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night240
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I'm joey, but I was wondering how hard is it to restoration a Z 1978? I might get it or might just look into another s13 fastback


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I've got a 78 that I'm mostly done with a restoration on. They're fun projects and very easy to work on. Much much cooler than an s13 IMO. Pick it up

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night240
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I see...I have to decide until tuesday rather I pick it up a z or some other cheap car.

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evildky
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they are pretty easy to work on and own compared to many more modern machines, MSA aand blackcragon and 2 or the largest restoration suppliers

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evildky wrote:they are pretty easy to work on and own compared to many more modern machines, MSA aand blackcragon and 2 or the largest restoration suppliers
haha come on man, he'll never find the companies trying to read that jibber jabber.

MSA = Motorsport Auto (zcarparts.com)blackcragon = Black Dragon (formerly known as victoria brittish)

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evildky
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I suck at typing, but if you google msa datsun parts motorsport is at the top of the list

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night240
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Yeah, thanks guys i don't really know much about the z car itself, but I love the car and the motor it's in.

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um...im new 2 just wanted to know if they are any good for a drift project?i wanted to start something new and cheap too...but i know i will be burning tires like it nothing.

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chitownguy
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Eh...a 240 will be better for drifting because of the support for it. Coilovers and suspension parts are cheap.


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cal me biassed but any time someone asks about drifting any particular car I assume they are young, unskilled drivers and not mechanically inclined, sorry but I'm not a big fan of drifting but the principle remains the same across all rwd cars, stiffen the crap out of the suspension and add a LSD, the nice thing about the s13-14 chassis is you can buy bolt on coil overs the 240z you can buy one of a couple of "kits" most of them are sold alacarte, and require weld in camber plates, and you run the same r200 clsd in both cars


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