cruza Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 I am 64 years old, a dedicated car nut, and have restored a number of Ford GT Cortina's over the years. Having just sold my last resto (1969 GTL) and have had a touch of "Z" fever for many years, I decided to buy myself a cool cruising '82 280Z automagic. I sure it will be a long and happy partnership and living in a superb climate (Bundaberg Qld) the targa top will be used frequently. So hello to all and i hope i don't ask too many dumb questions as i learn about the Z car............Jon George and gav240z 2 Quote
chris240 Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Welcome to the nuthouse ! Couple of pics of the 280 and perhaps the Corty to start you off...? Edited June 4, 2017 by chris240 andyk_79 1 Quote
Cliff Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 Welcome make. Once had a TD myself but they do actually bend around trees when you are young, dumb etc etc. What condition is the 280? Quote
cruza Posted June 7, 2017 Author Posted June 7, 2017 Thanks for the welcomes etc, i will post some shots of the old corty and the 280 as soon as i can, I'm in the process of getting a bit of rust cut out of myself for a change so I'm a bit unreliable (going to brisbane, etc) Anyway the 280 is a straight, unmolested auto, T roof, factory wheels and still original PB radio. Very minor rust L/H bonnet hinge and 5 cent piece sized rust L/H lower door ( that will probably blow out to be a $50 note sized bit of rust, inflation you know) Knackered fuel pump, and a bad vaccum leak ( i'm thinking brake booster) Only had the thing for a week and only paid 6K, so i think its a winner because its real straight, every thing works, its very tidy inside and still has the original owners manual in the glove box. I had a lovely old TE cortina once, burnt orange color, that was a bad omen because it caught fire at the drive inn ( I hope some one remembers what a drive-inn was) anyway totally buggered the movie for a lot of people, exit one cortina and to add insult further on me I had to pay for the crap speaker that got redesigned because of the fire, that was the only TE I ever had!...........jon Linton 1 Quote
peter t Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Welcome mate. I am about the same vintage and once had a 64 Cortina with a 1600 x flow GT motor. Great car and wish I still had it. I will be in Bundy next week if you want to catch up. Quote
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