1976 280Z Restoration Project

[wheee!]

Started welding up the holes on the intake yesterday too!

Attached a brass rod to act as a heat sink near the flange

TIG welded the rest of it up!

More welding to do today after I ground off the beads, found a few pinholes. More pics to come!

Sent from my iPizzle ringy dingy device....

[Patcon]

280z doors are much heavier than 240z doors. 240z doors feel like empty beer cans. They added a crash bar inside the 280z doors and it adds a lot of weight. Also if you remove them with the window and frames on them that adds too.

 

I would love to learn how to TIG...

[wheee!]

Me too!

 

That is my buddy Hayden doing the welding. I am an appreciative spectator....!

[wheee!]

One more pass at the welder to finish it I think. I want to start polishing this ASAP.

Sent from my iPizzle ringy dingy device....

[Patcon]

I love how a cleaned up intake looks. Almost as good as triples ...  I am so conflicted!

[rossiz]

looks great - nice work.

while you have the doors off, cover the inside of the skins with a soundproofing material and you will be happy with how much quieter the cabin gets. also much more solid sounding when closing.

i used a foil-backed adhesive mat for the entire floor/trans tunnel, roof, doors and hatch floor and really love the results.

[wheee!]

I was going to sound deaden the car for sure. Also was considering the home made lizard skin to replace the asphalt mat liner from the factory.

Sent from my iPizzle ringy dingy device....

[Patcon]

I just bought the lizard skin instead of DIY route. I used the insulating lizard skin first then the sound deadening product. Just be sure when you spray that you get enough on so it lays out smooth or even orange peelie. I may even top that with Dyno mat. The car is already much quieter sounding.

[wheee!]

Manifold is all welded up and sanded... Just the polishing left now!

Sent from my iPizzle ringy dingy device....

[racer47201]

Dang that looks nice. What did you do to it togetting to look so good. How many hourrs?

[wheee!]

Die grinder air tool, dremel with sanding wheels, TIG welder, random orbital air sander, cutoff wheels on 5" grinder, aluminum grinder wheels, various emery cloth hand sanding, one inch strip see saw sanding around the tubes.... 50 hrs plus. So far...

Sent from my iPizzle ringy dingy device....

[Patcon]

Art takes time...  lots of time...