Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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http://www.datsun-freeway.com/repair-e/240zg-e.htm reminds me of bad dog's repair
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http://blog.goo.ne.jp/mycarbodyarimura/e/1ab2b8bcfa019e4fd2a75cbe371b8b7b
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I just noticed that the side bumper bracket on my front bumper (early 240Z style) is broken (see pic below, note that bracket is turned ~45 degrees to support the bumper). I have done no welding so I'm asking one of you with welding experience, if it would be possible to have someone re-weld the bracket on to the bumper, without damaging the chrome finish on the outside of the bumper?
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Hi all - I've checked MSA and Zedd, and don't see an option to just get one side. I haven't called either place, but no option online. Does anyone have one they wouldn't mind selling (or even donating)? I am that close to being on the road with this thing....
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I have a nice shiny new cad plated gas cap with a new chain and a new piece of rubber protect-o flap thingy on my Z. IT looks just beautiful. Very OEM. However It does have one little drawback. During track days, on most left turns, if my tank is even somewhat full, I have a stream of gas that pours down the side of my right rear quarter fender. This mixed with dust, dirt, and tire debris are quite a unsightly and it stinks. So if I decide to go crazy, is there an modern aftermarket gas cap that would keep the gas in the filler neck better than the OEM one. Perhaps my replacement cap (from motorsport) is just not quite up to OEM standards. Any comments or recommend…
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Talked to Dave Patten at futofab.com, he said the black powder coated bumpers were a satin finish. Perfect!!! Can hardly wait to receive them and will post up pictures as soon as I can. $543 for both front and rear to Alabama.
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We have now selection of NOS nuts and bolts directly imported from Japan. These are not cad-plated nor yellow zinc. All the hardware that originally came with 240Z cars were chromate-finish. The highest grade Chromate finished hardware is very hard to come even in Japan. So far we have: -Inspection lid clip screw set (Almost Impossible to find the original ones in US) -Strut tower nuts and lock washers -Rear hatch + screws with special locking washers -M6 bolt kit to cover most areas. -Luggage strap screws and storage lid screws -Door lach and dove tail screws and special locking washers If you have any other recommendation, we will import them directly from…
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I have corrosion under the door kick and scuff plate areas on a car I'm preserving. Recently I've been reading articles on metal bonding vs welding and was wondering if anyone has tried fabing up a sheet metal piece to fit under the kick plate and use a structural bonding adhesive as opposed to welding it to the top of the door sill. In my case the rocker panels look good inside and out as the result of being rust proofed when new. The rust appears to be a top down problem at the pinch weld and under the door weather seal/kick/scuff plates only.
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My 240z presents some window rattling on the driver´s door when i drive. If you close the door with the window fully down it sounds as if the window will fall. What could be missing? Any kit that sells all the inner seals, Windows felt, etc?
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Good morning. I'm looking at a list of fun winter projects, and I thought I'd tackle modifying a hood. I have a 1971 Datsun, but I have a spare 280Z hood (no louvers anymore) that was damaged in an accident a few years back. I was thinking I'd have some fun with it...maybe cut out some windows for Lexan or add some louvers or stainless trim...I'll have to sandblast it and do some repair work, but I was wondering if anyone's cut into one before or made modifications and wanted to share ideas. (I had even thought about painting it with chalk board paint so people could write on it at car shows.) All suggestions are welcome! In addition, it doesn't have a latch, so u…
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Last week when i took my car for an oil change i manage to grab these pictures and would really like to know if it is recomendable to change the floor panels or should i just settle for a couple of patches?
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Hey Guys, I have a 1970 S30 that I'm slowly restoring. It's a pretty straight and rust free car. The body panels are pretty wavy with it being so thin. I'm a ways out from having the money to have it painted and I'm thinking about having a wrap done on it until I have the funds to have a paint job done that will do the car justice. I'm at SEMA this week and I'm happy with how our vehicles turned out with their wraps and I've seen some pretty sweet wraps on other vehicles. Should I do a wrap to make the car look nice until I can get around to painting it? How bad would the imperfections in the body show?
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