kswright2 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I've been lurkign here for a while, then i finally made an account to see some of the pictures. Then after looking and looking I finaly found somebody in my area with a Z.......I live in Dalton,Ga and arround here I've seen 2.......and one of them is MINE!!! My sister-in-law's mother has the rusty 78 280Z in her back yard and she just GAVE it to me !!! The engine just needs a battery and a fuel rail and she'll be driving arround. I'm going to pick it up this saturday and bring it to it's new home. During my search I found a guy in Dayton, TN that gave me his 1980 280ZX!! Again for FREE! Though the body has surface rust, engine that is shot, and looks like the rear-end is on the gound it was a steal. I've traded the 80 280ZX to a friend of mine with the working engine of the 78 Z for his services to repair and paint my 78 280Z. Think thats fair? We thought so. I have finaly decided to go with a SR20DET engine swap. This is my winter project that I'm excited to start. I have Z FEAVER! I do have a question though. There is a silver front bumper peice that I see on almost all of the Z's here have. All of the cars have aftermarket bumpers. What is that called and where can I get it? I'll post pics on saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeX Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 sounds awesome. I'm just about to buy another 280z. Reconsider and do an I6 swap hehe but SR will be hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Congrats.. thats less than I paid for mine. Ha ha ha.. let the endless work begin.. I know.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswright2 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 I wasn't able to get the car on the weekend. So I picked it upon monday. Since them....I haven't had time to take pics...so yesterday afternoon I whipped it camera out and snaped some shots for you guys....and for my work log. Lemme know what you guys think. Remember it was FREE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatejoefitz Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 No offense, but if I were in your situation, I would probably part this car our and use the money to find a z in better condition. If this doesn't sound reasonable, I would upgrade with the idea that the parts could easily be switched to a better chassis when found. (i.e., engine mods, basic suspension mods.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswright2 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well the engine is good owner said that it ran about 2-3 yrs ago. Dosen't matter to me. I'm going to put in a SR20DET in it......I just need body work done on it and I can do the rest.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I think you paid too much. You are going to put alot of time money and effort into a car that will always be a rust bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4xwellmurd3r Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 your car's the opposite of mine. nasty exterior, clean interior. mines clean on the outside, nasty on inside XP how bad is the rust in other places? because it looks pretty nasty to me. but if ou want to keep it, go ahead. It was free afterall haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatejoefitz Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 kswright2 said: Well the engine is good owner said that it ran about 2-3 yrs ago. Dosen't matter to me. I'm going to put in a SR20DET in it......I just need body work done on it and I can do the rest.... That is a good idea, get your mounts all fabbed up (save the diagrams or just make two sets), get the sr20 in there, get it running, get ahold of all the parts you need to make it run. By the time you get all that work done, you will realize that this car is not an ideal canidate, you can then swap the engine into a nicer car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 welcome to the wonderfull and exciting world of parts cars.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswright2 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well ok......this is now an offical parts car..... mods: Is there a forum section that this needs to be in? If so can you move it? OK....Either send a PM or post a reply. Lemme know what you want and where you're at for shipping. Remember EVERYTHING is up for grabs! Thanks, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 You might want to post the 2+2 specific stuff on Zcar.com. Those door pannels look pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabgod Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 wish i had your interior it looks to be in good shape unlike mine. If you do want to part it out how much for the dash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montezuma Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Slabgod said: wish i had your interior it looks to be in good shape unlike mine. If you do want to part it out how much for the dash? That dash is capped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabgod Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 bah your right i see that now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 ill give you $5 shipped for the shift knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeX Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 hoov100 said: ill give you $5 shipped for the shift knob. i'd pay more than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 ive got the same one sitting on my desk right now, but i just love the style it has.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeX Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 hoov100 said: ive got the same one sitting on my desk right now, but i just love the style it has.. yeah it does look pretty cool. Would look even better in wood haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 i had one in wood wit the "240z" thing in the middle looked fairly decent until the wood cracked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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