Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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I know this sounds backwards, but I am considering reinstalling the correct bumpers 0n the '76 2+2. The ones on the car now are supposedly from a 240 and I like the look, but they are a little banged up. Is there anyone that has 280z bumpers laying around that would be willing to part with them at a reasonable price? As a bonus(?) I might be willing to trade the 240z bumpers (if that is what they are). You can see what they look like in my gallery. Gary
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I have posted (in my gallery) some pictures of my 280 z I am about to start ripping into. I was wondering if any of you body guy could give me an opinion on weather I sould replace the front fenders or have the lower part replaced. I know there is no way to tell for sure from a picture .. just your best take on it. The pictures will be up as soon as they pass the guard .. haha Thanks ..Bruce
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Who makes the best replacements for front fenders? I think I will need to replace the two fronts on my 77 280 and I would like to hear the good and bad of fitting new fenders. Also .. what do you guys think of fiber fenders? Do we all prefer metal ? Thanks ..Bruce
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does anyone have this color on their Z? my 280 came from the factory with this color and i wanted to see how it looked... Im leaning more towards yellow ( like lamboghini yellow ) but i like to see Z's with the factory colors. If anyone has a Z with this color pics would be appreciated! =)
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Read the thread about the slow wiper fix, however, mine on the '72 is completely stripped on the driver's side. Is this repairable? or do I need to find another assembly somewhere and replace. Thanks in advance, Shawn
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Just curious, has anyone measured how much the transmission tunnel is offset to the passengers side of the vehicle?
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I am in the process of paying my mom back for a sander I bought. It is a Snap On 8' inch Random Orbit air sander. So my question is, is there any better way or sander to get rid of rust? Also what color of primer should I use. P.S. If this is a stupid question let me now. ( I'm learning.)
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I've decided to remove the doors on my 240 for clean up and paint. Just thought I'd ask before I start if there is something I shouldn't do, such as don't remove the hinge from the door, or don't remove the hinge from the body.... any disaster prevention tips would be welcome, on door removal that is Thanks in advance!
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I have found car 136, "Not for sale" been sitting years I will keep after him, someday it will be mine hopefully as he is never going to touch it. Car is gold, and has the best color change I have ever seen if in fact that's the case, under the seats it's BRG and that's the only place I can find green. Is this a good color change or greenish primer?
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I've been having some trouble with the fit of my hood since I replaced it with another one from another car. The front edge of the hood sits about 1/4"-3/8" higher than the fender on either side. The back of the hood fits fine as well as the front to back fit. I've adjusted the hood hinges down as far as they will go and the fenders are already as high as they will go. What gives? One thing I noticed is that if I remove the torsion bars from the hood hinges it helps a little. Anyone have any idea what's going on? As I said the old hood fit fine before I replaced it. I did take the hinges off when I replaced the hood to repaint them.
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i've just bought Duplicolor DE 1621 Old Ford Blue to touch up the engine. i searched here and found this is recommended as the closest match to the original engine color. when i sprayed it on smog pump brackets, it seems 'too' blue and much, much brighter than the oem color. even taking into account 30+ years of fading. anyone else get this? is this truly the original color or did i just get a badly mixed batch?
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Clipped from an Alfa Romeo Bulletin Board (http://www.alfabb.com) that I frequent - I saw this and thought it might be of use here: Dry - Ice Blasting to remove undercoating --------------------------------------- I saw this a year or so ago in German Classic Car magazines - and was wondering if any of you have any experience with it or know of any companies here in the US (California)? The results are quite amazing and the magazine tests and reviews are very positive. It sure saves tons of work, dust and dirt and your car is clean like new from underneath..... http://www.carblast.de/ (click on "Beispiele" - samples - and check out the different cars - especially the Due…
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