I just purchased my 280z, she comes home tomorrow. I’m turning 18 in two weeks so to buy this car is a really big thing for me! I live in Montana so the thing about storage Applies to me as well, but I’ve just been watching a ton of stuff on the car and I’m super excited. Hopefully that parts site will come in handy!
Congrats on your purchase! These cars are amazing and such a blast to work on! Let me know if you run into any issues and I'll be glad to help out if I can. I also have a bunch of spare parts .... if your having difficulty finding something let me know I might have it. -Nick
5 things I hate about my 280z...... I've owned it 10 years and still never driven it..... its takes every cent I make.... rust, lots and lots of rust!...... big bumpers of course........ and last but not least being the epitome of every man 😂😂
Personally the main thing is rust. Things break but the simplicity about the car makes it pretty fun to fix things. I would recommend while taking a test drive doing all your daily activities, then you can know if you really do want it. If you get a car with no rust it's a really good beginner project car (to be fair most classics are). If you watched the entire video you would see that most of the things are not major and he clearly has much more love for the car than anything else
I bought a '78 new in '78.. I had no complaints. Although I remember the factory a/c wasn't as cold as American cars were in that era. The bumpers I thought looked better than those small ones from earlier year Z models.
Mine is not even close to stock, she's a full time race car these day but still street legal. All of the things you hate, we have changed, except for the cup holders. You don't need cup holders... that's what passengers are for 😉
Dat-Sin? It’s a Dot-son. Why must you pronounce it wrong? Do you really not understand the cup holders were not a thing in 1977? Not to mention that these cars are for driving and not for sipping. Jeez man.
Porches don't have cup holders either. Your supposed to be driving a car like that. No drinks allowed. Take your Honda to McDonalds. ...I'm being serious, that is why they don't put them it.
Oh for Christ sakes, nobody was looking for cup holders in the seventies unless you were shopping for an RV, we simply bought an aftermarket tray that went over the transmission hump or something that was stuck into the door window channel. It had to have an ashtray, though. You're thinking like some young kid born in the eighties. And the speed limit back then was 555 miles per hour. These cars were plenty fast for normal everyday use back then. They can also be easily souped up.
nick - mine is stock and I feel it is pretty damn fast (not even relatively speaking). I'd check for a vacuum leak with the hand pump/cigarette method - did you give that a shot?
New Dimension Motorsports sounds good. No lie once I found my 2 leaks the car wouldn’t even run because the PO cranked the idle screw to the max. For the record the main leak was the distributor’s vacuum advance bladder. If yours is still connected, blow through the vacuum hose and listen for a hiss. If you hear one, pull that line and cap it at the intake manifold. But srsly try the cigarette pump method - you’ll find all the leaks in less than 5 min.
Z cars have always been the "it's better to drive a slow car fast, compared to a fast car slow." I just SMH at the Datsun method of shock replacements. If you want to do coilovers, better know how to weld. I have a 280ZX, so at least the rears are easy to replace. But the fronts are the cut and weld nonsense. It's why I decided to go with koni adjustable shocks and eibach springs. Should be here tomorrow. I just didn't want to cut up an original car that's rust free and has been garaged it's whole life.
@@oWatson correct. They are also way more expensive. Pay to play though. I ended up going with eibach springs and koni adjustable shocks. Not as good as a true coilover, but works within the factory strut casings.
You definitely can drive the this are year round depending on where you are located. In areas where there are harsh winters (snow/ice/salted roads) i would not recommend that the car gets driven.
nissan advertised when selling restored 240-- no cup holders, that"s what passengers are for! I have 1978 280z 5 spd factory air. owned it many years. Will change out bumpers. Automotive engineer/lawyer explained to me although insurance companies allow changes, if an accident occurs a passenger can sue for changing saftey features of car. Sue owner.
@@NewDimensionMotorsports Actually I shouldn't have used the word lucky - I've now seen your other videos and looks like a lot of very hard work (and cash). I think it's a really beautiful car though, and a good investment. I wish Nissan would stretch out the new 370s and make them a little more like this design.
@@Lynd8 Thanks again! I definitely am lucky and grateful that I'm able to own and build my Zee. Yeah that would have been nice ..... At least the new 400z concept has some classic Z car styling but I'm not sure how I feel about it overall.
So you're gonna tell me you were not a newbie when you bought it? Plus when the car will have outlived the original owners, who do you think will take care of them?
