My Z Build

[overdrivex]

after thinking. i donti have a official build thread for me. until now =D

The donor car. salvage title and out of state. floor boards where gone and interior was infested with rats. the car had more rust than i wanted to deal with it even smell seemed deadly.

than a 280z popped up for sale and it was in pretty good shape for only 100bux. clean title and pretty rust free.

some goodies that i got for the car

some of the work thus far.

Edited March 31, 2009 by overdrivex

[overdrivex]

Installed new bushings and freshined up the suspension put the hood on and how it looks as of right now.you can kind of see the other donor car to the left.

Edited March 31, 2009 by overdrivex

[=Enigma=]

That 280Z body looks like a good find, especially for $100! A much better starting point than a rat infested 280ZX.

[overdrivex]

yeah pulling rotted dead rats from the vents not exactly something i enjoyed doing.

[Zedyone_kenobi]

Awesome work so far, but I was just thinking, I am glad I am not your neighbor! hahahaha

[overdrivex]

hehe there's a lot worst in my neighborhood. my brother decided he wanted to park that boat in front of the garage door..... of all place he coulda put that boat and not work on it. he had to put it in front of the only garage door.

[sblake01]

What type of material/substance is that you used on the dash?

[overdrivex]

the blue stuff is just soft styrofoam. than i used body filler to full the cracks and the missing chunk. the filler came in a blue canister its suppose to be half the weight of bondo. after that i put a layer of woven fiberglass to make sure the cracks dont reform. i dont like the vinyl paint though its way to glossy. thought it tone down once it dried but it barely did.

[=Enigma=]

I don't know if you've seen this post on dash repair already, but there are some good product recommendations judging by the the end results.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23919

[five&dime]

Great thread^ My dad bought that car from the thread and the dash looks like new

[overdrivex]

I don't know if you've seen this post on dash repair already, but there are some good product recommendations judging by the the end results.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23919

I think im going to give that paint he used a try. the texture came out nice. i think they miss labeled the can i bought because that $^!# was glossy as hell for flat black. as far as material, i just used what i had. i have alot of fiberglass weave that my brother bought to "repair a boat" he bought.

[overdrivex]

i wanted to see if the shock were any good. i say the rear shock dont look blown to me. what you guys think :stupid:.. the front shock seem good at least.

guess need to fix that too =X