Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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hi i wont to chuk a older model 240z front on my 1980 280z as the 240s look a lot better i was just wondering if somone who has done this could give me some insight into how much work is involved and what 240 parts do i need, eg do i need to change the front guards and bonnet? i no ill need grill, bumper, front lip, head light surrounds what else? any help much appreciated, cheers Jesse:classic:
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Hey everyone, I am looking to replace the trapezoid shaped panel that is located behind the front strut assembly. This is on a 72' 240z. This piece seems to be fairly important and holes have been slowly growing in both the passenger and driver's side. I was wondering if anyone had any pictures of the panel that they made to replace this piece. I have been trying for a few days to design the panel out of one piece of metal, but I cant seem to get it just right. I have also tried making a few angled cuts but im not sure if they will be strong enough. Does this panel need to be one piece (It would be easier if it was)? I have some proper thickness 5X10" rectangles cut out t…
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I'm not even exactly sure what the point of installing the outer weatherstrip on the hatch is for. I've got the 3 piece kit that came from black dragon, which apparently only fits by placing the flat edge in the channel, since that was the way it was molded and any other variation I tried with placing it over the lip did not fit. None of it contacts the hatch lid when closed, so I could have left it off and not even bothered. I didn't realize that it wouldn't make any contact, as I had installed the outer sections while the hatch was off. It's like its not even for the same car. I did quite a bit of searches trying to find others with experience and pics on this particul…
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Recently I acquired a 240Z with the competition hood. I don't really know how rare the competition hood scoop is, and I don't know if anyone else besides me even likes it. I have been asked by one person if I could make a copy of it. Since I did the math the other day and figured out that it will take about $1000 to get my car back on the road at the minimum, I thought that I would like to see how many people would be interested in a copy of the hood. If I can get a professional fiberglass outfit to make copies for me, would there be much interest? Oh, and if this isn't the right place for this kind of post, please let me know and I will delete it or move it if …
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So I just got some new hinges because my old ones were bent and wonky. But now I need some tips and tricks for get the door positioned correctly. It opens and shuts and locks right now but the gap at the front of the door is bigger than the gap at the back so I'm trying to figure out how to push it forward with out ruining my top and bottom alignment.
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;)After sanding some areas of the body I am considering trying this aircraft paint stripper than sanding by hand the spots that I miss. I would wipe the body down and blow dry it afterwards. I got some body filling to do and than on with the primer. Any suggestions? Maybe a trip to the local library also? I haven't painted a car in 40 plus years.
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I recently ordered the hatch outer upper and side w/s pieces from MSA. After getting the upper piece installed I moved to the side pieces. That is when I noticed they did not have the same tubular cross-section as the upper piece. I checked and could see there was no way the flat side piece was going to contact the hatch flange, there would be no effective seal. I contacted MSA with my concern, they assured me these were the correct side pieces and had been shaped like this for some time. I gave it some thought and went back to MSA with a request to RA the side pieces saying I would order two additional upper pieces and fab my own side units. The RA was quickly appro…
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Hi, The 4 bolts that hold the two differential rear hangers to the box frame cross beam broke when turning out. I tried PB blaster and heating the remaining studs with a MAP torch, quenching and turning out with an extractor but no luck. Today I had a welder with a 120V flux wire mig have a go but the welds would not take to the studs. They broke when turning. He also had problems welding the nuts to the studs... the washer seemed to weld ok. It seemed like the nuts may have been a poor quality steel... not sure? Any tips on how to do this job? Does it need more heat with a 220V higher current welder? Thanks
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well I started some repairs of some rusty area's on my car. I decided to tackle the rear hatch area, as I already had the interior disassembled and dropped the tank etc.. to remove the rear bumper mounts and am shaving the rear. Figured I'd post some pics and share my experience. Today I cut out the rusty section on my hatch jam, its only rusted on the drivers side. I figure this might be one of the more complicated repairs. I made pretty good progress today since I only had about 5 hours to work on it. I'll finish it up tomorrow. before got the rust cut out and ground out new bottom piece welded in I cut and bent the replacement piece on a metal brake I have. …
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I'm replacing all the window seals and for the quarter window inner seal, I know the flat side of the seal goes onto the window frame, leaving the u channel down. Does the taller edge of the u channel go towards the inside or the outside of the frame? Thanx.
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OK, after reading numerous posts both here and on various auto paint sites, I'm totally confused about primer. My 75 has several small areas and 1 larger area (8 sq. in.) of body filler and glazing, multiple small areas sanded down to bare metal. What primer do I use? I've read "primer 1st with epoxy then high build and another coat of epoxy after sanding." "Primer with high build, sand down then seal with epoxy." "Spray bare metal with self etching, then high build, sand then epoxy prime." So I am totally lost. The entire car has not been taken to bare metal, but sanded up to 320 grit. Help, whats next?
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I bolted a new header on today ! I put a 280 head on a 240 block so i'm not using the smog hook-ups. I need to plug the holes in the header. I tried 1/2" NPT in one hole - no go. The larger hole is to big for 1/2"NPT, but to small for 3/4"NPT. Any idea what size these two holes are?? - Jeff
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