240z - fabbing new front rails - Page 22 - Open Discussions

January 18, 20205 yr

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Now run a line to a beer keg and I’ll be down to help paint...

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January 18, 20205 yr

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54 minutes ago, wheee! said:

Now run a line to a beer keg and I’ll be down to help paint...

Done!

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January 18, 20205 yr

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Is one of those three an inline oiler?

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January 18, 20205 yr

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23 minutes ago, grannyknot said:

Is one of those three an inline oiler?

No. The first one is a generic water / oil trap. It's fine for air tools but probably not good enough for paint (some water oil gets through it). The second stage is the oil filter. The third one is a desiccant vapor filter.

It's pretty dry here so it might be overkill, but it's also a pretty minor expense in the big picture. (I am a decent "painter" but a crappy "blender" so I need to minimize rework and do a series of one takes ?)

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January 24, 20205 yr

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Got the DS outer rocker welded on ...

Edited January 24, 20205 yr by ConVerTT

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January 24, 20205 yr

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And fitting the PS rocker is going a lot faster after doing the DS ....

Hopefully I can prime the PS rocker tomorrow and weld it in this weekend ?

Edited January 24, 20205 yr by ConVerTT

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January 25, 20205 yr

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A couple of pics for those that might have missed the DS assembly ....

There are two stiffening panels that need to be welded to the inner rear quarter and the inner sheet metal In front of the doors. They were part of the original sheet metal stampings but if your rockers are bad enough that you are considering this repair, then the stiffeners are likely rusted away as well.

These panels get sandwiched between the inner and outer rocker. They add rigidity and a larger weld surface to the assembly. (The inner rocker gets welded to the floor, the firewall and the stiffeners. Then the outer rocker gets welded to the outside).

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January 25, 20205 yr

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Finished final fitment and coated the inside surfaces with epoxy primer. Welding them in on Sunday !

Edited January 25, 20205 yr by ConVerTT

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January 26, 20205 yr

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PSA: Make sure your tetanus immunization is up to date. I had mine done last week - 20 mins, painless and better than death by a thousand rusty cuts ?