swiftless Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Hey Everyone, Just a couple of months back I managed to find a 1982 280ZX for sale and seeing as though I was looking for a smaller runabout car I just couldn't say no, it was love at first sight! Although I'm fully aware that it doesn't use fuel like a little runabout I'll try to get some pictures up at some stage, she's in need of quite a bit of TLC. Mechanically she is doing pretty good although either the clutch or gearbox need to be replaced, but physically she's got quite a bit of rust here and there and one of the targa tops is cracked. But I'm planning to get her stripped and get the rust cut, followed by a fresh coat of paint (probably from the current white to black) sometime within the next 6 months. I may end up scouring the forum for parts here and there, they aren't too common here in Adelaide for some reason. She's the non-turbo model, and is electronically the most impressive car I've owned, I'm still impressed that it can tell me if a headlight or brakelight is out! I am looking forward to driving her for years to come and eventually getting her to like-new condition. Cheers, Swiftless Quote
Luni260z Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Welcome Swiftless !! Best of luck. Hope you enjoy yourself here. Lots of friendly people from my experience (some people say the opposite ..but I don't see anything .. Kinda worried they might be talking about me). Quote
luvemfast Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Welcome to another ZX How about some pics? Or a build thread? Quote
Quandary Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Welcome. I have some spare targa glass. If you will pay shipping its yours. If you need parts just it put up in wanted section. I think most people don't advertise what they have. Quote
swiftless Posted October 29, 2011 Author Posted October 29, 2011 Hey guys, Thanks for the welcome! I've set my avatar image to begin with, and if I'm using this right, I'm adding a larger version as an attachment. I'll put up some more images when I get some time. Quandary, I've sent you a message Quote
Quandary Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 I got no message. Tidy looking 280. Nice garage too. You can fit another Z in there. Quote
swiftless Posted October 31, 2011 Author Posted October 31, 2011 Yeah, the photo doesn't show the rust, she looks like a little bit of a mess in real life, hopefully not for much longer! Oh, I just realized the button I pressed is the "Send Email" icon under your username. It might be in there. Thanks, Swiftless Quote
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