Hello, I’ve owned 3 620s, and recently finally got my hands on a 280z. It’s a 1978, and has virtually no rust (PNW car). Got the car home, put in a fresh battery and it fired right up. I paid 5500.
I am definitely going to overhaul the brakes, and I’m wondering if there’s any common knowledge I should be aware of. Is replacing with stock components a good idea, or should I upgrade? I’m trying to keep my costs to a minimum.
As the title says, the cars pulls decently hard to the left. I’m not going to mess with anything until after doing the brakes, as there’s a good chance that’s what’s causing the pulling.
Another thing I noticed on my first test drive was that the engine seems to hesitate a bit at lower RPMs. Once you get above 2.5k, it seems to open up and you can feel a lot more power. I plan to test/replace the injectors, but is there anything else I should look at? I’m pretty inexperienced when it comes to fuel injection.
Lastly, the shocks are blown. Obviously running coilovers would be ideal, but I can’t afford them at the moment. The car came with 2 brand new KYB shocks, should I just replace those? I wouldn’t mind lowering the car a few inches, but I don’t want to slam it, and I don’t want to cut the springs (I’d rather stay at stock height than cut springs). Im also fairly new to the coilovers design of the 280z, I’m used to the 620 torsion bars/leaf springs. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks!!