1976 280Z Restoration Project

[rcb280z]

17 hours ago, wheee! said:

Brand new from TTT.

Wow, $$$!

[Hodgimus-maximus]

Wow, $$$!

That price is for both so it’s about what you would pay at any parts store, if you were only buying inner tie rod ends shipping would make them more expensive but if you are already getting other things from T3 then not a big deal.


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[rcb280z]

When they were available I never paid that much. Its been a number of years but I know I didn't  pay that much for them. Like TTT's site says "For inner tie rods, these are pricey, we know, but there is only one option on the market".

That is why they are so expensive.

[wheee!]

I don’t plan on having to replace them again...

[Mike W]

For what it’s worth you can get the exact same part by Rare Parts at carpartsdiscount for about $64 each. I have bought these from them in the past without issue.
https://www.carpartsdiscount.com/tie-rod-steering-end.html?3593=37540


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[rcb280z]

Great info Mike! Thanks. I was ready to order the TTT ones but I'll check to see if the other guys have them.

[wheee!]

Been working on getting the stubs ready for new bearings. Ordered the bearings last week.

These look pretty nice! New studs to go in too.

[wheee!]

I think I’ll leave the hubs mounted for the bearing install. I have a bearing and race seating kit with an impact adapter. Should work fine.

[wheee!]

Death by a thousand restorations... worked on the battery bracket tonight. It was previously powder coated so it took a long time to strip and prep. It looks great but that was 3 hours of work tonight!

[ksechler]

Yep, sounds familiar.  Have you started doing zinc on all the various bits and pieces?  That takes a while too.  Nothing worse than setting your mind to putting some assembly back together only to find some rusty spring or washer that you missed.  How are you planning on doing the zinc part?  Do you have a small media blasting cabinet?  I would blast the small parts, zinc them and them throw them in my tumbler with corn cob media for an hour or two.  They'd come out nice and shiny.  

[wheee!]

After a lot of soul searching and hand wringing I came to a conclusion.... I won’t be plating any hardware.
My car has so many mods on it already that came with stainless fittings, I will probably end up with most of my hardware in stainless. Almost everything else is getting powder coated. The stand up blast cabinet I have is doing a great job so far. Powder coating is beautiful and durable too. It also does a great job on springs. Remains flexible.

[ksechler]

4 hours ago, wheee! said:

After a lot of soul searching and hand wringing I came to a conclusion.... I won’t be plating any hardware.
My car has so many mods on it already that came with stainless fittings, I will probably end up with most of my hardware in stainless. Almost everything else is getting powder coated. The stand up blast cabinet I have is doing a great job so far. Powder coating is beautiful and durable too. It also does a great job on springs. Remains flexible.

Sounds sensible.  I probably would have powder coated too if I'd had a setup for it.