reliable. he tells me that it has been his dailydriver for six months but he recently bought a truck(his supposed reason for selling) i am looking for a project car that is relaible and i have heard great things about these cars and their engines. (im guessing mine is an s30) plus i love primering and paintin cars, and stripping interior. the main reason i am buying this car is my DD is too expensive and performs VERY poorly in wet conditions...and its uninsured... i figure this will be a safer alternative that i wont have to worry about wrecking as much (not that i plan to). and i see alot(ALOT) of vids of ppl having fun in their Zs in snow,and however immature it may be, i live for good times like that. i would post a pic but its not mine yet so i dont wanna cross any lines with the owner or his potential other buyers. another thing i keep hearing about these cars is ridiculous tall stories of 280z stock performance (like lightning fastness,outrageous top speed,and stuff) i would just like this cleared up cause i keep hearin alot of conflicting stories. any info you can think of that you can throw in would help a bunch. really would like to join the Z family tomorrow thanks friends

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