Finally got the Z back from the paint shop after a total respray. What was supposed to be 8 weeks turned into 14.

Now the fun begins and hopefully all the pictures and plastic bags of bits with notes to remind me will pay off.

Car is 73 240 and was originally silver metallic but had had a cheap respray in the 1990's by a PO. We could not get the original silver so it is painted in a Nissan Silver from 1985 which was a very close match for the colour that was on the car.

Warren

Wow Warren, that was fast compared to mine, it lasted 27 years!!! But I do know how you feel. To me it was like the expectant daddy pacing the floor waiting on baby. And Oh Boy are you happy when the paint booth doors open. It really looks sharp.

Bonzi Lon

Hi Warren:

Good to hear that you got your 240-Z back. The pictures look great..

Now the real fun begins... Having the car there with it's finished body and paint work gives you an incentive to devote more time to the project; and every bag of old parts you open, clean, refresh/restore and get back on the car yields a great deal of personal pleasure during the process, and satisfaction upon completion.

Personally, I'd refresh/restore a lot more cars if I didn't have to deal with getting the body and paint work done...

Keep us posted with your progress on the project..

Carl B.

The last car I had painted was at the shop for 13 months. They said up front that they were going to do insurance work first, but I never thought it was going to take that long. I stopped in one day to see the progress and it was sitting there completed. It was worth the wait, it came out flawless. Quality takes time....