Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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Has anyone else gotten a full-face dash cover from MSA that doesn't fit? I finally rec'd mine this past Friday after waiting for weeks while it was back-ordered, and it's not even close to fitting correctly! I was trying to test-fit it, and removed my steering wheel and hazard pull knob (which I think I've broken now ) along with the defroster panel. I put the center of the cap in place, it fits over the 3 small guages in the middle, around the heater panel OK, barely over the tach, almost fits over the speedo, but is off about 1/4" for the left air vent, and then I look over to the right and the cutout for the glove box button is off, it doesn't fit right around the gl…
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I called my local Nissan dealer, and they priced me a hood for $298. Seemed like a good price (anybody disagree?) They asked the production date, whether it was b4 or after Aug. 73. Mine is May of 73. They said that one was no longer available. What, if any, is the difference in the two hoods? Thanks in advance.
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I have actually had these parts for a couple of weeks, but have been so buried that I didn't get around to celebrating their arrival. I spent all last summer trying to repair my old rusted out fenders with fiberglass and bondo to no avail. Now that I know the sheet metal is available from the dealer, I wonder why I bothered... I have checked inside, but keep wrapping them back up because I am terrified of scratching them BEFORE I install them. (what happens when I install them I know will be scary...) Check out the cool way that "Do not drop" got translated!
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How is the fit with these fenders?
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What color is the lower engine cover on the early Z's? The one I have was undercoated! It has red on it but may be from overspray. Are they black or body-colored?
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Hi there folks, Sorry if this is an obvious question but I've recently bought a 240z to restore and noticed the one I bought doesn't have side indicators in the rear quarters or the front gaurds. (Australian car by the way) At first I thought they'd been welded up and bogged over but closer inspection of the back of the panels shows untouched original paint in the matching color to the rest of the body. I've been a fan of 240's for a long time but can't ever recall whether they all had the rectangular side indicators or not. Every one I look at now that I've noticed has had the indicators. If someone knows the explanation for this I'd be very interested to know as I've no…
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Looking at a car with some front end damage: lhs headlight cracked and guard damaged, bumper cracked, bonnet slightly bent, rhs front guard slightly misalligned (noticable only when someone tells you where to look). Cant really see the rails under next to the engine - too much stuff on top, car appears straight form fornt and back, pillars and rood ok. So was wondering if its possible to check if the chassis was bent? Was thinking of trying driving a car and just looking at how it behaves but I assume that the wheels were not alligned after crash so it will be hard to tell what behaviour is due to chassis damage and which is due to un-alligned wheels... any suggestions? P…
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maybe someone has the code for the gold paint used on many 79zx ...thanks in advance...the bob
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Finaly Im soooooooo excited! "solar yellow" from the frontiers with a reversal dubble black stripes ill post pics when its done but here it is as it left...
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The car is getting painted yellow with black stripes doe sure. The air dam and spoiler are getting paint black for sure. I would like your opinions on whether I should add the reverse yellow stripes on the air dam and spoiler. Here are pictures to give you an idea: http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1821/final5vm.jpg And http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/671/final29gk.jpg
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I know there are air dams that you can put on your Z that don't require a front bumper, but what if I want one, like this site's red car, that seems to need one. I am not fond of the big bulky ones that look like big blocks of fiberglass attached to the front, but how do I make the necessary adjustments since my bumper's destroyed.
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Does anyone know the original oil pan color? Was it painted Datsun blue like the block or black. Ive seen both. Thanks in advance, H Houghton
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