240z - fabbing new front rails

[ConVerTT]

On 2/28/2019 at 5:23 PM, ConVerTT said:

So I got the inner wing stripped and ready to weld in the passenger rail ....

 

 

Ahhhh - that looks a little better now....

Still some cleanup to do but heading in the right direction ....

so I decided to spend some time on the rad support....

 I re-did the lower support.  This version is a single piece with only two small weld in patches.  I think it will be a little cleaner than my first attempt last week ....

 

Interestingly the factory rad support is made of 13 different pieces of sheet metal and then welded together.  Not an easy piece to make.  I roughed out three more pieces today ...

Upper gusset braces ...

 

 

And the upper cross piece ...

 

Only 9 pieces to go ???‍♂️....

 

Edited March 7, 2019 by ConVerTT
Adding pic

[Namerow]

A master class in fabrication.  If we put you and Disepyon together, we'd have a source for truly rust-free Z frames. You do the front, he does the centre, you split to chores for the rear.

[240260280]

Can I send you 147 shell after you finish?

[ConVerTT]

1 hour ago, Namerow said:

A master class in fabrication.  If we put you and Disepyon together, we'd have a source for truly rust-free Z frames. You do the front, he does the centre, you split to chores for the rear.

I’m in!

[ConVerTT]

35 minutes ago, 240260280 said:

Can I send you 147 shell after you finish?

Sure ?.  But it might be 2026 ....Actually 147 looks a lot cleaner than the shell I started with ....

[240260280]

Don't be fooled.  The front from the wheel well forward was spliced in.

 

OK 2026... what day should I pen on my Calendar?   ?

[ConVerTT]

Ohhh nice!  Jan 5 works ....

[240260280]

Well after a 2nd look it may just be a weird reinforcing rib added rather than a joint?  I can't wait to strip it down!

 

[ConVerTT]

Hmmm - can you see anything from the inside?

[240260280]

Sadly 147 has been stored like a bottle of wine ~150km away.  I have not had a good look-see ever.  When I opened the hood and saw those joint-like sections and the racing aspects, I figured it had  the front 1/8th replaced.  I'll have to scrape the paint and look for blue under that beautiful copper ?

Edited March 7, 2019 by 240260280

[ConVerTT]

Understood.  Looks like a fun project though!

[ConVerTT]

Mostly welding and grinding this afternoon.  Got the Franken - Fender backing plate welded up (welds get dressed tomorrow ?)....

 

 

 

No new progress on the rad support but threw on some sugar scoops for grins ...

 

almost ready to move on to the rockers ....