Arrival of a Z car
September 20th 2006 07:17
So - the start of a fresh blog, over the coming days, weeks and months this blog will be updated with the process, trials, occasional technical detail and 'fun' moments that may arise during the process of car restoration -
After deciding that we had enough funds to begin this project, my brother and I decided our real options in a car to restore - It had to be a little mature (older doesn't sound interesting enough.), interesting(see previous requirement) and definitely look good enough to want to restore.The original plan was for a Nissan/Datsun 240Z, a fantastic cult car of the 70's - however prices for something that we could hope to work on were a little excessive, as being a cult car does tend to force up the expenses. After approximately 2 months of looking, we've decided on a 1979 Nissan 280ZX 2 2, which made the shortlist amongst other 280zx's.. while this one certainly contains some surface rust and plenty of work, (We're forseeing plenty of cuts, bruises, foul language and dollars sunk away) there is plenty of potential in it. A beautiful Z car specimen indeed.. or at least it hopefully will be one in the months to come.
We headed across town a few days after the initial inspection, armed with several friends ready to pull over and take care of us should something go wrong, a litre of motor oil($20), snacks and petrol($20), 2 litres of water should the car overheat and $600 a fresh battery ($110) - the starting price for the project. Thankfully, the car made it across town without a hitch, there was a bit of excessive carbon to be noted for addressing later and the brake pads and rubber will certainly need to be replaced, but this is to be expected. It may not be much to begin, but here is the first picture anyone can hope for
- the next goal is to figure out what needs to be done, in what order, and how much it
will cost us to do it.
Over this entire process we will be hoping to present a running total of costs that have been brought in to do this job, and hopefully document some of the tougher tasks should any other novices to car restoration be interested in how we've managed to do what we will (hopefully!) do. Running Total : $750
After deciding that we had enough funds to begin this project, my brother and I decided our real options in a car to restore - It had to be a little mature (older doesn't sound interesting enough.), interesting(see previous requirement) and definitely look good enough to want to restore.The original plan was for a Nissan/Datsun 240Z, a fantastic cult car of the 70's - however prices for something that we could hope to work on were a little excessive, as being a cult car does tend to force up the expenses. After approximately 2 months of looking, we've decided on a 1979 Nissan 280ZX 2 2, which made the shortlist amongst other 280zx's.. while this one certainly contains some surface rust and plenty of work, (We're forseeing plenty of cuts, bruises, foul language and dollars sunk away) there is plenty of potential in it. A beautiful Z car specimen indeed.. or at least it hopefully will be one in the months to come.
We headed across town a few days after the initial inspection, armed with several friends ready to pull over and take care of us should something go wrong, a litre of motor oil($20), snacks and petrol($20), 2 litres of water should the car overheat and $600 a fresh battery ($110) - the starting price for the project. Thankfully, the car made it across town without a hitch, there was a bit of excessive carbon to be noted for addressing later and the brake pads and rubber will certainly need to be replaced, but this is to be expected. It may not be much to begin, but here is the first picture anyone can hope for
Over this entire process we will be hoping to present a running total of costs that have been brought in to do this job, and hopefully document some of the tougher tasks should any other novices to car restoration be interested in how we've managed to do what we will (hopefully!) do. Running Total : $750
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