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| Author: | r_3 [ Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Looking for a vented 280z hood |
Better the shape the better
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| Author: | jp260z [ Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
http://www.futofab.com/index.php?option ... Itemid=118 One of the few parts they've brought back on the aftermarket. |
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| Author: | r_3 [ Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
Cool thanks. Was hoping for less than that though |
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| Author: | jp260z [ Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
Id recommend considering this if you have a useable hood to modify. Aluminum louvers for $99, they even come with the cutting templates too according to the ad. That seems like an economical way to do it. https://skillard.com/product/datsun-280 ... s-louvers/ Jay |
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| Author: | Frank T [ Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:50 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood | ||
Some V8 conversion guys simply louver the whole hood. See if you can contact Paul in RI by Private Mail. He has lots of parts.
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| Author: | Frank T [ Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
Paul has a couple out in RI. I'll try to get him in here..... |
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| Author: | r_3 [ Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
Have Pauls email/contact info? |
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| Author: | Frank T [ Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
As you know, Club policy prevents us from sharing personal contact info of any member without their permission, except by this website. Under FORUM (top header of this page) press MEMBERS. Go to member #60 (Paul) and press his name. That shows you all the information he wants to share publicly. If you press the PM balloon on his info page, you can write to him directly here on the website. Frank |
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| Author: | r_3 [ Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
Thank you Frank |
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| Author: | Frank T [ Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
[quote="r_3"]Thank you Frank[/quote] Seth ~ did you and Paul get together yet? |
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| Author: | r_3 [ Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
I messaged him with no response |
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| Author: | Frank T [ Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
He told me he had two right now. I sent him the link to this conversation. That's all I can do. 
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| Author: | r_3 [ Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
Thanks Frank. He got in touch with me but was a bit more than I was looking to spend. In the meantime I found a hood that needs some repairs on the nose, but couldn't beat the price and it's rust free! https://photos.app.goo.gl/F8xPGuePqCDK4GmX9 https://photos.app.goo.gl/82DUS7dAmDJ9PPxX6 |
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| Author: | Frank T [ Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
Ahh, yes. The all-vulnerable nose of the S-30. My own car was shipped deck- freight on MATSUN transportation lines from Hawaii to California in the summer of 1976. (Yes, I shipped my Datsun on a Matsun). Somehow something shifted during loading or transfer and pushed the peak of my car's nose in rather like that. Upon receipt I filed a claim. Matsun fell all over themselves to make things right again, telling me they would repair and replace the hood to my complete satisfaction. The car was 901 silver and had faded over 6 years in the Hawaiian sun, so I told Matsun if they repainted the car, it would result in a 2-tone silver car. Would they consider painting all of the car together? YES! Well then, would they consider painting it a custom color, such as metal flake copper? YES! They told me to do whatever I wanted to make me happy, and just bill it to them. I got the very best body shop in Eastern NC to fix the hood, nose, deck, and fill all the body script off the car, and paint it 8 layers of hand-rubbed metal flake copper. That was finished in Aug'76 and just melted my heart. I had the only totally-unique 240 of that color. Less than 3 months later Datsun introduced the 1977 280Z....in metalflake copper! If you saw them parked beside each other you could tell a slight difference, but up on the highway you couldn't tell them apart. I always told myself I was the reason the '77 280z was available in that color. |
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| Author: | r_3 [ Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Looking for a vented 280z hood |
You're always up for sharing a great story Frank. Love it! I wish someone would make an aftermarket front nose clip since this is a common issue. |
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