Body & Paint

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   Need a hatch for a 73 z

   June 4, 2004 by TTDRIVER

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   Any one selling a hatch for a 240z? The one I have now is very clean except for a rust hole about a 1/4 of an inch big on the edge of the window seal. Other than that its perfect. If any one has a clean one please let me know. Prefer white but dont care Thanks

   

   Last reply by Fun_in_my_z, June 25, 2004
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   Which chemical stripper?

   June 23, 2004 by gema

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   I've searched both here and HybridZ, and can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. I'm about to start stripping my Z of paint chemically, and can't decide which stripper to use. I suppose I'm looking for the "best" one in effectiveness, safety, ease of use, and hopefully one that doesn't destroy chrome. I read the PDF for POR-Strip and it seems like a good choice, but I've used an aerosol Talstrip and it worked well, too. just don't know about the chrome. Enrique and body crew...help?

   

   Last reply by symon, June 24, 2004
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   Forgive me father for I have sinned. 1 2 3 4 5

   June 21, 2004 by st0878

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   I live in south Florida and let me tell you it's hard to find a Z that's not rust terminal. A few months back I ran across a yellow 76Z that structurally was is in pretty damn good shape. I jumped on it an bought it for $1200. I'm real happy with the find! The only problem is that well......it's yellow! It's been repainted, but it's original color was yellow too. I want to repaint it and I can't decide if I should keep it yellow (which some days really looks kinda cool) or change it to another color. The problem is that I'm 43 now and I don't want look like I'm trying to be 18! So should I change the color to something a little more mature or maintain the car's or…

   

   Last reply by st0878, June 23, 2004
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   280z with 350z headlights... 1 2

   May 24, 2004 by Chris Hathcock

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   i am new to the site, and this is my first post.. Just a little of my photoshop work.

   

   Last reply by Fun_in_my_z, June 21, 2004
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   240z/260z Tail Light Swap?

   June 18, 2004 by toecutter

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   I own a 260z and and the only thing that I don't like on them is the rear lights in comparison to the 240z. I've taken the rear tail lights and panels off on a number of occasions and noticed that there would be some cutting involved to mount the 240 tail lights. Has anybody here attempted this? Dreaded exhaust fumes are one of the worries I have in regards to this conversion. Cheers Sulio!

   

   Last reply by toecutter, June 21, 2004
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   How much rust is Too Much 1 2

   June 10, 2004 by Splice

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   I finally had a chance to get underneath my car that I want to work on and found that the evil rust monster has taken up most of the passenger side of the car. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me with the 78 Z car chassis.. how much is too much rust that would make it unrepairable.. also is there a good book on repairing Unibodies out there that may point me in the right direction before I start down a road I can not pass? I will post some of the pictures later on to show what it looks like.

   

   Last reply by Corganx33, June 17, 2004
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   body measurements

   June 3, 2004 by Adam

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   I have a 76 280 that has had the nose, in front of the shock towers pushed to one side (the previous owner hit a guy wire for a power pole) I need the measurement center to center for the front bumper mounts, and maybe a cross measurement from the firewall to the core support. any help would be greatly appreciated!

   

   Last reply by Ed, June 14, 2004
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   Plugging the drain holes

   June 10, 2004 by Ed

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   I'm getting the undercarrage coated with bedliner pretty soon. Mostly the areas where the original undercoating was. I was contemplating covering the drain holes only in the floor pans and having the undercoating seal the holes. I never plan on driving my car in the rain or take it into a lake. With the popularity of shop vacs now a days. I was wondering if these drain holes are really that practical. I have five in my floor and rust seems to love these areas. Any comments? Should they stay or go?

   

   Last reply by Bambikiller240, June 11, 2004
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    BRE front valence/spock will it fit onto a 280Z?

    June 8, 2004 by PrOxLaMuS©

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    I am interested in a BRE front spock for my car.. but I noticed that every car I have seen with one on is a 240Z. Since the front lower valence of the stock 280Z is longer and lower to the ground, and the 240Z's were shorter and had the turn signal's in the valence.. how would it fit on a 280Z? (NOTE : the 240Z center valence, right corner valence and left corner valence are shorter and smaller than the 280Z ) Will it fit onto a 280Z smoothly?! Thanks

    

    Last reply by AxtellZ, June 8, 2004
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    New floor pans and doors

    June 7, 2004 by 240zguy

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    I have a 240z that the floor pan is all the way rusted through. I have spent hours looking on line for stores that sell new floor pans and other body parts dose any one know where I can find them? plz help me!?!?! thnx

    

    Last reply by beandip, June 8, 2004
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    bondo cracks

    June 4, 2004 by mattandhisz

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    i have a 1972 240z that i bought in october, and i just got insurance on it and im starting to drive it now. it has had some bad bodywork done before. there is cracked bondo all over. its horrible looking. what does everyone suggest i do about all of this?? thanks.

    

    Last reply by EScanlon, June 7, 2004
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    Bonnet release cable

    June 6, 2004 by SteveK

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    Here's one for you (more of a story than anything) Anyone had the bonnet release cable snap on them. Mine did yesterday at 07:30 in the morning as I was due to go to a race meet Ahhhhhhh It snapped right at the nipple on the bonnet catch (didn’t know it at the time). Conundrum: how on earth do you get the bonnet open if that happens? :mad: Answer:- Jack the car up, crawl underneath, reach your hand up on the starter motor side, underneath the catch mounting bracket there is a hole (bout 1.5") if you have long relatively slim arms you can just get you finger into the hole and operate the catch. Has to be the most frustrating thing that has happened to me so far, …

    

    Last reply by 2-4-T-Z-MAN, June 6, 2004