any hope for old plastic?

[clutchdust]

between my Z and my g/f's Z, we have enough interior parts to make one good one, which is fortunate since mine will be a club racer and hers will get restored. problem is, the hard plastic panels in both cars are super brittle from age and exposure. is there anything anybody knows about that can be applied to the plastic pieces to reinforce them? a couple panels from her car just crumbled when pulling them out.

[26th-Z]

Don't bother if its crumbling. If its that bad, its gone. Go shopping for new plastic. Its around. SEM makes really nice products to refinish them.

[EScanlon]

Chris is right. By the time you spend all that time and effort in trying to reinforce and repair the old pieces, you would have been time and money ahead buying new ones.

There are several sources for new plastic, but be aware that you should buy ALL the pieces from the same source, and preferably all at the same time. There are a couple of different manufacturers and the differences in the embossed texture and the thickness of the plastic can make it fun to try to match all the pieces when you buy them separately.

This is especially true if trying to match old OEM plastic to new Aftermarket pieces.

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[beandip]

I know a guy that is parting out a complete early '71 and the dash and all the plastic is really great. if this helps . gary I just looked at your profile and you state you don't own a Z ??

[SJGREEN71]

You might want to check out something like this:

http://www.classicdatsun.com/new/panels.html