Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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Hi y'all. Curiosity question and not life changing : why are some (1974/5) 2+2 chassis rails shorter on the left (drivers') side compared to the RHside and why also only from (about) 1976 onwards ? I have only seen this on LHD 260Z 2+2s over here and don't know if this is the same for RHD 260Zs and all 2+2 280Zs.......can anyone confirm the differences and help date the changeover please ?
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Hi I just bought oem headlight covers for my 240z. They are missing the screws so i was wundering if someone could post a pic of the correct ones and what size they are. And i would also like to see a pic of the mt plates attached to the car without the covers attached if possible. Thank's...
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Vintage rubber has some seals for the front & back glass, and it is labeled AS "280z Rear Windshield Seal Cal Style" and a similar one for the front. I prefer the smooth style without the stainless steel pieces. Does anyone have experience with it? My car is a 1978, so I'd like opinions on how my car would fare with these. The vehicle is getting painted, so if I use the Sportage weatherstripping for the doors & hatch, I would only need the gaskets for the front & back glass. BTW- The defroster grid is still on the back glass, and it's got bits of window tinting still stuck on the lines. I don't mind scraping the whole thing off, since I don't use t…
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I am trying to figure out how to install the cowl weatherstrip. I take it, it gets glued down with it wrapping the metal strip? I was also wondering if it supposed to bend toward the engine or towards windshield. A photo would be much appreciated.
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Hi, This forum has so much experience, and I am in a situation where I am not sure what is the best/right thing to do. I restoring an early 1971 240z, and I just removed the rest of the suspension and the fuel tank from the car, so now it is completely stripped down. The car have had a very nice PO which did take car of the care and got it tectyl protected when it was in the states. So I have found very little rust on the car The tectyl in the arches are so stiff that it is cracking of when im using fiber scraper, so im going to remove all of that before the car goes to the painter - but the tectyl underneeth the car seems to have very good connection wi…
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I probably should have posted this in the classified, but was wondering if anybody has an extra set of tail ight gaskets they might want to unload. I accidentally purchased extra seals for the hatch glass and windshield so if anyone is intrested, I will be willing to trade, or just pass what I have on to help another project out ( minus shipping cost ). Thanks for looking, if you are intrested, send PM Eric / Yakhopper
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I guess sometimes you have to get pissed off enough to fix somethings. A complete resto and my passenger door has never been right. The passenger door always had to be slammed and acted like it was sprung. The bottom of the door didn't line up flush with the bottom of the body line rear quarter. I tried adjusting the latch a million times it seemed. Pulling up on the door from the end it seemed that the hinge was slightly worn. So I pulled the door off after trying again to adjust everything and decided to shim the bottom hinge. I just grabbed a scrap of .060 aluminum and cut out a shim to put under the lower hinge so I could raise the door just a bit. What a difference i…
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Higuys- I took a look at the headlamps while the car was up for the winter and the splash guards were out, and I took them completely out! YUK. They were pretty dirty and much oxidized, and all the rubber parts are dried up and brittle. I thought that it would be nice to put in new headlamps with removable bulbs, and new rubber seals. I consulted with John at H4Lights who has a very nice headlamp with the XB3 bulb. I will consider adding the (relay upgrade) but I think the wiring is working well enough for the moment. I suppose I could clean up my old housings, but some parts don't look up to the rigors of DIY cleaing, especially the brittle wires. This ti…
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Are there any other options to purchase all the rubber seals for my 1972 240z other than www.vintagerubber.com? I already purchased both driver and passenger door seals from them. I am looking for high quality seals but their prices seem very steep. Any recommendation of OEM Nissan seals?
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Hi all, first post. I picked up a 73 240Z a few weeks ago and have a quick question. I repainted the rear panel yesterday, but notice on some panels I've seen, the thin metal piece that is crimped to the panel surrounding the tail light is chrome and some, painted on others. While stripping mine it looked like bare mild steel with no evidence of plating, so it's painted. What's the story on the chrome style trim panels? Thanks, Ken
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merry xmas to me - a day off and some time to play w/my toy picked up a nice new rear bumper from futofab: http://www.futofab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131&Itemid=118#a_rb and i'm quite happy w/the quality of the parts. nice chrome, good fit, speedy delivery. i pulled the stock '78 bumpers off a while ago and was going back and forth on whether to do the bodywork and have a shaved rear or install a 240 rear bumper. decided on the bumper. i made some adaptor brackets out of aluminum flat bar that use the 2-bolt mounts on the bumper and bolt up to the threaded holes from the stock mounts. a little measuring, cutting, drilling, a…
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MY RH fender dettached from the car on its bottom left corner: http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/240z-p-fender-rh-newsteel.JPG Should i hire someone to solder it back? I can see some rust underneath. It will be temporary until i finish replacing the cam and installing the ac system.
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