180hp stock with 8.0sec - 100km/h and it's slow ? are you stupid ? nooo you are just... UN-GRATEFUL !!! What should I say ? Owning Nissan Micra k11 as my first car with 54hp making 0-100 km/h in 13-14 secs and still feels so fun car to drive :D
@@NewDimensionMotorsports Cauz you old folks americans have the ideology of... the Biggest is Better, the Fastest is Better, the Expensier is Better... To those kind of old cars you admire the for their Herritage, Design, Sound, Classy all around feel inside out and later on for speed and gas mileage, those are the qualities and uniqness you should seek before you buy a classic car ! Now, anything up to 10 sec. 0-100km/h it's kind of fast I don't see why 180hp 8sec 0-100km/h bothers you and believe it was fast back then but now it's kind of slow.... ofc if you compare it with Lamborghini's & Tesla's. But from aspect of daily car it's at the row of quick ones. So please Respect it and take Care of it like your Eyes : )
@@Bcitruss You make very good points and I agree with you. Just because I think my Zee isn't the fastest car on the road doesn't mean I'm going to do a big power engine swap and ruin the car. I actually already had the opportunity to do a swap and passed up on the offer because I prefer purity over power any day. I'll do my best to take care of the car! Thanks!! -Nick
5 speed & sounds great, what's not to love, you're a lucky dude, wish i had it
I just purchased my 280z, she comes home tomorrow. I’m turning 18 in two weeks so to buy this car is a really big thing for me! I live in Montana so the thing about storage Applies to me as well, but I’ve just been watching a ton of stuff on the car and I’m super excited. Hopefully that parts site will come in handy!
Congrats on your purchase! These cars are amazing and such a blast to work on! Let me know if you run into any issues and I'll be glad to help out if I can. I also have a bunch of spare parts .... if your having difficulty finding something let me know I might have it. -Nick
how’s it been ?
yeah man how’s it been three years later?
5 things I hate about my 280z...... I've owned it 10 years and still never driven it..... its takes every cent I make.... rust, lots and lots of rust!...... big bumpers of course........ and last but not least being the epitome of every man 😂😂
Unibody gonna be a rusty car that that’s to fix right.
Personally the main thing is rust. Things break but the simplicity about the car makes it pretty fun to fix things. I would recommend while taking a test drive doing all your daily activities, then you can know if you really do want it. If you get a car with no rust it's a really good beginner project car (to be fair most classics are). If you watched the entire video you would see that most of the things are not major and he clearly has much more love for the car than anything else
A 280Z is considered a classic now? They came out in the seventies, like my Roadrunner and Barracuda. That wasn't that long ago.
@@davidcruz8667 Any car over 25 years old is legally a classic car
@@joelstatosky1817 Weird.
@@davidcruz8667 Not really, I don't make the laws.
I bought a '78 new in '78.. I had no complaints. Although I remember the factory a/c wasn't as cold as American cars were in that era. The bumpers I thought looked better than those small ones from earlier year Z models.
Ur lucky.
How i wish i can own z again:(
I.lost my z 1976 15 years ago
Mine is not even close to stock, she's a full time race car these day but still street legal. All of the things you hate, we have changed, except for the cup holders. You don't need cup holders... that's what passengers are for 😉
Sad when I hear people complain about an iconic car I wish I still had my 260, for those of you who complain put it for sale or fix it
Dat-Sin? It’s a Dot-son. Why must you pronounce it wrong?
Do you really not understand the cup holders were not a thing in 1977? Not to mention that these cars are for driving and not for sipping. Jeez man.
They make cup holders for 2 cups that fit into the ashtray
Porches don't have cup holders either. Your supposed to be driving a car like that. No drinks allowed. Take your Honda to McDonalds. ...I'm being serious, that is why they don't put them it.
Oh for Christ sakes, nobody was looking for cup holders in the seventies unless you were shopping for an RV, we simply bought an aftermarket tray that went over the transmission hump or something that was stuck into the door window channel. It had to have an ashtray, though. You're thinking like some young kid born in the eighties.
And the speed limit back then was 555 miles per hour. These cars were plenty fast for normal everyday use back then. They can also be easily souped up.
nick - mine is stock and I feel it is pretty damn fast (not even relatively speaking). I'd check for a vacuum leak with the hand pump/cigarette method - did you give that a shot?
I'll be sure to check that ..... I also think the ignition timing might be off so I'll be checking that too!
New Dimension Motorsports sounds good. No lie once I found my 2 leaks the car wouldn’t even run because the PO cranked the idle screw to the max. For the record the main leak was the distributor’s vacuum advance bladder. If yours is still connected, blow through the vacuum hose and listen for a hiss. If you hear one, pull that line and cap it at the intake manifold. But srsly try the cigarette pump method - you’ll find all the leaks in less than 5 min.
This thing and an E46 sound similar and I love it
Straight line.
E46; that was some sort of German submarine, right?
No cupholders??? In a car you drive and in a pub you drink...
I use the gap between the seat and center console as my cup holder.
Its a Rally Champ. Give it a shot in the winter. Drove my 240 3 years all season!
Can't someone donate a pair of trousers to this poor man?
