1976 280Z Restoration Project

[Patcon]

Yes, it looks good. You're being really productive!!

[wheee!]

Looking good!  Getting real close now!  Once you see that whole body painted, you'll be anxious to finish, especially after what, 4 years??? Wow.
 

It seems like I’ve been working on this car forever...

[wheee!]

Yes, it looks good. You're being really productive!!

The military gives us a large block of time off at Christmas which is really helpful. My wife has to work right up till Christmas Day so I am left to my own devices in the shop all day for a few weeks each December.

[grannyknot]

5 hours ago, wheee! said:

My wife has to work right up till Christmas Day so I am left to my own devices in the shop all day for a few weeks each December.

Those are the best days, you get to use the loud tools and toxic chemicals, the car is looking great Mark, you're in the home stretch.

[wheee!]

Those are the best days, you get to use the loud tools and toxic chemicals, the car is looking great Mark, you're in the home stretch.

I am spoiled that way, as my shop is separate from the house so I can do the noisy stuff whenever I want.
I know the exterior is coming together but I am still needing a lot of stuff for the interior. Carpet and vinyl come to mind.
Anyone have a source for vinyl rolls to cut new pieces? No one sells kits for reasonable prices for the 280’s.

[wheee!]

Bumper test fit and I am surprised. It is almost perfect! Even after two previous quarter panel replacements. Same gap sizes all the way around. Thanks [mention=25317]EuroDat[/mention] for the bumper bracket kit!!

And thanks [mention=11371]zKars[/mention] for the bumpers...!

 

 

[Pop's Z]

Re: vinyl sources. Try the local upholstery shop. My local shop was very helpful and could get anything. Of course it helped that I farmed out the seats to them...

Love this thread, Mark

Cheers, Mike

[wheee!]

A little touch up to the rad support top. It had picked up a couple scratches since it was painted over a year ago...

[wheee!]

Re: vinyl sources. Try the local upholstery shop. My local shop was very helpful and could get anything. Of course it helped that I farmed out the seats to them...
Love this thread, Mark
Cheers, Mike

My local upholstery shop wanted $1200 per seat to restore them... out of my league. None of the locals have stock of the old style materials and want multiple appendages for their product.

[w3wilkes]

I bought seats from a 77 280Z ($150 USD) for my series 1 so I could have the full forward and recline tilt. Got new foam from MSA ($150 USD) and leather covers for the seats, EBrake and shifter boot ($400 USD) from Interior Innovations so they all match with the red stitching. A friend helped with the seat upholstery and I did the mod for my series 1 seat rails to go on the seats. Here's my seat thread;

Not sure what it would cost for this in Canada, but if you're going to use your original seat frames I would guess it would be no where near your quoted $2,400 for 2 seats.

[wheee!]

$2400 was for custom foams and covers. All of your prices are great in the states but seat foams alone come to $500 Cdn delivered. Exchange and shipping is a deal killer for most of us. I have seat covers and three sets of seats now. One of the sets has new foams so I will rebuild one set with those foams and my new covers.
I am looking for a good supplier of rolls of vinyl for the other section pieces now.

[Pop's Z]

WOW!!! That's highway robbery. My shop did both my 300ZX seats in vinyl and cloth for "$850. Is he the only game for hundreds of miles around?

Mike