"benjrblant" (benjblant)
11/01/2017 at 12:57 • Filed to: None
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"benjrblant" (benjblant)
11/01/2017 at 12:57 • Filed to: None | 10
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I owned a 1978 Datsun 280z. These are the only photos I have left of it:
The wheels were painted by a PO, I once spent a full day stripping the paint and polishing them. PO also had the car repainted with the front air dam (not a fan) and nixed the rear bumper.
I bought this car in high school for about $3,000 and took lots of joy in explaining to my friends what it was. After a new fuel pump, plugs, wires, and a basic tune up, it ran quite well. I told myself I was going to keep it as long as I could. I refused to be “that guy” that would plague people later in life with the “Ya know, back when I was in high school, I drove a ...”
I had to sell it when I went to college. Now I’m totally that guy that had a Datsun back in high school.
Sigh. I miss it so much.
CalzoneGolem
> benjrblant
11/01/2017 at 13:01 |
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I wish I had been cool once.
CaptDale - is secretly British
> benjrblant
11/01/2017 at 13:02 |
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Nice slot dishes.
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benjrblant
> CalzoneGolem
11/01/2017 at 13:03 |
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Is it better to have been cool once, or never cool so that you don’t realize how much you miss your 280z?
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CalzoneGolem
> benjrblant
11/01/2017 at 13:05 |
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Yes.
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> benjrblant
11/01/2017 at 13:06 |
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My 240z came with slots but one was damaged and wouldn’t be safe. That car is riding really high, I guess you could do a rally then, which they are also good for!
MonkeePuzzle
> benjrblant
11/01/2017 at 13:22 |
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mmmm, am picturing it low with some bronze watanabes
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benjrblant
> MonkeePuzzle
11/01/2017 at 13:43 |
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)=
I seriously miss it so much. I think it comes up in conversation at least once every 2-3 weeks. And it’s been gone for a decade.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> benjrblant
11/01/2017 at 13:43 |
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I drove this in high school. It was so rusty that when you hit a bump the alignment changed. I traded it for a not quit as rusty 1978 Datsun 510 wagon.
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benjrblant
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
11/01/2017 at 13:44 |
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That’s awesome!
*fistbump for high schoolers driving old datsuns
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> benjrblant
11/01/2017 at 13:50 |
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I have lots of fond memories of that car. I also have lots of break down, or put it in a ditch stories too.
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MonkeePuzzle
> benjrblant
11/01/2017 at 14:05 |
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awmaster10
> benjrblant
11/01/2017 at 14:33 |
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Was it as clean as it looks? If so where can I get one for $3000?
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benjrblant
> awmaster10
11/01/2017 at 14:46 |
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Yes, and 10 years ago.