Exterior refresh of my red 240Z

[Arne]

That might be OK with Gary, but probably not so much with "She who must be obeyed".

[FilipeA]

HI Arne

Very nice job! about the wifes... well you are lucky!

Excellent car

Filipe A

[Poindexter]

Actually, I have always heard it referred to it as P***y Magnet Yellow

I love that color, alternatively described as bright chromium yellow. Much better than the "Babysh*t brown" my 920 Gold has been described as occasionally!

I prefer Safari Gold if you please. :cheeky:

PS- Aren't cats actually color blind?

[Marty Rogan]

Arne,

Really nice work on that one. It looks fabulous! You really surprised me in how fast you got the sunroof gone and paint done.

Working on a non-rusty Z really makes it more enjoyable doesn't it?

Keep up the good work!

Marty

[Arne]

Yeah, I'm actually surprised at how quick it all went down myself. I'll finish reassembling the interior this weekend, which means from the first trim removal for the roof job to totally complete will be exactly 6 weeks to the day. Rather amazing.

The guy that did the paint has done other 240Zs in the past (part of the reason I selected him), and he said he was amazed that he couldn't find any rust anywhere. Said he'd never encountered a truly rust-free 240Z before. Made me feel pretty good.

[Zenioric]

Nice work! My favorite 240Z-colour is without question red.

[Bleach]

that car looks amazing

[zztom]

That refresh sure looks great. I'm going to do mine at some point and I hope it comes out like yours. I will be very happy. Nice job.

[Arne]

Epilogue - The car has been mostly complete for a little more than a month now. I've been busy with replacing the fence here at the house, so not much Z-related action. But yesterday, with the help of Escanlon and beandip, the original headliner that was salvaged from the yellow roof donor was installed. While that isn't really an exterior part, it was still a part of the exterior refresh, which is now officially complete.

And the final verdict? It is very good, I'm well pleased. No, it's not perfect, nor will it be confused for showroom-new. But the flaws are small and minor, and it looks like what it truly is -- a very nicely maintained, relatively low miles, mostly original and period correct survivor. On the 1-5 scale as Carl has described, I'd humbly call it a very high #3. It'll never make #2 because I drive it too much. (It turned over 65k on the way home yesterday.) But that's exactly what I bought it for, and I'm thrilled with the result.

The biggest downside? It attracts more attention than I expected...

[mikewags]

Dayum...you must love that car to be dropping that kind of money into it...I'm fortunate to have gotten a 280 that was painted less than 6 months before I got it.

Looks great though, looking forward to it's completion photos!

[five&dime]

Great job on the sunroof elimination. My hat's off to you for doing that. I can't stand it when people ruin classic cars by adding the ghetto roof

Well done!! Cheers

[jmark]

Looks really sweet Arne!