Restoration of BringaTrailer 240z - HLS30-35883

[dutchzcarguy]

Hahaha.. On MY desktop computer i get 2 plus 1 under those 2.. (on 100% ) But when i set the enlargement to 90% then i get them (3) on a row!

100% gives 2 with 1 under the first pic. At 150% i get them in a vertical row.

[Patcon]

Which adhesive are you using?

[inline6]

21 hours ago, SteveE said:

They show up on my laptop three pictures side by side... and I have wondered how you make that happen?

First, and probably most people have this step figured out, when you start your post, click on choose files (yellow highlight in this capture):

 

After you select the pictures that you want to upload, you will see them in the uploaded portion of your post, as seen here - they show up below the choose files link:

 

Then, you put the curser where you want to insert the picture.  In this case I will hit enter twice to return two lines, and then I will click on the image I want to insert:

 

Most people leave their images full size like above.  However, when you double click on the picture you inserted, you are presented with resizing options:

 

At that point, if I want a row of three pictures, I change only the width from "1000" to "350".  I do this for each picture.  As I do, I can move the cursor where I like and add spaces or hit delete to move them around.  I treat them just like text at that point.  

    

If I want a row of two pictures, I resized the width from "1000" to "450".  

  

 

If you do something you did not intend accidentally, hold control and "z" at the same time to "undo".  You can control z and back up one step at a time as you need to.  



 

 

Edited February 29 by inline6

[inline6]

12 hours ago, Patcon said:

Which adhesive are you using?

This:

https://www.yourautotrim.com/noname37.html?utm_source=noname37&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=googleproducts&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA0PuuBhBsEiwAS7fsNYjrtr-rjnrgG217g_Wh_NIaKDB1lRzQNuqbQVa1Q9VkGZ7dClw8fxoCKcwQAvD_BwE

 

14 hours ago, dutchzcarguy said:

Hahaha.. On MY desktop computer i get 2 plus 1 under those 2.. (on 100% ) But when i set the enlargement to 90% then i get them (3) on a row!

100% gives 2 with 1 under the first pic. At 150% i get them in a vertical row.

Yes - part of the reason I asked.  I have mine set to 90%.  On 100%, it goes to two on top of one.  

Depending on the monitor width, and browser settings, the pictures move.

[SteveE]

Thanks for the tutorial on inserting the pictures!!!

Steve

[DC871F]

6 hours ago, inline6 said:

First, and probably most people have this step figured out, when you start your post, click on choose files (yellow highlight in this capture):

 

After you select the pictures that you want to upload, you will see them in the uploaded portion of your post, as seen here - they show up below the choose files link:

 

Then, you put the curser where you want to insert the picture.  In this case I will hit enter twice to return two lines, and then I will click on the image I want to insert:

 

Most people leave their images full size like above.  However, when you double click on the picture you inserted, you are presented with resizing options:

 

At that point, if I want a row of three pictures, I change only the width from "1000" to "350".  I do this for each picture.  As I do, I can move the cursor where I like and add spaces or hit delete to move them around.  I treat them just like text at that point.  

    

If I want a row of two pictures, I resized the width from "1000" to "450".  

  

 

If you do something you did not intend accidentally, hold control and "z" at the same time to "undo".  You can control z and back up one step at a time as you need to.  



 

 

I like your car, looks like mine.

[inline6]

11 hours ago, DC871F said:

I like your car, looks like mine.

I saw that in the Z's on Bat and other places collection thread the other day... and it is low miles, all original!  Looks like it is in amazing original condition.

[inline6]

Spending $7.00 at the local Home Depot, I picked up a "tempered hardboard" which is much closer to the specification of the original kick panel.  Like the original, it has a textured side, and a smooth side.  In under an hour, I was able to cut a new one from the board I bought, using the original as a pattern.

    

I used my X-ACTO knife to score the smooth surface.  Then I used my Bosch jig saw to cut it out.  Though not planned, I found that scoring the smooth surface aided the cutting.  The jig saw can leave a more jagged edge than is desired, but the scoring facilitated making the edge "crisp".  After cutting, I used various files to adjust the edges to final shape and finish.

  

As this type of board acts like a sponge, and expands over time as it is exposed to moisture/humidity, I will spray the back side and edges with a rubberized spray paint such as this.  For the smooth face, I think Krylon semi-flat black should replicate the original finish well.

