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Santa Cruz being the capital of liberalism has its fair share of these kitsch mobiles as well. I recently saw one in a junk yard in San Jose and I thought it looked right at home...

Always learning something new...Here's some pics of the later 73-74 style air box in orange.

I found an L26 in a local junkyard which had the larger blue air cleaner, and was under the impression that all the 73-74 air cleaners for the square mouthed flat tops were blue. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15079&d=1163855130 http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15080&d=1163855399

They should fit just fine assuming you haven't made any changes to the brake system such as a significantly larger caliper. Many people run these wheels on their S30s as well as the smaller 14" 5 spoke version that came on the non-turbo 81-83 ZX. You should be able to run up to a 225/50/15 without any rub even on a 280Z lowered 1-2 inches.

Hey there. Welcome to the site. Sounds like you have already done some research. Good luck on your new project.

Wow!!! Is it not possible to lower or remove the reserve after the auction begins? You would have to be crazy not to accept $15,300 for this car. The seller is either deluded or kicking himself right now. That's at least $5000 over what it's actually worth regardless of where you live, even more in some places. Based on this, I predict that we're going to see a rash of rust buckets turned BRE "replica" hit eBay in 3-6 months....

I would describe this more as surging than bucking but yeah, I think conedodger is on the right track.

Well you beat me to it. I saw your post earlier and meant to post a link to webdawg's but forgot to get back to it. I actually used these for keeping track of my own refresh. Thanks again to webdawg. In case anyone else is looking in the future, here's a link to webdawg's post. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19172

Thanks Marc. I was more curious than anything but I just might give him a call. I'm really looking forward to my first Z show. Honestly, I can't believe I haven't made it to one yet. I'm pretty sure getting the beast back on the road will provide me with enough motivation.

Finally some good news on this. Democracy lives! I'm glad to see the vehicle age limit tied to a rolling date should the boneheads in Congress decide to extend the duration of the program in the future. Thanks to SEMA & SAN and to everyone who e-mailed their congressman.

I know this isn't any help, but if it were me doing the looking and there was little to no rust, it would have been on the trailer by now.....

Hmm, bucking you say? Do you feel something similar when braking or only when you let the gas off and coast?

Congrats and thanks for sharing. Looks like fun. Did anyone notice or recognize the interesting looking front bumper on the BRE lookalike? Any idea who the mfg is and whether it's integrated or separate from the spoiler?

Welcome to the forum. Looks like you have yourself quite a project there. Just in case you weren't aware, what you have is actually called a 280Z 2+2. Do the math and you have 4 seats. Here's some inspiration for you. Good luck and let the work begin. http://www.viczcar.com/Featured-Rides/Johnny-Kostic-s-Datsun-260z-2+2.html http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008/10/20/car-spotlight-gt-gt-260z-2-2.aspx

Perhaps a bad plug operating intermittently, a leaky plug wire, dirty terminals, a cracked or tracing disti cap. That could explain what's holding you back. Time to check all the wires, clean up the terminals and inspect the cap. Switching the plug to another cylinder might help isolate whether it's the plug, wire, connections or cap if all else fails.

Welcome to the forum Chelle. Sounds like you'll fit in just fine here. Good luck on your projects. Let's see some pics soon.

Disappearing ink......I mean paint.

Man I have to have one of these. I hope BRE decides to go forward with a repro.

Welcome to the forum. Based on the fact that this car was stored on the grass, and the look of the body from the few shots here, you may just end up using the body of the 83 assuming it's not any worse than the RHD model.

I was watching a program on tanks on the Military Channel the other night and they ran that news clip of the guy who stole a tank from a military base and went running wild through the streets of LA. There was an interview with a guy whos truck got crushed and in the background was a crushed 260 or 280Z. I think I would have cried.

Thanks Walter, I was trying to watch TV and type at the same time. I made the appropriate correction.

I love that pic! It reflects the style of the times. Perhaps I'll grow my hair out...then again maybe not.

See what you've done now... You've got me thinking about pulling my engine for paint and a detail for the engine compartment.... Stop the madness!!!

This might vary from one head to the next. What head do you have?

Yes, I was just going to post that part. This was already covered in another thread a while back. Must be a repeat.