thefastestz

Yup I always park next to a Z when i see one in the same parking lot as me. At school(college) If i saw one of three Zs in the parking lot i parked next to if i could. Often they would do the same if i was in a hurry and couldn't park next to thier car i'd find 'em next to mine. A few times all three were parked together.

I drove my 240z as a daily driver for almost 2 years. With a 50 mile round trip. I had almost no problems even though I liked to take it to close to 6500-7000rpm sometimes. The only things that went bad were the brake booster and the condenser(I had an aftermarket distributor-Mallory Dual point mechanical advance). The condensor went bad cause it was mounted close to the header. Once i mounted it on the other side it was okay. It wasn't till recently that some yellow light beating girl in a cavelier slammed into me and totaled my 240z.

the car your are looking at is a 280zx turbo, right? The rims should fit you 240z. Are they the swastika type of wheel that the turbo models came with? If so they could be 15" rims.

Check out this guys turbo swap. Not to mention the Hot Z. http://www.geocities.com/spized1969/

I could be wrong but.... Isn't that auctoin just for the hood?!! It says shown with Gnose and air dam.

Also lets not forget the L28ET swap. A 280zx turbo engine will also go right into your Z, You can find these at junk yards sometimes if you wanna go cheap. I also have a 78 280z and i want to do the L28ET swap. If you find a good low milage one your Z will GOOOOOO. Later on when your income increases you can Mod it for even more Horsies. http://www.zcarperformance.com Check this out !! Video evedinence on a L28ET propelling a Z to an 11.2 quarter mile. http://www.eng.fsu.edu/~jthagard/

Sighn up for the mailing list on Zhome.com ! There is great info there also. They also have members that own 280zx's. The members here are geared to the early z car but I'm sure if someone can help they will.

20 FOOT FLAMES!!!! I think that would almost be considered a weapon. So your say'n when I Show a ricer my tailights during a race i could also fry his front air dam. That would be cool!!! J/K

Yeah i'm with Zmefly on the first version, and like texas Z i only saw it for the first time a week ago. I felt they should have called the first movie "the fake and the furious". I saw an article on the sequel in motortrend and it said they were thinking of putting a 350z for one of the main roles. That article showed only 3 cars and those cars ain't fake. If they don't have a Jetta racing a viper in it then it might be worth a peek, I'll see it when i get to watch it for free on a friends DVD or something.:devious:

I used to have one of thos cheap plastic jobs on my ZX a few years back almost hurt myself accidently knocking it off, when i was loading stuff. May be you could ask Tourniqet for a strut after all i know he has a good one from my car. I don't know if he needs it though.

Well i give it credit for its historical value I guess.

http://www.ciacars.com/auto/detail.php?cat=9&de=82 At least it is a ZX but it still hurts. Put this in the webster ditionary as "overkill".

Olds Delta 88? I thought my car was bad eeeeeeessssh!!!!:cross-eye

[ "Superman on Steroids!" Yeah if ya had a 240z you will experience industrial strength Zness!!

Stop Feeling like super man and be superman and buy a 2 seater!!!!! J/K Really you'll find a better Z. The less rust the better and cheaper to restore. Just replacing floorpans some people say it cost $1000!! Rust is what seperates a parts car from a restoration canidate.

I may be wrong but could the carbs need to be re-synced? I know they were running correctly in my car, but they were tuned for my car.(if that statement even applies, i don't know if carbs have to be tuned different for different engines of the same type.) You can try movining the mixture screw on the side of the carbs. Just Remember how much you turned it so if it gets worse you can put it back. I know MSA sell synch tools for them also. Just my guess at the prob.

Great Find!!! An early 71 is the Z i feel is the ideal Z IMO(well the 240z i will be hunting out when time comes). How much does the I.D plate say it wieghs?I've always wanted to see one. Good luck with it. Your experience is proof that patience and persistance pay off. Early 71.......$1500....CONGRADULATIONS!!!!

I think Cuong Nguyen, JEFFz, Ozzyguy & PhilUK are making the best cars.