280z Help Please

[Old Rocker]

Looking at purchasing a 1977 280z.......have not had one since I was in high school, 30yrs, what should I be looking for as possible problems. Looks really good so far. Have not driven it yet.

[evildky]

Welcome to Nico!when dealing wiht the old Z's the number one killer is rust, if it's not metal or rubber look for rust! frame rails, floorpans, rockers, hatch, tirewell, look for rust! once your done looking for rust, look some more! and if you decide you have a decent enough chassis, the rubber boots from the AFM to the TB are a rpetty common problem, they dry up and crack allowing for unletered air, easy fix if you can find the part! and the injector pigtails tend to get brittle and crack and somtmes the wires leading into them, easy fix but common problem, all things considered these things are pretty well bullet proof, unless your running lots of nitrous or boost they will run dang near forever, the injection system can be tempermental at times but carbs or stand alone will fix that

[cpt jack]

Welcome to Nico!when dealing wiht the old Z's the number one killer is rust, if it's not metal or rubber look for rust! frame rails, floorpans, rockers, hatch, tirewell, look for rust! once your done looking for rust, look some more! and if you decide you have a decent enough chassis, the rubber boots from the AFM to the TB are a rpetty common problem, they dry up and crack allowing for unletered air, easy fix if you can find the part! and the injector pigtails tend to get brittle and crack and somtmes the wires leading into them, easy fix but common problem, all things considered these things are pretty well bullet proof, unless your running lots of nitrous or boost they will run dang near forever, the injection system can be tempermental at times but carbs or stand alone will fix that

+1 rust is the killer... i only have one lil patch... where u live? that will kinda tell ya what to look for like rust, or things like that....