Robotsan
Club Member
I keep looking at that lovely 280z: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224657213516
Really great ad, nice and honest about the car. Love the Google photos folder full of pics and vids too: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=dVFFSVZYRjVGdEcxTlR1X042djJOcnpKMGxMNFdR
What are other's thoughts on this one? Looks like the original paint, lots of mechanical work been done and obviously a good reliable runner based on his mileage recently.
The floors have been done, and while the only other bit of rust looks to be on the right hand dogleg, it makes me nervous that there could be more lurking in seams and hidden areas. Definitely needs a full respray - and on that note, are we walking 10 - 15k for a bare metal job?
Also, might be a silly question, but obviously a bare metal respray involves taking the entire car to bits and then back together again.. which to me seems like it would need more specialist mechanical knowledge than the average body shop? Or are they well used to doing that? Or, do you take cars like these to specialist restoration places who are good at both mechanicals and paint?
Makes me think I'd be better off buying a car that's already had that done.. as you really do get so much better value buying something already restored don't you. I feel like since i've been looking, there's been restored and mostly-restored cars going for 25 - 30k, even RHD. It's just the temptation of cars like this being closer to the current budget!
Really great ad, nice and honest about the car. Love the Google photos folder full of pics and vids too: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=dVFFSVZYRjVGdEcxTlR1X042djJOcnpKMGxMNFdR
What are other's thoughts on this one? Looks like the original paint, lots of mechanical work been done and obviously a good reliable runner based on his mileage recently.
The floors have been done, and while the only other bit of rust looks to be on the right hand dogleg, it makes me nervous that there could be more lurking in seams and hidden areas. Definitely needs a full respray - and on that note, are we walking 10 - 15k for a bare metal job?
Also, might be a silly question, but obviously a bare metal respray involves taking the entire car to bits and then back together again.. which to me seems like it would need more specialist mechanical knowledge than the average body shop? Or are they well used to doing that? Or, do you take cars like these to specialist restoration places who are good at both mechanicals and paint?
Makes me think I'd be better off buying a car that's already had that done.. as you really do get so much better value buying something already restored don't you. I feel like since i've been looking, there's been restored and mostly-restored cars going for 25 - 30k, even RHD. It's just the temptation of cars like this being closer to the current budget!
