This all started in 2014 when I gave a 1978 280Z to my friend James' older brother Mike. I was moving to a new home and couldn't bring any Datsuns with me. Mike's dream car was an S30 and I was happy to help him with that goal so long as he picked up the car and hauled it off lol. Fast forward to October 2023, James asks me if I'd be interested in a Z31 300ZX and all the parts needed to turbo the engine, I just had to help remove this car and a parts car and haul them to my driveway. Oct 30th the parts car came home followed by the 86 on November 1st. Since then it's been a non-stop project. Someone had told me I was looking at a "minimum of 10 grand to get it back on the road" lol. Maybe if I didn't know how to do most of the work myself he'd be more or less correct but all in all I'm only maybe 1500 dollars into this car. Maybe a little more but definitely less than 2K. It's not tough when it's something I enjoy doing :)
Lol thank you bro! The windows didn't work when I got the car but I found an old aftermarket power lock/window controller box in the door that wasn't connected. I don't have the fob it would have came with but since I fixed the power supply to that box and replaced the passenger side door switch they've both been working great. Only stuff I'm having no luck with in the map and dome lamps on the ceiling, fuel gauge and the overhead bulbs for the dash cluster that light up the needles at night. We'll get there tho. Still got tons more to get done but yesterday was a milestone I've been working towards for sooo many months now haha. Thanks again homie :)
This all started in 2014 when I gave a 1978 280Z to my friend James' older brother Mike. I was moving to a new home and couldn't bring any Datsuns with me. Mike's dream car was an S30 and I was happy to help him with that goal so long as he picked up the car and hauled it off lol. Fast forward to October 2023, James asks me if I'd be interested in a Z31 300ZX and all the parts needed to turbo the engine, I just had to help remove this car and a parts car and haul them to my driveway. Oct 30th the parts car came home followed by the 86 on November 1st. Since then it's been a non-stop project. Someone had told me I was looking at a "minimum of 10 grand to get it back on the road" lol. Maybe if I didn't know how to do most of the work myself he'd be more or less correct but all in all I'm only maybe 1500 dollars into this car. Maybe a little more but definitely less than 2K. It's not tough when it's something I enjoy doing :)
Great work blue6gun!! what a flex with the working window too! :D
Lol thank you bro! The windows didn't work when I got the car but I found an old aftermarket power lock/window controller box in the door that wasn't connected. I don't have the fob it would have came with but since I fixed the power supply to that box and replaced the passenger side door switch they've both been working great. Only stuff I'm having no luck with in the map and dome lamps on the ceiling, fuel gauge and the overhead bulbs for the dash cluster that light up the needles at night. We'll get there tho. Still got tons more to get done but yesterday was a milestone I've been working towards for sooo many months now haha. Thanks again homie :)
Isn't this the dude who shot that CEO?
I don't have abs lol