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Old 09-13-2008, 11:58 AM
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I'm back! Here is my new car - - - 1983 Z

Just picked it up this morning. 1983 280ZX turbo, 5MT, 139k, all stock.




I'm going to go clean it up and get more pics tonight. All black interrior, uncracked dash, manual heater controls, aftermarket tape deck, and the best part is it has that huge ugly center tail light panel.

---edit, new pics---








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Old 09-13-2008, 11:59 AM
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w00t w00t!!! It's purdy!!!
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Old 09-13-2008, 12:04 PM
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Damn man nice! How much did ya pay for that beauty?
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Old 09-13-2008, 12:41 PM
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good stuff. will it be staying stock?
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Old 09-13-2008, 12:41 PM
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they were asking 3500. I paid $2500

after I get my real estate project on the market, I'll start working on it. For the first year or so the engine will stay stock.
I'm going to change wheels, lower it, new struts, maybe g-nose front, ZXR spoiler, sound system, alarms out the ying yang, tint... and the list goes on
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Old 09-13-2008, 12:52 PM
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Nice! It looks in really great shape.
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Old 09-13-2008, 12:52 PM
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decent shape for the ammount of miles on it
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Old 09-13-2008, 01:05 PM
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now i feel like i need a Z..... damnit...
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Old 09-13-2008, 01:25 PM
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Looking forward to pic's. Congrats. I know what it is like getting a Z after nt having one for awhile.



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Old 09-13-2008, 01:51 PM
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cant wait to see pix as the links are broken.
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Old 09-13-2008, 02:33 PM
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Awesome, glad to have you back Bleach. I can't see the pics though.
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Old 09-13-2008, 03:10 PM
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looks like bleachgarage.com is down.
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Old 09-13-2008, 07:25 PM
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well, just got home and my website is up currently. Sneaky ISP brought my site down this afternoon




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Old 09-13-2008, 08:22 PM
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It has green carpet.
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Old 09-13-2008, 08:33 PM
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i've never seen that before. that's a great profile pic. dumb question, but did you have to use photo shop to get it in that shape without distortion?
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Old 09-13-2008, 09:18 PM
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I blurred the license plate. That is the only editing I have done.

The car does have some small dings and scratches that don't show up in the pics. It has some rust down low right behind each tire, and the one chip you can see on the hood.

The carpet is weird. I wonder if its from a 1979 green Z. super rare!
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i think its green from all the moss. lol.
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Old 09-13-2008, 10:19 PM
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Nice looking car. Green carpet or not.
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Old 09-13-2008, 10:27 PM
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That carpet wasn't originally green, that's what happens to 25 year old black carpet from Japan after baking in the sun for 25 years! Can you say sun "bleached"! hahaha...
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Old 09-13-2008, 11:36 PM
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lol very strange
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Old 09-13-2008, 11:55 PM
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yeah that happened to my midget. the black was developing a green tint in some areas.

so your camera just takes really low and wide pictures without squishing everything up? (i'm asking specifically about the profile pic)
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Old 09-14-2008, 12:30 AM
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Awesome, glad to have you back Bleach. I can't see the pics though.
He still had the 350Z and the FairladyZ. He just can't seem to shake off the ZX bug!
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Old 09-14-2008, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Bleach
they were asking 3500. I paid $2500

after I get my real estate project on the market, I'll start working on it. For the first year or so the engine will stay stock.
I'm going to change wheels, lower it, new struts, maybe g-nose front, ZXR spoiler, sound system, alarms out the ying yang, tint... and the list goes on
When you change the wheels, I would be interested in them if your going to sell them. If you do, what do you think you would have to have for them?
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very nice bleach, if you need black interior panels, lemme know i got a bunch. good to see you start from the turbo model this time instead of making your own. and no more 2+2, nismo the twin is gonna need a new car
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Old 09-14-2008, 09:30 AM
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bleachie-awesome0---how long did you have to follow the guy around before he let you have his car????? did you have to use bully techniques??? was it just throw money and run like hell????/ awesome catch, dooooood!!!!!
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