I may attempt to replicate the slots and holes in the panel with my Dremel tool.  I'll see if I feel like spending that time on it.
 

Edited March 1 by inline6

[inline6]

This past weekend, I only had a few hours available to work on the car.   I finished up the kick panels and I installed the gas tank.  Installing the gas tank by oneself is quite the challenge.  Since my main fuel hose is 53 plus years old, I had to heat it with a heat gun to get it to be flexible for the installation.  Heating it, and then trying to lift the gas tank into place and secure the tank straps... is difficult to do by oneself.  On the third try, I was successful!  And, since I knew from previous experience that without protective padding in various places, everything gets scratched to hell, I made sure to protect everything by taping into place (covering the bottom edges of both the tail light panel and quarter panel) pieces of thick padding.  This protects from bumps and scrapes while attempting to maneuver the tank where it needs to go to feed the inlet to the main hose.

The finished kick panels - note that the factory finish is flat black - not semi-gloss black:

  

 

Gas tank:

    

    

 

 

[inline6]

Near the end of my time in the garage today, I started to put the antenna on the car.  I started by finding all the relevant parts from 240zrubberparts.com:

    

After some trial and error, I got things assembled, but I do not know where this seal (first pic of three) from the antenna mount kit goes. It kind of fits inside the top, plastic part of the ball, but kind of doesn't either.

   

It appears to have threads on the ID, but they don't match anything.  Also, the ID is too large to make sense anywhere that I can see.  I sent an email to Steve at 240zRubberParts to see if he knows.  I ended up leaving it out for now.

The antenna doesn't fit very well to be honest.  Where the antenna goes through the body, it is very much an angle.  As a result, the round metal concave/convex washer that seats on the grounding strap contacts the underside surface of the quarter panel before the nut on the outside is fully tightened.  This causes the plate with the sharp points (other end of the grounding strap) to not seat properly on the underside surface of the quarter panel.  

Unless I am missing something, I will likely take it apart again and do some grinding on the concave/convex washer to create clearance where it is hitting the body.  That will allow the stack to tighten properly, and should allow the plate with the sharp points to fit properly (flat against the underside surface of the quarter panel for its full circumference).

 

    

 

For most of the day, I battled with the bumper and the bumper brackets.  I had already put many hours into the front bumper because it had some damage.  Here is one of the pictures from when it was on auction at Bring-a-Trailer:

 

And here is one I found from the disassembly stage:

The impact to the bar looks superficial at first glance, but in addition to the dent, the bar was pushed in a bit for a considerable portion on either side of the dent as well.  So, in addition to straightening the dent, I had to pull the bar back forward.  And some heat shrinking was necessary as well.  Anyway, where I picked up today, the bumper was fitting snug on the right side of the car and too far out on the left side. 

Every time I bolted the bumper to the brackets on the car, the bumper was slightly offset to the left side of the car.  I determine the cause to be that the slots in the front of the bumper brackets were limiting the side to side movement of the bumper.  The bumper studs were ramming up against the sides of the slots.  To correct, I had to remove the bumper brackets from the car and tweak them in my vice so that the slots "moved" toward the right side of the car.  Shifting the slots to the right side allowed the bumper to shift to the right as well.  I also used a hand held belt sander to improve the fit of the bumper uprights to the main bar.  After several hours examining, bending, straightening, grinding, a little more hammer and dolly work on the bumper, etc. I got it to this point:

    

    

  

Finally, the bumper is centered and I don't have to apply excessive pressure on the left side of the bumper to bring it to its proper mounting location.  I have a bit more work to do on the rear bumper, and then I can package all of the bumper pieces up and send them off for re-chroming.

 

[CanTechZ]

Just for reference here are a couple of pics from mine. It doesn't have the seal piece with threads that you found.

From before I started the teardown for my restoration.

[dutchzcarguy]

Nice picture of all the parts on the antenna!  That grounding part (under the row of parts on the pic.) Is.. i think.. not necessary IF the radio makes a good ground, it does in our Datsuns. (It might even make a disturbance, as it creates a circle in the antenna ground..) Grounding something should always be in a star form.. from one point to everywhere, not making (round going) circuits..