I bought a Z..

Eric · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:08 am

But is it worth saving..

MrHijet · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:43 pm

Good luck with the project :-)

slims · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:36 pm

Eric wrote:

But is it worth saving..

All Zs are worth saving. I think the real question is, "Do I have the time and money to save it."

From those 3 shots it does look pretty damn rusty but I've seen worse cars come back fully restored.

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:20 pm

Whoa... that's alotta rust. Is the chassis just as rusty? I got rid of an excellent, running 85 Celica GTS, with less rust than that, because the chassis needed rust work.

Good Luck, and congrats on saving another JNC. Also, love the ATS gold rims. :wink:

Eric · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:41 pm

@ Slims: you are right and if i get the paperwork for the car back ill start restoring it!

@ SexyHammer: all tools are ther, and i guess the skills too..

@KresSlyde180: The ATS wheels are brand new, 14 inch, i love them!

-jfk- · **Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:23 pm

Good luck Eric

Dave77 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:35 pm

Ouch on the rust and lack of glass. Those are darn cool rims though.

gypsy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:56 pm

Thats a lot rustier than the ones I see in wrecking yards in Australia ! However who am I to comment, Im restoring something just as bad, it can be done just takes more time

Are new panels still available for these cars ? I seem to recall something from a few years back that Nissan USA were selling refurbed 240/260z's. Sorry if Im wrong Im Datsun inept :lol:

Eric · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:27 pm

Lots of new stuff is still available if you pay enough

NSR_s30 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:08 pm

Cool Z, the rust not so much. Definitely a cool project though. :tu:

Datsun_S110 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:22 am

Nice car!

Just a few hours of work to get it on the road!

Do you have plans with it or just to store somewhere in a garage for many years?

Eric · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:03 am

Plans enough, but it will probably be in the garage for a while next to the rest of the plans..
But i am busy sourcing all the parts i need to start fixing it!

sticky280zx · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:50 pm

hellll to the no....ive got a perfect shell or runner even here in tx for you that would save you thousands and/or a ton of rediculously labor intensive time....shoot me a pm buddy

Eric · **Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:43 am

Thanx for the offer but shipping a car from texas to the Netherlands would be quite expensive i guess..

Skyline7937Japan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:59 pm

from texas to netherlands?thts a freaking half the globe journey..jz slowly restore it...gudluck Eric dude :tu:

sticky280zx · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:07 pm

I have shipped numerous bodies to finland (one of thier friends owns halmari shipping in houston tx) and one to the neds....everytime it has been 800-1200 depending on time of year if you ship one or two cars, etc....but a small price to pay for a rustfree car vs that thing up there....think of it this way, there are nice 240,260,280z's and 280zx's here for 2-4k (running and driving) so for under 5k usd you could have a nice running driving car (shipped) and full of any extra parts you want/need while you are at it.

I was just letting you know if you want one or know someone that doesn it really isnt any different than shipping one from tx to ny or cali, except for the import paperwork, but again a small price to pay for a completely rust free car vs one that will take ALOT of time and money (even if you do your own welding).

Eric · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:15 am

i get your point and thank you for your offer, i have been searching for cars in the usa, and asked around at different companies for shipping quotes, all of them were about 1500 dollar.
if i have to buy a car for lets say 3000 dollar and pay another 1500 dollars for shipping, and pay for import etc i will end up with a car that cost me 5000/6000 dollars.

for that kind of money i can just buy one thats is already here, they cost the same.

now i paid 200 euros for this one, so that leaves 4800 euros to get it how i want it to be, and when i am done i can say to myself that i completely build it myself and it is ready for another 20 years on the road.

i've seen usa imports over here with cracked dashboards, badly fixed damage, crappy engines and all.
Would be sorry if i had spend my money on a car like that and still have to do a lot of work to it to get it how i want it.

so ill stick with this and gather parts for it, maybe ill come across another body and use that, maybe not

jdmjunkies · **Posted:** Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:08 am

man

people keep in telling me all the time that they never would even think about to restore a cheap japanese car with rust like mine.. i always told them about the other crazy guys on this forum reworking cars way worse - and now i have to print out these pictures to show them what other people do. i don't think anyone will call me stupid anymore *lol*. props for your Z-love mate and keep the project going! :tu:

Eric · **Posted:** Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:24 am

Hahaha, yeah show them the pictures and they will think I am the crazy one

Eric · **Posted:** Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:31 am

Today i bought an extra 260z for parts and a set of brand new sills

I bought a Z..

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