Hey guys, like the title says I'm new to the forum... My name is Kyle, I'm 19, I have a 7 month old son named Tyler, and I drive a 1995 Maxima SE. And I'm about to be an owner of a project 1980 280zx. Im buying it for $500 off of a shop owner who has had the car its whole life, but it was in a big flood in the 90s and needs some help. The engine is seized, and paint is in horrible shape, but trans and electrical is all ok. The car is a little dismantled(door pannel is off, door handle off, sidemarkers are of, taillights off, bumpers, ect) but all the parts are included. The car has 102,000 miles on it, used to be dark blue, and has a maroon interior and an 8 track player..

Pix of my Maxima(aka Maxi or Maximus Prime):








Pix of the Datsun(aka Datsik):

 

Welcome to ZDriver!

Good find! It looks to be in fairly decent shape for sitting for 15+ years!

 

Congrats and welcome to the site. Great place for the S130 guys.... good find

Engine siezed..... hmmm prime candiate for a turbo swap

 

yep. That motor is toast. You might be able to use some parts from it... but for the most part they'd be cosmetic. SAVE THOSE SPARK PLUG CLIPS!!!!

I'd also be curious as to what that intake is.... Weird curve going on there I'm not familiar with.

Sorry.... That last picture just got the juices flowing. Ask away! We're here to help keep these cars on the road!!!

 

thanks everybody... and im pickin it up tomorrow even though i just totalled my max yesterday... not lettin an accident stop me from getting my dream car... lol but since i have to buy a new car i gotta hold up on the 280 repairs for a lil while...
heres what used to be my maxima....

 

So i have the z and cant get the crank to move at all... its just tightening the nut. tried wd-40/pb blaster in plug holes, (i re-spray every day) but theres been no luck with it... any suggestions?

 

And you are still trying to turn it?

Pull the rocker cover and check out the cam. I let a motor w/ a blown headgasket sit for 4 years, and when I pulled the rocker cover, it looked like this!!!!!! (tell em Large Marge sent ya! )