New Zealand Datsun Club

Hello to all, Today I am going to tell you the story of my 280 ZX... In January, 2010 one friends fall accidentally by chance on a DATSUN 280ZX of 1980 in a "breakage" in the city of AVIGNON in the South of FRANCE














The 280ZX was taken in the floods of SAINT TROPEZ to lower(to go down) 2009, the automobile stayed 4 hours in the water ......



To save the automobile of the DESTRUCTION, I bought him(it) 500€ ( 705 § USD ) it is a good blow because it is cheap! But many work in the future to make her run one day, but that makes me not fear!

It was when we are go the sortire of the "breakage", the automobile was repatriated in the first one at my friend in AVIGNON







Has it it a who(which) was "burst well" my bitch " DATSUN " a BIRDEAD COLLIE of 3 years











Ho:!: two young " aquariums.. "









Back spoiler, accessory of origin "DATSUN" at the moment " we are going to leave him, eh!!!



The inside in "got hit a lot" = DESTROY



















"Youhou It's my "



Wheel rims were polished and tires are new from nine , super



The engine, "the nature"









" It is still me





The defused(unsettled) inside we see the state of floors...





The bottoms of the 280ZX...

In February, 2010, I return at my friend's in Avignon to get back my 280ZX and return it at home in Marseille (where DAN, Datsunboy and his wife know because they already came!!!!!!)









.. A DATSUN passed there....













There was this day there a DATSUN 260Z of a friend who come see my 280ZX out of curiosity...

On February 22nd, 2010 The automobile is at home! In Marseille



we are fetch her with one 4X4 and a trailer, we put 2 hours of road for everything goes to Avignon by the highway it is now spent well the automobile is under "cover" for winter!







The next day, I took advantage of a small calm today to begin the cleaning of the engine....


Hold(Like)... Hold a new automobile !!!!!!!!!!



" has no seats there" !???



" But where you put them !? It is not comfortable ! pfff !!!!!!!!"



Here is has more mud there...


Remain to make the finishes...

In MARCH, 2010, The cleaned case of injection and two composing electronique changed, everything is OK!




... I affected in lighthouses and in lights...



The little point on the custard tart of tires indicate that they are " new " one good point!!



Still some mud and always some mud ...


You see me...



... You see me more...



Surprised the headlight AVD is a headlight of European code and the headlight AVG is one of the origin " H4 " anything pfff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Her(It) limps very useful "IKEA" for step to mix the boulonnerie ( nuts )



Otherwise some mud, always some mud....

July, 2010

Otherwise "Mr Violet" came a little to tease me the other one days when I worked on the Engine of the 280ZX.... " He is afraid " nobody " this cat miaou!!!! "










Ps : "DATSUN" the DOG and "VIOLET" the CAT ! =

We find it this year in APRIL, 2001... Meanwhile I had an enormous "slipped disc" which has almost made for me lose my legs definitively he(it) has needed to operate me immediately for the bottom(stocking) of my back, the operation succeeded well but he(it) has me needed months of rest with ban to make efforts and to work on my 10 DATSUN

now, I have in more a MAZDA 121 cosmo coupé of 1977 Found and saved from the abandonment(relinquishment) in the region of the ARDÈCHE in the center of FRANCE









and a TOYOTA CELICA TA 28: 1600ST Liftback of 1977 ... The cellica I found her(it) in the region of BRITTANY in the northwest of FRANCE








Mazda since July, 2011 and the " Toy for 4 days!)

And VIOLET the cat to DAY ( 07 spetember 2011)




Well let us return to April 2011... In 1st I took(brought) out my new charger to battery Et put in load the new battery of origin ...




Then uncover the DATSUN which, my faith was protected well by them double(copy) baches the 1st of which is aerated and protects stripes(scratches) on the body



I defused(unsettled) the days before(watches) candles, rocked by some penetrating oil in cylinders they were seized up in no way (I had already rinsed the engine several times and to change the oil filter and put some good oil engine last September) But there were 4 valves of seized up, thus dismantling of the mask tipper and " bombarded the WD40 on the springs(competences) of valves " and get greasy with the oilcan of oil " in the former(ancient) ":lol!: The camshaft, the landings of camshaft, tippers, the tails of valves the chaine of distribution(casting) and "very important" the holes of greasing of oil to grease all the high engine;)



" In the former(ancient) "



The support of battery(drum kit) serves to put tools and to store the new candles of ignition...



And by means of patience, I managed to dégripper all the valves, the high engine is oiled well, I indeed have make turned(shot) the engine in the hand during several minutes, but I continued more because with my back, " that makes him(it) in no way ". H'm, be going to need " rétroplanigué the lads please" I advance(move) slowly needs that I leave

We remballe everything and in the next....

In the end of April, 2011, I have receive my ANGEL EYES... Ordered in the USA...



What will give that onto the car as this DODGE challenger 70

2011 Aout to be indeed able to work on my automobile this winter, the 280ZX is put in the garage, he(it) has needed to reorganize everything because the automobile is too long 4M35 and I had only 4M 18 available!!!

Then I removed adorns them shocks!!!! And here is 4M18!!! Hihhihihi and the garage closes!






At the moment I stopped emptying the inside of the DATSUN to be able to clean everything " in big water " and to be able to prepare the inside with Bucket seats, safety harness, Arch of safety(security) etc.....

The engine is going not to delay turning(shooting), I wait for a new admission express and then " WROMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!! "

Received today my turbine and my admission of air(sight) for 280ZX

Tomorrow I go(take) up the whole! Yeah!!!!!!!





The turbine takes place between the pipe of admission and the ratemeter... The photo shows just how's that horsemanship



Here is you know quite now,

History(Story) to be followed + Vince!

That is what I veus to make with my 280 ZX 2+2, one groups 3 as this 2 places