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We have chronicled the build of this 280zx for as long as ZCarBlog has been around and the time finally came to deliver the car to it’s owners last Wednesday in the LA area. The only reason this car made the delivery deadline is the bullet-proof work ethic that Rob and Fred have. They had spent countless late nights and weekends to make sure the car was up to ZCG standards in every way. All Z enthusiasts owe these two men a pat on the back for their commitment to the Z.
Enough sucking up, here are the pictures that our good friend Chad over at PhotoShootMyCar.com took last week. Chad also owns the R33 GT-R that we covered a little while ago. Great guy, great car, great photos. Thanks Chad!
Just when you thought the ZX was starting to fade into the distance…. something like this eBay auction happens!! Apparently this is number 1 of 3000 “Black Gold” tenth anniversary 280ZXs and it is trying to fetch a pretty penny through the online auction.
The car has just over 1,000 miles on it since new so it isn’t hard to see why the starting bid is $35,000, but I’m sure that will seem like a bargain in the coming years when there are no more of these cars left. It looks like the owner is quite the Z enthusiast because you can see a quite a few fellow S30 chassis Zs in the garage as well. Make sure you check out the listing and all the other photos by clicking the eBay link below, and thanks to Autoblog.com for the heads up on the awesome Z news.
Link: eBay auction: “Black Gold” 10th Anniversary 280ZX
Source: Autoblog.com
Today’s post concerns another meaningful 280zx restoration that we are undertaking right now. This car started it’s life as a normal ZX but was put under the knife to receive extensive modifications almost immediately. It is now a collector’s item and a truly special car to the Z faithful.
This car runs a vintage “blow through” turbocharged and intercooled 3.1L engine that breathes through Mikuni 44mm carburetors. It is truly a unique setup that allowed Jim Cook to make great power even with the limited technology available at the time.
This car is soon to be under attack from the ZCG assembly crew as we have just received a slew of parts from our powder and ceramic facilities. Expect to see some posts on this project in the next few weeks as things come together.
There are more pictures and more background info on the 280zx Turbo after the “read more.” The owner was also gracious enough to gather some information on the car and Jim Cook himself and send it in to us here at zcarblog.com
We do quite a few restorations here at Z Car Garage but this one holds a special place in our heart and I would like to share it with all of you. This 280zx has been a few years in the making and will be coming to a close soon once a couple of the nearly impossible to find parts are sourced.
Most of the parts that we are still searching for have been out of production for a decade, so you can see why this has taken some considerable effort to close out. Almost all of the interior pieces needed to be repaired and redyed to match the new dash and the newly upholstered seats, but no expense has been spared to get the highest quality items available. As these parts slowly trickle in from around the country (and world) the car is being re-assembled to better than original condition.
I have over a thousand pictures that have been taken over the course of this project so here are a few of the significant ones that show what lengths we have gone through to make it one of the cleanest restorations around. It has truly been a labor of love to restore this car and it will be a sad day when it gets delivered to its owners once again. I hope that they will enjoy it once completed as much as we have while building it for them.
Click on the pictures for the full-size and click the read more for more…
