1977 Datsun 280Z Reviews - Page 2 of 2

Frame rails under cabin rotted out and needed replacement.

4 speed tranny went out at 185,000 / replaced with a 5 speed.

Drivers seat bottom only needed replacement.

The motor is very strong yet at 227,500-no rebuild needed.

Fairly powerful, but not overwhelming.

Comfortable on long trips.

In plain and simple terms, it is much fun to drive.

There's lots of places to get parts... Motorsport Auto, Blackdragon,... just do some internet searches. Also, www.car-part.com is very useful.

I love my Zcar, so much fun to drive and amazing smooth at high speeds! I miss power steering, but I can live without it.

Corroded sensor connections, this is common on these cars and will make them run bad. It is easy to fix, and makes a world of difference.

Dash was cracked, common on most vintage cars, but it has been replaced and looks great now.

The rubber suspension bushings are dried out and will need replacing to improve the cars handling, but it still handles very good with the old bushings.

Watch out for rust, try to find a Z car that has been kept in a garage and has not exposed to road salt.

These are awesome cars, they are very fast even as left as stock, but many upgrades are available to improve the handling and power. I don't think that there are many vintage cars that look better than a Z. I will leave my 280z stock and only replace what is worn from age. I absolutely love it!

The car has been very reliable. Other than basic maintenance:

I have rebuilt the engine at 130,000 miles (by choice).

The tranny at 150,000 miles (starting to have problems).

Upped the gear ratio in the rear end at 170,000 miles (needed more torque)

Replaces the interiors carpet and dash.

Seats were worn when I got the car.

New muffler and headers at 180,000 miles.

You fit like a glove in these car as long as you are not very tall.

Handles like a dream!

You can get amazing power out of these little cars!

I have nothing bad to report about them except that they are addicting! lol!