Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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Black out areas 1 2
by Patcon- 3 followers
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So I know there were a number of areas that the factory applied black paint to improve the look or finish. Where are all of these areas? What is the extent of the application? What finish was the paint? Flat, semi or gloss? These are some of the areas that I can remember Some of this area behind the qtr glass Some portion of this edge on the window Behind the speaker holes Some portion of the front radiator support I also believe there was some down near the foot well or the kick panel??
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Hey gang, So there has been this squeak towards the back recently and it's been driving me nuts. I found out its the rubber alignment bumper on the side rubbing on the side of the hatch meaning the hatch is misaligned left to right. Is there any way to fix this? Pictures so the left and right - you'll notice the gap between the hatch and body is different on each side with the third picture being the paint rubbed off by the side bumper.
Last reply by chaseincats, -
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Just getting around with my z to get the bodywork done. The valence that was on the on the car was replaced (old setup ran 225/50r16 with no rub, but was clearly tin snips cut at some point to clear), and now I suffer some tire rub while turning. Running a 205/55r16. Beyond new wheels, or a new air dam instead of valence, anyone had any luck with anything?
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You know what we really need? New sprayer nozzles. Mine are mostly shot, and I hate them. Too bad there isn't a better nozzle out there.
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I went to the autobody supply store to day to pick up everything I need and the paint guy couldn't find a modern code for 920 Safari Gold, I have had them mix a few different Datsun colours over the years but he couldn't locate this one. Does anyone have a modern PPG or Dupont code for 920 Safari Gold? I could take one of the smaller panels down to them so they could scan it but the car has had a respray and is a different shade and the original paint looks like it has dulled down over the years. Thanks
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Two questions on the five clipped fender washers on each side of the hood. Two questions: 1) Do these install with the flat up so that the washer is not as visible when the hood is closed, or do these install with the flat down to not interfere with the lower lip of the fender (just below the washers). 2) Can someone send me these two dimensions (A and B)?
Last reply by CanTechZ, -
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https://resurrectedclassics.com/en-ca/collections/sheet-metal/products/1970-1978-datsun-240z-260z-280z-steel-passenger-side-fender
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I got some new rubber bumper for my car and I notice they don't match the originals in height. I got them from Z Car Source, I don't know if they are factory (nissan) part or some aftermarket. Can you find correct ones, who has them? The orange painted one is the orriginal
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I have started attaching the thin wire harness tabs (see previous thread) to the new floors of my 71 Z. And I am not too bold to admit my welding can suck sometimes. The repro harness tabs are intended to plug weld, so a standard plug weld was what I gave them. Now I can do a reasonable plug weld, but with these I am getting almost zero penetration into the thicker metal off. After welding all 7 down to the driver side floor, 6 easily popped off with a slight tug. I have the welder heat set to 2 (out of 4), which is how I normally weld the 18 gauge sheet steel. This setting has always provided me with good penetration. So I tried heat setting 3 and it unsurprisi…
Last reply by Broman, -
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OK, I am officially an idiot regarding these harness tabs. Looking back two years ago I inexplicably wrote "a close inspection of mine confirms that they were covered in their rubber casings AFTER the color coat. I read some folks who said the rubber coatings were painted body color, but that clearly was not the case with mine (5/71 240Z)." I cannot for the life of me recall which tab had body color UNDER the rubber. I sliced off all the dried and cracked rubber and every single one was bare metal underneath and the cleaner clearly had factory paint on the outside. I apologize for this knuckle headed error. Anyway... …
Last reply by dutchzcarguy, -
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As I posted in my build/project thread, I recently discovered some rust on the floor of my 280Z 2+2 when I lifted the carpets. The damage went previously unnoticed because the exterior frame and panels are undercoated. The worst of it is on the driver side, where there is a hole large enough that I can poke my finger through in between the foot rest and clutch pedal. There is also a long perforation and signs of deterioration running fore to aft in the approximate location of the frame rail, and a pencil sized hole just in front of the seat rail. It is hard to determine the damage from under the car because it is undercoated. The passenger side looks like it was repa…
Last reply by Paulytunes, -
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Hey guys, any good source to get few D washers for fenders? I ordered them through McMaster and it is back ordered like hell 18-19 weeks!!! meaning you never get them. Worst case I have to cut few myself (probably should have done it 2 weeks ago instead of waiting!!!).
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