240z - fabbing new front rails

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And started welding  ...

 

 

 

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Looks good!

[Patcon]

Looks great!

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So the seat brackets are actually a) very important as they tie together the floor, trans tunnel and inner rocker and b) actually quite complicated to replicate.

So I bead blasted the old one, cut away the rust and am butt welding new metal in place in an attempt to salvage /re-use it.

Progress pics ...

 

 

need to weld in the curved bit and clean it all up ... tomorrow ....

 

 

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All cleaned up ...
 

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Level...

 

set to 7 degrees ...

 

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Also, here is another Interesting NOS piece from the garage sale ...
 

I don't know what it is called but its the inside section of the driver's rear quarter.   Interesting how the rear rocker panel support is stamped right into this piece ...

No obvious part number on this one, but I am guessing that it is from a 74 or later.  It doesn't exactly match the earlier stamping as near as I can tell.

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It's obviously the hind leg from a unicorn ....

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Haha - quite possibly!

[Namerow]

13 hours ago, ConVerTT said:

Also, here is another Interesting NOS piece from the garage sale ...
 

I don't know what it is called but its the inside section of the driver's rear quarter.   Interesting how the rear rocker panel support is stamped right into this piece ...

No obvious part number on this one, but I am guessing that it is from a 74 or later.  It doesn't exactly match the earlier stamping as near as I can tell.

Don't have any exploded-view diagrams handy.  Is the open-box section at the bottom the pocket for the seat-belt retractor?

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8 hours ago, Namerow said:

Don't have any exploded-view diagrams handy.  Is the open-box section at the bottom the pocket for the seat-belt retractor?

The pocket is built in to the inner rocker.  The boxed section gets sandwiched between the inner and outer rocker.  
 

Exploded view ....

 

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Also found a part number ...

 

"Body side panel and sill -From Aug 1973"

 

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Tool day today:  Added in-line vapor trap, filter and dryer to the booth so I can have a paint quality air tap available in the booth.  No more rattle can primer for me!