Vehicle Owner

Member ID: zzealous

Location: Brentwood, TN

Vehicle Info

1978 Datsun 280Z

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-606.32sec
  • Top Speed153mph
  • HP180
  • Weight2800lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • K&N Intake 
  • Custom Exhaust 
  • Crane Cams Ignition 
  • Custom Header 

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • Kumho Tires 

Car Audio & Video

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Last updated: May 03, 2005

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Chris’s Datsun 280Z

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40 guestbook comments

Welcome to my page for my 1978 Datsun 280z. I have done quite a few things to this car since I purchased it from the original owner in April of 2004. Check out the details on the rest of my pages.

Here is the car in its current state (5/3/05)

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

Here is a before and after shot of my new wheels--5 hours of work per wheel, but it was worth it!

...before zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z ...afterzzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

Here are a few pics that I took right after I brougt the car home...

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

The passenger side is a little dinged up from where the original owner scraped it along the side of a garage door and ripped off the body trim...I'll fix it some day...

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

Due to my parents rules, I have to install a mirror on the passenger side of my car...so i bought this set from Motorsport.

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

I just installed the headers and exhaust, here are a few pics of the car in the air.

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z zzealous's 1978 Datsun 280Z

Page one: Exterior
Page two: Interior
Page three: Engine
page four: Friends cars
page five: Other projects/hobbies

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stravi757  

Posted by: stravi757

02/24/2008 09:49PM

hey about the wheels on your car i saw a comment you posted a long time ago about these wheels saying you were looking for them, well i have the same wheels and i was planning on having them fixed how much did it cost you to have yours re polished and do you know where i could get a center cap for them.

plylerlndscp  

Posted by: plylerlndscp

07/09/2007 06:51PM

I am restoring one with same color combo., Champange w/pearl white interior. Want to keep mine original, sell me your white interior if you are to replace it with black.

ujughead  

Posted by: ujughead

05/30/2006 11:47AM

Love the car! I'm picking up a '78 Z this week and plan to do some work on it. The paint is shot but the body and engine are solid.

GTMcCann  

Posted by: GTMcCann

01/28/2006 05:29PM

Nice Z Chris, I have a 78 280 and live about 1.5 hours east of Nashville. Still working on getting mine painted before spring, it is completely in primer at the present. I like the silver color yours has, but I think I will go back the original wine red. The company I work for has a sales office in Brentwood and I drive down about twice a month. I plan on driving the Z down a few times when the weather fairs up, so maybe I will see ya around Nash Town in the Z.

Take care!

tu8eZX  

Posted by: tu8eZX

08/22/2005 09:13PM

Love your car. Hope you're still progressing. Have you completed the swap to black interior? If so, I may b interested in buying the white interior pieces.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: zzealous

Location: Brentwood, TN