What to look for in donor.

[Guest LightHeaded2ozKB]

Well I have this 260. I dont think there is any major rust anywhere but what are some places to look? Im going for a lt1 and 6 speed and looking for about 400 hp. By the way, lsat year I met a guy with an orange 280 hybridz at Mid Ohio. Do you post here. Thanks guys.

 

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[RPMS]

There are just a few places to look, and I'll list them in *MY* order of importance.

 

1) Under the battery tray - leakage here can help rust through the frame rails with disasterous consequences. Could require major welding.

 

2) Along the framerails, all the way back - a frequent issue, not cheaply fixed unless you weld your own in.

 

3) Shock towers - usually pretty obvious if it's there.

 

4) Floorboards - mostly an easy fix, but I've seen the seat supports almost entirely rusted out. Almost all z's have some rust in the floors.

 

5) Spare tire well - leaky seals make water puddle in there.

 

6) Bottom of hatch near latch

 

7) Just forward of the rear wheelwells

 

8) The wheel arches - Even if your arches are completely gone, you can always add fender flares.

 

9) Bottom of doors

 

10) Just behind front wheelwells

 

11) Cowl

 

That covers most of the common rust areas. Whoops - it looks like I implicated just about the entire car. Oh well - it can almost always be fixed, as long as there's something left to weld to.

 

Good luck, and may you find your Z to be mostly rust-free!

[tdab]

Rust Free = rust you don't have to pay for

 

Not always, but 99% percent of the cars I have looked at that have 'no rust' have it.

 

The other thing that you may want to be aware of is the year of the car. Are you going to have any smog or DMV issues in your state?

 

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