Your Projects: Keeping a Datsun 280Z in the Family

Ed
By Ed Higginbotham
Jun 28, 2018 | Datsun

Many Datsun 280Zs have returned to dust, but this one is different. Forum member badwaytolive has a long history with this beautiful Z-car. His mother owned it since 1978, but a bad head gasket has sidelined the car for a good decade. In fact, its mechanical failure may have contributed to its good health by forcing it to stay in the garage. Today it’s being revived.

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Karl La Follette
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4/2/18 9:22 a.m.

nice deal

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