Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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I just picked up my gas tank from being restored. It was the original 69 240z tank so I shelled out 375 big ones to keep it. It had extensive rust inside with numerous small pin holes in the bottom. I used a certified GAS TANK RENU place south of Indianapolis. It is interesting, I was expecting a powder coat kind of process but the exterior looks like it was sprayed with a thick tar like substance. It is not smooth but you can see where the substance ran and wrinkled a bit. The inside is a rust colored coating. It has a lifetime guarantee so I imagine it should last. I will post pictures of before and after as soon as I can find them. Carl
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Previous owner of my '71 Z removed the deck lid badges. I now have replacements, but when they painted the car, they covered the holes. From the underside, I can see that some of the barrel clips are still in position, just bondoed over to cover the hole. My fear is that if I try to re-drill these holes, the bondo and paint will chip out and make a bad place larger than the badge will cover. Even using a very small pilot drill bit could result in the patch chipping I'm afraid. If I purposely move over about 1/4 inch on all holes, would that be a terrible afront to the purist? I also can only see about three of these clips, so locating where to drill is another chall…
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So I am looking for a good steel or fiberglass hood for my 1971 240z. Original would be great. It needs to be in pretty good condition. I dont want to have to bondo the thing. It can have paint chips scratches etc but I dont want a hood that has huge dings in it. Please let me know if you have one! Thanks Email is Kac86@sbcglobal.net
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Heres what i need. 4.5-5" circle tail lights. Similar to the skyline C110 lights. except i dont want them to stick out in the center like the skyline lights. I want the outer two lights to be brake and yellow center for signals. Inner two will be brake and reverse in the center as well. Perferably leds. any one know a good site? i checked ebay but no luck.
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Hi, I just got a 1971 240Z and I think it has some missing parts. The tail lights are there but the license plate light and the two side lights and trim panels are missing. Or not ?I need a good close up viewof the same year car or a good parts diagram to show me what I need. Thanks.
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Hello. Happy New Year to all memebers. I just like to share some pictures of my z almost done at the shop. Finally the hood is in place and now needs to be primed and then painted. Im almost ready to start getting all parts together. WHAT A GREAT FEELING.
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Hi all, I recently had my front headlight buckets and valance painted by a local shop. The paint on my car is about 3-4 years old and was a pretty standard PPG color. The shop found the color and purchased a can of the same stuff. However, when they painted the headlight buckets, the new paint is slightly off and it stands out. I believe the color on my car has turned a bit darker over the years, so, the standard PPG color code is no longer applicable. My question is... Is this a pretty common problem? I'm sure it would be tough to find an exact match, but, what is normally done to make these colors match without an obvious line? The shop mentioned they were going …
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This year Santa brought me a new wing for my 280. I'm not sure if these pics will show up. So bare with me. Good deal.
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Hey gang--- Fixin' to paint the Z!! Does anyone know what the color number or code is in PPG Paint for the original Datsun Z color number 919? I'd like to match the original color on my 7/70 240. Here's a pic I borrowed from zhome.com Thanks in advance for helping! Jim D. "Zup"
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wear can i find em
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I think replacing the old single-jet squirters with something like this would make better use of your windsheild washer pumps. I look for a jet with dual nozzles, and attaches with a nut from underneath. It would have to fit in the slots in the air cowl, unless you intend to make it permanent, and have way to seal the metal after drilling or shaping a hole to fit the jet. An example: VW beetle nozzle Auction Either that, or something like the l.e.d. jet without the l.e.d. I even favour the style from a Ford Escort, which is plastic, somewhat flat, and has a fanned spray pattern. thx VW washer jet:
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first, will the hood from a 2x2 260z fit on a 280 coupe...and second, whats the best way to fill in rivet holes on the doors and fenders from the molding strips that used to be on them...there is no rust, just the holes.. thanks, jacqui
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