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Yeah nah...maybe in future. ?

2 clean looking 280z's. https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60105-family-owned-78-280z-for-sale/ https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/59934-time-capsule-78-280z/

In that case I might hold off until I can confirm..

Anyone else sitting on the fence? I'm going to try and wrap this up in the next couple of days.

Not worth doing via this avenue, just buy from eBay US and ship. Will work out cheaper. The overriders are small, but if you need a whole bumper... (might be able to get some good quality reproduction bumpers shortly).. Have done, but do you need them with all hardware or just the bare door shells?

Invest in VL Commodores haha.

Not mint, but plan to fit these on the 72.

Tafe was cancelled last week due to the teacher being unwell..had my old teacher this week (between us, he's much better).

Hard not to love the look of this Dino.

240z Dashboard with Ashley at Moorabbin Auto Spares. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/240z-zed-datsun-nissan-genuine-dash-board-rare-needs-reskinning/113004404957

If you're cutting it up, I'm potentially interested in the window pillars (both sides). Refer to pic here as to why. But would prefer the cut to be a little more than just the pillars if you know what I mean?

Yeah I kind of like the gunmetal-ish shade on it. I think the interior is brown which usually means it was a bronze exterior car. I'm guessing by radiator support that it's a later 76+ model.

Mick no 260z ones have a split amber / clear signal assembly. You can plug it into a 240z though. Car looks nice actually. Shame she will get the chop!

2+2 Barn Find.

Rough... Quite a bit of work but worth it in the long run.

What kind of clocks has he worked on so far? Early 240z clocks sound different to the ones you describe.

Looking good!

Hahaha couple of peas in a pod. I keep thinking of the Ferrari and house in Ferris Bueller's day off. As my inspiration for a house in the woods. But instead of the Ferrari I'll have a collection of S30z's.

I was going to quote just the last sentence, but actually why not the whole thing! This is how I feel about mine too. The longer I own them the more I like them. No amount of money can replace them. PS: I've seen your car and level of detail / quality of build. Few and far between at that level.

Also had a better look at the hubcaps. 1 is mangled - which the previous owner told me, it fell off and got collected by another car apparently. I actually think I might be able to straighten it out and repair it, but worst case scenario the center D badge is salvageable. The other 3 are very good! The alarm is that old, that the phone numbers are too short to dial today. I also found this switch on the dashboard. Toggle switch where hazards go, lights up yellow. I suspect it would have been for a defrost glass? But the car has a non-defrost rear glass. So not really sure what it does yet.

Here is something that I overlooked the first couple of times, Datsun branded mudflaps! Never seen these before, I am guessing dealer fitted perhaps? Might also have helped reduce rust as the crud was less likely to enter the wheel arch area and sit there. Compliance plate - doesn't state transmission is Auto.. however dealer delivery documentation says "auto" so if I do convert to a 71A box, there will always be a breadcrumb back to it. Here is where my nightmare begins.. aftermarket alarm system. However I threw a battery in it, and tested some of the electrics. - Yes I did dust it a little lol..couldn't help myself. 1. Headlights, tail lamps, instruments all light up. 2. Radio is working - when I saw the car before buying we couldn't hear any noise out of it, but today I managed to hear it working, which is a bonus! But Antenna switch is not expanding/retracting the antenna. Will need to look into it. 3. The aftermarket alarm appears to have some kind of kill switch below the steering column.. At first it wouldn't crank, but after messing about with it for a bit I managed to get it to kick over. I still haven't figured out exactly what sequence of events I need to do to disable the alarm / immobilizer system, but I had to figure it out twice. I may write it down if I can get it 100% confirmed. I will eventually remove the alarm system and immobilizer and return the loom to stock I think. She cranked over, but I think no fuel is getting to the engine, previous owner told me it started with a can of "start ya bastard" sprayed down the carb throats so I think his electric fuel pumps (that kept giving grief) has probably died. I tried to hook up the mechanical pump but I need to get some new hoses and jubilee clips. The previous owner told me he just put water in the radiator - which concerned me as I had no idea how long it was sitting and was worried may be corrosion issues, but I checked the radiator and it's got green coolant in there, so although it could have been sitting a while like that, I think that's better than straight water in it. I'll flush it once I've got it running. I hadn't intended to work on the car, just go see it and write a list of stuff, as I was not appropriately dressed for working on a car in a greasy old garage. However once there I couldn't help myself. May head back tomorrow, really want to get it to fire up and run again on it's own. But the free cranking motor and working electrics is a positive.

Blue interior with seats covers removed. OEM arrow tip antenna and harada motor. For some reason both strut tower plastic covers are cracked. In amongst a bunch of stuff with the car was the original rubber strips (dent protectors) that have fallen off on the drivers side. They appear to be stuck on with glue (not drilled in like in US market cars I've seen). Not sure what kind of adhesive would work best here? But I will need to straighten them out as they are a bit out of shape after being wrapped up. I was worried about finding matching strips, but thankfully I have the missing bits. I refitted the passenger door trim so it is less likely to get damaged sitting in the boot of the car.

So I finally got down to go see the car again and see what it really needs. I haven't driven the FD in a while, and since the car is stored out West towards the Blue Mountains there is a good run along the freeway, which is my favorite type of driving to do in the car. It's got quite a bit more dust on it than when I last saw it. From sitting in the shed. First thing I did, was remove the god awful cold air intake thing.. Then I removed the seat covers, which were deteriorating and flaking anyway. The drivers side base has seen better days.. The passenger side is in much better shape (no rips). The rear plastics have faded over time, so the blue looks greenish now.

Interesting, I reckon credit is much tighter at the moment, so may have something to do with it? I sent an inquiry in about finance just to see what kind of interest rate it would be, and the bloke told me another fella in Lane Cove had asked about finance on the same vehicle. (could have been 1 of the previous owners ). I was worried it would get sent abroad, hopefully it stays local.

I thought it would go for $60k+ myself.