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gentlementlemen...

just gave a counter offer on:

1976-Nissan-Fairlady-Z_1.jpg

http://www.j-spec.com.au/featured/fairlady-z-11157.html

FUCK YEAH

Seller came back with a offer that was good enough to accept. just putting some last minute vice clamps on his nuts to squeeze a better price.

:D

FUCK YEAH!

L28 board to 3100cc

Do it!

He said it was a kakimoto 3.1L. not sure if it's a genuine one or a replica using LD28 crank, honda pistons etc.

said I'd buy pending on the mechanic inspection, gotta get the guy out there into hickville country japan. will know then.

apparently makes 215rwkw :D not bad for an old clunker.

lol i completely forgot I had inquired about this car, until it got brought up in the "300zx vs GTR... engine out fun" thread. Couple of phonecalls later and I jizzed my pants.

wow. remember when you gave me shit for almost buying a c110. yeah. f**k you old man!

lol that's cos I'm not gonna be restoring or modding anything. buy, import, tune, drive. the end.

He said it was a kakimoto 3.1L. not sure if it's a genuine one or a replica using LD28 crank, honda pistons etc.

said I'd buy pending on the mechanic inspection, gotta get the guy out there into hickville country japan. will know then.

apparently makes 215rwkw :D not bad for an old clunker.

If it's genuine 3.1 kit, you're essentially sitting on gold mine...

If it's genuine 3.1 kit, you're essentially sitting on gold mine...

I've owned one before in the C10. Didn't realise it was a gen until I opened the bonnet (this was back in the day when we bought shit sight unseen). Hence the $5000 profit once it got here.

lol i completely forgot I had inquired about this car, until it got brought up in the "300zx vs GTR... engine out fun" thread. Couple of phonecalls later and I jizzed my pants.

lol that's cos I'm not gonna be restoring or modding anything. buy, import, tune, drive. the end.

no sell? good

looks like charles got to that Ferrari

im still kicking myself for not buying adz's c110... or that restored road/track 260z 2+2 with the l28 etc etc stripped, half cage, semis and watanabe copies for 4.5k

you should own a regular car before you take on the headaches of a classic.

put it this way, this car's gonna be driven hard once a week. if it breaks it'll go into a workshop while I drive a daily. you, on the other hand don't have that luxury.

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