Thinking about buying.
Never had a z before, but ran across this one on craislist. For the most part it looks like a decent car (to me). Is this something that might be an easy fix? Or something i should stay away from? I havent looked at it yet, but will be going on monday to take a look. Most of the info is in the ad, but ive gotten a little more info from texting the owner. He says its been sitting the way it is now for about 3 months. And he also says it has an aftermarket ecu in it. Im not a big fan on the aftermarket, and i have already looked at a factory replacement through my work and its going to run about $500 just for the ecu, but im not sure where to find the wiring harness for it though?
Here is the link, what do you guys/gals think? 79 Datsun 280ZX Project |
Why in the name of god did they paint that car blue? It looks so funky with that rust interior? I don't know what the people here think but I wouldn't want to tackle a "wiring" nightmare when for a extra 1k you had ought to be able to get a clean car that runs now.
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Im not sure why or even who painted it blue :102: Theres no way im going to pay $2000 for it, i was going to offer him about half of what he is asking just for the fact that the computer cost so much, and no telling what else it "needs".
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Pass on that one. It's been modified and unless you know what you're doing you're gonna have a mess on your hands. It's totaly doable but it sounds like it's not really somthing up your ally. Find a clean stock one and go from there... this one even looks a little rusty...
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Went and looked at it today, and it wasnt what i expected. More rust on it than i was orignally told, and apparently the previous owner had megasquirt installed and thats the wires that were pulled out. Engine though, looked like it was in good shape with i Believe an aftermarket fuel rail. So i ended up passing on it.
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Yup that is a Pallnet fuel rail...
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If it's running megasquirt, you could probably sell the setup and the wheels for over 1k. So buy it for 1k, dick around with it for a while, and if it doesn't work, part it out for 2k.
If you have the time to mess with it, that is. |
Pictures are funky and have bad angles, is it a turbo? (I say this because of the steel pipe in place of the regular rubber boot on the intake)
Also, whoever painted/modded this didn't even take it apart to do so, and left what looks like a mess: unless parts car stay away... I would buy that kit/motor/ecu etc. from you but you're waaaay too far away. :/ EDIT: And it doesn't look to have a throttle linkage either... definitely lots of warning signs... |
Originally Posted by Stukinit
(Post 326303)
Pictures are funky and have bad angles, is it a turbo? (I say this because of the steel pipe in place of the regular rubber boot on the intake)
And it doesn't look to have a throttle linkage either... definitely lots of warning signs... Forrer1990: Unless you want to spend a lot of time and money keep looking. Check out my photo album... I paid 2k for my 280zx. If it wasnt for the awesome paint and interior I wouldnt have bought it. |
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