GregM Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) I am looking to purchase a specific 77" 280z. Went to go look at it today. Everything looks good (except two small rot holes in the floor), but i have a couple questions. The rear quarters are both not metal. They are fiberglass or plastic. Is this stock? From what i could find on-line they were orginaly steel.... So if these are aftermarket should I be scared to purchase this Z? I know for a fact that the Z has had no body work done to it since 1981. Edited September 22, 2012 by GregM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) The rear quaters are steel. 280Z is a unibody, the inner rear fenders are welded to the outer rear fender. If that is not the caes in that car run away. There may be flares added which would probably be fiberglass. Even if the fenders were cut to add flares for wider tires the inner and outer fenders have to be rewelded to maintain that unibody. There are also some widebody kits that can be bonded over top of the steel fenders. Edited September 22, 2012 by deja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregM Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 No flares, body appears to be stock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I would ask question as to why they are not steel. Look in the fender well and see if the steel outter is still there and welded to the inner fender. If its not that car would be dangerous to drive, there is no real frame in a 280Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Pics, Could be a subtle Z 1/4. they appear to be stock but are actually 1.5 inches wider on each side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregM Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 It's the inlaws car I'm looking to buy.... I'll go there tomorrow with a magnet and camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregM Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Ok. It's steel! It has some bondo the quarters that made me think it wasn't. You will see pics of this car soon, it's comin to our house in a month or so. It's been sitting in there garage for the past 8 years! Bringing her back to life!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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