Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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The outter seal on my windshield is pretty shot. If I take out the outter seal, will the windshield fall out? It really needs to be replaced, but when I tried to pull the glass out of my parts car the glass cracked. Any advice? - Ian.
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Hi, All, looking for a replacement set to my rear hatch vents on my 70 Z (mine are trashed), any ideas or companies that would have those? I am tracking a set on E-Bay right now but looking for any back up options. Thanks!:classic:
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Hi I'm about to install my air dam need some help on the right way to install it. Does the air dam go over the headlight bucket like the car in the picture or behind the headlight bucket?
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OK.....I'm pretty green when it comes to body work......but I am a welding fool, and not scared to dig in. Anyway, I have just started stripping the paint from the car and have noticed plenty of filler/bondo on the roof. When I remove it and get down to the bare metal, there is no rust, or noticeable uneven spots. Keeping in mind this is from the untrained eye viewing sandpaper scratched metal. This car has been repainted at least once in its lifetime, and it was not a prestine job. Is this common to find filler in this area on what seems to be healthy metal? I am not talking quarter size spots, it seems to have been spread evenly over large areas. Probably a dumb questio…
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Mounting emblems 1 2
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Hey guys - another question (or a bunch of em). I am taking my Z in today for a some work. One thing I wanted help with was properly mounting all 9 emblems. I was asking my Z guy to drill the holes (they were filled when it was painted last) and use the tabs to properly mount the emblems to the body. He suggested that he could certainly do that and it would take some costly time, or I can just cut off the emblem tabs and use double sided tape to adhere the emblems. I have certainly heard of that method before but wanted to get your feedback. Is the double sided tape method professional looking and worthy of a fine Z car? Do taped on emblems live through water and c…
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Glisten PC 1 2
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Has anyone used the Glisten PC with the AP-120? They are POR-15 products. I want to use something on my polished aluminum to protect it.
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Greetings! I'm new to the forum and from the various threads I've perused, most people here really know their stuff. I have a 1976 280Z car that is a very strange egg. Background story: Bought it off ebay for a "cheap" price. Drove it from Seattle, WA, to Memphis, TN and was almost killed by the exhaust fumes. After looking around, found a rust hole in the back hatch AND the spare tire wheel well was totaly rusted through. I've looked all over for replacement wheel well sheet metal, but cannot find one. Any suggestions? this is the well in which the actual spare tire resides. (Called on place today and they didn't have a clue what I was talking about) Any hel…
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Hey folks.... I just pulled off the corroded steel brake/clutch and fuel lines, and discovered the degree of dry rot in the rubber bushings which held the steel hard tubes to the body-wall mounting clips...No way can they be salvaged! Has anyone found a source for these rubber bits? Usual suspects don't have them in the catalogs...Ed, ZSaint, anyone who's completed a recent resto? I've included an annotated pic of Ed's engine bay for clarification.... Thanks! Steve
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The time have come for me to pick the paint for 240zt, I want to paint the car orange. I' am now searching orange z cars to find a good shade of orange to go with. Anyone out there that have an orange z car or know of someone that has one or just have some picture of orange z cars would you mind posting or sending some pictures, also if you would include the brand of paint and the paint code. P.S the car is already the stock 918 orange I looking for something different.
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Hello all. I need your advise. My 1970 taillight panels are the original Gray, a little faded but in good shape all around. I am restoring the car, but the gray looks terrible next to the new orange paint. The car is all original except I put in a 5 speed conversion. Satin black would look really good. I don't know what to do. My wife says I should just paint them, What should I do? Thanks, Rick.
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Hi Guys, I need two new frame rails for my 72 240z, anyone know where i can get these in Australia? I am in New Zealand, so am picking that these must be availble in Aust. Cheers.
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can anyone tell me if this is a bre front spoiler? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8016724408&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT thanx in advance.
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