WTB: Good 280Z within a day's drive of Southern California

[Captain Obvious]

Very nice. I have those same wheels on mine. Western Cyclone.

And I'm partial to the color as well. If I had more money and time, I would strip mine and repaint in a dark 77 green.  On yours though, I'm thinking it's not original paint? Looks a little lighter and the finish texture looks wrong. Also I can't come up with any reason to pull the vent insignia disks other than to paint the car. Any idea?

[rcb280z]

Western Cyclone, that's right. I remember having a set of those on my 75 I owned for a few years.

Hows the interior? Is it running?

[SoCalJim]

That sounds right for the wheels.  The attached picture provides a closer look.

The interior will need some work.  The dash will need a full cover, the driver’s seat will need new foam and a recover, and the carpeting is pretty hard alongside the transmission tunnel.  The sun visors are puffy.  And, there’s  no radio...just a big hole.  The door panels aren’t terrible, but they’re not great.  Still, it’s all things I feel that I can address and look forward to making it nice in the cabin.

My wife sat in Z today and proudly proclaimed that she could drive It.  Uh oh!  

 

The Z does run and I drove it for a few miles.  It’s a bit loud in the rear end, so I’ll have some work to do there.

Edited April 12, 2018 by SoCalJim

[riverstonefly]

Well congrats my friend

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[SoCalJim]

Thanks!  

[Patcon]

3 hours ago, SoCalJim said:

My wife sat in Z today and proudly proclaimed that she could drive It.  Uh oh!

This is how you get them to let you buy more...

[wheee!]

Congrats! Very nice and I too am partial to the colour...

[Captain Obvious]

I saw the one original Western cap in the photo, but I could only identify one of the four. The other three look either different or are too blurry to make out. I bought a cheap aftermarket set of caps off ebay. They look good, but of course I'd rather have originals.

So congrats on the purchase. Very very clean for a car that has been sitting since 2002!

Out of curiosity... What's under the cover in the other bay? 

[SoCalJim]

[SoCalJim]

Captain Obvious, three of the caps are what's shown in this picture.  I have no idea what they are.

 

[SoCalJim]

I found out that they are Center Line wheel caps.

[Captain Obvious]

Yeah, I was pretty sure that with such an ornate logo on the cap it would be pretty easy to identify. Covet that one original Western cap you still have.

And nice Porsche. What's the deal with Z owners also having Porsches??? There must be twenty of us (myself included).