Guest Social Streeker Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 For the last two or three monts iv been looking for a smaller car that i can have a bit of fun with and does a little better on gas than my truck (91 f350). Thats when i found out abbout these little datsuns iv never realy been a big fan of imports but i love its look and the support for them. Driving back anf forth every day from home to highschool to college than back home has slimed my wallet ALOT! Browsing craigslist I found a 280z for 500$ that was perfect only thing wrong with it was a bad crank, unfortunantly the day i was supposed to make the 95 mile trip the jerk sold it for 800$ to some guy who just happend to be driving by with a car trailor... A few days ago i found this http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/830269826.html I got intouch with the owner and we are abbout to start making arangements for a pickup its 142miles away and iv got to load it on my car trailor because it has no mustache bar for the rear end but it has a fully restored engine and alot of the body work has been done. Since this is my first z and im a new member i thought i would see what you thought or if it was a rip, i dont want to bust a whole day for a pile of junk because i dont know much abbout these cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4xwellmurd3r Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 imo that's a bit too much unless it comes with EVERYTHING to put it back together. I got my Z for 900 bucks, it needs zero body work, but needed some engine work that I've just about all got sorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar_munoz123 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I think that's a GREAT deal you should go ahead and but it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrodpez Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 RUST RUST RUST RUST!!!!!! That is the biggest thing to look for when buying a Z. They told me that when I was new to Datuns and I ignored them. "Oh, I can weld, I'll just fix it" is what I said. NOOOOOO!!! These cars are unibody, which makes rust issues ten times worse. If the sorta disassembled car has no rust, or has had the rust (properly) fixed, go for it. You'll end up having to buy all new parts for everything else. (If you need a Mustache bar to get it home, I'll give you one of my extras) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4xwellmurd3r Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Hmm that is true. if the body is straight without rust, despite missing parts it would be a MUCH better base than a rusty complete car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Social Streeker Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Supposedly the car was media blasted to bare metal and most of the body work was done, unfortunantly he said the hatch needs alot of work or a new hatch entierly. There is no carpet at all not shure about the dash but the floor pans are fine. The seats are junk but thats ok iv got 2 sparco seats from my brother. im suposed to be getting more pictures of the care later on today il post them up. Im planing on going down tuesday or friday to take a look possibly buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8INtheZ Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Id buy it, pending any rust issues. Thats about fair market value out here in Cali, but I think Florida would be more rust prone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAce Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Id buy it, pending any rust issues. Thats about fair market value out here in Cali, but I think Florida would be more rust prone... I'd actually say it's high for CA, since I can find them in low rust condition with the engine sometimes running for about a grand, but that's deff a good price for florida it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 RUST RUST RUST RUST!!!!!! That is the biggest thing to look for when buying a Z. They told me that when I was new to Datuns and I ignored them. "Oh, I can weld, I'll just fix it" is what I said. NOOOOOO!!! These cars are unibody, which makes rust issues ten times worse. If the sorta disassembled car has no rust, or has had the rust (properly) fixed, go for it. You'll end up having to buy all new parts for everything else. (If you need a Mustache bar to get it home, I'll give you one of my extras)I'd just like to echo this statement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Social Streeker Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 haha well he sent me more pictures he said that he got ALL of the rust out, he wasnt lieing there was no rust but there also was no floor... and most of the hatch was gone BUT NO RUST lol so im not going to get it... So im back to looking haha anybody know of any 240-280z' neer daytona florida? does not need to be running. (iv got two 454 v8's and a 2jzgte both v8's have under 100 hours on them) All i need is an ok body for an ok price.m(preferably 1k or under) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six_Shooter Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Look in the classifieds here and on classiczcar.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Social Streeker Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 i have lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vspec Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 only thing i see wrong with the car is that he used regular old pink bondo. that stuff soaks up water and can rust the metal behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icapture Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 i woulds say its a tad too much. that sucks you have to drive so far. i drove 10 miles for my baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Social Streeker Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 yep and he bondoed the crap out of the hatch to the point that the bondo was holding it together. usualy bondo is fine if you get it painted and sealed pretty fast but its been like that for over a year, he said he sprayed aircraft cleaner on it but i dont think that did much good for the bondo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyfriend Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 i woulds say its a tad too much. that sucks you have to drive so far. i drove 10 miles for my baby. i did the same exact thing, drove 12 miles to a beautiful z. i had a rust bucket with perfect mechanics, and i found a beautiful painted lambo yellow z from florida sitting in a garage in upstate ny. so what is a man to do? swap over the good mechanics from my rust bucket! i saw the lambo z on a thursday night, picked it up on saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visatrade240z Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 RUST RUST RUST RUST!!!!!! That is the biggest thing to look for when buying a Z. They told me that when I was new to Datuns and I ignored them. "Oh, I can weld, I'll just fix it" is what I said. NOOOOOO!!! These cars are unibody, which makes rust issues ten times worse. If the sorta disassembled car has no rust, or has had the rust (properly) fixed, go for it. You'll end up having to buy all new parts for everything else. (If you need a Mustache bar to get it home, I'll give you one of my extras) Have you guys been to http://www.eastwoodco.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatBlack Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I also didnt know much about Zs when I bought mine. All I can say is a motor doesnt take that long to fix or replace, much less time than body work. My advice would be to hold out and find one with a decent body. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvendru85 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 i dont think thats a good deal myself, i got 1974 260 with no rust or body damage but it needed motor work for $350.00 ask the seller if it has a non op through the DMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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