1977 Datsun Z-Series

Z Hatchback

2.8 liter

5 spd manual

HL830-358597

Clear

Gasoline

I am the 3rd owner of this 1977 280z, 104,730 miles, I can't confirm as actual miles but I believe it to be true, the previous owner brought it out of California from original owner in 1981 with 57000 on the clock, and owned it 25 years/47000 miles. in that time he had the engine rebuilt (1988) and the body repainted (1989) as well as repair/replace several high wear items (recovered seats, rubber door seals, suspension components, radiator etc) I bought it in July of 06 with 104,400mi. and have only put 330 miles on it since. the car is rust free and in Beautiful condition. 1 repaint still looks great, has a deep shine, 1 tiny ding in drivers door (doesn't show in pictures) a few light scratches, no rust, however on the inside of drivers door jamb by hinge, paint is starting to bubble, see pic. the glass is clear and remarkably scratch/fog free, has the Nissan logo stamp on all windows still. both driver and pass crank up and down smoothly. the locks still lock and the key still operates the locks. all the doors, hatch and hood are perfectly aligned and shut and close effortlessly. in the trunk are the original space saver tire, Jack, and the Datsun tire inflater canister everything in there looks like it did in 1977. the interior looks like new, the seats were recovered many years ago but have no rips or holes, the dash is crack free with no fade,door panels and head liner are excellent, very nice carpet on the floor and hatch area with no fade, car is always garaged. the engine starts quick, idles smooth and pulls hard thru all 5 gears, no smoke, block is clean and dry, no sign of leaksthe Z drives excellent, I wasn't old enough to drive in 77 but I imagine this is it's as good now as it was than, you can take your hands off the steering wheel at 70 mph and she tracks perfectly straight, no vibrations or weird noises. the only mechanical issues are the A/C could use a recharge and both the temp gauge and the oil pressure gauge work intermittently, meaning they both come on and read for a few minutes and than they will both stop reading. other than that, all the lights, wipers, heater etc work fine. the Dunlop tires are stock size and look like new, no sign of dry rot (still have the little studs on sides) but are probably 8 years old. In the past few months I had the clutch assembly replaced and the flywheel resurfacedreplaced two fuel injectorsBattery an Brake light switch..have $1300 in receiptswill also include in the sale a set of 4 vintage American racing 5 slot mags (stock size from a 240z)clear Mn. title in my nameinspections welcome and encouraged, feel free to email thru ebay with questions or call week nights before 8:00pm central timeat 651-239-6682. car is located in zip code 55079 this is about 40 miles north of the twin cities (Minneapolis/St.Paul)no 0 feedback bidders pleasethanks for looking and good luck! On Oct-16-13 at 14:27:34 PDT, seller added the following information: once again, no 0 feedback bidders please. your bid will be canceledOn Oct-17-13 at 14:45:16 PDT, seller added the following information: something I overlooked and I apologize for that, the clock does not function. looks good but doesn't tell time. the speedometer and tach are fine, and I already mentioned the temp and oil gauge. it does have a sony raido/cd player, if it didn't say "sony" you'd think it was a factory installation, looks good, the only speakers are the factory ones right behind the seats in the side panels right below the quarter windows, I couldn't tell you if it's a good sounding stereo or not, I haven't listened to it in years and I'm not into car stereos. someone asked me when it snows here, you would probably want to pick up the car before thanksgiving as that's about the time we get our first inch or two, but it can always happen sooner. High temps in the mid 40's this week with light rain. I will store the Z inside until buyer picks up On Oct-19-13 at 10:31:54 PDT, seller added the following information: the electric antenna goes up and down as it should with the factory toggle switch on center console the volt meter works and the fuel gauge is accurate Shipping - have had good luck with DAS. not the cheapest but professional and on time. (plus you can track shipment online) USHIP - probably the cheapest and I was very impressed with a motorcycle shipment earlier this year