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Fibreglass Modification

June 17, 2005 by RosscoZX
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G'Day Everyone, Ive recent needed to replace my front spoiler on my 280ZX. After a weekends worth of repairing the spoiler, i tried to get the spoiler mounted onto the car. However, ive now ran into a problem. It doesnt fit! The sides seem to "bow" out where the wheel arches are. Ive attached a few images to help explain the situation. The Left hand side is out a little more than the right. Anyways, anyone got any ideas? Would heating it work? (i believe that the resin sets when it heats up from the catalyst???). Ive also though of cutting the sides off and reattaching them but i dont think i'll look so smooth. Ive tried putting a little tension on it but it that littl…

Last reply by ZCCOR#109, June 28, 2005
Dents

June 28, 2005 by Jujitsu1015
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I have some dents that resemble butt marks from the prevous owners kids any suggestions on how to get them out with out going to a body shop? Thanx

Last reply by EScanlon, June 28, 2005
Welders

June 25, 2005 by zman525
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I am purchasing a welder and was wondering what would be best for body work such as floor pannels, rockerpanels and frame rails. Would it be best for me to get a wire feed welder or an arc welder ? and what would be the lowest amperage i could go?

Last reply by zman525, June 26, 2005
Clear/reducer

June 21, 2005 by mriz
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Has anyone ever heard of running reducer through the gun after final clearcoat then opening up the fan width and spraying a thin coat over the job . I came across this on another forum . They say it levels out any peel and gives it an unbelivable shine.

Last reply by mriz, June 21, 2005
280Z fender liner question 1 2

May 4, 2005 by oldroaddog
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So my 1975 280Z is missing a fender liner part on the front drivers side. This is the piece just behind the head lamp that attaches to the upper liner and a small bracket beside the back side of the side marker. It acts as a access door to the wiring harness. How unique to the different year models is this particular part? I've been searching eBay and some regional used parts dealers but no dice yet. Thanks for your help.

Last reply by jmark, June 21, 2005
So what have you guys replaced this stuff with? (sound deadening) 1 2 3

June 2, 2005 by drunkenmaster
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Hi Guys, The time has come to start refitting the interior components to my car and I just remembered about the factory sound deadening on the firewall that I removed when it was stripped. Now this stuff was in pretty poor shape and looked like it was holding water, so what have you guys used as a substitute? I was going to skip it, then I thought in the end it would be nice to eliminate some engine noise. Pics would be great. Thanks James

Last reply by drunkenmaster, June 18, 2005
Mounting bolts on 280Z louvers

June 15, 2005 by TomoHawk
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I managed to get the louvers off the hood on my 280Z and I found out the P.O. had the bolts attached ( and one ner directly to the hood) with RTV silicone! One bolt was missing so he just glued that! :devious: So after I got the rusty bolts off the hood and into the evapoRust, they came out clean & shiny now I need to reattach the bolts to the louvers. I was thinking of using J.B. Weld. Will that work? I would like to get a pic of what an original, unmolested louver looks like, can anybody help? thx

Last reply by CNIXZGO, June 16, 2005
has anyone restored their license plate? 1 2 3

June 13, 2005 by 280z
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i just finished restoring my tail light bezels and bought a new blue and yellow frame to match the plate. next i want to restore the plate and im looking for tips if anyone has had experience with this.

Last reply by 71datsunZ, June 14, 2005
weatherstrip for qtr window

June 13, 2005 by yoogener
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i started to replace my qtr windows so i can begin the doors. im kind of... or completely new at dealing with weatherstrips. so far i got the inner qtr seals onto the glass and put the metal frame back on. now i have to put the window back on to the body with the outer qtr seal. here's the question... do i put the outer seal on the window before i put it on the body? or do i put it on the body and then stick the window on? sorry if this is a dumb question but i dont wanna screw anything up. thanks a lot

Last reply by EScanlon, June 13, 2005
Windscreen Scratch removal with brasso 1 2

June 7, 2005 by TomoHawk
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there was a topic about polishing your winscreen with Brasso to remove light scratches, but I'm unable to find it now. finally found saome brasso at the Walmart. Can somebody repost the info on doing the polishing GLASS with Brasso? thx

Last reply by 1 Bravo 6, June 13, 2005
front fender liner

June 9, 2005 by mlc240z
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i'm starting to install the headlight relay harness i just got (thanks Dave) and was wondering about the front fender liner. extremely thin 'hammered' sheet metal. passenger side seems mostly intact, driver's side looks to have been hacked in half. i'll have to remove to change harness and headlight bulbs. has anybody come up with a good alternative (other materials, other year Z's) or am i worrying about nothing?

Last reply by mlc240z, June 10, 2005
video example of baking soda blast paint removal

June 7, 2005 by c david
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http://homepage.mac.com/cdavidwilder/iMovieTheater6.html the car was nearly done in four hours of work. http://homepage.mac.com/cdavidwilder/PhotoAlbum10.html

Last reply by c david, June 7, 2005