240z - fabbing new front rails

[ConVerTT]

Wall art and 005677 ....

before....

 

After ....

 

 

and back to hibernation for 005677 ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[wheee!]

, love the Amateur Z poster...


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[ConVerTT]

Thanks!  It's very collectible ....

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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 ....

 

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[wheee!]

Very cool!


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[ConVerTT]

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....

 

[ConVerTT]

Well here goes nothing ...
 

So far so good ....

 

 

 

grrrrr - TABCO ???.  That will need to be fixed ....

Inside looks good!

With the fender on ...

grrr -TABCO ????

But the rest is workable ...

 

Next up - same drill on the passenger side ...

 

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[wheee!]

Stop making us all look bad...


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@wheee! I had to get something done ... our mutual friend Rob was making me look lazy with his roadster progress during this lockdown ?

[wheee!]

He’s knee deep in wires


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[Richard McDonel]

Wow!

Fantastic work.  Personally I wouldn't know where to start.  Excuse me while I go back to changing oil and cleaning spark plugs.  

[ConVerTT]

Thanks Richard!  You are too modest?