JeffB-61
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Hello all,
I have a 1981 280zx 2+2 that was quite radically modified in the mid 1990's.
Correction on above - Model year is 1979
Parts were sourced via Luke Borg (I think tht's the right name) and paint and bodywork by Ian Pendleton, both of Aldershot.
Mike Feeney was also directly responsible for many source's and also his knowledge back in the day.
Not sure if any of these people are still around today.
The power unit is an ex. Gary Martin prepared engine and the car is fitted with the IMSA bodykit and F40 rear spoiler.
Maybe someone remembers seeing the car back in the mid to late 90's.
It is quite distintive - painted in VW Sunshine Yellow.
Anyway - the car was removed from the road in early 2000 due to health problems (mine, not the car), and it was placed in a standard single garage.
The car wasn't prepared for such long storage and it was only supposed to have been stored until I was well enough to enjoy it further, so only the spark plug leads and battery were removed (although I seem to recal there was only a very small amount of fuel in the tank at the time).
The garage was attached to my father's property, and he would periodically place the battery on charge and spin the engine over to make sure it didn't sieze.
This was probably done every 3 to 4 months up to 2015.
After this time my father became ill and wasn't able to get into the car.
My father has since passed, and his estate is being disolved, so it is now time for me to take some ownership and decide what I do with this car.
At present the car is reversed into the space, so access to the engine is reasonable but tight.
There is no access to the rear of the car for now.
I have checked the oil for moisture content, and it appears clean and still viscous, have attached a new battery and spun the engine over the the plug leads still off, and it spins freely, exactly as it did.
My first question here is:
To move the car's location I need to get it out of the garage.
I cannot manually pull it as I guess the brake pads are seized to the discs.
I do not want to move it out into the daylight and not be able to put it back into the garage (short term).
I expect whatever fuel is in the tank now will be of zero use, and as the system is pressurised (my system is injected, non-turbo), so......
would it be considered safe to fill the tank with 20 or so litres of good petrol and try and have it fire so it can be driven forwards for a ccheck over, and then reversed back again until recovery is organised, or are there significant risks in filling the car with fuel at this stage?
As you might guess - it's a difficult time, and I'll more than likely be preparing the car for sale, but I'm not wanting to create any further issues for myself or the new owner.
If anyone has suggestions of what would be the best plan, please comment.
Thanks for reading
Jeff
I have a 1981 280zx 2+2 that was quite radically modified in the mid 1990's.
Correction on above - Model year is 1979
Parts were sourced via Luke Borg (I think tht's the right name) and paint and bodywork by Ian Pendleton, both of Aldershot.
Mike Feeney was also directly responsible for many source's and also his knowledge back in the day.
Not sure if any of these people are still around today.
The power unit is an ex. Gary Martin prepared engine and the car is fitted with the IMSA bodykit and F40 rear spoiler.
Maybe someone remembers seeing the car back in the mid to late 90's.
It is quite distintive - painted in VW Sunshine Yellow.
Anyway - the car was removed from the road in early 2000 due to health problems (mine, not the car), and it was placed in a standard single garage.
The car wasn't prepared for such long storage and it was only supposed to have been stored until I was well enough to enjoy it further, so only the spark plug leads and battery were removed (although I seem to recal there was only a very small amount of fuel in the tank at the time).
The garage was attached to my father's property, and he would periodically place the battery on charge and spin the engine over to make sure it didn't sieze.
This was probably done every 3 to 4 months up to 2015.
After this time my father became ill and wasn't able to get into the car.
My father has since passed, and his estate is being disolved, so it is now time for me to take some ownership and decide what I do with this car.
At present the car is reversed into the space, so access to the engine is reasonable but tight.
There is no access to the rear of the car for now.
I have checked the oil for moisture content, and it appears clean and still viscous, have attached a new battery and spun the engine over the the plug leads still off, and it spins freely, exactly as it did.
My first question here is:
To move the car's location I need to get it out of the garage.
I cannot manually pull it as I guess the brake pads are seized to the discs.
I do not want to move it out into the daylight and not be able to put it back into the garage (short term).
I expect whatever fuel is in the tank now will be of zero use, and as the system is pressurised (my system is injected, non-turbo), so......
would it be considered safe to fill the tank with 20 or so litres of good petrol and try and have it fire so it can be driven forwards for a ccheck over, and then reversed back again until recovery is organised, or are there significant risks in filling the car with fuel at this stage?
As you might guess - it's a difficult time, and I'll more than likely be preparing the car for sale, but I'm not wanting to create any further issues for myself or the new owner.
If anyone has suggestions of what would be the best plan, please comment.
Thanks for reading
Jeff
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