Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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Gonna need to do a little touch up work on my '78 Black Pearl 280 (well, mine soon, I hope:stupid: ). Problem is this, previous owner jacked up the front left of the car using the fender. The bottom of it is bent a little, but a good amount of the paint has flaked off. Not much rust, so I plan on sanding it down, straightening it out, priming it, and putting a few coats of paint over the affected area. I would like to keep the repair small since the original SAP stripes are present. This eliminates a repaint on the fender. Does anyone know if their is a paint company that makes a close match to the Black Pearl in spray form? If not, I can get a pint mixed up at a bo…
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Hey guys, i 've got a 77 280z and i hate the crash bumpers it has. I've done a search but haven't really found an answer yet. here is my question, what can i do to get rid of them? i've heard you can put on 240 bumpers, or you can just take them off and get a kit from msa. what would the best solution be? i would like that air dam, lip, kit (or whatever you want to call it) look. any pics would also be great! p.s what about the back bumper? thanks all steve ottawa canada
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I have a 1971 240z that my dad bought coming back from Vietnam. The car ran until 1989 or so and has sat in a garage (or two) since then. Extensive body work was performed back in 1984 to address body rust and a new paint job was applied. Certain areas were not addressed (like the the floor boards) and the car needs some body work. However, when looking over the car (after bringing it down to my garage) there appears to be some serious looking rust in the front-right wheel well. Can anyone here tell me how serious the problem is and the $$ figure facing me if I attempt to get this fixed? I can provide more photos if necessary.
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Hey guys, I was just feeling nastalgic and thinking about the final color of my z. It was originally Brown Metallic 114, which was probably one of the uglier colors, but then I realized I never really saw one. My car was repainted white a decade or so ago. Do you guys know any pics of a Brown Metallic 114 aka cocoa brown z, I think they were only availiable a few months in 72/73. I was digging through gallery, but figured maybe you guys knew of one already... Thanks
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Has anybody seen or have a picture of the colour Dark Purple code #362 as I would like to paint my car an original colour but can't find this colour anywhere. Thanks, Alan.
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Hello, I'm new on this board and just have a few questions. I just got my 72' 240Z, 16, and currently stripping out the interior. Now the body of the Z is black but the interior paint shows its original color of *ick*lime green. When wire brushing the trunk area trying to get rid of the original color, I noticed in the spare tire well a large amout of rust and after wire brushing what do ya know? I could see the garage floor:stupid: Now just cruising around I heard someone mention something about POR-15. After going to their site I have a few questions. 1.What do I use to repair the "cancer spots" where rust has formed but not eaten all the way through? 2.How do I repai…
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Hey guys! Just wondering...on my '72 240z, the metal behind the useless bumper has been slightly crunched. Is this a replaceable part? I'd much prefer to tear the thing off and replace it with a new, non surface-rusted piece, just to be safe. I can get a pic if needed, but literally it's the piece behind the left corner of the flimsy metal bumper. Thanks.
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I need to get new weather stripping for my Z and I want to know the best options. There is that guy on ebay you sells the kit for $185, but that seems pretty cheap for good weather stripping. Anyone used that before or have a better way of going at it?
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by Fun_in_my_z- 20 replies
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hey guys i know how this sounds but me and my little bother are haveing a argument he thinks z cars arnt worth the muney or the time to own one can yall give him some advice just post here
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I just purchase a color code decal for my 1970 Z. does anyone know the location of the decal in the engine bay and how did they fill out the code. Did they just write it in with a marker or was it stamped like a VIN plate? Thanks Mark
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Honda makes a really nice cad plated nut washer combination that will replace your existing top strut mount nuts. I cannot seem to find the part number now. Its a poor pic. because its part of another picture but you will see what I mean.
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First of all, would it be possible to increase the size is the mini-tire well in the back for a full-size spare wheel? Probably just need to hammer the metal to the right shape, right? Would it be too much work/trouble to make it? I know the gas tank is under there, but is there anything in the way or anything you'd have to move? Right now, I have a full-size wheel in the back. I removed the hinged part & cut the deck to the size & shape of the wheel, and use a hold-down strap for a boat/trailer to hold it hown. Not bad looking, except the red strap faded to pink. I thought it might be nice to have a little more vertical room in the back Even a well 3 inche…
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