Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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Guys, I recently purchased #248 and am beginning the process of restoring it. Car is very solid with the exception of the passenger side rear quarter panel. I've been looking and haven't seen anyone listing them. Anyone have one that they would be willing to part with? Thanks! Bryan Dat240zg
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Hey guys, New to the board and Z's. My dad had a 75 280 when I was a kid and I've always lozed the lines on the car. My future father and law just purchased a 72 240 (after I talked him into it):cheeky: that needs a bit of work. I just finished up a quick scetch of a paint sceme we might use. I drew in an after market front end also. Let me know what you guys think. I will also attatch a drawing I did of a 1950 Ford if you want to check it out. Thomas
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Mine crumbled away recently. Can you get these anywhere? I looked in the BD and MSA catalogs, but haven't called them yet. I'm afraid that if I drive in the rain, the pressure in the wheelwells will spray water onto whatever is next to the hole, like the alternator or AFM. thx.
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Hey guys I'm in the process of refreshing an early L24 motor. I want to know if there was a paticular color that was used on the block. The motor is currently covered in gold paint.I began stripping the gold paint off the block and wanted to know how to remove the paint from the valve cover without damaging it. If anyone could recomend some quality fuel,radiator/heater hoses. Thanks
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Has anyone here used the Preval Sprayer? (see link here) http://www.prevalspraygun.com/ I saw it mentioned in a GRM / Classic Motorsports article on the 240Z. I'd like to paint the hatch jamb on my car before installing new inner and outer hatch weatherstrips, and I'm wondering if this would be a suitable tool? Thanks, Gary S.
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I believe this has been brought up before, but I'm bringing it up again. What would be that advantages and disadvantages to using POR-15 on the outer and inner body panels? I was thinking of coating the inside of all of my body panels, and maybe the outside, and just wanted some advice and/or cautions. Mart
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Anybody know how to re-key the cylinders to have a matched 1 key set or where to buy a set so I can have a one key set. I have four keys one for the igniton, right door, left door, and hatch. Having to search for the right key is getting really old.
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K. here is the YAY part. I ripped the carpet and sound dampening (yeah right) material out of hte passenger side of my new Z. Th efloors look great, just the most minor of surface rust in a couple spots, and solid as a rock. I will clean and treat the areas with POR before painting, etc. But great news that it looks as solid from the inside as it does from the outside. Now the HUH? part. Since my last 2 Zs were rustbuckets, and I owned them almost 20 years ago, I do not remmber this. Under the sound dampening material (there is that joke again), there was this semi-putty-like black material. It bound that (you know the joke) to the floor. I am assuming this is fa…
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hey guys, I am in desperate need of some body pieces for my Z. I need to get a lower valence, and a left side turn signal bucket. I don't need the signal, just the bare bucket. Mine was damaged in my accident, and now my dad is getting on me about driving his truck, so it's either spend $400 on some sheet metal, or see if any Z guys are willing to sell some parts for a good price. I'm in Sacramento, CA, and I am willing to drive a little ways to pick it up, if the price is right. Thanks guys.
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Hi guys just finished the mold and i will have this wing available if any of you are interested in something like this, its a first generation part and fits like a glove this one is fiberglass and willl be available in carbon fiber too . let me know what you think. PM me any questions you might have. Thanks, Paulo.
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Hi, I'll be painting in 2-pac for the first time on my 240. I've painted a couple of cars in the past but am by no means an expert. Using acrylic I liked to use lots of coats of primer/filler and lots of heavy rubbing between coats to get that nice smooth flat finnish, often rubbing right thru the coat I'd just applied to eventually fill any slight lows in the panel. I've been told the 2-pac will be much dearer but is this the primer or is it mainly the color that is dear? I don't want to skimp on the amount of coats I do but I tend to use so much paint when I'm using acrylic. What are the techniques you guys use to go from body filler to color? How many coats, what prod…
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I was looking at getting an electronic auto darkening welding mask, as I want to have a go at fixing the rust on my Z. I have a cheap mig welder, which isnt particularly suited to the job, but thats another story. It came with a cheap mask, the kind you hold with your hand. The shop I went to (an auto store) had solar powered ones. Has anyone any advice whether to get a solar powered one or a battery powered one. I didnt get the solar powered one, as most of my welding would be done at night time in a shed. but once I got home I started thinking that mig welding would produce UV radiation, which might power the mask? Anyone know if this is how they are designed to work? …
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