Scored a Z!!!!

[CharlieBucket]

I finally used my trailor this weekend. I was iching to get it into action. I bought the 77 280z. It's an ok car, for some reason it was coverted to a small weber carb from Fuel Injection. If i keep it, i will finish it with sidedrafts of some sort. Acually came with a title,{rare in GA, since we dont need themm pre-1985} but no key! Perfect dash, bad seats, and not to much rust. Bad-ass wood screw hood scoop, and racing stripe! i didn't have a chance to spray it off. It still has this years pollen all over it.

I will turn over and sound pretty good, if you do the hot wired coil trick and pour gas down the carb.

[sssr20det510]

the dash has a cap on it but looks like a fun project

[MegatherioN]

interesting carb set up! :blink:

[datrod]

Ya gotta keep that badass hood scoop. :o Not a bad start. keep us posted on the progress.

[Bleach]

That is the strangest carb conversion I've ever seen. The jumper wires running around also look pretty rigged up. The person who did that must have been frustrated with fuel injection electrical problems :)

[CharlieBucket]

That's what i was thinking, he just couldn't take it anymore! This car will get SU carbs for sure. The jumper wire is probelly there mostly because there is no key to the car. That's what the guy told me{the seller, not the custom carb man} There might not be much progress on this one, i think i am trading to a friend. He will sort it out a lot faster than i ever would. I still want a 83 turbo zx, something about those t-tops just kills me. and Bleach that front end you have is killer. Did it go into production yet?

[Nismopunch]

when i bought my Z...it had that same green tree air freshener...LOL

[fastdadd]

when i bought my Z...it had that same green tree air freshener...LOL

 

 

"you find one in every car"-repo man

[metalmonkey47]

Nice Z! Where did you pick this up from? I swear I've seen it around Powder Springs before.

[CharlieBucket]

Nice Z! Where did you pick this up from? I swear I've seen it around Powder Springs before.

 

 

I got it in Smryna, off of church street. But it was only with this owner for a short time.

[JSM]

That is the strangest carb conversion I've ever seen. The jumper wires running around also look pretty rigged up. The person who did that must have been frustrated with fuel injection electrical problems :)

 

 

That is very strange.

[Skib]

 

 

what in the fuck............... :huh:

[I'm BLUE]

what in the fuck............... :huh:

 

^^^ , +1 :hmm:

[CharlieBucket]

you know what's funny? it acaully works! i fired it up the other day. And i got a new 240z hood. I still plan on some SU's or something, but my other projects come first.

[I'm BLUE]

you know what's funny? it acaully works! i fired it up the other day. And i got a new 240z hood. I still plan on some SU's or something, but my other projects come first.

 

:lol: ahhhhhh nice :D Yeah , The SU's are pretty hard to beat once you clean em , tune em , and seal them up. The only thing is my throttle shaft bushings are shot so I have to adjust about every 3 weeks or so , but other than that they work great :lol: ( I just put a Car-Tech 4bbl Manifold on my 240z with a Holley 390cfm 4bbl Carb the last couple of days , and the fawkin thing runs great !!!---> Smooth , responsive and powerful :cool: )

 

Only thing is I am waiting for custom throttle cable to come to me so I can drive :mellow: <_<

[boomstickracing]

that is some super MacGyver action right there!

crazy thing is it's kinda cool....just that it works is awesome!

[metalmonkey47]

That thing is just so fawking neat

[I'm BLUE]

Hey CharlieBucket ,

 

Do you have a brand name on that 2bbl carb ? maybe some model numbers ? ( I am curious of the cfm of that thing , but maybe you already know :lol: ?

 

Thanks in advance :D

 

PS ( Is the vacuum advance hooked up or am I just blind ? :huh: simply curious :) )

[I'm BLUE]

when i bought my Z...it had that same green tree air freshener...LOL

 

when I bought mine it had that special additive so sought after ............. you know rust/bondo :lol: :D

[CharlieBucket]

Well i ended up getting rid of this car this weekend. i don't know what kind of carb that was. I traded it for some work done to my toyota crown. i still want a Z someday but i can never seem to find the right one, at the right time. the new owner will most likely have the Mcgruber carb set-up off quickly!

[I'm BLUE]

Well i ended up getting rid of this car this weekend. i don't know what kind of carb that was. I traded it for some work done to my toyota crown. i still want a Z someday but i can never seem to find the right one, at the right time. the new owner will most likely have the Mcgruber carb set-up off quickly!

 

:blink: .... Weak ... <_<

 

Well yeah , that's how life goes , but the rust process isn't going to get any better "someday" is the problem. Best of luck in the future.

[metalmonkey47]

Now come get that bike. It's calling your name

[Pacerace]

Ooooohh found another Atlanta guy lol. The Z looks to be in decent condition and will be a fun build!

 

I don't know Z's that well and even I knew that carb looked funny on there O.o

 

When you get it finished you should drive over to East Cobb and let me see it!

 

Good luck and have fun with it.