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1976 280Z Restoration Project


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A lot of kneeling on the garage floor and contorting my body into positions I will need physio to recover from, and the electric power steering and push button ignition are wired in.
Still have some work to do on the Haltech relay box and the Vintage Air system connections. No power leads connected yet as the engine bay harness is not completed yet. I need more loom tape to arrive...

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Well the dragon had been slayed... almost. 
Dash is in with the Haltech, power steering, ignition system and RFID wired. Left to do is the power door locks and windows and the console wiring which will be done together as that’s where the new switches will be located. 
 

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Some more custom work as I near the end...

My rear ABS panels were looking rough. Both had the top sections broken off. One had speaker holes drilled through in front of the power antenna. 
I couldn’t find reasonable priced replacements so I did the next typical me thing. I repaired them. Using acetone and cut up bits of ABS from donor plastic, I dissolved the scrap into a paint lid and used it as an adhesive/bondo to repair the panels. I also used fibreglas mat as a reinforcer for the long seams. 
After repairs were made, I sanded the joints and sprayed a texture spray over the repaired panels. The results are good. I lost the original texture but that is minor compared to the condition they were in.  What do you think?

Chemicals and paint...

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This pic shows the holes after filling and backing with fibreglas. I didn’t get a pic of the panel before the repair. 
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And after sanding it all down for texture ...

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And after texture...

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3 hours ago, EuroDat said:

Great job on the ABS panel. Looks like new. 

The man's got talent smiley_abuv - Copy.gif

Says the man who fabricates all the really cool parts! I just installed the custom inspection light lens on my restored Engine bay light. Thanks for that Chas!

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