O RLY?!

I bought a used car.  Its a 1988 Nissan 300zx.  Don’t ask me why I wanted an 80’s sports car, I’m just at that age right now

I wanted an inexpensive sports car that I could work on myself and use to help teach me about repairing cars.  I avoided the traditional American sports cars (firebird, trans am, camaro, corvette, etc.) and searched for a less popular Nissan Z or Mazda RX7.  I found this Nissan on Ebay in Pennsylvania.  The body was in good shape and the miles were relatively low for a 20 year old car.

Scott and I took a day off work and drove to PA to pick it up.

My brother has agreed to help me with the first round of maintenance and upgrades over the Thanksgiving holiday.  This includes a timing belt and water pump replacement (highly recommended when purchasing a used Z) and also rewiring the audio system.

The only thing that scares me is attempting to repair the rust spots.  There are only a few, but everyone tells me body work is a nightmare.