codycheg Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hey guys i'm new to Ratsun and just wanted to say Hi. I picked up a 76 280z for 1500 bucks. Tell me what you think! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 :thumbup: lookin good man Quote Link to comment
Edz280zx Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Looks good...Plans? Quote Link to comment
codycheg Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I plan on painting it sometime during the summer, probly just a dark blue. I want to end swaping the motor for a l28et, and just fix up the interior a bit. I'm pretty sure the suspention is shot so I have to replace that too Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 some bushings, springs/struts and itl be set or suspention. get some stiff springs for better handling and dropping it like an inch :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
codycheg Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I gotta get some money first:lol: Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I gotta get some money first:lol: (sigh) dont we all :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
codycheg Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 true that, i'll have around 200 at the end of the month that i can spend Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 thats a pretty good start :thumbup: Ill have to come check it out when it clears up enough to bring by thos wheels Quote Link to comment
codycheg Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Ya man, how much is it just to prime the car? I think i want to do that untill i can get it painted Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 looks like a good Z Quote Link to comment
codycheg Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Thanks man Quote Link to comment
dimeofftheline Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Ya man, how much is it just to prime the car? I think i want to do that untill i can get it painted I think I looked at your car a few months ago before you bought it. The paint looks like it is in decent shape, and while it may not be shiny or pretty you will probably be better off just leaving it alone instead of primering it. Save the money you would put towards primer and use it for a good paint job. Looks like a solid car! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 looks like a good start for sure, ill have to check it out when i can finally make it up there The paint looks like it is in decent shape, and while it may not be shiny or pretty you will probably be better off just leaving it alone instead of primering it. x2 id put your money into the good stuff first :D paint dosent make it go any faster ;) lol my paint cost me $30 :fu: it actually looks good from less and 5 ft lol you cant even tell :lol: Quote Link to comment
codycheg Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Yeah man your paint job looks good skip, mine looks like shit once you get up close, its chipin away and scratches super easy, in a lot of spots u can see the original paint, where the new stuff just flaked off. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 :D spend the money geting and l28et first no one can see the scratches when you blow by them like there in reverse :fu: :lol: or you can drop $30 and do a well preped rattle can job like me haha Quote Link to comment
Edz280zx Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Skib...your tires are too big...lol j/k Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Skib...your tires are too big...lol j/k hahaha they are, but heres the story on them. i had the 15in snowflakes ready and some guy gave my bro these tires, almost brand new BFG all season tires (off his truck). so i said fuck, thell fit, ill give you $50 for them. so i got near new tires for $50 and just rolled the rear fenders, thats kinda ratsun if i do say so myself lol:fu: Quote Link to comment
Edz280zx Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 cool...ok back on topic...I'd use your 200 for springs. Quote Link to comment
codycheg Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Yeah i'm thinking I want to do springs first, that or do some interior work...., i am definanlty in need of a carpet kit for the back. I really want to do that l28et swap soon but my dad is not so happy about it, he already thinks the car is too fast for me (which is a bunch of bs). I would like to rattle can it but I don't think it would turn out that great with the blue. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Yeah i'm thinking I want to do springs first, that or do some interior work...., i am definanlty in need of a carpet kit for the back. I really want to do that l28et swap soon but my dad is not so happy about it, he already thinks the car is too fast for me (which is a bunch of bs). I would like to rattle can it but I don't think it would turn out that great with the blue. thats a good place to start IMO, take the time to get to know your car like the back of your hand and learn to really drive it, then start cramming the HP in :D a rattle can job can turn out nice if you take the time to prep it well enough. and really it dosent take that much to get a 5ft paint job, i did mine in one night Quote Link to comment
codycheg Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 How do you prep it? I got a few rust spots too that I need to take care of. Yeah I need to get used to my car more too. This is my first RWD car, I got down the whole FWD thing real quick, its not that hard really. One of the reasons i really wanted a datsun was because of RWD. Lot more tricks u can do. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 How do you prep it? I got a few rust spots too that I need to take care of. Yeah I need to get used to my car more too. This is my first RWD car, I got down the whole FWD thing real quick, its not that hard really. One of the reasons i really wanted a datsun was because of RWD. Lot more tricks u can do. then deff. take the time to really get to know your car, on the road, and under the hood. itl pay off. once your rust is taken care of what i did was just sand the whole thing with 400 grit sand paper, masked everything and ten sprayed it. but spraying is the hard part, not getting tiger stripes and runs can be difficult if you dont have a fair amount of experience doing it. Quote Link to comment
codycheg Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Yeah I would need help doing it, how long did it take you to sand down your Z? Quote Link to comment
Edz280zx Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 ^^^what he said...practice first Quote Link to comment
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