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Well I picked up another project since I really needed another one :laugh::sad2:

 
 

It’s a 1983 Datsun 280zx , had been wanting one for a while and when I saw this one I knew I had to have it. 
it’s sat for 11 years but the body is really

clean and mostly rust free. Here’s some pics of when I picked it up. 2FE5CD03-A2CD-4F3A-9391-7CD7308D0FAC.jpeg.dc5b4f4fe9e85ca35db9d4130a7c641d.jpeg98C574E2-5F5A-4E7E-9F38-EEEF114B3CB7.jpeg.13fdded7ee0bc98c7ea0b6e75d7f89fe.jpeg

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so far only things I’ve done do it is..

 

-drained old gas from tank 

- re installed valve rocker that fell off due to I’m guessing sticking valves. 
-Painted valve cover and installed new valve cover gasket 

-found why I was running on 4 cylinders (bad spark plug wires) 

-found why I had no turn signals (bad hazard switch ) 

- found why I don’t have brake lights (broken brake pedal switch stopper) 

- replaced fuel filter 

- replaced fuel pump

-replaced fuel line from tank and deleted fuel damper 


 

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valve Rocker/retained that had fallen off 

 

old gas wasn’t helping with the sticking valves 

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Gold = horsepower 

 

 

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  • 7 months later...

Wow, that's quite a project,  definitely in need of some love.  A friend of mine brought a similar 280zx to autocross.  It was completely original and hadn't really been driven in many years.  It had more power than I was expecting, clearly designed to be a cruiser.

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