Earlier this week I bought a 1986 Nissan 300ZX 5-speed with T-tops off of Craigslist here in LA. 76,000 original miles and very clean, inside and out. It's going to be a father/son project, as our 21 year old is into this type of sporty cars from that era. No rust anywhere, looks like it was in CA all its life. There was a city streets map of San Diego in the glove box - don't see those too often anymore!
It was part of an estate sale and the guy who bought the estate said he had to pull it out of an airplane hangar. The tires are from 2016 though, so it likely did not sit too too long. He did the necessary work to get it through the California smog test, which necessitated a new catalytic converter, and replaced the clutch / bearing and rear main seal.
There was only one key with the car, which I promptly lost the day after picking up the car, but then yesterday the Nissan dealer cut me a new one using the 4-digit key code I had, for $5. Can't beat that! Got two more spares.
The car runs surprisingly strong. It's a normally aspirated 3 liter V6 that is said to generate 160 HP, but it feels a lot more than that.
We'll need to do some basic things, like replace the steering rack, shocks, service the engine including timing belt, fix the cruise control and the heater, those kinds of things. Should be fun.
I will upload fotos later today. New adventure!
