Hi! I am new to the forum. I just turned 18. I own an Acura Integra... but I have always liked 280ZX's. There is just something about them that I like.
Anyway, I found one that I really like for sale near my house. It is black and it looks great. It has a blown gasket and 2 of the cylinders have 0 compression.
My question to yall is how much would it cost to fix this car? I dont know a whole lot about engine internal work. Also, if this (nonturbo) engine is NOT salvagable, what engine options are available for swap.
1980 Datsun 280ZX what to do?
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nismo510
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Re: 1980 Datsun 280ZX what to do? (Elemental)
i'd buy it i love the old 280's actualy i'm running 280 wheels on my 510.the motor probelm?theres tons of 280 motors where i live in fact i have one siting in my shop you should be able to go to any wrecking yard and find a 280 motor.you can change the fuel injection by changing the intake.so if your car isn't fuel injected you can just put your intake on that motor so........any 280 motor will work.
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evildky
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Re: 1980 Datsun 280ZX what to do? (Elemental)
the L6 is almost always salvagable, and they can be had cheap cause they outlast their rusting bodies the L28ET (turbo) motor is a bolt in with the turbo wire harness, I'm running one in my 71 240z should be good for 12's (gonna find out at SEZ unless I bring my 83 zxt instead
well, i'd buy it - and put in a big motor! i hope that you all don't cringe, but when i was 19 i bought a 280Z and put a 1970 455 Buick with the TH400 (AT) in it - it was really great!
i have a 71 510 now and have no plans of creating such a beast again...but that 280Z was a very cool car - everything fit under the hood - the buick motor had the distributor at the front so i could push the whole motor way back - it only weighed 2700 lbs and ran 12.1 at 114mph, drove it to the track and never broke the diff - it was really quite a good car. the whole swap took 9 days and the most expensive part was the driveshaft!
i have a 71 510 now and have no plans of creating such a beast again...but that 280Z was a very cool car - everything fit under the hood - the buick motor had the distributor at the front so i could push the whole motor way back - it only weighed 2700 lbs and ran 12.1 at 114mph, drove it to the track and never broke the diff - it was really quite a good car. the whole swap took 9 days and the most expensive part was the driveshaft!
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Re: (I8AV8)
Check you local salvage yards. There were 3 280's at the one back home about 8 years ago that were big ol rust bags, but one of them was a turbo, and only had about 82k on the clock. I asked what he wanted for the car, and he said 500 i could have it. Almost bought it till I found I was going to be sationed in japan.
Re: (C33LaurelRacer)
The engine bays so big, just about everything will swap in.I've seen:SR20'sRB26'sL28ET'sSmall Block ChevysBig blocksFordsJag I6Jag V12Toyo 2JZ13B rotary
I have a L28 sitting here with a 5 speed I'd get rid of cheaply
I have a L28 sitting here with a 5 speed I'd get rid of cheaply
Re: (evildky)
Ya. its just sitting around cause when I go CA or RB, it won't be much use to me
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Re: (81na ZX)
well then how cheap is "cheap"? you ca emial me to not further the threadjcaking: [email protected]81na ZX wrote:Ya. its just sitting around cause when I go CA or RB, it won't be much use to me
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