Body or drivetrain?

[dzuniga770]

So, I am looking for a 240z in my area, and its taking awhile due to a lack of 240zs in my area and a meager budget. But when I do purchase, I plan on creating a mechanically accurate Wangan Midnight Devil Z replica with a blueprinted 2.8L (and I mean actually blueprinted, all the way around) carbureted twin turbo. Yet should I start restoring the body or modifying the drivetrain? I don't live in an area with a lot of salt and its pretty arid here normally, so if I don't restore the body first I should be alright? What would you do if you had a Z and could only restore the body or the drivetrain?

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Edited November 26, 2015 by dzuniga770

[siteunseen]

The ones I have are mechanically dependable first, not shiny.  Lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig.   

[moelk]

I would make the drivetrain work and fit perfect then i would take it apart for bodywork.

Thats if its not a real rustbucket that makes it dangerous to test drive.