1973 Rebuild

[rturbo 930]

All of my 240Z doors stick out at the bottom rear of the door. I'm fairly convinced it's because the door structure is fairly weak, and the door has sagged/warped. My 280Z doors, with the big side impact beams, don't have that issue. 

[Matthew Abate]

My body shop is telling me that it only happens on the driver side. They want to cut bottom of the door and reshape things so that it mates all the way around.

I have asked for pictures.

[Patcon]

Mine did that, but they can be twisted some by hand or dollied some to make it line up. I haven't seen the need to cut one yet. Not saying yours don't

[wheee!]

If you watch the video series by homebuiltbyJeff in Aussie land, I believe he used a 2x4 in the door frame to "massage" his doors into position.

[Matthew Abate]

Bought another Moog OTRE and finally got the right part, so I’m back in business on the rack. Should be done by Monday.

Hoping to have a progress report on the body by Thanksgiving. I passed on your comments regarding the door, so we will see if he’s receptive to those ideas.

[Matthew Abate]

Done. Everything specs out to the FSM. Just need to attach and lubricate the outer tie rod ends.

 

 

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Edited November 17, 2019 by Matthew Abate

[Matthew Abate]

Okay, so now that the rack is done, I have two projects in flight while I wait for the car to come home. One is the rear exterior panels. I am testing various paint strippers on one piece right now and intend to paint that whole set up with rattle can paint. I think I remember someone saying that Duplicolor HWP102 Graphite is the right color. That’s what I used on my wheels, but I need to do some research to make sure.

The other project is a ground up, from scratch wiring setup. That one is going to take a minute. Here is my current list of things I’m thinking of doing to car that would need to be considered for this:

• Air conditioning
• Electric fuel pump
• 123 distributor or DIS
• Alternator upgrade
• Gear-reduction starter
• Lithium battery
• Fuse-box upgrade
• Swap cigarette lighter for 12v plug
• Tachometer or full gauge set upgrade (if necessary)
• Radio / Antenna delete
• Driving / rally / fog lights
• Turn signal circuit mod
• Headlight upgrade
• LED lights throughout
• 3rd brake light
• USB plugs to charge phones
• Power for a Bluetooth speaker
• Electric radiator fans
• Seat warmers
• Sat Nav power

Just some thoughts for now. Gotta get on the research.

Any suggestions, tips, or word of caution are appreciated.

Edited November 29, 2019 by Matthew Abate

[siteunseen]

Here's my favorite rear finisher color side by side comparison.  Post number 14.  Thanks  @CanTechZ

And this one too! 

 

Edited November 24, 2019 by siteunseen

[jfa.series1]

+1 on the Duplicolor approach.  I've finished one grill and two rear panel sets with that combination. The grill close-up is for a color check.  BTW - I primered the back side of the rear panels then sealed with clear.

Edited November 24, 2019 by jfa.series1

[Matthew Abate]

Ah damn! I wish I had seen that before I did the wheels. I didn’t know that it was supposed to be non-metallic. They would have looked better like that.

Okay, so Dupli-Color CBFM0360 it is. Thanks for the help guys!

Edited December 1, 2019 by Matthew Abate

[Matthew Abate]

I’m starting to research my options for the ignition on my car and the ‘79 distributor swap is one of the paths I might take. Since total cost is a factor in this, I thought I should see what they run.

Do any of you have one in good shape (preferably with minimal to no refurbishing required) to sell? If so please send me a direct message with your asking price. I’m not ready to jump on it yet, but finding one here and getting a good price could push me into a decision.

[madkaw]

26 minutes ago, Matthew Abate said:

I’m starting to research my options for the ignition on my car and the ‘79 distributor swap is one of the paths I might take. Since total cost is a factor in this, I thought I should see what they run.

Do any of you have one in good shape (preferably with minimal to no refurbishing required) to sell? If so please send me a direct message with your asking price. I’m not ready to jump on it yet, but finding one here and getting a good price could push me into a decision.

Why not consider the ZX dizzy from 81-83 if doing the swap . 2 wires with a built in module and a decent curve for a modified motor.