280z

this post reminds me. the container where we fill the wiper fluid, it leaks from the bottom and even if its filled up, it does spray anymore. i am away from my car so i cant look and see what the problem is but i think there is a broken motor. anyone know or have what im talking about?

whats up with all the arse kissing. i looked in mperdue's recent posts and the last 12 started out "Hello everyone! I'd like to preface this post with a big 'shout-out' and thanks to the illustrious admin of this beloved site, without whom this discussion wouldn't even be possible. I think we...

i also have those clips on my 75

i can totally relate gema. i had to leave my baby at home because freshman and sophmores at ucsc are denied parking permits. this is the longest we have ever been apart. i can not wait till friday comes around and someone picks me up so we can be together again.

i think its a good idea to shave them and re-paint them. i know people are going stare and admire those wheels and a pair of bright shiny calipers would be the icing on the cake.

oh no ben, are those scratchesw on your new wheels?? could you just simply buy thinner calipers?

if someone REALLY wanted to steal the images for resale or whatever dumb reason, that right click blocker wouldnt do anything. you would have to place your own person logo like in the attached picture. now i can be certain that none of you sneaky little punks who have been snooping around in my gallery could claim my photographs as your own. im just happy that we finally have a new poll!

the guy who will buy this car is going to have a dilemma. how the hell are you going to justify driving this beautiful and possibly lowest mileage z in existance but on the other hand.. why would anyone spend 25,000 for a car to just sit in the garage under a cover.. you know i thought about it. he should take it around the block every weekend, and then drive it back home in reverse. wouldnt that work? http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/0/9/75139009.htm

this mirror is original. it was made for the 260z and 280z. and yeah i do wanna buy a new mirror! ill probably just end up doing that. thanks tom

ok i took it off and tried tightening it to that metal piece and then snap! i broke the plastic base. it was already a little cracked but now its pretty messed up, i would say beyond super glue repair. damn datsun had to go cheap and stop making those beautiful chrome mirrors! no one would happen to have an extra plastic base layin around would they? anyways, i dont really know how to make it tight enough to stop shaking because even before it snapped, it was still fairly loose. another thing is that the 12mm bit can not reach the nut after it starts to get tighter. so i was thinking of putting a few washers or an oversized nut between the metal piece and the nut to help close the gap. you guys have more experience with this stuff so let me know what your opinions are. and anyone know where can i find a new plastic base? id love to get a new mirror altogether but 100 bucks is ridiculous. btw, whatever happened to midwestz.com?

you can see from the picture how my mirror shifts a little back and forth and leave these ugly scratches in my paint. i tried tightening it as much as possible but it doesnt seem to help. i was thinking of going around the perimeterof the mirror with rubber cement or hot glue but i dont want it to look cheap or anything. do you guys have any ideas? i was also thinking of cutting out a kind of spacer or gasket out of some thin rubber. does anyone else have this problem?

my car had the same stripes on it before i painted it. same silver 901 i think it was

the "datsun" emblem on the rear hatch is the one they use for the 260 and 280z's because it has smooth rounded curves. the original datsun emblem for the 240z has sharper edges

that is a bargain carl but for only 20k more we get a hood!

i found a link to these guys: http://www.dashboardrestorations.com.au/findadash.htm have you guys heard of them what do you think? i will send them an email.

yea thats what i said! :stupid: i wasnt thinking when i wrote that

i did something like that a while ago. listen to this.. when i had my car painted about a year and a half ago, i wanted to buy brand new emblems and i did which ended up costing like 215 or something dollars. i re-painted the old quarter emblems and "280z" hatch emblem. the looked great so i sold them all on ebay and ended up getting more money than i paid for the brand new ones. the guy i sold the fender emblems to was new to ebay and everyone of his feedbacks was an item for his car. he even bought his car on ebay which i remember was his first feedback. anyways a few months later i went to a z show in rio vista and i recognized his yellow 280 from the pictures on ebay. i even asked the guy where he got the emblems from and he told me ebay. it was so crazy being re-united with my old emblems. i started thinking about the good ol days when i polished them up and sprayed them with armour-all to make them nice and shiny for their photo-shoot. oh and of course i remember supergluing the pins back on after they broke while washing them. i imagine its the same feeling that a mother has after being re-united with her long lost child.

do you mean it suits the 280zx nice or both the 280 and 280zx? i agree i dont like it on 70-78 but it looks on 79+

thanks carls and everyone. by the way, is there anyone who has actually gotten their dash restored. would it be cheaper if i were to restore it today before the cracking gets really bad or does it not matter? and what about results. will it really look just as good as the original or would i end up with that feeling like its never gonna be the same?

1. no front plate (thats considered a felony punishable by death in CA) 2. no rear plate 2a. no rear plate means no tags actually one picture you can kinda see the rear plate. looks like 8758263

hey carl beck, i doubt you will get a response but let us know what the say if you do

try posting in the regional discussions. how did that video turn out by the way from mt hamilton?