Hey I was woundering
sence I am moving to Illonois or however you spell it, anway sence I am moving up there I was woundering how many people on this network live close to there, or in the snow?
who dose the body of the 280 zx 1980 hold up to the snow? I am wundering if I should bring mine with me. If I don't I am going to miss it verry much.

 

Stock Datsun's didn't have good seam sealers & metal protection, hence the reason they're all rusted. In fact, most of the pre-1984 Japanese cars were rust prone.

Stock 280zx's don't do well in snow... or wet climates period. It will eventually start to rot. Best thing to do IMO: drive it on clear, good weather days & have a different daily driver. If that's not possible, make sure you wash it as often as possible (even the undercariage).

 

I Live In British Columbia, Canada, If You Want To Talk Snow Ask A Canadian, I Do Not Drive In The Snow Or When There Is Salt On The Roads. Z's Don't Do Snow Well, Got Caught At Work Once In The Snow, That Sucked, O Yeah I Live 2 Minutes From The Washington Border, So Im Not That North, No Igloos Here!!

 

Crap, I just realized it snows out here too. This will be my first winter with my Z. She's a cali car and has never seen a 'real' winter. I hope it doesn' t snow bad out here. I got a lot of crap to get done this winter. I know she wont' stand up to well to the snow though cause she can't even take the rain without a new rust spot popping up. Sucks. I don't care if it adds 50lbs, I'm getting that undercarriage covered up real good once I get all the rust taken care of.

 

nah you really dont want to take it out in snow..
i live in saskatoon CANADA..
snows here lots too and its not a recomendation...

 

Snow huh?? Are you guys making this stuff up I dont know what the hell snow is?? hmmm I dont know about this.

 

yeah it snows way worse where skully lives, BC is a little more mild.

 

Oh yeah I'm sorry s/c. Here's a pic of what we're talking about. I forgot you live in AZ. Lucky bastard, you've never had to endure the pain and heartache known as snow.

http://www.fleamarket.co.jp/store/ch...Apv7mTwY_1.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Enjoy

 

How nice is to live here in the caribbean. For us in Puerto Rico, the coldest part of the winter is like 86 degrees, the hottest is like 103 in summer

 

Ha hahaha... Snow.. "infomer come plsldfhsdhudfjsahfsd now day" haha.. forgot about that guy..

 

lucky me all i get is rain for about a week once a year, not a single spot of rust.

 

my Z is all about some rust. I live in Missouri. Haven't had much trouble getting around in the snow, though.

 

what is rain?? You guys are wierd making up your own weather..

We all know theres only hot, hotter, and hottest...

 

Was there a cheesy self absorbed wanna be white rapper from the early 90's that went by that name? Here, check this out: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/07...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg That should give you an idea of just how gay rain is

 

While on the topic of this. What kind of things can you have done to a Z to make it hold up better in snow? As for snow I thought what really ruined the Z was essentially the salt that goes on the road. Since I've obtained this obsession with Z's I was curious if it would be possible to turn a Z into a winter car that could hold up. Have a Z for all year, that'd be cool.

 

undercoating...GOOD undercoating and washing it whenever you park it lol...

 

yeah, definitely take the above advice. check, check, check and check again to make sure there is no exposed metal on the car. Any paint chips should be filled. This is especially important on the lower part of the car. It's amazing how quickly a paint chip can turn into a huge crater without treatment in the right kind of weather.

 

actualy you should rustproof the inside too..as it will rust INSIDE OUT..yes it will!!! and the rust could ruin your new undercoating!!! lol

 

I'm moving into a biodome. I'm gonna make it really big so all my fellow Zer's can come and live in a rust free Z paradise

 

yay ...oo mommy mommy can we pwees go pway in the bwiodome...pweeeeees....

 

thats my heaven...cant wait to die!

 

although, the path im taking is strait to a honda infested, LED lit biodome

 

Yeah It Will Be Full Of Rice!!

 

If only AZ didn't get so damn hot. It'd be a haven for all car enthusiasts. For now it's only for those packing A/C.

 

On another note but still sort of on topic: I did see a biodome in either AZ or NM when I was passing through. It was out in the dessert (is there anything but out there ) It wasn't too huge but it was pretty cool to actually see one.