What is the point of the 280zx?

Talking about the goals of the project and what I am trying to do with the 1983 280zx.

[@panzerkampfwagen5pantherau524]

I've been following your series for about 2 years now. I even emailed you once about my personal 280zx I was fixing the rust on I ended up selling it and buying another, I couldn't handle it. But something I've always disagreed with was removing the L28. Yadayada power and handling, I've heard it all before. It's still a great engine in its own right. Even a L28et swap would have been easier and you can run low 16’s with a mild tune. I still love your project tho and hope too see it on the road, but I think you made it more work than its worth because of a V8

[@PracticallyStock]

Thanks for following the project and sorry yours did not work out. The added performance gained from the V8 was more of convenience. The L28 made me hate that car because I could not get good new parts for the engine management system. I even tried to figure out a points distributor and carburetor for it but failed at that as well. Not being able to get new good parts to fix the management system made me lose hope in the car doing what I wanted it to. Whether it happens or not, my dream for the car is to drive it daily and on trips like its factory purpose. The lack of part support for the drivetrain made that into a huge risk/worry for me because I don't want to get stranded with minimal chance of finding parts. The parts issue is one that I expect to get worse as these cars get older and I don't have any intent of selling it. That was what motivated me to get rid of the L28, so I went with something I was familiar with that I will hopefully have no issues keeping on the road. When I realized the L28 was not going to work for me, I tried but couldn't get rid of the car. So I am doing my best to make it "my own" and meet my goals since I am stuck with it. For me the effort will be worth it because it should be a dream car in the end and the massive effort has been good because I need something to throw freetime at and I get satisfaction from learning new skills and solving problems. Both of which this project has been plentiful in. Anyways, that was how I ended up here. Sorry if I didn't see your email, If I did reply to it it was too long ago to remember without context

[@panzerkampfwagen5pantherau524]

@@PracticallyStock all good! I'm still following the build and subscribed. I asked you about POR15 and how well it worked for you, you did reply pretty fast too

[@PracticallyStock]

Good deal, at this point I'm a little disappointed with the POR. It does not stick as good as I expected it to and if you chip it, you can peel pieces off by hand. I may have to do the safety jack points in something more resilient but hopefully the rest keeps the rust from coming back