Carl's Z

Here's a sweet ZX...

CLICKY

81 Black L28E

DAM THATS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO .SICK I WONDER WHERE THE OTHER TWO CARS ARE I WANT ONE... DAM Datsun executives THEY GET ALL THE FUN

s/cL3.0

Simply AMAZING.. I wanna paint my car that color and say I have the one that wasn't titled

apollo

wow. thats awsome. you learn a little bit about datsun history all the time.

now, not that this is anywhere near as cool, but when i was at the MSA nationals this past april, i met one of the lucky owners of a mint tenth anniversary 280zx and he gave me one of the orginal buisness cards from the datsun dealership in san diego california which his z came from.

KENZ

O....M......G! damn thats a beautiful car!



there is a lady selling two 1981 280 Z's here on maui, and she said one was an original black........ hmmmmmm

WildmaN

NO kidding that is real sweet! It looks just like the Autobot Bluestreak in the cartoons. I didn't even know this paint scheme existed! Nice find Carl!

Bleach

Oh ya, you're right! That is Bluestreak! Datsun probably got the idea from the Transformers cartoon. hahaha!

The untitled car probably ended up being raced, wrecked, and thrown in a junk yard! hehe...

Carl's Z

Anyone notice the speedo in KPH?? WOOHOO! Kinda had me goin' for a second or two...

jfairladyz

WOW! That's a beautiful car.

ak96ss

My 1980 280ZX non-turbo has that paint, but the code is 885 G. I didn't think the paint was anything special - is it because that one is an '81 Turbo that it is?

Where can I look up those paint codes at?

[Edit: I should note that my car is *NOT* in that good shape, and is in need of a rebuild on the motor... ]

John in MD
1980 280ZX

lww

Yes, those were the only 3 with that paint code and that option package in a turbo.

Send the guy an email and ask him what his paint code is.

Bleach

And post some pictures of your car in your gallery please!

ak96ss

I keep trying to upload pictures to the gallery, but it isn't working for me for some reason. It goes to the "please wait" page, then I get a blank screen with the ZDriver.com banner at top, but no photos.

I'll try to attach some pictures here... as I said, it does NOT look as good as that '81 Turbo. I just picked it up a few weeks ago, and have gotten as far as finding out that something inside the motor is likely broken. I can rotate the engine by hand about 45 degrees or so, but no further. With the valve cover off, I can hear something inside clunk around the #1 cylinder, and it stops turning, in both directions. Seems as if there is a broken rod or something jamming it. I suspect I'll have to pull the motor to see what is what.

Any thoughts on the relative merits of purchasing a rebuilt from zcarparts.com vs. rebuilding this myself? The last motor I rebuilt was almost 20 years ago, a 1974 Trans Am, and, honestly, I am not sure that I want to invest the time in rebuilding it instead of just buying one that is already rebuilt.

Zskyline79

Wasnt bluestreak just a silver datsun, Prowl was the 280zx police car and smokescreen was the electroautomotive 280zx race car.

Bleach

The Bluestreak TOY was all silver. In the cartoon he appeared as he was supposed to appear: with a silver hood and blue paint scheme on the sides.
You are correct on Prowl and Smokescreen. Smokescreen has the ZXR spoiler!

WildmaN

Hey Bleach; I have the DVD cartoons. Bluestreak is silver with a black hood. I made a mistake before saying the ZX, (the rare one) was like the one in the cartoons. And is that Bluestreak yours? And is it sealed? Worth some bucks if it is, and I have the Japanese original Diaclone blue and silver Bluestreak. I had a hard time getting it!