Interior
Discussions about the interior components of your early Zcar.
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I've decided to quit trying to make my 280zx look pretty on the inside and just gut it except the seats and dash. Upon carpet removal I've noticed that the jute (as stated by most of you who have done this before) acts like a sponge and basically will rot your floorboards from the inside out. Sure enough, mine had very damp jute and rust to boot. My question is how to remove all of the tiny pieces of jute and carpet that seem to be attached to the metal by forces stronger than I. Also, the door panel plastic was held on by some kind of white and yellow sealant that is also as stubborn as cold carbs. Any cheap alternatives to just scrapping it off with a putty knife? …
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I need to fill some holes in my centre console and was wondering what the best method is to replicate the original grain pattern ? It says in 'How to Restore Your Datsun Z-Car' that 'Cal Custom's Wrinkle Black' paint applied correctly gives a close approximation. Has any one tried this ? Also thought about taking an impression from a good area and imprinting it into the semi-dry filler ? Advice please. Thanks:ermm:
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I have my 240Z dash out of the car and I just noticed that I have a 1/8th of an inch crack starting to form at the rear part of the dash behind the three gauge cluster. Is there anything I can do now to stop the crack? I thought I heard somewhere that Ztherapy had a solution. Thanks. Koreavet
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I tore out my headliner and pillar vinyl to redo my interior and now I'm not sure how to proceed to reinstall the pillar and front windshield vinyl. I remember tearing out some welting along the inside flange of the pillar but I don't know how to get it back in there. Also, how the does the vinyl above the windshield meet the side vinyl (is it folded over?). I know I should have taken pictures, but now I'm so close to reinstalling the windshield I need to get this overwith. Thanks.
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Is the vinyl on the 70/71 different than the cross hatched pattern on the 72 and later? I received a bag of black interior parts and the trans tunnel vinyl has a much smaller pattern.
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I found this post over at HybridZ.org and figured I would post it here as well. Its a list of seats that fit the Miata, as we all know the Miata seats fit well into the Z's so this should be a good list of seats for the Z crowd. The list comes with prices web sites and weights. Pretty good little chart. Take a look Miata Seat List
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hey,there are large rusted through holes in poth floor boards in my 71 .and a very small part behind the passenger seat. are these common areas for rut in these cars?
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White interiors? 1 2
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I owned a few nice 240's back in the 80's and have almost rebought a few times. Of course rust is my biggest concern. I almost bought a clean yellow 240 that even had a non-cracked dash but I hated the original color (now I reget that I didnt get that one). Now I'm looking at an originally orange car with a white interior. It's an automatic but otherwise would make a good restorer. I just dont know about the white interior. Do most Z fanatics like the white? do they use black carpet? This car is missing some of the rear plastic, will I be able to find good white replacements?
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After looking for almost a Year I purchased my first Z. I am 6'6" and needed one in good condition and with automatic as there is no room for me to lift my left leg up to a clucth!! Youch! However as I looked at about 7 Z's all but one had the same problem, the headliner was falling off the inside top! the car i got has only 90,000 miles and was garaged for most of its life and... yup! the headliner rests on my head.... What can I do to get this back up? Its in great conditon just dosnt belong on top of my head! I assume it has to be glued but It looks like the cloth has actually detached from some sort of backing, but cant tell without removing it all. Need some more …
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Hey I have a 77 280z and would like to install a nice system in it. Nothing to loud, just a deck and some quality 6X9's so here are my questions. i know the alternator on the car is weak (just because there was no need for a huge alternator back when) , can it still support a system? where can i put the speakers? i was thinkin behind the seats in 6x9 boxes or doing something like this you guys have any other solutions? where else could i put some ? under the dash?
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sounds funny, but it's hell! I was going on this loop road that is a 55mph type deal and my door flew open! luckily it was a roomy one lane loop, and nobody was behind me, but that sucked. It now seems that on both doors, they will fly open in a turn if they are not locked. also, they need a bit of a push when locking them for the lock to work. anybody have any wisdom they want to pass on down to this young'n?
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Floor boards
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Hey guys, I figured I would put this up since you guys have seen a lot more floorboards than I have in the Z's. I just took some pictures of mine and put them in the Gallery I have. Although until they are approved you might be able to find them easier on my cardomain site already in my signature. I was just looking to see what you thought about them so far. Thanks for any input. SuDZ
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