# Value of '79 280Z?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [October 6, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915 "2010-10-06T16:14:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/1 "2010-10-06T16:14:54Z")
Just wondering what the value of this car is…
1979 JDM RHD Fairlady Z (280Z)
Imported in 1984
64,000 original kilometers
Mint Condition
I was offered it in trade for my SRT-4…
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/2 "2010-10-06T16:17:05Z")
Mint around 10k to mid teens if I had to venture a guess.
240s were more sought after iirc.
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/3 "2010-10-06T16:19:47Z")
DO ET NAOW.
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/4 "2010-10-06T16:23:49Z")
Oh nice man!
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### Author:  [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/5 "2010-10-06T16:25:00Z")
Do it then LSx swap it
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### Author:  [@crazybrew609](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crazybrew609)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/6 "2010-10-06T16:34:56Z")
pictures?
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### Author:  [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/7 "2010-10-06T17:14:16Z")
Waiting on them… Elliot did research and I guess the JDM Z’s had no body style change. So I guess it looks like a USDM 240Z
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### Author:  [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/8 "2010-10-06T19:09:54Z")
280zs are considerably heavier than early S30s, I’d go for an early 260z (first 1.5 years of production I think), it has chassis reinforcements that the 240z doesn’t have but it doesn’t have the hideous bumpers and extra weight that the later 260zs and 280zs have.
[www.hybridz.org](http://www.hybridz.org) always has some pretty nice S30s for sale, project cars, “survivors,” RB cars, VQ cars, LSx cars, 2JZ cars, etc.
I wanted one before I got my eeeeeeeeeMR2 but I didn’t have time for a project and didn’t wanna splooge on an already complete swap/restoration.
But srs, a clean, swapped, early-production 260z with euro chrome front and rear bumpers = sex.
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### Author:  [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/9 "2010-10-06T19:11:03Z")
280s are butt fucking ugly. Do not want.
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### Author:  [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/10 "2010-10-06T19:13:34Z")
280z (hideous bumpers and turns)
240/early 260z with nice bumpers (euro, though, the US ones are still pretty ugly but at least the euro ones bolt on without modification) and nice turns.
edit: and no side molding, either.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/11 "2010-10-06T19:31:31Z")
I wouldnt do it.
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### Author:  [@LS\_WS.6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LS_WS.6)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/12 "2010-10-06T19:42:27Z")
rhd, ls1/termi swapped=cool car
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/13 "2010-10-06T19:54:58Z")
why rhd?
No way would a Cobra motor fit- way too wide.
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### Author:  [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/14 "2010-10-06T20:05:55Z")
> [@CALLOUT: 05+ Black Stang GT that tried on the Red Cobalt](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-05-black-stang-gt-that-tried-on-the-red-cobalt/35562/50):
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> why rhd?
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> No way would a Cobra motor fit- way too wide.
The engine bay is enormous, look at it dwarfing an LSx…
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/15 "2010-10-06T20:07:46Z")
Trade my 300 for your neon, so I can trade for the 280?
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/16 "2010-10-06T20:08:59Z")
> [@Rocky's pizza is closing.....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rockys-pizza-is-closing/35609/14):
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> The engine bay is enormous, look at it dwarfing an LSx…
4.6’s are alot wider than LS1’s
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### Author:  [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/17 "2010-10-06T20:12:34Z")
And there’s a lot more room in that engine bay…
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/18 "2010-10-06T20:13:42Z")
> [@feeler: 01 e46 bmw 325XI AWD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/feeler-01-e46-bmw-325xi-awd/35611/3):
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> 280s are butt fucking ugly. Do not want.
Not to hard to make em less ugly…
if the thing is 100% and mint as fuck, itd be 100% worth it…
If a clean motor swap was done and the car looked cash getting some serious coin for it wouldent be to difficult.
Honestly would be an awesome car to have.
Jim won’t do it anyways
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### Author:  [@LS\_WS.6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LS_WS.6)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/19 "2010-10-07T04:50:19Z")
> [@CALLOUT: 05+ Black Stang GT that tried on the Red Cobalt](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-05-black-stang-gt-that-tried-on-the-red-cobalt/35562/50):
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> why rhd?
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> No way would a Cobra motor fit- way too wide.
why rhd? because it is and its cool and unique. annnnd about the termi motor, i was just being nice to you ford owners so i didnt hear “here we go with the lsx swap bs”
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### Author:  [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/value-of-79-280z/254915/20 "2010-10-07T04:51:48Z")
Just about anything will fit in an S30 engine bay, people do SBCs all the time, I can’t imagine a terminator motor being much wider than and old school SBC
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