Patcon Posted November 13, 2023 Share #97 Posted November 13, 2023 Yeah, the wiring loom was a good find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share #98 Posted November 18, 2023 Well she's up in the air, like an idiot I sold my good rotisserie last fall thinking I would never use it again. So I had to dig out the old one, not very pretty but it works fine. Someone jacked the car up in the middle or the floor pan, I have an anvil that I p/u and drop to correct those. Some rust porn. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted November 19, 2023 Share #99 Posted November 19, 2023 You really have to wonder who would think that little rail is suitable for picking up the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarb Posted November 19, 2023 Share #100 Posted November 19, 2023 A Ton of People!! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted November 19, 2023 Share #101 Posted November 19, 2023 Including the people who wrote the shop manuals? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share #102 Posted November 19, 2023 I started chipping away at the tar mat today, oh what fun I was hoping I could save the floor pans but they are too far gone, water was pooling and the rust is bad. I manged to remove the firewall insulation, vinyl cover and original trans tunnel insulation and I can reuse all of them. Also found another long term tenant, this was only half of what was came out, the rest I had to get by sticking the vacuum hose through the vent. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarb Posted November 19, 2023 Share #103 Posted November 19, 2023 Man, That’s a shame best of luck to you friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted November 20, 2023 Share #104 Posted November 20, 2023 The tail light panel looks pretty rough on top... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HusseinHolland Posted November 20, 2023 Share #105 Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) Dang. That layered rust is giving me PTSD. Even my X1/9 rot pales in comparison. How do you get through all those layers without completely removing everything inside & out? Edited November 20, 2023 by HusseinHolland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted November 20, 2023 Share #106 Posted November 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, HusseinHolland said: Dang. That layered rust is giving me PTSD. Even my X1/9 rot pales in comparison. How do you get through all those layers without completely removing everything inside & out? Sometimes, you have to do exactly that. Fortunately all of the metal panels are available now. That is a fairly recent phenomenon. That makes this repair a lot more manageable. The real problem is you have to sequence the work and be careful to get the car back together straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share #107 Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Patcon said: The tail light panel looks pretty rough on top... Luckily, KF Vintage makes the exact replacement sections, https://kfvintagejdm.com/shop/datsun/under-slam-panel-repair-section-left-side-datsun-240z/ 1 hour ago, HusseinHolland said: Dang. That layered rust is giving me PTSD. Even my X1/9 rot pales in comparison. How do you get through all those layers without completely removing everything inside & out? Patcon said it, like an archaeologist you have to remove the first layer, second layer and just keep cutting back until you reach clean metal . If it's real bad you just remove the whole piece but something so localized like that area I'll use the back of the rocker panel, the dog leg panel and probably a piece of the inside rocker. I'll post pics as I cut through. Edited November 20, 2023 by grannyknot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namerow Posted November 20, 2023 Share #108 Posted November 20, 2023 18 hours ago, grannyknot said: I started chipping away at the tar mat today, oh what fun Can you talk a bit a bout your 'chipping' technique. Did you use dry ice, for example? What's your approach for drilling out spot welds and peeling the layers part? Is that a corn cob that came out of the air vent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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