1981 Datsun 280zx : NICOclub Ride of the Month | icice9

 

 

1981 Datsun 280sx owned by Isaac Supnet (icice9)

I’ve owned my 280ZX for over 18 years now and when I first bought it I didn’t think I would ever get it to be the way it is now.  It’s been 5 years now and counting from when I first started to do my restore on the car.  Before I started working on her again she pretty much looked like a 20 year old car.  Paint faded suspension soft and a bunch of little things that’s was either broken or missing.  I’ve always had a picture in my head on how I wanted my Z to look like when I was finished rebuilding it but I never imagined it to come out so beautiful.  Even when I had the car before the restoration she was an eye catcher, she had a body kit and a replica 280ZXR rear wing and painted IROC teal blue.  But after a few years the look was dated and the paint was flaking off.  I did most of the work myself except for the paint and body and the stitching of the interior, pretty much all of the mechanical parts of the car was done by me.   It took a little over 3 years to finally get her the way she is now.  I still have future plans for her but what I’ve got planed requires a lot more money then what I’ve already invested in her and so far I’m very pleased with what I’ve created.

 

Engine

L28E

Bored to 3.0 but other than that its stock

 

Suspension

Tokico springs

Tokico Blue Struts

Cusco Strut Brace

Energy suspension polyurethane bushings

42mm Modern Motorsports wheel spacers

17” Tenzo SHU 4

Yokahama AVS ES100

 

Interior

Momo comando steering wheel

Momo Shift knob

Recaro seats (reupholstered)

Reupholstered door panels and rear quarter panes

 

Car Audio

Kenwood Excelon 969 head unit

Kenwood Excelon 1200 wat amp

JL audio 12W6

MB Quart component speakers