Man's walking around in wild west trapdoor underwear for Christ's sake!
Can't get enough of that sound!
In the time he takes talking, i could've removed the rear bumper. He wants more power but already has 5 lug rims on it?
Z cars have always been the "it's better to drive a slow car fast, compared to a fast car slow." I just SMH at the Datsun method of shock replacements. If you want to do coilovers, better know how to weld. I have a 280ZX, so at least the rears are easy to replace. But the fronts are the cut and weld nonsense. It's why I decided to go with koni adjustable shocks and eibach springs. Should be here tomorrow. I just didn't want to cut up an original car that's rust free and has been garaged it's whole life.
Techno Toy Tuning has coilovers available that do not require cutting or welding
@@oWatson correct. They are also way more expensive. Pay to play though. I ended up going with eibach springs and koni adjustable shocks. Not as good as a true coilover, but works within the factory strut casings.
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what's with the US and cupholders? I'm close to 40 now and not once did I need or used a cupholder 🤷🏻♂
Lonely driven company has some awesome cup holders
Thanks for the recommendation!
I hate the huge bumpers, needs some 240Z bumpers…
I need a website like that for my Mitsubishi GTO TT AWD.
Stuff is actually impossible to find, anymore.
Hey question so is it not possible to drive this year round ?
You definitely can drive the this are year round depending on where you are located. In areas where there are harsh winters (snow/ice/salted roads) i would not recommend that the car gets driven.
What exhaust do you have on it
Must have had a hard time finding 5 things.. “I care about this car so much I don’t drive it a lot” doesn’t count in my book
No cup holders is a nonsense thing to come up with
nissan advertised when selling restored 240-- no cup holders, that"s what passengers are for! I have 1978 280z 5 spd factory air. owned it many years. Will change out bumpers. Automotive engineer/lawyer explained to me although insurance companies allow changes, if an accident occurs a passenger can sue for changing saftey features of car. Sue owner.
Use the ashtray if you have the Center console
Beautiful car man - lucky guy.
Thank you! 🙏
@@NewDimensionMotorsports Actually I shouldn't have used the word lucky - I've now seen your other videos and looks like a lot of very hard work (and cash). I think it's a really beautiful car though, and a good investment. I wish Nissan would stretch out the new 370s and make them a little more like this design.
@@Lynd8 Thanks again! I definitely am lucky and grateful that I'm able to own and build my Zee. Yeah that would have been nice ..... At least the new 400z concept has some classic Z car styling but I'm not sure how I feel about it overall.
You forgot number 6: the wheels, those wheels are awful, lol
If you're not running watanabes or ripoffs of watanabes, you're doing it wrong
@@Pinkskull69420 lol, im still running original hub caps...
@@TonyMontana-tm7ul those look fine too
What wheels do you have?
They are Fifteen52 Formula TR's!
What kind of wheel hub upgrade are those
Get a window cup holders from the 1970’s!
Which eye do y’all look at?
What does it cap out at
Number 1 thing i hate about being a 26 year owner of a Z is all the newbies getting involved with them.
So you want the new generation to let these car sit and rust away like most are already doing? You don’t sound smart.
Old fart.... the new generation is supposed to carry on our traditions.
So you're gonna tell me you were not a newbie when you bought it? Plus when the car will have outlived the original owners, who do you think will take care of them?
If you have her enough, write me! I will take care of her.
180hp stock with 8.0sec - 100km/h and it's slow ? are you stupid ? nooo you are just... UN-GRATEFUL !!!
What should I say ? Owning Nissan Micra k11 as my first car with 54hp making 0-100 km/h in 13-14 secs and still feels so fun car to drive :D
Not sure how a difference of opinion makes me ungrateful but thanks for the comment, anyway.
pepega
@@NewDimensionMotorsports Cauz you old folks americans have the ideology of... the Biggest is Better, the Fastest is Better, the Expensier is Better...
To those kind of old cars you admire the for their Herritage, Design, Sound, Classy all around feel inside out and later on for speed and gas mileage, those are the qualities and uniqness you should seek before you buy a classic car !
Now, anything up to 10 sec. 0-100km/h it's kind of fast I don't see why 180hp 8sec 0-100km/h bothers you and believe it was fast back then but now it's kind of slow.... ofc if you compare it with Lamborghini's & Tesla's.
But from aspect of daily car it's at the row of quick ones.
So please Respect it and take Care of it like your Eyes : )
@@Bcitruss You make very good points and I agree with you. Just because I think my Zee isn't the fastest car on the road doesn't mean I'm going to do a big power engine swap and ruin the car. I actually already had the opportunity to do a swap and passed up on the offer because I prefer purity over power any day. I'll do my best to take care of the car! Thanks!! -Nick
It's a zed not a zee lol
I can’t get past the lazy eye