December 26, 20159 yr Author comment_483536 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 27, 20159 yr comment_483549 What are the ultimate plans for the 76 280Z? Will you restore it back to original factory condition or resto-mod it? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 27, 20159 yr comment_483565 Nice gifts! Happy Holidays to you and your family. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 27, 20159 yr Author comment_483577 What are the ultimate plans for the 76 280Z? Will you restore it back to original factory condition or resto-mod it? The car was never in an original enough state to restore it to factory. Replacement panels, multiple paint jobs and body work etc. Plus my wife wanted a safer and more modern version of the 280. It will be a resto-mod and be somewhat true to original. The main visual cue will be the 240 bumpers on the car instead of the 5mph monsters. Nice gifts! Happy Holidays to you and your family. Thanks Matt! Same to you! Edited December 27, 20159 yr by wheee! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 30, 20159 yr Author comment_483698 Test fit my RT diff mount. No issues at all. Lots of clearance for installation. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 30, 20159 yr comment_483700 I have an RT mount in my 260. Great product, but I don't think I would install another one without removing the diff. I eventually did get it in there, but it was much harder than it should have been. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 31, 20159 yr Author comment_483773 Well, the asphalt undercoating is history. Let the sandblasting begin! So far so good. My sandblaster seems to have a hard time with a full load of grit in the bucket. Almost like the hose diameter is too small for the weight of the media. I remove all but a cup or two of media from the gravity fed bucket and it works awesome! Gonna have to re-jig this somehow. When it works, it works extremely well. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 31, 20159 yr comment_483810 What does your blasting setup look like? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 31, 20159 yr Author comment_483833 Right now I am using a five gallon pail with black beauty copper slag grit. I picked up a ten foot siphon hose and pipe along with a basic gun for $22. This is working awesome! Proper protective gear hinders the progress a hit but overall it is working very well. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 31, 20159 yr Author comment_483837 This is what it looks like between clean up sessions. Not great pictures but the first shot shows all the grit on the floor. Second after it has been filtered and put back in the blaster bucket. Edited December 31, 20159 yr by wheee! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 31, 20159 yr comment_483839 Results look good. Once you get it flowing keep it flowing. I have a pressure pot so it's a different setup... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
December 31, 20159 yr comment_483840 I used a similar (possibly the same) gun and media when I did my suspension components. Messy, but worked well enough, especially considering the whole setup was only about $40. One thing that I found helped was cutting some length off the feed hose; it was a bit too long out of the box. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=41#findComment-483840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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