Odd find at the junkyard

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codyisbad
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So I was at my local pick'n'pull today when I walked by an odd find. At first it looked like a normal 280zx, except for the sideview mirrors on the fenders. When I went to look closer and slid the upsidedown hood off, I was confused by the fact that the master cylinder was on the wrong side. I went around to the right side, and sure enough it was a jdm right-hand drive 280zx sitting at the junkyard in Maryland. It looks like it was owner by someone in the military judging by the sticker on the windshield, he must have had it imported. It was in pretty good shape too, except that it looks like it was sittting in water up the the middle of the doors. The gauge cluster was still there, other than that I can't imagine there are other parts worth anything too much. Also one thing I noticed, the stamp under the hood said displacement was 198#. The engine looked like an l28 though. Did the Japanese have a different engine for this?


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nsrZ32
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Did you get the mirrors? If not want to snag them and sell them to me?

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continental_drift
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nsrZ32 wrote:Did you get the mirrors? If not want to snag them and sell them to me?
or me.

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nsrZ32
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ok well if you promise to put them on your 200....you can have them. But that's the only way

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continental_drift
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nsrZ32 wrote:ok well if you promise to put them on your 200....you can have them. But that's the only way
that is exactly what I want them for... unfortunately, seems the OP hasdissappeared.


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jamied311
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wow... i found a right hand drive mail jeep in the junkyard once before

codyisbad
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Well I didn't yank the mirrors b/c they were missing the glass and the insides looked like they were broken.

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continental_drift
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if you were to pull the housings, I'd still buy them from you.


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