Well the car has been on Ebay for a bit...reserve still not met and the bid is up to $4,000...I bet the dipstick set the reserve at like $5,500 cause he wants $6,000....I hope it flops so I can go get it at a reduced price and ride the hell out!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...9929140&rd=1,1

 

Dang 6k For That!!! My 78 Has Only 66k On It And With Only A Few Hundred Into It And Then It Could Be Worth Ohhhh Say 10k Right?

 

just my opinion but as an owner of an 83 and a 82 i would say that that is definitly an 83 nice though nontheless gl thxone

 

I ran the VIN on that ZX and it is a 1982 made at the Nissha plant in Japan. I guess it was made near the end of the year?

 

Well while I was at work today doing my route in Tampa, Fl we stopped at a house to treat this guys lawn and in the road, in front of his house, is a 1982 280ZX L28ET...yes, a 1 owner Turbo, T-Topped, 5-Speed Coupe!!! This car was purchased buy our customer in Tampa and has remained in his ownership since new in the Tamp Bay area. Now, the car is FAR from perfect looking...rust on most panels...however, the air is ice cold and the engine I am told runs perfect and has a new turbo on it. From what I saw, all the Turbo "swastika" rims are perfect and shiny. The car also has the piece that goes between the taillights that says 280ZX Turbo. The T-tops look perfect but the car is missing the center console and passenger seat. The exterior is maroon and the interior is black and silver...I think...the car also has factory louvers on the rear glass.

From talking with the guy about the car it seems like he will let it go for a few hundred dollars as he said he has to many projects (house) going on to do anything with the car. Now I know I have two coupes already but three is better than two and if I am still on a lucky streak I am going to talk to this other guy about his 240Z!!!!! WhhhooOOOOOmmmmmppppp WhhhooOOOOOmmmmmppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Uhh... yeah, but $6k... He's smokin' crack. It's clean, but there's no way he's gonna get that much for it.

Hit Craigslist

I'm looking at a '92 300ZX 5-speed with 70k miles for $4500.

Print this link out: http://miami.craigslist.org/car/278738624.html

And ask him how you can buy this car, 12 years newer for $4600 and he thinks he can sell that one for $6k?

Ooh! Here's a '91 TT for $6k! http://miami.craigslist.org/car/277805754.html

 

Huh...I am lookin at a different Z now.....lww...are you feeling ok today?

 

Nope, still trying to recover from bumpin' fenders at Thunderhill yesterday... Damn, my shoulders hurt...

P.S.
It's official. My new Orange 240Z is getting an RB and my White 240Z has just become a dedicated track car. It's off to get a full 10 to 12 point roll cage installed on Thursday and will be built to SCCA ITS specs.

I now have 3 full on projects and another 240Z waiting on an LS2/7... Jesus! How do I get myself into these things.

 

I know what you mean...I told my mom that I may be getting a third Z and she ask if I was keeping the other two...of course I am. I said it could be worse, I could be addicted to drugs.

 

l-dub, you should really finish the 280zx, its so close, and very nice having 3 sweet projects! and thxone, i agree, it could be worse. ppl always ask, why dont you drink? i say cars are my addiction. and besides, keeps me out of trouble.

 

you dont drink shady? like, at all? ever?

 

never ever ever. i dont like the taste, cant stand it. and i can smell one drink from quite the ways away. besides saves uber oney, plus i get to drive everyones nice cars home for them.

 

Very clean, but the car people are friggin' smoking crack on the 6K price! Try 3-4K TOPS!

 

Just an update here but the white '82 that this thread was originally about was sold for over $6,500....and it really chaps my ***, however it is still sitting at the car lot...but who cares about that one if I can get a 1 owner Turbo car from this other guy for a few hundred dollars?

 

Once you go turbo, you'll never go back. .... er once you go black you'll never go back....

Turbo eeez goood tho!

 

Yeah...I do miss driving a turbo...like I said I had a 1987 Shelby Charger GLHS and a 1988 Ranger that had a Turbo Coupe Thunderbird engine...oh do I miss how the spooled turbo pushes me in the seat and the Pshhhh of the blow off valve when I shift

 

psh, that **** wont touch the feeling of a turbo sports car. my 260 runs half awsome half **** and still is a kick to drive with the turbo in it, im all free today so im gonna go to best buy return some **** get me money get a hair cut then drop my fuel tank and start goofin with it then set the timing or something.

 

I hate to say it but I am more than sure my '87 GLHS would have walked all over your 260. Not trying to take anything away from your car but the Shelby Charger GLHS was and still is a mean *** turbo sports car.

 

Well I called the guy with the turbo ZX and we started talking prices...he said $1,000...I said $500....he is gonna think about it. He said he has a soft spot for Z's and I said it needs alot of work but it would get a good home....he is gonna think about it a bit. Fingers crossed!

 

dang.... i want another Z *hint *hint

 

hehe your soooo funny, but with stuff i got on standby i wont have to worry about that for long, i get my timing and fuel line thing sorted out hopefully today, i then got MS when tax returns come, i have my FMIC yet to install and my pallnet fuel rail with DSM 450 injectors and i know have full tunability, all i;d have left is changing to an all metal headgasket (no biggie) and i can push me 15 psi at least. then we will talk about walking, what was the stock 1/4 mile times on those cars? plus i doubt they would take the twisties anything like a Z, not always about the straight line, there is only one type of racing that involves a straight line.

 

lmao i did research and this is the specs:

The changes underhood were likewise familiar. The Turbo I pieces were removed and the engines were again converted to intercooled Turbo II specs. (See the 86 GLHS page for specific information.) The horsepower rating remained at 175 as did the torque output of 175 lb-ft from 2200-4800 rpm. The Charger-based 87 GLHS was slightly heavier and also more aerodynamic than the Omni-based 86 GLHS and the 87's performance figures show it: 0-60 in 6.7, an ET of 14.9 at 95mph, and a top speed of 134 MPH.

lol, thats umm..... yeah, once my 260 turbo is running right it will spank that 14.9 1/4 mile.

ill show you to rain on my party! lol jk.

 

You silly silly man...those were factory ratings for the Charger GLHS, it was and is well known that these car were grossly underrated and produced over 230hp with stock components. By adjusting the boost higher one could yield a world of wonders from these cars, if one was so inclined...and I was. Remember, it was only a 4cyl engine also.