1976 280Z Restoration Project

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Another package of goodies showed up! This will help finish the fuel rail setup nicely!

[rcb280z]

Can't wait to see it complete!

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Some crappy welding and grinding for your amusement...

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Much work to do... this will get cleaned up before bodywork starts

[rcb280z]

Probably better than I could do.

[grannyknot]

That red/black is going look really smart.

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Probably better than I could do.

I doubt it ...
I will make sure any pinholes and errors are given a nice coat of Fiberglas filler as well. Not taking any chances on water entry on any of my welds.

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That red/black is going look really smart.

It was a lot of work coming up with a colour plan for the engine bay. A green car is not the easiest to work with in the engine bay so I decided to go bold. The valve cover chrome powder coated, cylinder head black, and the block red. Chrome powder coated oil pan, Red spark plug wires, chrome coated intake, black and red fittings everywhere. The engine bay will be painted body colour. Frame components powder coated satin black, red bushings.
That's the plan anyways!...

[Patcon]

Will the cylinder head hold paint? Will it affect heat escaping?

[gwri8]

1 hour ago, wheee! said:

It was a lot of work coming up with a colour plan for the engine bay. A green car is not the easiest to work with in the engine bay so I decided to go bold. The valve cover chrome powder coated, cylinder head black, and the block red. Chrome powder coated oil pan, Red spark plug wires, chrome coated intake, black and red fittings everywhere. The engine bay will be painted body colour. Frame components powder coated satin black, red bushings.
That's the plan anyways!...

I was a little concerned at first with my green car but decided on complementary colors to the green would be the most pleasing to me. Little splashes of color here and there, not too much of any one color. From my experience, red is a very strong color and a little bit goes a long way. Ford blue is the color of my block with NGK plug wires. These should give you some ideas.

[wheee!]

Thanks for the pics!! I love that green... gives me encouragement to carry on! I like the air cleaner too!

[ksechler]

15 hours ago, wheee! said:

Some crappy welding and grinding for your amusement...

Let me give you some advice here....

Test fit your door before you finish up with the dogleg.  I did not and my repair sticks up a little more than stock.  It wasn't bad but it could've been.  The gap isn't quite right.