The One Dollar Z

April 2, 2011

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This is a 1981 280zx a buddy gave me for a $1 when he moved east for a job. He planned on restoring it and got started on the interior but then had to move. Now it is my restoration project. I have been a bodyman and painter for more than a decade and plan to share with the world how to restore a 30 year old car. Read more »

Fiberglass bumper prepped for repair.

Fiberglass bumper prepped for repair.

0 2011/04/02 12:17:43 MuGumBo

Front bumper came in multiple pieces... Starting the process of putting it back together.

Front bumper came in multiple pieces... Starting the process of putting it back together.

0 2011/04/02 12:17:43 MuGumBo

Still having figured out if these are factory or not.

Still having figured out if these are factory or not.

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0 2011/04/02 12:13:35 MuGumBo

Close-up of the roof rot... it the worst spot on the whole car... and its not that bad.

Close-up of the roof rot... it the worst spot on the whole car... and its not that bad.

0 2011/04/02 12:13:35 MuGumBo

Where a spoiler once was improperly installed.

Where a spoiler once was improperly installed.

0 2011/04/02 12:13:35 MuGumBo

another pic of what that roof molding created

another pic of what that roof molding created

0 2011/04/02 12:02:20 MuGumBo

It had a molding on the roof that was a total rust producer... It will not be going back on the car.

It had a molding on the roof that was a total rust producer... It will not be going back on the car.

0 2011/04/02 12:02:20 MuGumBo

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0 2011/04/02 11:46:33 MuGumBo

1981 Datsun 280zx

1981 Datsun 280zx

0 2011/04/02 11:46:33 MuGumBo

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