WazzaJB
Club Member
Hey Huw, thanks for the huge response! Will definitely reach out when we inevitably hit road blocks.Hi Warren.
Looks like a nice little project you've got there.
If you need any assistance feel free to give me shout, more than happy to offer up my experiences when doing my rebuild.
Most obvious is don't throw anything away as some bits are not as easy to get as others think. There are still a few good sources of 280ZX bits about however.
They rust in all the obvious places as you will no doubt have been told (front scuttle, front valance, doors, sills, tail gate - everywhere really). I had very bad rust in the inner wings and chassis rails especially the dog leg where the handbrake mechanism fixes to it.
If yours has still got the reciprocating ball steering set up (loads of rods, ball joints and big old steering box), it would be worth while you sourcing a power steering rack, steering pump and steering column from a later model. Its an easy mod and makes so much difference to the handing.
Derricks thread has some great photos for reference:
https://zclub.net/community/index.p...resto-pics-what-do-u-think-made-bigger.16715/
My Resto thread is not so details but may have something to help:
https://zclub.net/community/index.php?threads/280zx-never-ending-rebuild.17434/page-6#post-277573
All the best with it and look forward to following your progress.
Huw
We have a lot of spares and don't intent to let any go until we're finished
Yeah there is a lot of rust, most concerning is that I can see through the bottom of the doors... Don't fancy trying to source replacement doors though.
I believe it does have the ball steering set up, upgrading to power steering will definitely be on the cards down the road.
Looking at yours and Derricks is great motivation, I assume your rust was as bad as his? Either way, they change is amazing. Just shows with the right amount of time, care and effort you can achieve lots. Definitely makes our project worth it!