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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 05:57:00 No.4633595 View View Reply Original Report

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Sup /o/? I bought this 5-speed '81 Datsun 280ZX yesterday, what do you think?

Are there any aftermarket modifications that I should look into, or should I just do the light restoration that this car needs and keep it stock?

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??? !rb25DEtF/o Mon 02 May 2011 05:59:00 No.4633604 Report

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Look for rust.

Datsun's Creek !!4pJOBrDw5YJ

Datsun's Creek !!4pJOBrDw5YJ Mon 02 May 2011 06:01:00 No.4633613 Report

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make sure the t-tops dont leak

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 06:01:00 No.4633615 Report

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if that's it in the picture, congrats it looks really nice. i was looking for one (automatic) but couldn't find any... good luck with your car

Uleh !wgHOLDENMI

Uleh !wgHOLDENMI Mon 02 May 2011 06:02:00 No.4633622 Report

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Look for body panels
There came from the factory with them but for some reason they have disappeared over time

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 06:05:00 No.4633635 Report

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Keep it nice, and keep it stock.

Save money that you would spend on modifications and keep it for down-the-road maintenance.

equ!nox !DhviMPREZA

equ!nox !DhviMPREZA Mon 02 May 2011 06:06:00 No.4633636 Report

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swap an RB26 into it

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 06:08:00 No.4633645 Report

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really nice, man. make sure you check the frame rails for rust.

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WINDOWS XP32bit Mon 02 May 2011 06:10:00 No.4633657 Report

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You could probably replace those hideous bumpers with something else.

Also, get some glass covers for the headlights. Looks like a Ferrari 250 GTO.

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 06:15:00 No.4633672 Report

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>>4633657
> Looks like a Ferrari
seems to be what most japanese car owners are going for these days

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 06:15:00 No.4633673 Report

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OP, you really fucked yourself with this purchase and do you know why? The wiring used in this car oxidizes all over the place. Have you seen the wiring diagram's?

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WINDOWS XP32bit Mon 02 May 2011 06:21:00 No.4633692 Report

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>>4633672
>yfw third-gen F-bodies look like the Ferrari F40's redneck cousin

>Read the license plate.

equ!nox !DhviMPREZA

equ!nox !DhviMPREZA Mon 02 May 2011 06:21:00 No.4633697 Report

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>>4633657

wow that's the first datsun i have seen that looks nice with the headlight covers on it...

although they aren't the stock covers either...

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 06:22:00 No.4633702 Report

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>>4633692
yfw 3rd gen firebirds look the way they do as a result of millions of dollars in aerodynamics research and development

do i really need to link the 250+ mph trans am video?

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 06:23:00 No.4633709 Report

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My cousin Hayden standing with my aunt's 280ZX in summer '79, just before I was born

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WINDOWS XP32bit Mon 02 May 2011 06:24:00 No.4633712 Report

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>>4633697
I love the glass covers.

Also, G-nose.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 06:35:00 No.4633778 Report

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>pull the carpet

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 06:47:00 No.4633862 Report

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>>4633672

to be fair, stuff like the dino 246, the original Zs and the jag e-type (xke) look fairly shit without the light covers.

also the old alfa spiders.

>>4633702

>gm
>paying for research

pick one. what's the cd on them anyway?very much doubt it's under 0.30. not that that's bad but it's been done with hand drawn cars from eons ago, so not really boast-worthy

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Cahlager !YAwIkfx.Q2 Mon 02 May 2011 06:51:00 No.4633881 Report

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>>4633778
OH GOD!

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 06:52:00 No.4633886 Report

Quoted By: >>4633922 >>4633931

>>4633862
its cd is .29, which is lower than any Z32, Z33, Z34, S13, NSX, supra, ferrari california, lamborghini murcielago, need i continue?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQM68JmFJ_k

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 06:57:00 No.4633922 Report

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>>4633886

not really, because they're not aero efficient. in particular lately ferrari and lambo have been screaming more about downforce than cd. iirc the 80s opel omega was something like 0.27. aero efficiency =/= how 'good' the aerodynamics are, by the way.

the 1955 citroen ds is supposed to be around 0.30 too, though this sounds fishy.

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WINDOWS XP32bit Mon 02 May 2011 06:59:00 No.4633931 Report

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>>4633886
>veyron SS is faster while being heavier and having less HP

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 07:00:00 No.4633937 Report

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>>4633922
then why the fuck did you ask what its cd was idiot?

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 07:01:00 No.4633941 Report

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>>4633931
>Veryon SS wasn't made by general motors for about the price of one veyron tire

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WINDOWS XP32bit Mon 02 May 2011 07:04:00 No.4633963 Report

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>>4633941
>hurr durr millions of dollars in aerodynamics research and development
>Still slower even with 1400rwhp

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 07:04:00 No.4633966 Report

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>>4633937

because you were wailing about how awesome some shitboxes aero was. i pointed out that yuro shitboxes do it better, and you got mad.

while you're allegedly awake, you'd do well to check out how the cd (candela) rating is arrived at, and read up on shit like bernoulli's principle in relation to car aero.

stay mad, buttmad madmad.

