Nice blue storage bins!

I'll take those black seat covers Jim... before the southern wolves feed at the remains of your re-skinning!

26 minutes ago, wheee! said:

I'll take those black seat covers Jim... before the southern wolves feed at the remains of your re-skinning!

Done! Payment received. Thanks.

 

Another value point submitted by a friend:  A 73 @ $37,000 asking!

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/datsun/240z/1534203.html

Apparently 73's are the hot tip at the moment...

Wow that paint looks amazing, can i get some information regarding how the spray was done? I dont have the money to buy ANOTHER Z (or space for that matter ) but when i go to repaint my car thats what i want to look at  

4 hours ago, zKars said:

Another value point submitted by a friend:  A 73 @ $37,000 asking!

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/datsun/240z/1534203.html

Apparently 73's are the hot tip at the moment...

$37,000 doesn't even get you vacuumed carpets or a washed engine bay, he's just fishing.

7 hours ago, heyitsrama said:

Wow that paint looks amazing, can i get some information regarding how the spray was done? I dont have the money to buy ANOTHER Z (or space for that matter ) but when i go to repaint my car thats what i want to look at  

Single stage white paint. I didn't paint it, would have to ask the painter for details. It's more about the underlying body work and priming and sanding than about the top coat. 

You'd think I'd have done this by now, but I finally did the initial 20 min engine break in. 

Shall we just say...

And it went for its inaugrial 'toodle" around the block this evening. Other than the lack of muffler, it was un-eventful. No police summoned from mad neighbors, it goes, stops, turns, lights work. 

Midas, here we come in the morning. Good thing its only 1.5 miles away. 

On 9/14/2016 at 4:16 AM, jfa.series1 said:

Possibly what I don't see???

Jim - how did you clean up your sill / kick plates? What did you do to restore them?

43 minutes ago, Gav240z said:

Jim - how did you clean up your sill / kick plates? What did you do to restore them?

G'day Gav,

I used a small non-metallic brush (pictured) with a good degreaser product to get all of the small grooves cleaned out - very tedious process.  Then I fitted the plate to the edge of my workbench with a couple of spare screws to stabilize it and hit it with a polishing wheel and compound (also pictured).  The grooves are hard to polish, a Dremel tool with a soft buffing tip can get in there and finish them.  Screw the stainless screws into a piece of wood or the workbench and hit them with the buffing wheel.  A final wipedown with NverDull or similar product can give a protective coating.

Jim

Awesome, the supportive bit of wood is a good idea.