1976 280Z Restoration Project

[Namerow]

9 hours ago, wheee! said:

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?

I really respect the effort that goes into parts restorations like this.  Lots of effort.  Lots of ingenuity.  It's a completely different ethos than the 'buy new' community.  Great result and you educated me about a new wonder-chemical: Dominion's 'SureTex Flexible Texture Material'.

p.s. I'll bet our American members don't get the 'Dominion' part 

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Now available at a colony near you!

[ConVerTT]

4 hours ago, wheee! said:

They are different for the 280 versus the 240.... unless you have both kinds!

Not sure! That would require me to sort through said mad stacks ...?

[ConVerTT]

1 hour ago, Namerow said:

I really respect the effort that goes into parts restorations like this.  Lots of effort.  Lots of ingenuity.  It's a completely different ethos than the 'buy new' community.  Great result and you educated me about a new wonder-chemical: Dominion's 'SureTex Flexible Texture Material'.

p.s. I'll bet our American members don't get the 'Dominion' part 

Agreed @Namerow!  But I have to admit that my first thought was "what the hell is Flexible Texture Material?  Cheese Whiz?"

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Test fit of the console with the seat heater switch and the power window switches installed. 
 

[gwri8]

You're gonna mess around and have this car ready by the time ZCon happens. No pressure....?

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I’m still looking for a nice easy way to route the wires into the doors... any suggestions out there?

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I think I have a plan for the door wires now. The lower area beneath the lower hing on the body side facing out. Then a hole under the door hinge on the door. That way there is no compression of the wires when the door closes.

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So every now and then we have a wart show...

My attempt to paint the car with the doors on and the jambs already painted ended up with unacceptable overspray, even with the masking and joint filler. Today I masked off the car and removed the doors to paint the jambs all over again. Yay me....

 

[zKars]

Always a silver lining. Now it’s easy to drill the holes for the speaker wires and grommets. Do it BEFORE you paint it

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I did drill them. Just 1/4” guide holes until I can find the right grommets. I will mask and tape the hole to resize it.

It’s just door locks and power window wires. I am ordering the kick panel speaker covers so the speakers stay out of the doors.

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Well worth the effort...