Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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Who all sell Zedd Findings floor panels in the US?
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Well got my new color now Iam putting car back together:cool:. I will post pics of car when its done right now all I have is the new avatar picture
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After getting initial engine tuning (including reworked AFM), and the struts and bushing work done I'm moving on to some minor body improvements. The paint was freshly done just before I got the car. No, it is not the original color, nor did they do the door jams, door ends, or engine bay. With the engine running well it will be a while before the engine bay gets painted since this is currently a daily driver. The paint job was so so, but in a color I liked - let's call it grey metallic (not silver, as it is a much darker silver than the original silver or even the BMW silver) as you see in my avatar. I dropped it off with my paint and body friend this morning to get…
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Hi. Im new here. Sorry if this is somehow a stupid question. I tried to place this in the correct place, but im not sure. Ive been reading here on the forum and i have to point out this is NOT a discussion of whats the better car! ****** (if you dont want to read my thoughts just skip down to the question) Im looking into getting a Z. Here in norway they are hard to come by. We have the salty sea air and we even put salt on the roads to keep them from freezing over. Needless to say: Rust is the most common death of cars here in norway. The Zs available are mostly expencive imports that are already shipped to norway or are ready to be shipped from the us. These are usual…
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Did a search but didn't find the answer I was looking for. For those who restored their Zs using a donor shell, what did you have to do to keep it "your" car? That is, what ties a VIN and title to a car? Is it just the dash VIN pad and the screwed-on metal stats tag in the engine compartment? Is the chassis marked anywhere with a VIN or other identifying marks Responses appreciated. Thanks. Jeff Woodard
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Hello, First time posting, now have my 71 in the garage next to my house so I can spend countless hours and $ on it this summer. My first question, my floor pans are rotted gone, I have a lot of 18ga cold rolled sheet steel and will use that instead of buying a pre made pair, and use some 16ga rectangle steel for the floor supports, to save some $. Is there a hard and fast RULE, should the new pans go over or under?
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Hi I am trying to decide what colour to paint my early 260, red or yellow. If I go yellow I have a colour all picked out. I am looking for opinions as to what original red is brighter 105 or 110. Bob
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Even with my 'how to restore your Z car" book, I can't figure out the weatherstrip for the quarter window-specifically the lower corner pieces. My car is a 9/71 which is one of those transitional months for these cars. From what I read my car uses just the small piece in the lower corners. I don't remember what my car had since i took it apart so many yeras ago:stupid: I have included pictures of what I have in the way of new pieces and some old pieces I had laying in storage. Picture 2 shows some old seals that I had in storage. I think it is obvious that these slip on the bottom of the quarter window frame. They are actually very usable. Picture 3 shows the new seal …
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So I've got the passenger-side door striker working much better than before I started messing with it, the door shuts solidly and looks like it's pushing into the weather stripping pretty well. But, as several others have posted before, the door (actually both of them are like this) is sticking out just a tad at the rear. The front looks to be aligned flush and the whole door seems to be off evenly so I don't think anything is twisted or bent, and the hinges operate without any indication of twist or damage. Now here's an observation that I thought I'd bounce off the group - it seems like, as I'm closing the door from the inside (with the panel off so I can see things) …
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Help, I seem to have lost one of the l-shaped hood bumpers that are located on the inner lip of the fenders. If anyone has a spare laying around or on a donar car I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance...
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will a 240z hatch fit a 78 280z? I need to replace my rusted out one and have a potential replacement with vertical defrost wires.
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I have completely striped cleaned and painted the car. I'm starting to put it back together and need advice. There are some supports that are on top of the rails over the front wheels. They had some foam or something on them where they touch the inner fender, Any suggestions on what to put there for the rebuild will be helpful.
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