My 1976 280Z
My first
* Rebuilt original 280Z engine after 150,000 miles by Chambers Brothers in Pleasant Hill
* Flat top forged pistons, ARP fasteners, balanced, shot peened rods, the WORKS!!!
* Rebuilt Fuel injection
* Converted to 5 speed
* R200 3rd member
* Shown above with Western Cyclone II wheels. Sold with the TRX wheel package wheels and radials
* Repainted in 1985 with Dupont Imron Medium Ivy Leaf
I owned this car for 10 years. Over that time it made many transitions. When I finally sold her in 1990, she had over 238,000 miles on the clock and could still out run a LOT of V8 cars.
1980, Bone Stock
1980, With only 38,000 miles and stock wheel/tire combo...
1980, More shots
1980, Bone Stock
1981, With Western Cyclone Rims and not so straight fog lights.
1981, Must have installed the Thrush turbo as the sticker is int he window. SMILE!!!
1981, Ahhh yes. There is the thrush muffler with the bent up chrome extension!!!
1981, Church parking lot across from the 'S' curve. Jethro Tull blasting in the tape deck!!!
1981, With the Western Cyclone II's and BFG tires
1981, Nothing to do but take pictures of ourselves on the infamous "S" curve!!!
Author and Date...
1983 and a blown head gasket
1984, The Cuesta College Days
A shot from Montana De Oro State Park
Running the cones at Cal Poly in the library parking lot.
Another as the sun is going down
Hanging out in Morro Bay on a day when it WASN'T foggy.
1984, Shot with Cerro Romauldo in the Background
1984, Autocrossing in the Cal Poly Parking Lot
1985, After the rebuild and new paint
1986, A boring weekend at Cal Poly, Drive to Cayucous and take pictures.
Sitting in the Chorro Park Parking Lot where I ate lunch when I attended cuesta College
Parked outside of my apartment at 180 Foothill Blvd Apartment #108 (The boys in 108)
Sitting atop antenna hill across from Cuest College, San Luis Obispo CA
Back home at Vito's Mower and Saw
Parked with the Vette at Murray Street Station, 1988
Parked in Moms driveway.
Mitzie waiting for me to pack her into the car to go back to school
1987, A Sunday evening and heading back to school after buying a clapped out 240Z!!! (In the background). Mitzie wanting to go back to school with me.
1988, A weekend home from college
1988, A weekend home from college part 2
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