Just what the Doctor ordered. 1977 280z

[grannyknot]

So paint is done and finally starting to put her back together.

 

[Patcon]

You're killing me. Tons of progress

[grannyknot]

45 minutes ago, Patcon said:

You're killing me. Tons of progress

I just haven't updated in 3 months!  I spent a couple of days over the winter just chasing the threads on the entire car, such a treat now to screw in a freshly zincd bolts.  Hoping to get the engine/trans in this weekend.

[madkaw]

Truly amazing . The paint looks gorgeous. How many hours a week do you devote to Z work?

[240260280]

1 minute ago, madkaw said:

Truly amazing . The paint looks gorgeous. How many hours a week do you devote to Z work?

His third major resto that I know of.  A brilliant craftsman!

[grannyknot]

8 hours ago, madkaw said:

Truly amazing . The paint looks gorgeous. How many hours a week do you devote to Z work?

Thanks,  I'm lucky enough to get get 4 months off each winter so for that block of time it's 8-10 hrs a day 5-6 days a week,  I think I have about 2700 hrs into the car so far and I would guess about half of that is sanding and polishing.  The paint is not perfect, there are flaws but I' m hoping they are just more noticeable to me.

8 hours ago, 240260280 said:

His third major resto that I know of.  A brilliant craftsman!

Aw shucks

[madkaw]

2 hours ago, grannyknot said:

Thanks,  I'm lucky enough to get get 4 months off each winter so for that block of time it's 8-10 hrs a day 5-6 days a week,  I think I have about 2700 hrs into the car so far and I would guess about half of that is sanding and polishing.  The paint is not perfect, there are flaws but I' m hoping they are just more noticeable to me.

Aw shucks

We are our worst critics . Looks like you are doing this at your own garage and not a paint booth . I can see how straight the doors are from the pics . 

I am retired now and still would have a hard time dedicating that much time( energy). I would like to work on Z ‘s in retirement for some fun and mad money for myself, but it’s still work at times. 

[Namerow]

Are those new mustache bar mount bushings (the serrated ones)?  If they are, where did you find them?

[grannyknot]

8 hours ago, madkaw said:

but it’s still work at times.  

Damn right, there were times I when I covered head to toe in sanding dust wondering how I thought this would be fun - again.

8 hours ago, madkaw said:

We are our worst critics . Looks like you are doing this at your own garage and not a paint booth . I can see how straight the doors are from the pics .  

I scrubbed out the shop, covered everything in plastic, soaked the floors in water and it worked out okay, not too many floaters to file off.

 

8 hours ago, Namerow said:

Are those new mustache bar mount bushings (the serrated ones)?  If they are, where did you find them?

I wish they were new, I couldn't find any so I used the original ones that are in pretty good shape.

[Patcon]

18 minutes ago, grannyknot said:

Damn right, there were times I when I covered head to toe in sanding dust wondering how I thought this would be fun - again.

I scrubbed out the shop, covered everything in plastic, soaked the floors in water and it worked out okay, not too many floaters to file off.

 

I wish they were new, I couldn't find any so I used the original ones that are in pretty good shape. 

It's a shame we can't find a vendor to reproduce these. Might need a core charge for the washers, but still..

[madkaw]

I assisted with painting my car that was done in a garage. It all went well with the base coat,  it the clear coat turned into a nightmare . Our ceiling exhaust fan filter decided to come apart while painting the clear. Picked crap out of the paint and shot more clear over the holes to blend the clear. Winded up with using a gallon and a half of clear. Made for fun color sanding . So kudos to you for getting those results in a garage !

[240260280]

GN is great at restoration... 3 early resto's and ~ 250k USD or more tax free!  Business case!!!!