240z - fabbing new front rails - Page 27 - Open Discussions

March 25, 20205 yr

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Wall art and 005677 ....

before....

After ....

and back to hibernation for 005677 ...

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March 25, 20205 yr

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LOL , love the Amateur Z poster...

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March 25, 20205 yr

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Thanks! It's very collectible ....

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March 31, 20205 yr

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Finally got to try out my new favorite tool - Eastwood's Contour SCT ....

I figured this old previously repaired driver's door would be the perfect test panel...

before ...

Literally 5 minutes later ....

Easily could have removed all the filler on the lower door in about two more minutes. I didn't bother since I am planning on re-skinning the lower section anyways ...

The Contour SCT rocks - buy one ....

Edited March 31, 20205 yr by ConVerTT

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March 31, 20205 yr

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Very cool!

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March 31, 20205 yr

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An old mentor used to say "re-skinning a door is part of the basic skill set..." So here goes ...

Ground off the edges with a 40 grit flap disk - easy peasy

Decided to cut it just below the body line since there will be some filler required here anyways ...

Cut it with the air powered body saw and a cutting disk ....

Inside is about what I expected ....

I didn't have all my PPE available to bead blast the door so I just hit it with shop vac, wire wheel and a bit more Contour SCT ....

Next up - fit the door frame to the car. That will be a huge test since the floors and inner/outer rockers have all been replaced. Guess we'll find out if it's all straight LOL....