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i wouldnt by the 280zx then.... if you go oldschool get something more common you dont want headaches sourcing parts...

you may be better of with a late 80's to mid 90's car if you dont want to spend to much time modifying and replacing things ! mechanically will be better than a 280zx or 120y lol and will be fun with very little mods...

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hah! I used to own a 120Y with sticky yokahama tyres so I didn't need to slow down for bends...

You could rev its ring off and it was easy to work on. I hated its retro looks back then, would be different now!

We nicknamed it the Diablo 120Y... my mate had the Maza-eradi

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http://en.wikipedia....ki/Nissan_280ZX pinch.gif

Wow I never knew the 280 came with the pissy l20, wtf. I honestly have never seen one before in a 280z.

I wouldnt touch a 280 there the most ugly of all the z's and if it has a 2.0 forget about it.

I was just searching car sales and came accross this, more for lols

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?Cr=3&R=10988122&keywords=&trecs=4&__sid=130FFE332D5B&__Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_PriceSort_Decimal|1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&__Qpb=1&tsrc=allcarhome&__Nne=15&seot=1&__N=1216 1246 1247 1252 1282 4294963846 4294963445&silo=1011

Professionally installed tv - currently not working, I almost fell of my chair laughing.

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only the japanese spec ones came with the l20 though so this one must have been imported ...

imo i thought they looked quite good :blush: but im a sucker for the oldies ... the car actually drove really well though just needed more power... and manual.

that 280zx looks like a hot4s car! wtfs with the wooly seat covers on top of leather?

Rod: I dont mind spending the time modifying it and stuff id probably enjoy that actually ... its more of a money problem with the oldies :( from what other people have done i think they need conversions to disc brakes and stuff ...

If I could find a good deal on a 120 or KE rolla i'd probably go for it though their the favourite out of the cars im considering .. just that theyll cost me the most :( but i'd love to restore one of em

Could take it to TAFE .. they have short courses on prepping bodywork and restoring interiors and a classic car restoration course .. would be a fun project i think!

But yeah something like the civic/teg will be much easier to get parts for and I can probably take em to a track day sooner and without spending a fair bit on suspension and brakes first

*edit* - rod did you restore your KE? it looks pretty much just how id do a classic up :wub:

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my ke35 is 4age powered, when i did the conversion i left brakes and diff standard items with plans to upgrade... my money ran out and i got over it so 4 yrs later i still run standard diff and stock brakes and have not had a problem... but my car is not a track car...

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I wouldnt go for competetive tracks or anything for quite some time ... just skidpans, tuning days etc

Ah well, if a good one in Perth comes up ill check it out and consider, but they really dont exist in perth anyway :(

not even a good range of civics at the moment .. i hate them in that dark green colour lol

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only the japanese spec ones came with the l20 though so this one must have been imported ...

imo i thought they looked quite good :blush: but im a sucker for the oldies ... the car actually drove really well though just needed more power... and manual.

that 280zx looks like a hot4s car! wtfs with the wooly seat covers on top of leather?

Rod: I dont mind spending the time modifying it and stuff id probably enjoy that actually ... its more of a money problem with the oldies :( from what other people have done i think they need conversions to disc brakes and stuff ...

If I could find a good deal on a 120 or KE rolla i'd probably go for it though their the favourite out of the cars im considering .. just that theyll cost me the most :( but i'd love to restore one of em

Could take it to TAFE .. they have short courses on prepping bodywork and restoring interiors and a classic car restoration course .. would be a fun project i think!

But yeah something like the civic/teg will be much easier to get parts for and I can probably take em to a track day sooner and without spending a fair bit on suspension and brakes first

*edit* - rod did you restore your KE? it looks pretty much just how id do a classic up :wub:

I love the classics to but I honestly wouldnt consider a 280z a classic. Try and find a ta22 or ra28, one of those with a 2tg or 18rg would be awesome.

The older you go the better quality car you should be able to get for 5k, an old ke35 for like 4k would be mint compared to say a 5k r32 shitter.

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ta22/ra28 are mad expensive! I think about 10k FOB in japan haha probably end up around the 15k++ mark here

they look amazing though

theres a mint 120y sedan for sale atm ... auto though but yeah thats about 4k

decent ones can be found around 2.5 .. around the same price as a civic really

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holy crap james thats a good find

the body work looks fine imo! i always wanted to buy a bumper or panel and work on it anyway ...

no turbo silvia any good though? if it was like the no turbo 34 that would just b ghey

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I shud get that silvia and make it look like ...

http://www.trackmani...php?f=9&t=18603

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would that be just as costly (the engine cheaper obv) as putting a RB25DET into the skyline? ie the tuning and new ECU and everything involved in fitting a new engine in?

i wanted to stick one of those in a datto 120Y though thumbsup.gif

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