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1976 280Z Restoration Project

280Z rebuild

March 2, 20205 yr

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I am 25 minutes from the border and have saved a lot on shipping.

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March 18, 20205 yr

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OCD is a terrible disease... at least Covid 19 lets me stay home and nurse my illness!

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March 18, 20205 yr

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March 19, 20205 yr

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Roofs are evil...

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March 19, 20205 yr

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That looks better!

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March 19, 20205 yr

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That looks better!

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March 19, 20205 yr

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As I suspected, last night a group of bored leprechauns decided to hold a tap dance competition on the roof of SASSZ...
left me with some work today.

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March 21, 20205 yr

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Blocking and sanding progressing in quick order. I need another two weeks self isolation!

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March 24, 20205 yr

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Ooooo so much progress! LOL . Can’t see any difference in the pics from a week ago. The difference is the panels are now flat! Hoping to get hi build sprayed in the next couple of days.

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March 24, 20205 yr

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You have to walk around the car with your eyes closed to find the low spots. The hand is very sensitive and can find flaws the eyes miss.

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March 24, 20205 yr

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FAIL REPORT:

So somehow I managed to dent the fuel tank after I mounted it. I think I lifted the front end and the jack might have been below the tank. Either way a nice rectangular dent about 1/4” deep was in the left side of the tank.

Sanded, filled, sanded and resprayed in satin black. No pic of the dent sorry.

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