hey im new here and new to the z car ownership just picked up an 83 280 zx turbo for 600$ and runs pretty good
almost compleatly original and all compleat only prob is that all the floors from the fire wall to where the suspention are rotted pretty bad and the suports as in the frame rails are damn near gone as well
what ya all think should i dive in and fix it or just send it off to be scraped ?
i think the car has around 140k i dunno ill hafta check in the mornin at work

 

its fixable... but thats $$$ if i was you for that price id pick up an S30 rolling chassis thats very clean and swap the motors. makes for a stylish and very fast car.

 

Welcome to ZDriver!

Do you have previous mechanical & body work experience?

Feel free to search our site as most of the basic resto questions have been discussed in detail. w00t!

 

Welcome to the site. please try to punctuate a bit more, as it is difficult to read run-on sentences.

 

im srry guys my puntuation is not verry good

and yes i am new to the body mecanical work well more body than mecanical

my daily driver is a 90 toy p/u and i have done much work to it

so any help on the z cars would be great im new to datsun/nissan oh and btw

where i work we have a full body shop so i can get the help i need with the body i just need help with finding resonsbly priced parts

maybe this is a little eaier to read

 

umm whats an s30?

 

240, 260, 280z= s30
280zx=s130
300zx(84-89)=z31
300zx(90-96)=z32
350z=z33

 

i read it wrong i figured it out thanx man

 

Before you do any work, pick up this book:

 

that is a must in all cars they are the bible i get one every time i gte a new car

 

maybe too soon, but i like this guy already.

 

hes got some good thoughts, but definatly needs do learn up on these cars and seems with working on cars in generals.

 

yeah i work on cars every day well the 1st part on working on them

i disasemble cars for a living but as to the z cars not familiar with em

always wanted one this one just fell into my lap oh and btw u guys know where i can get a new ign cylider with a key need one badly

 

Your source for all Z parts:

www.thezstore.com

www.blackdragonauto.com

www.courtesyparts.com

www.ebay.com

www.car-parts.com

 

thanx alot links are great

 

if you have the help go ahead and try to save the s130 if you can. love the z's but its getting sad seeing s130s sent to the yard bc of rust. granted huge amount of cancer is just a money pit but iv seen some nasty s30s fixed that i would have to think really hard on. you can buy floors and what not. finding a decent body s130 is not that hard to find. or throw that engine in a 240sx >_< if you plan to trash the body.

 

hmm the more im looking into the body i think ill try and fix it if i cant i can always get a 240 convertable but i like the z cars alot more

 

I got an entire parts car, i`ll sell you parts cheap. Interior good, have a keyed ignition. I`m not willing to cut it up just yet, has a good looking carpet kit in tan, and leather seats in same color with no tears or cracks. PM me and let me know what you need, I`ll give you prices.

Where are you located.

 

well guys here are some pics of progect rusteration

 

the driver floor worse than passenger floor

 

and the most important part of the whole car

 

looks good maybe you can get some more detailed shots especially underneath. floor didnt look to bad

 

eeeeee, thats alot a work, good luck dude

 

i say swap it!

you paid 600 for that piece of poop? id say worht more like 4-300 just cause its in pretty rough condition. fixable, but still rough

 

My 3 suggestions (in no particular order):

#1... Restore the car. The rust isn't all that bad... I've seen a lot worse.

#2... Pull the motor & swap it into a convertible S13 240sx... then you can have the best of both worlds.

#3... Part out the car & sell me the cylinder head.