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1976 280Z Restoration Project


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That is not tar based sound deadener. It is butyl and it will take a semi truck to pull it off... been on the car for a couple years and some pretty hot days already. It’s there for good...

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And because ‘squirrel!’....! I also tackled the quarter window rebuilds. Surprised at the amount of factory defects in the glass. Bubbles and pits. Surprising. Mounting them as is, a bit of nostalgia. Glass is okay. A few scratches etc but hey, they’re 40 years old!

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Change the quarter glass gaskets. It’s fun they said. No problem they said...
well, of course the fun began with a popped spot weld on one corner reinforcing bracket causing the bottom corner to pull apart. The thicker and fresher new gaskets for good, but they definitely require a little more exertion to get the frame on. I ended up making friend with my big clamp kit and got the corners together. I drilled and tapped a new hole through the popped welded corner and added a screw. The end result is great and the windows will be solid and water tight now. Whew!

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More warts! Okay, so don’t install the power window motors with any kind of curve. They just won’t work with these old mechanical regulators. I readjusted the motors to accommodate a straight line. Thanks to Pte Grinder for his assistance...
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The windows go up and down but the glass has a little trouble staying in the channels I have all new rubber etc so it might need some adjusting. The passenger door crash bar was pushed in a bit too and it sounds like it makes contact as the regulator passes by.

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