New parts!

I found the same year car with about 140 miles on it! thats right only 140!!! here is my new parts car next to mine.

A few replacements

As I stated in a previous blog the u joints and slave cylinder needed to be replaced. I didn't get a pic of the slave cylinder but here is the u joint replacement

the first tune up

And this is where they go.. look at all that room! i can remove them easily! try doing that on today's cars...


Here are the old spark plugs next to the new ones

i use only the best spark plugs.. platinum of course...

Engine pics

Here are a few pics of the engine i took.. i have yet to clean it so the after pictures will be posted soon

here are the first parts i ordered

This is a new gasket set, the mechanic said it needed 2 u joints for the back rear, and a new slave cylinder.

Pictures of the car before i start the restoring process

Here of some pictures of the car

and my mechanic said

So i finally took my car to the mechanics shop to be looked over. He told me that my car is in great shape and the kid i bought it from did not know what he was selling! I was excited to here it! So he told me i needed a new slave cylinder and a inner and outer U joins for the rear right side. 40$ bucks later and here are the parts.

And it begins...

I have been a Z fan for 15 years.. i was determined to buy one. Being a young guy i wanted the latest and greatest, I test drove a 2011 40th gen 370z with a red letter interior and it was a beautiful thing. I was inlove!!! but with a sticker price of 40k it was beyond my means. then i saw it.. a 1977 gold 280z.. it was Beautiful!!! Best of all the/ guy only wanted 5k for it! I made an offer and he accepted it! But the car gods said no.. The seller of the Z listed the car on ebay a week before and sold for 4k!!! i was sooooo pissed! Any ways time went on and my hunt continued... i went through countless test drives before i finally found the Z i now call my own. A 1979 280z with under 100k miles. So whats next, i began searching the web for the potential, body kits, engine mods, restoration accessories, all the goods.. this will be the story of my 280z as it comes back to life and is transformed from vintage steel to art. It begins....