1978 Datsun 280z Base Coupe 2-door on 2040-cars
Shelby, North Carolina, United States
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Up for sale is a 1978 Datsun 280z. Interior is in good shape, has a few cracks in the dash like most Z's. Factory A/C is functional. Custom Momo Shift knob, GT style steering wheel. Everything else is stock original on the inside. No cracks in any windows, carpet is in decent shape. Center console is in good shape. Interior is 8 / 10 overall. Exterior has some rust spots throughout. There is one hole behind passenger seat in floorboard. There are a few holes under the rocker panels (typical on most Z's) that can be patched. Car shows signs of having been undercoated in the past. Car has old-school Enkei style wheels. Tires are in decent shape, all hold air. Rear bumper has been replaced with 260z style one. Front bumper: delete. Has aftermarket front air-dam. Hood has been primed flat black and is ready for paint. The engine is a stock L28E. 5 spd manual trans. I have swapped the fuel injection system over to dual weber carburetors. Car will crank but is not quite drive-able. Carburetors will need to be cleaned and a new fuel pump relay switch is needed along with a few other odds and ends. I was able to take the car down the road a few weeks ago but it ran rough and showed signs of the fuel injection system being faulty so I purchased a used set of weber carbs for it online and have them installed currently. I still have the original fuel injection system if you would like to convert it back over. (The AFM was bad on the system and I was not interested in messing with it. ) Overall, I think that the car is a great candidate for a restore project. With a little more work it will be fully drive-able. I do NOT have a title for the car. I will write out a bill of sale for it upon pickup. I Would love to finish the car myself but with my current schedule I am unable to do so. Please note that the car WILL need to be hauled home by trailer. A 500$ immediate deposit is required upon auction end. I would like to disclose that I am very familiar with eBay and have been using it for over 10 years now. I just recently made a new account here and would like to reassure any potential buyers that I am aware of all dynamics of the site. If you have any questions about the car, please do not hesitate to ask. I would prefer all questions to be made prior to bidding on the car in order to reduce any possible confusion. Thanks for looking and good luck. |
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This father and son duo terrorize the UK countryside in Datsun 240Z pair
Wed, 12 Nov 2014The Datsun 240Z got a lot of things right when it was introduced, with handsome styling, strong performance and a reasonably affordable price. And while the coupes grew a strong fan base in the US, they remained quite a rarity in the UK. Decades later, a father and son in England have latched onto the car and bonded over their shared love for two completely opposite takes on this Japanese GT
There's already quite a collection of exotics in Mel Streek's garage, and his rat rod 240Z, which he calls the Ratsun, definitely doesn't fit with the rest. On the outside, the Datsun looks ready to fall apart, but it's mechanically perfect underneath. Alternatively, Mel's son, Ollie, has a completely different take for his Z with its perfect, shining paint.
Both Zs sound amazing, though. They have a mechanical, somewhat course exhaust note that's intoxicating to hear. You can definitely tell there's some work going on under the hood. Check out this video from Petrolicious for a father and son who both find something to love in these classic Japanese coupes.
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As insane as it sounds, Scott Fisher is doing just that, running a Datsun 1600 Roadster across North America and racking up 13,500 miles in his first three months on the road. His total journey will see him pile over 37,000 miles on his red convertible. The car is lightly modified, but most of the work is for the sake of reliability and comfort, with a five-speed manual 'box, an upgraded radiator and electronic ignition.
Fisher's trip hasn't been all smooth, with a few typical bits of trouble. He also ran into some deer in Utah, quite literally, clipping one of the animals, which delivered quite a bit of damage to the passenger's front fender (hence the rear three-quarter view in our lead shot). Still, the car seems to be holding up well, as shown in this latest video from Petrolicious.
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Launched in Moscow by CEO Carlos Ghosn, the On-Do was designed and engineered in Japan specifically for the Russian market - Nissan's fifth largest worldwide - where it will be built at the AvtoVaz plant in Togliatti. Decidedly budget-oriented, the Datsun On-Do is a four-door, five-seat econo-box measuring 172 inches long, 67 inches wide and 60 inches tall with an 18.7 cubic-foot trunk which Datsun describes as class-leading. Punctuating an otherwise bland shape is a large front grille and lighting front and rear that looks (and very well might be) bigger than the wheels.
Not that the Datsun On-Do needs a big contact patch to transfer power to the road: motivation is provided by a 1.6-liter engine with a grand total of - wait for it... wait a little longer - 87 horsepower. Which might strike you as a reasonable amount of muscle, considering the 400,000 rubles Datsun is getting for the On-Do (but consider that translates to about $11,300). That's a couple grand more than what Nissan gets for the Micra in that other giant northern country, or about the same amount it gets for the Versa in the US (which sells in Russia for 499k in rubles) - both of which are powered by what is in all likelihood the same 1.6-liter four but producing 109 hp. Of course Russia has different tax rates than the United States or Canada, but with such little power, the Datsun would fall into Russia's lowest tax bracket.