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501 - 1976 Datsun 280 Z - McDonnell/Rasmussen - Canada Is this person on the site? Nice to see a 280 competing. Hope it doesn't accidently go airborne with that thing, though..... steve77

I'm a bottle blonde, so I--with my more intelligent roots--thought I could somehow subvert the system. I still haven't found it, but did meet some very interesting people along the way. I got to bottomofthebucket.... steve77

We're a sick bunch over here... steve77

Head bolts! Just grab some head bolts. Perfect fit, right length (sometimes with a few washers.... steve77

So it's like those child-proof latches on cabinet doors where you touch a certainplace with a little magnet and the latch inside disengages...hmmm. steve77

Sorry, not going to give you any technical advice on the disty question (it's a fairly common switch)...just chuckling about your vehicular predicament! Without implying the Z cars are necessarily undependable...what you need is a little Toyota truck or Honda Accord or something--something you will NEVER have to spend a DIME on to keep running. Then you can devote yourself to the Z's! Actually, why stop at the disty? PUT THE WHOLE DAMN MOTOR IN THE 240!!!! L28 + EFI = A 240 THAT RUNS!!! steve77

Very subjective and somwhat regional....somewhere between 8 and 15,000$US, depending on what you consider 'fully restored'. Good luck! steve77

There's three in there from 'Fly...on page 8. It's the red one with the billet mirrors and red tubing on the motor and it's right before MINE!!! steve77

This is not "necessarily" to rub it in--but kinda...... A 280Z won BEST OF SHOW at the MSA show Sunday. It was an UNBELIEVABLE car from Florida. The owner had put in an incredible ammount of time and effort and it showed. Greg Smith indicated--as he announced it--there has never been such a unanimous vote for best of show. Oh, and it was in the '280Z-Modified' catagory, too. Definitely not a stock offering. Perfect, clean lines with tasteful body appointments. Paint flawless and EVERYWHERE--had to have been a body-off. The roll bar matched, the mirrors matched, the guy's sunglasses matched--everything was the same incredible flake deep red. Engine bay was immaculate. Congratulations. steve77

Just bought 4 Z's last week for $1000. Talked the guy down from $100, $300, $700, and $1000 respectively. From worst to best (and following the above pricing): 1977: Rusty--and in really bad places, Auto...not much redemming value. Sold the suspension at all four corners for Ground Control cores and the brakes to a C production racer (needed 280 rear drums) for $100. Took the 'puter, harness and all fuse, ignition and relay blocks along with the complete intake and AFM for me. White interior but totally trashed. Took it to the crusher yesterday. 1981: Rusty but with a 5-speed. Nice 15" alloy American Racing wheels complete with bolt covers. Brought it home this morning and opened the hood for the first time. Engine has never been effed with. Totally stock and spotless. 169,000 miles. P79/F54, so this should be flattops, no? I will get it running while in the car and then pull it for transplant in a 240 and install N42 and keep the injection (and lose a few smog controls...) According to the tranny cal-q-later, should be a 3.90. Will pull the entire drivetrain and harness and CRUSH! Death to all 280ZX's!!!! Didn't notice the interior... 1973: F54/P79 installed with double Weber side draft's and K&N filters. Still a 4-speed. Gold mesh 14" Enkeis (one slightly curbed). Hit in front right. Fender removed and PO pulled out the frame damage somehow. Impact snapped the rack. Interior completely trashed. Fat sway bars, lowering springs with nice struts (won't re-use the struts). No rear sway bar. Bumpers removed. 1973: E88/P30 Totally completely stock--with round-tops. Pillar and firewall number match, engine and bay tag match. Huh? Interior worn, Driver's door hit, rusty in the usual places--but not too bad. Has a (rear-oriented) rear sway bar and Electric fuel pump insatalled Here's the problem: I was originally going to keep only the latter 73 for my next 'project' (instalation of hot FI L28 and some mild body touches). But now that I have them home, on closer inspection, the hit 73 has amost zero rust! But I don't want a car that crabs! What to do? What to do? Pictures at 11. steve

MSA Z's By The Bay Blackhawk (if it happens) Seriously thinking about Shasta (even though I'm not a dimer) Everything else is non-Nissan-marqued: Monterey Historics U.S.Sports Car Invitational Oh, and of COURSE: the 2004 National Coinvention in LA. steve

My wife has a college degree and if you met her on the street you would think her at minimum normal and cohesive and many consider her 'bright' or even 'intelligent'. She watches American Idol. I don't know her. steve

Check this out: I got a roll of that blue Saran Wrap today at the grocery and applied it over my headlights and trimmed it VERY neatly. It looks SOOOO cool. Hell of a lot cheaper than e-code blues too. steve

Green Death Machine. Again, coined by my better half within a few momemts of purchase, when it had no lights, no brakes, no seats, no tires.... Oh how far we have come! But the name sticks. steve

We don't get ads like that in the US either......On my flight from LA to Heathrow, Virgin was playing an hour-long 'rockumentary' showing all her videos and interviews. OMG. steve

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2.37$US/gallon for 91 here......1.22euro/liter in Nice last week. OUch! steve

Well, I though mine was pretty obvious. Get out your French dictionary.....The license plate on my 77 is the closest I could get in 'DMV-ese': Z(half space)VOTURE. [OK: la voiture is literally "(the) car" (feminine). It is pronounced WAH-teure.] steve77/71

Have you guys seen this car? Amazing how many lines this shares with a Z32. Is this what a Z33 should look like? http://info.detnews.com/autosinsider/sneakpeek/index.cfm steve77/71

If there is a god in heaven, war will be declared while I am in Nice and we will be stuckthere! Wouldn't that be dreadful???? You must come and visit! Hope there is some Z's for sale there.... steve (3 days and counting)77/71

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>>>>Good to see that you outed the Z31 ( hopefully you will have turned a slight profit? ). <<< I made it very worth my time. >>>>Did you also notice that the later S30 models were called "S31" ( at least they were in Japan )? <<<< I saw that! I was going to ask about that too. That's amazing they would produce 1st gen cars for the international market and 2nd gen cars for the US market consecutively in 78/79 with the same prefix. Now I understand your confusion when I posted those vin tags and one was a 280ZX. My CB! That's a good one. Are you suggesting I go to church? steve 77/71