Restoration of HLS30-12070

[Namerow]

My 5/70 also has this plastic clamshell motor cover.  I wonder if Nissan switched to the soft-vinyl bag because it made the wiper system installation a little easier during the vehicle assembly process.

[CW240Z72]

Few smaller details completed tonight. Finished up the interior harness rebuild and installed the inner fender splash shields. Replated in clear zinc (I know, they should be body color but couldn’t bring myself to paint them) new hardware, foam, and lower mud flap. 

 

[CW240Z72]

Making progress on the seat rebuild. Remade the lower seat straps, assembled to the powder coated base with all replated hardware, and covered it up with new foam and cover. 
 

[240ZBUILTBYME]

11 minutes ago, CW240Z72 said:

Making progress on the seat rebuild. Remade the lower seat straps, assembled to the powder coated base with all replated hardware, and covered it up with new foam and cover. 

Nice work!!! where did you source the foam?

[CW240Z72]

1 hour ago, 240ZBUILTBYME said:

Nice work!!! where did you source the foam?

JDM Car Parts has the foam. Fit was great. I’d give them more props for all the parts I’ve purchased, but the owner was extremely rude to me and I no longer do business with them.  

[inline6]

22 minutes ago, CW240Z72 said:

JDM Car Parts has the foam. Fit was great. I’d give them more props for all the parts I’ve purchased, but the owner was extremely rude to me and I no longer do business with them.  

Another possible source is Motorsport Auto.  https://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/classic08f03/40-2691

I have read that there are two manufacturers of replacement foam.  I confirmed with the person I spoke with at Motorsport Auto that the version they sold me was made (or sold) by Distinctive Industries, makers of a good quality replacement re-upholstery seat kit also.  You want to be sure to use both the seat kit and foam from the same manufacturer to avoid issues with fit.  I believe the other manufacturer is "Seatz".

Edited August 15, 2021 by inline6

[SteveJ]

13 minutes ago, inline6 said:

Another possible source is Motorsport Auto.  https://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/classic08f03/40-2691

I have read that there are two manufacturers of replacement foam.  I confirmed with the person I spoke with at Motorsport Auto that the version they sold me was made (or sold) by Distinctive Industries, makers of a good quality replacement re-upholstery seat kit also.  You want to be sure to use both the seat kit and foam from the same manufacturer to avoid issues with fit.  I believe the other manufacturer is "Seatz".

I bought both sets of seat foam from Banzai Motorworks and both sets of seat covers from Black Dragon. I don't know if the covers and foam came from different manufacturers, but I didn't have any real problems. 

[CW240Z72]

The covers, webbing, and foam I ordered from the jokers at JDM Car Parts. All together no fitment issues between parts. 

[CW240Z72]

Got the passenger seat buttoned up and ready for final install. 
 

[mailnome]

Wow, that looks great! Love the side by side shot.


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[CW240Z72]

Center gauge restoration complete. Each gauge was stripped down, cleaned, repaired as needed, and painted before reassembly.
 

The dash frame was also completely stripped down and prepped for reassembly.

[CW240Z72]

Side project I’ve been working on during the dash rebuild on the Z is upgrading the original fuse box. I went ahead and ordered the blade style of fuse box offered through MSA. This upgrade as been discussed in other threads on this forum, one topic being the connectors used on the new fuse box. Looks like apart from the bullet style connectors used, I’ll end up having to swap out the other ones for the correct ones used originally on the car. The 6 pin plugs use the latching style of connection. Fortunately Vintage Connections offers the correct non-latching connectors to mate up to the existing harness. Not a huge deal, but details like that would drive me nuts. They also offer the correct blade style connectors needed to swap out the two crimp-on connectors also supplied with the new fuse box.

The other topic discussed about this fuse box is the fact that it’s physically larger than the original unit, so much so that the factory cover will not fit over the box. Again, not a huge deal, but I want to make any update on the Z to look as factory as possible. As an attempt to fix this, I modeled up an adapter plate that can be used to mount the original cover to the new fuse box. The idea being I could use mount the adapter to the new box through the mounting screws, and then snap the original lid to it just as the factory did. It will take a few iterations of tweaking the part, but with a personal 3D printer updates are easy to test. I’ll report back once/if I get a design that I’m happy with.