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Now, I'm getting really excited. The PO of the 83 told me the clutch was gone. I figured I would replace it when swapping the engine and trans to the 76. What didn't make sense was that the clutch pedal had no resistance at all. Turns out the reservoir was empty so I refilled it and bled the line...clutch works as designed. There may be a leak some where but the clutch works fine. Drove the "parts" car up and down the street a few times. Not bad for $400!

OK, so after a lot of driving, I have a 76 Z 2+2 with a body in good shape but no engine...and an 83 zx parts car with an engine that has 240k on it but sounds good when I fire it up. First step, spend a few hours rearranging the garage so I can get at least one of them in there

OK, what a day. Ended up driving 250 miles to look at two cars. Went to the first one (the one mentioned in the ad) Car looked complete, but what a mess. Here's some pics Lots of work here. Didn't buy it, but told him to call me if the guy going tomorrow doesn't buy it. Body seemed very rough, right rear quarter had what looked like bondo cracking and coming apart. couldn't get a look under the car to look for rust or anything. However, if it doesn't sell tomorrow I might need to go back and try to get it for a parts car because... I went and looked at another 76 that is basically body and frame. Here's some pics This one is obviously missing almost everything, but the body looks free of rust and the seats and headliner are ok. has what looks like brand new tires on decent rims. Ended up buying this car for $350. There seem to be several Z's in my area that could serve as donor cars for this one (or maybe I just put the good body panels on a different car.) Not sure how I can go too wrong for $350, if nothing else the tires and rims are probably worth that. Last thing, there is an 83 ZX for sale close to me that runs good but that needs a lot of body work and a new clutch. Sounds crazy I know, but could I strip the 83 to build the 76?

Hi All, Have never had a Z but always liked the looks of them. Finally decided to take the plunge and restore one. Going to look at one later today, the ad says "280z complete needs restoration not running. Motor froze 600 obo." Talked to the guy and he says the body is straight with very little rust. Did some research, rebuilding or replacing the engine seems reasonable in cost, anything Z specific I should look for to avoid a huge headache later? Thanks!