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Hood Vents
by psycho- 4 replies
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I have a question about the hood vents on my car.I have a early model 77 280.On the drivers side the hood vent has a cover under the hood that catches the rain,leaves etc and prevents them from going into the engine compartment.On the passenger side there isn't one.Should the car have one? when I bought it the fusible link covers were dry rotted and cracked due to the weather and other things coming in.Did the car (when it was original) have a cover under the passenger side vent? i would appreciate anyone who knows replying.I am about to order new vents and need to know if I should hunt down another cover also.Thanks to all who reply. …
Last reply by mwz, -
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I'm sure this is a common problem but what do you do about old bumper rubber, short of replacing it, that is breaking down and chalking. I hate getting that black stripe on me when ever I brush against them. Thanks, Mark
Last reply by nutxo, -
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I am putting a set of ZG style flares on my 240z and I want it to look "period correct" so I need an original paint code. If anyone has this information please help me out. My body shop needs this info ASAP! In pictures the flares look like they are very similar in color to the tail light pannel, but the tail light pannel is not very glossy... it is hard to tell if the flares are supposed to be glossy. If anyone has any info, thanks in advance. Thanks! Kelsey kmcnair78@hotmail.com
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I finally got up the nerve to pull up my carpets to see how bad the floorpan rust was. Using a 500W worklamp for heat I was able to pull up all of the tar mat and used Xylene to clean up most of the residue. I then used an abrasive disk on my drill to clean up as must of the surface rust as I could get to. I've attached a photo of the results with areas of concern marked. The red circles a few areas that are rusted clean through. The green circles an area of relatively deep surface rust with lots of craters. The rust showing around the perimeter seems fairly minor; I just couldn't clean it up with the sanding disk. The rounded humps along the top of the frame rail …
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How much would you expect a shop to charge for doing this? Has anyone in the club had this done? I searched the gallery and forums and didn't come up with anything. Andrew
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I've finally built up the confidence to paint my own car. A guy at work has a HVLP gun for sale that he said would be good for priming. My question is, what's the difference in a priming gun and a painting gun?
Last reply by EScanlon, -
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i need some 1978 280z hood vents must be in good shape
Last reply by Gumby240, -
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hi Folks.... Need your opinions here if you would please. I have a 72 240z which I brought from a friend a few years back. When I got the car the carpet was removed, and most of the rear interior was removed by my bud, when he tried to put in a pair of 12 woofers in the side wheel well space. He also installed a 5 point roll bar, and 5 speed tranny. I've invested some bucks, and have it in as near orginal shape as I would like it to be. I left the roll bar, and tranny, and have replaced a lot of the odds-and -ends that needed to be replace, such as glove box, fuse box... misc stuff. The body is in pretty good shape, only major rust that I had was behind the wheels in the…
Last reply by mmagnus, -
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I'm about to replace cockers and parts of front and rear fenders. Before I cut out the old metal, I'd appreciate some advice. 1) Should I just cut out the bad sections and attempt to cut the edges of the replacement panels to perfectly match the sut on the car (which seems hard to get right), or, 2) Should I try to clamp the replacement panel to the car and cut through it and the car at the same time. This seems like it would result in a perfect match. Is there a coimmonly accepted "best"way? Many thanks!
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I got an old (I think) Kaminari kit from the guy I got the Z from. Front air damn has 3 each cracks and 1 split in it. Can this part be fixed? Thanks: Brian:alien:
Last reply by 240Zdragon72, -
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So, I'm cutting out the rust on my car. About a 1' square below the driver and passenger seat. Pretty much right where the frame rail ends. After I cut the square out I take a look down the inside of the frame rail and all I see is more RUST! I imagine that both rails are just as bad. Is it possible to remove just the frame rails without damaging the floor? I was thinking about replacing just the rusted spot in the floor board (about a 1' square) then getting the replacement rails. I do have an air chisel but that usually rips the metal apart. Unless I'm using it wrong. Has anybody else succesfully removed the rail from the floor?
Last reply by EScanlon, -
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I occasionally see rubber end caps for the rear bumper on eBay. Are these stock for a 11/71 car or are they after market add on?
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