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Nice.. but where are you going to put it? lol

If you only knew how many times I've pondered the same question....

I'm hoping if I get it rolling fast e-nuf I can 'slip' it under my house thru the crawlspace!! LOL!

If I had a basement I'd figure out a way.......

 

If I can get it running quickly it is going to B my 'worktruck' until I get my black truck fixed. By this weekend it might B stuffed with tools/rigging and pulling my flatbed.

 

Have not seen in person yet......I hope it is a turbo with a 5speed/lsd.

If I like the six it may eventually get transplanted into a 720 or my 521.

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Goon=wagon

 

BTW, pray its a manual. I had an auto 82 zx, it was a fucking snail, I hated it with a passion.

Have a low gear ratio 521 rearend.....probably perk it up if an auto. Just donated my GOOD spare dogleg 4 the Canby truck......no regrets--good cause.

Unless I fall in love with it.....most likely will be a donor car for my various projects/trade-barter material. If I can get it to run I plan on giving it a good workout on the twistiest road I can find close by!! If it MOVES...... might have to dig out my set of 5pt seat belts and hack-down-2-fit a roll bar I have.

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ItZ home now. non turbo auto......new starter alt sitting under hood.....needs batt neg cable. Was told a good runner b-4 teenager started to make drift car outta it. nice pair aftermkt buckets, useable rubber on alloys. butt ugly inside but oodles of good parts. should know by this evening if I runs worth a darn......shifts stops.P1050599.jpgP1050600.jpgP1050601.jpgP1050602.jpgP1050603.jpgP1050604.jpgP1050605.jpgP1050606.jpgP1050607.jpgP1050608.jpg

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RUNS WELL...TRANS SEEMS OK. :thumbup: powurr windows work astonishingly well. dumped gallon gas in it...compound fuel gauge shows better than an 1/8.brakes need adj/bled. no dash lights when headlights on.....no tail lights dome or cig lighter/horn. need to grab a droplight and continue my quest 2 find fuse/relay block.

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found fuse block.....right there in front of me. maiden voyage went well......didn't have 2 use my sneakers. :thumbup:

I have 2 admit every mile I drove it...... the more I LIKED IT! even the dog likes it! :rofl:

hope I can dodge the radar gun long enuf 2 get my pick-up fixed. :angel:

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Still need 2 get brakes flushed/bled......but car overall is mech solid. All the old gas is gone, timing-idle adj, cap-rotor cleaned up. For an auto it FLAT SCOOOTZ!! It just starts 2 wake up @ 80, it corners damn good! Nissan dropped the ball not putting the L six in their trucks. As soon as I get my regular DD truck fixed....I am yardin' out the 2.8 motor & slappin' a 4 speed 2 it. Then it is going to go onto the 83 720 frame my 521 is landing on. It will be awesome having all that torque pulling my car hauler/5-th wheel trailers etc. Till then it will b my 'Z-truck'.....putting a hitch/utility-roof rack on tonight after I finish this post. B) If anybody local needs parts/pcs for a 280zx let me know b-4 I start 2 dismantle......hate to junk something that another Datsun needs.

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Have put about 200 miles on it now. I think one injector is dirty.....1st 15 miles today only hittin' on 5. It perked up and ran like a champ the rest of the day. My tow hitch seems to be sound......hardly noticed my 521 trailer behind me running empty. Car is a blast 2 drive.....someday I'll have 2 find a nice one 2 keep(early 240-260). Hauled off the dirty/thrashed seats/carpet.....bare-bones utility tub now. Bolting a sturdy rack onto the roof Sunday so I can transport my wheel-barrel/appliances/lawnmower/Sherman tank.

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Harlow.. try 14 print size and Ariel font for your posts. This keeps all our posts more or less equal and legible and no one is 'special'.  
 
We're individuals but if left unchecked we have chaos...
 
 
 

RUNS WELL...TRANS SEEMS OK. :thumbup: powurr windows work astonishingly well. dumped gallon gas in it...compound fuel gauge shows better than an 1/8.brakes need adj/bled. no dash lights when headlights on.....no tail lights dome or cig lighter/horn.need to grab a droplight and continue my quest 2 find fuse/relay block.

 
 

RUNS WELL...TRANS SEEMS OK. :thumbup: powurr windows work astonishingly well. dumped gallon gas in it...compound fuel gauge shows better than an 1/8.brakes need adj/bled. no dash lights when headlights on.....no tail lights dome or cig lighter/horn. need to grab a droplight and continue my quest 2 find fuse/relay block.

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Harlow.. try 14 print size and Ariel font for your posts. This keeps all our posts more or less equal and legible and no one is 'special'.  

 

We're individuals but if left unchecked we have chaos...

 

 

 

 

 

my father is nearly blind. he tries to follow my threads, 18pt easier 4 him

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my father is nearly blind. he tries to follow my threads, 18pt easier 4 him

 

 

 

Tell him to press and hold the CTRL key and repeatedly press the + key until print is large enough to see and read easily. He can follow everyone else's posts as well.

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Tell him to press and hold the CTRL key and repeatedly press the + key until print is large enough to see and read easily. He can follow everyone else's posts as well.

I am not in a position to tell my dad what 2 do.....society as a whole should bend over backwards to help/assist people with disabilities. Unless I am in violation of a ratsun regulation .......you are barkin' up the wrong tree.

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If he can't read fine print, he can do what every other almost blind person would do. He (I assume) isn't useless stop treating him like it. Follow your own advice and assist him. With a keyboard adjustment he can then read everything and anything he wants to on his lap top or computer. It's easier for him and you, to adjust than expecting the whole world to bend over.

 

Him... CTRL +

You....  Ariel and 14 size.

 

I'm done barkin'

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The Z-truck is no more. Put almost 2000miles on it! Minor electrical issue curbd' it. Saved some stuff off of it if anybody needs parts. Will bring stuff 2 canby. Motor is my 521 powerplant.....denmarkboy has a 4speed I need 2 pull. Can I swap guts from an 83-720 5speed into the L6-4speed housing? Z24 flywheel/clutch work?P1050745.jpgP1050744.jpgP1050742.jpgP1050740.jpgP1050738.jpgP1050731.jpgP1050729.jpgP1050728.jpgP1050645.jpg

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