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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 03:42 PM
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new to datsun's and Zdriver

bought a 83 280zx n/a, 5 speed. one owner and all origanal. love it so far. probably wont be doing anything big with the car, maybe just paint and a full exhaust. only problem with the car right now is some reason everytime i get past 3,000 rpms the belt starts squeeling, and it has some surface rust. definately gonna be fixing them both soon, need some info on the squeeling belt tho if u guys know anything...


anyways, glad to be on the forum and hope i can help out when i can
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by harvey
bought a 83 280zx n/a, 5 speed. one owner and all origanal. love it so far. probably wont be doing anything big with the car, maybe just paint and a full exhaust. only problem with the car right now is some reason everytime i get past 3,000 rpms the belt starts squeeling, and it has some surface rust. definately gonna be fixing them both soon, need some info on the squeeling belt tho if u guys know anything...


anyways, glad to be on the forum and hope i can help out when i can
Depends on which belt, could be old, or not tight enough. Check them all for cracks, if they are original they will need to be replaced =P
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by WanganDevilZ
Depends on which belt, could be old, or not tight enough. Check them all for cracks, if they are original they will need to be replaced =P
The alternator belt is new, the other two look pretty decent but ill check them tomorrow and make sure there all tight
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 06:36 PM
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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Nice, clean car!
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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You look a little young to be driving...
Old Jun 2, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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You look a little young to be driving...
LMAO, yea only 14 years til i get my permit!!! lol
Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:06 PM
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LMAO, yea only 14 years til i get my permit!!! lol


Those seats look really good, any other pictures of the interior? 5speed?

And is that the original dash or is it redone/have a cover/cap?
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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ill post up some more interior pics soon, yea its a 5spd, and its the origanal dash with no cracks at all, the interior is almost flawless!!! my main concern is the floor pans, the driver and passenger side are rusted completely thru. bout a softball size hole in each side. not real sure how to fix that tho
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 09:40 PM
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