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henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 07:06:00 No.4633974 Report

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>>4633963
>built by some random norwegians
>was the fastest car in the world when made, which was before the veyron
>you mad

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 07:08:00 No.4633984 Report

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>>4633966
>its coefficient of drag is probably shitty
get told when i post its cd
>yeah well cd doesnt mean anything
then why did you ask what it was
>because other things are actually more important

why dont you just leave

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WINDOWS XP32bit Mon 02 May 2011 07:09:00 No.4633986 Report

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>>4633974
>More power
>Lighter
>RWD
>Slower

Not mad, just confused as to why it's so slow.

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 07:12:00 No.4634000 Report

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>>4633986
i dunno, you should ask the guys who made the first veyron, they seem to be experts in slowness, considering the original veyron is slower than a trans-am

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 07:14:00 No.4634009 Report

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>>4633984

didn't say it was shitty, just far from special, and beaten by stuff that didn't have alleged billions pumped into research. nice straw man there.

cd is relevant in as much as it shows a given shape's drag, but even a high cd doesn't make the aero of a given shape shit.

take a single seater like an f1/indycar (or whatever they're called this week) and the cd is very, very high...far more so than any production car, yet their aero is extremely fit for purpose. can you comprehend this?

oh...and lol @ fastest car in the world until the veyron. nope.

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Datsun's Creek !!4pJOBrDw5YJ Mon 02 May 2011 07:14:00 No.4634012 Report

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Firebird is not special so that CD. is supposed to make it cool somehow...

btw a 180sx (S13) has a CD of .29

Random info:
A 280zx has a CD of .38
a 240z even worse/pathetic at .467

A z31, 300zx, has the best CD of the Zcars at .30

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Hakuna Miata !aQusOCraZY Mon 02 May 2011 07:17:00 No.4634025 Report

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>>4634012
And a Daytona Charger has a CD of .28

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 07:18:00 No.4634035 Report

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>>4634009
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/europes-fastest-street-legal-car-is-a-252-mph-pontiac-trans/

F1 car has a high CD because it has a million lbs. of downforce

also why are you assuming the only thing the trans am has going for it is the coefficient of drag? im sure after all the money GM spent on researching its shape they would have considered downforce as well

tl;dr Polly chose the trans-am for a reason: aerodynamics

if you want to go argue with some norwegians who have done 250+ in a car designed nearly 30 years ago, go for it, i'm done here

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Datsun's Creek !!4pJOBrDw5YJ Mon 02 May 2011 07:20:00 No.4634040 Report

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>>4634035
goodman.avi

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 07:24:00 No.4634057 Report

Quoted By: >>4634068 >>4634077

>>4634035

thanks for saying exactly what i said about f1 cars.

they prolly chose the tranny because it was the cheapest POS with a mild wedge shape they could find. this would be essential at higher speeds to avoid front end lift. (as encountered in many 60s/70s supercars) it's fucking easy to get a car to do 250. notwithstanding this, there are a few road legal porsche 917/956/962s around in europe that could easily top 250...and the 917 came out in 1969.

you amerifats with your love for badge engineered clone cars are hilarious.

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Datsun's Creek !!4pJOBrDw5YJ Mon 02 May 2011 07:27:00 No.4634068 Report

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>>4634057
Shut the fuck up all ready.

Big out.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 07:28:00 No.4634076 Report

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>>4634068

sweet.

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 07:28:00 No.4634077 Report

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>>4634057
lol you obviously have no idea what youre talking about. if you really think these guys had budget in mind when they undertook this project you're fucking dense.

>its fucking easy to get a car to do 250
holy shit you are dumb

also, the 917 hit 250 mph like once, and not all of them were in the same trim or spec and street legal

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 07:35:00 No.4634113 Report

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>>4634077

dude... the 917 can am killer hit 230 regularly on tracks with no long straights...ANY of those porsche racers would hit 250 in low drag road trim.

any fool can strap a massive motor in a shitpot, put looooong gears on it and act like they're hot shit. doubtless with decent gearing those 1200hp skylines would get close and they're not exactly rare.

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao

henry_ford !T/cybz7iao Mon 02 May 2011 07:37:00 No.4634133 Report

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>>4634113
you just don't want to listen to facts do you

well, i'll stop arguing, since now i realize you're a thick skulled carless anon

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Datsun's Creek !!4pJOBrDw5YJ Mon 02 May 2011 07:41:00 No.4634155 Report

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>>4634113
disregard aerodynamics,
HURRR DURR, JUST PUT IN MORE POWERRRR TO GET THAR

Good idea yo, good idea.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 07:42:00 No.4634159 Report

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>>4634133

sure. a gm-hugging yank trying to tell me a fucking trans-am is the fastest car in europe despite repeated evidence to the contrary, and a severe dose of <citation needed> for your hilarious gm research claims.

i see now how ignorant i truly am.

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