mc Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Hello all...i just recieved the book today and its worth every penny..........looking for a 280z in the n.y.c area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwik240z Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 mc, Welcome to the list. What ever you do, make sure you start with a RUST FREE CAR!!! The east coast is not the best place to find rust free Z cars. I looked for over a year for a rust free car. Mine is from California. Take your time and find the right car to start with. It will make your project much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j260z Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 definately!!! if it takes you an extra year to find a rust free car you'll probably save more than that much time fixing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gtmattz Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 amen to that! I got a 280 about a year and a half ago for less than $100 and was going to try the conversion but when i started checking it out, it was riddled with rust so i scrapped that plan and started looking for another shell, about a week ago the classifieds in the local paper had a listing for 2 z cars for $700 so i checked them out and one of the bodys is a good california/nevada car with no rust SCORE so now all i need to do is assemble the parts i am missing (pretty much just a T5 and bellhousing w/slave etc) and start on the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 ...thanks for the advice, i took a look at a 79 280zx[90000 miles] that was in decent shape[rusted out lower doors only] but decided it was not worth the hassle that others have converting a chevy 8 to the zx cars...i need a easy hybrid for the first try....also found a cheap 75 280z but it was rusted out bad[bumpers were bearly there?],a shame because it was almost perfectly straight....my search continuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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