78 280z...No 5th gear..help!!

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ivorton23
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My cousin just got a 280z 2+2 for 1500 bucks. It runs and drives ok but now it wont go into 5th gear. It did go into gear when i first drove it but now it wont. Anyone know what can cause this and how to fix it. The cars been sitting for about 7 years. Could that have something to do with it?


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evildky
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are you sure thsi is a 5 speed car? the 5 speed was a factory option for 77 and 78 but not a real common one, if it is a 5 speed car and will nto go into geat it could be the shift fork, when they added 5th gear to the 4 speed trans they neglected to upgrade anything in the trans and the shift forks are prone to breaking, the upside is the shift forks I believe are interchangable with the 4 speed


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