Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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I have a 1983 280ZX 2 seater. Currently it is gold with a tan interior. I am going to have it painted and am redoing the interior. I am pretty sure that I am going to redo the interior black, with maybe a contrasting color to make it pop. However I am not sure about the exterior color. I am going to keep the car pretty much stock for the time being. I am not certain about the current gold paint. If I do change the color I was thinking about viper blue with white racing stripes, or possibly silver with white stripes, similar to the new SS camaro. I was just trying to see what others thought. I know only I can decide if I like the current color which is ok, but I think it m…
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Does anyone know of a place that might have used ones for sale? (eg; Datsun Z salvage yards, etc) It looks like there are still some places that sell them new, but they want almost $300 each for them. That being the case, I now know why I see so many Zs with fiberglass or urethane air dams/bumper conversions, which would be much less expensive. And I think the bumper end caps for a 1975 and 1976 are the same. Thanks or any help or suggestions Gary
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Okay I have decided that my car can really use fender flares to help with tire clearance. I really like the style that MSA has listed; http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/7BSA02 ;but wonder if anyone else sells them? I have tried numerous searches and really don't come up with anything or anyone else except for these other two: http://www.zccjdm.com/viewitem.php/azcarbum/pd1859595/240Z-280Z_-_S20Z_ZG_JDM-_FENDER_FLARES. and http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/240z.html I guess I just like to have options and would like to know I have exhausted all other options. Any suggestions for who else may have them would be greatly appreciated.
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I ran two strips of peel and seal inside the door panel. I figured the vapor barrier would keep the smell out. It made a noticeable difference in the "tap" test. I forgot to do the right side door before installing the window mechanism, however, I easily installed it afterwords simply with the window rolled up.
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Here are some details on how I attacked the fume leaks and noise: 1. For sealing obvious holes,I used a commonly available (tough as hell) tape from the housing industry that is used to fasten and seal vapor barrier membranes on the inside and outside of homes. It is designed to stick from -40C to +40C and is very tough to tear or stretch. In Canada we often refer to it as Tyvek tape however, it is manufactured by a company called Tuck and it can be used to secure an extrenal permeable membrane house wrap made by Dupont called Tyvek (I believe Dupont may also make the same tape but I have only seen the Tuck brand). I think by us calling it code-name Tyvek tape,it stay…
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I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to spray POR15 up into the framerails, the rockerpanels and other hard to get at places. Thanks for any suggestions. Brent
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My Z is at the body shop and the body guy says he wants me to get the left and right rear replacement quarter panels. So far I have found them at Black dragon for a fair price, but they tell me they are back ordered 3 weeks. I cant find them anywhere else on the internet so far. Any suggestions?
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I have a newly re-chromed front bumper and over-riders with new rubber strips for the guards. My question is; I also have the period optional gurad, (the chrome bar that connects to the front over-riders). How does this connect? Do I drill through my new rubber strips? Do I have to trim them? How does the chrome bar work along with the new rubber strips?
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Does anyone have any experience with the 75-78 280Z floor pans from ZeddFindings? I'm looking for thoughts on how well they align with the existing bends and angles in the 280 floor. Installation pictures would be great. Thanks in advance and yes I did try a search but it seems to only result in 240 style floor pan replacement.
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I got the engine bay and interior painted this weekend. I have a couple small spots I have to wet sand but over all I think it turned out pretty good. Now time to start putting some parts back on. Brian
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This has been an issue for years. The drivers side door makes a loud pop when opened. The detent roller has a indention carved into it on one side from wear. I can rotate the roller so the indention is on the backside. This works for one time, then the indented side moves back to the front, and the door starts making the loud pop again when opened. This article has some great information: Rebuilding Door Hinges on 1st Generation Z Car http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/body/doorhinge/index.htm but the author found "some lower hinges that had the return springs and roller stops in place". He rebuilt the hinges using new bushings and pins and seemed to use existing d…
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Hi all, My 240Z was rear ended before I got it though the only damage I can see is the drivers side bumper mount point was pushed forward 1/2 inch and there is a 5 inch diameter "soft" dent just under the bumper that can be seen in the right side of the picture where the paint has come off. I have done some body work before but I am not very experienced. I assume the soft dent could be pulled out with a slide hammer or whatever they call them but is there another option? The bumper mount point has a reinforcement plate on the inner side of the valence which should make it more difficult to pull out using a slide hammer I would assume. I thought of using a come alon…
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