240z rebuild / restoration right down to the shell

[grannyknot]

Got the engine and tranny bolted together on the floor under the engine bay and was going to lift it up into place before dinner and thought I better get the transmission oil in first while the fill plug is easy to get at.

In a recent thread Blue posted an article on how to remove the old yellow look from plastics using Hydrogen peroxide, Oxi Clean and sunshine, so I though I would give it a try,

Prior to treatment

"You're soaking in it"

After 2 days continuous soaking in the sun,

Didn't do much that I can see, but then I'm sure the Canadian government has removed the good chemicals from the Oxi Clean in an effort to make all products as safe and useless as possible. I'll have to smuggle some of the good stuff back with me next time I go down

to the states.

Edited March 25, 2013 by grannyknot
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[bartsscooterservice]

Ted left quickly as things started flying across the shop, now I'm short a trouble light as it took the brunt of the anger.

I was banging the shock/ spring around too much and came within a couple of inches of toppling the whole car into my lap, just managed to push it back onto the stands before it went too far. The car is still quite light and unstable, got a good reminder of that today.

Be carefull ! Ted is a real boss

[pacemkr]

Really enjoying this thread.

not sure why i dont stop reading and drive over for a visit since your only ten minutes away.

anyways, dont feel bad about the rear bump stop issue. I actually did the very same thing two days ago.

I had finished the complete front and back suspension and realized i still had two rear bump stops in the box.

luckily, with the eibach springs you don't need a spring compressor to remove or install them, so i just disconnected the park brake cable and the half shafts, and dropped each strut down while still connected to the spindle pin location. a little "fidgetty" but went pretty quick.

that's it, I'm coming over. call ya later today maybe.

[Dr. 240Z]

Got the engine and tranny bolted together on the floor under the engine bay and was going to lift it up into place before dinner and thought I better get the transmission oil in first while the fill plug is easy to get at.

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"You're soaking in it"

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After 2 days continuous soaking in the sun,[ATTACH=CONFIG]62009[/ATTACH]

Didn't do much that I can see, but then I'm sure the Canadian government has removed the good chemicals from the Oxi Clean in an effort to make all products as safe and useless as possible. I'll have to smuggle some of the good stuff back with me next time I go down

to the states.

Try bathing (submerging) it in straight Javex or Chlorox bleach for 24 hours

Cheers,

George

[grannyknot]

George, have you tried soaking in straight bleach?

Not sure how I ended up with different driveshafts but I wasn't going to clean any of them until I found the one that fit the best, as it turned out the center one

was the best fit with R200 diff.

got some stuff done,

Did enough Murder mat to allow me to get the firewall insulation up

slave cylinder in, starter and steering rack in.

and got the engine and tranny up where they belong.

I have 5 more days before I go back to work so I'm pushing hard. Once work starts it goes back to being a weekend project.

[Dr. 240Z]

NO, to answer your question. So I just Googled it:

How to Whiten Yellowed Plastic | Cleaning Guides

Cheers,

George

[Travel'n Man]

Great progress!

[grannyknot]

After reading more than a few posts in the archives extolling how well the stock exhaust manifold breathes I thought I would work up my 1970 manifold. Ground out lots of metal and semi polished it to match the head.

Heated it to 300F then sprayed 3 coats of header paint then back in the oven at 500 for 20min.

Gas tank before install,

Carbs are now in as are the gas tank, fuel pump, regulator,

driveshaft, and exhaust.

Nothing sexy at all about the heater/blower but after removing,

restoring and installing I think I have spent 40+ hrs on this thing.

[Dr. 240Z]

Just curious as to how well your yellowed tank responded to the treatment as suggested by the method offered on Google

Cheers,

George

[e-tek]

I soak my plastics for restoration in Spray Nine overnight, then scrub well, then 50-50 Bleach overnight - works VERY well.

GREAT progress - tho even if I had as much time as you have while off work I wouldn't rush it - this is the payoff for all the hard work you did!

Edited March 31, 2013 by e-tek

[grannyknot]

Just curious as to how well your yellowed tank responded to the treatment as suggested by the method offered on Google

Cheers,

George

I haven't tried it yet, I'm concerned that the bleach may weaken the material.

There is a local Z swap meet coming up soon, if I can find a second washer bottle then I'll give it a try and post the results.

Chris

[cbuczesk]

You might want to go with a braided fuel hose for behind the engine. My friend wrecked his Z and it pushed the engine into the firewall causing the fuel line to be cut. Fuel sprayed on the hot engine and...

Chuck