Body & Paint

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   Street and Custom Aprill 88

   September 27, 2007 by Rogersz

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   An Oz magazine featuring interesting body work.

   

   Last reply by Rogersz, September 27, 2007
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   Cowl Panel

   August 7, 2007 by kcoke

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   I need a Cowl Panel for my 1971 Datsun 240Z. If you have a used one that is in good condition and woud sell it to me please let me know thanks! Keith

   

   Last reply by jpuga, September 25, 2007
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   Code & color don't match 1 2

   September 20, 2007 by Weasel73240Z

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   How common is this? The color code tag on my '73 says the code is 110, which I believe is red. However, the car is clearly 918 orange. I bought the car from the original owner, and she told me it was the original paint, from the dealer. Just by looking at the engine campartment and door/hatch jambs, its pretty clear the car was never red. There is even some orange overspray on the undercoating, which I understand is an indicator of original paint. Any idea whats up, is the color code tag just mis-labeled, and if so, did this happen a lot?

   

   Last reply by Bonzi Lon, September 23, 2007
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   Color = Ticket? 1 2

   September 15, 2007 by dade280

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   Although my car is still a ways away before i paint her, i was wondering what you guys thought about this. Right now i cant really decide between a bright orange or black. I would really like to go with orange but i am afraid of more police attention. Even tho here its full of ferraris, lambos, bentleys and the like I have only seen one other S30 on the road (Actually it was parked at a house). So that got me thinking of making the Z all black to blend in better. My only problem with that is that i live in miami where its 90 degrees in the middle of september, and my 280 has no A/C. At least i have plenty of time to decide.

   

   Last reply by theianmonster, September 20, 2007
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   AritaSpeed S130 / S30 Gnose kits.

   September 18, 2007 by azcarbum

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   See Group Buy section at Hybridz for getting this kit direct from japan.

   

   Last reply by Go240Zags, September 18, 2007
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   Rear quarter panels

   March 25, 2007 by cherokee

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   Does anyone have advice on replacing the rear quarter panels.

   

   Last reply by BenJammin, September 17, 2007
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   Need help - hood hinge bolt sizes

   September 11, 2007 by Zak's Z

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   Does anyone know what size those 4 bolts are that bolt the hood to the hood hinges? Im ready to put the hood on and it seems I've lost a baggie or two of bolts in the sea of parts I have in the basement. Thanks guys,

   

   Last reply by geezer, September 11, 2007
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   Repainting Grill 1 2

   September 7, 2007 by 240zGraham73

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   I dropped my car off on the 5th to get painted and will get it back around the 18th. So in my spare time I am going to repaint the grill. I plan on using a can of spray paint, any recommendations on what type of paint. Thanks

   

   Last reply by 240zGraham73, September 11, 2007
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    Euro Style Bumpers!

    September 10, 2007 by kcoke

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    Where do I get/find a Rear Euro style Bumper for my 1971 240z? Do I have to turn my original one in to one by taking it to a body shop and have them weld it all together etc. or is there a place that sells them? Keith

    

    Last reply by bartman, September 10, 2007
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    Engine bay por'd and primed...getting closer.

    September 8, 2007 by Zak's Z

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    I just finished shooting the POR-15 tie-coat primer in the engine bay and inner fenders and I thought it turned out pretty good. I have put a ton of time into this and I'm soooo close to getting it to the body shop I can taste it. I'll tell you guys my process in case anyone wants to pipe in with some comments - more than appreciated. I sandblasted earlier, got all the paint off with a wire wheel, then used metal-ready on it. I put por-15 in the engine bay, and inner fenders (over a period of a year). Then I cut out some metal at the front the po put in for the huge one piece bumper/spoiler. So now its close to looking original. I used marine-clean the other day, then…

    

    Last reply by geezer, September 8, 2007
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    door handle removal?? help ?? 1 2

    January 2, 2006 by gator

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    I am changing my drivers door handle on my 77 280. I have managed to remove the two nuts .. there is some bleeding on my arm but not too bad yet. What now? Do I need to push the arm out of where it locks into the handle itself ? Is it easier to remove the window ? .. Anyone who has done this please help me with this job .. Thanks .. Bruce

    

    Last reply by 240zGraham73, September 2, 2007
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    blinker light removal

    September 2, 2007 by 240zGraham73

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    I unscrewed the blinker lights on the side of the car and removed all the rubber from them and cannot figure out how the wires come off of the light. I didn't want to pull to hard for fear of breaking it. Any help would be great, Thanks! I have a 73, dont know if it makes a difference though.

    

    Last reply by hd240z, September 2, 2007