Repaint Refresh of HLS-02446 3/70

[dspillman]

  Pulled out this car after a long slumber.   I purchased over 20 years ago in Orlando area from original purchaser family.  Windshield shows last inspection in April 1981…   Original windshield, 4 side windows dated 12/69.  Hatch glass 3/70.     Interior all there.

     Hoping to do a light refresh/clean of interior,drop the suspension, clean and paint.

     Engine needs to be rebuilt….”matching numbers”.   
      Dog legs being replaced  small rust area under drivers seat between alignment “flap” from rear body and floor 2”x2”.  
   Green Tan…. My favorite combo…     Wet blasting hood revealed surprisingly…. A virtually perfect hood..!!!!

 

Edited Saturday at 03:57 AM by dspillman
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[Diseazd]

Been there…..done that. The most fun you’ll have owning a Z. Very satisfying!

[Diseazd]

Edited Saturday at 02:34 PM by Diseazd

[Namerow]

Please provide some discussion for the final photo.  That looks like an old-tech commercial frame alignment rig... but is that a commercial shop or someone's private garage?

[Diseazd]

My body and paint guy (Chuck’s Frame Shop) has been in the frame and paint biz for 50 years. He is a perfectionist with all of the right gadgets. I don’t know what that particular frame alignment device is, but he had a blueprint of the 240Z specs taped to the door when installing the new clip. He said the finished product was perfect to spec…..probably better than original.

Edited Sunday at 12:46 PM by Diseazd

[Diseazd]

On 1/3/2025 at 10:51 PM, dspillman said:

  Pulled out this car after a long slumber.   I purchased over 20 years ago in Orlando area from original purchaser family.  Windshield shows last inspection in April 1981…   Original windshield, 4 side windows dated 12/69.  Hatch glass 3/70.     Interior all there.

     Hoping to do a light refresh/clean of interior,drop the suspension, clean and paint.

     Engine needs to be rebuilt….”matching numbers”.   
      Dog legs being replaced  small rust area under drivers seat between alignment “flap” from rear body and floor 2”x2”.  
   Green Tan…. My favorite combo…     Wet blasting hood revealed surprisingly…. A virtually perfect hood..!!!!

 

 Wow, @dspillmana lot of interesting stuff in your pics. First of all, what a great early Z, Looking forward to your progress. What’s the story on I) The race car and 2) All the other Z’s in the pictures. Didn’t mean to divert your thread (I get carried away sometimes) Also, you’re only one state away if there’s anything I can do to help.

[dspillman]

3 hours ago, Diseazd said:

 Wow, @dspillmana lot of interesting stuff in your pics. First of all, what a great Didn’t mean to divert your thread (I get carried away sometimes) Also, you’re only one state away if there’s anything I can do to help.

   Thanks!!!

I love seeing other Zs and what has been done in the past, for inspiration of sorts to keep effort at high level…… 

    Bumping into a fellow car/zguy from Greenville, sc “Clay Beacham” has triggered interest on my part to finally work on on few zs I’ve drug home over the last 35 years.

     I will post some pictures of progress on this car as well as the other 4 I’ll be working on.

     Your welcome to drop by anytime  shops a mess.  My oldest son claims I’m a prime candidate for adderall, but it’s awful late in livfe to try a different personality!!

David

[Diseazd]

My son thinks I need Adderall too…….Good luck with the restorations…..like I said, the most satisfying part of owning an early Z.

 

[dspillman]

3 hours ago, Diseazd said:

 Wow, @dspillmana lot of interesting stuff in . What’s the story on I) The race car and 2) All the other Z’s in the pictures. 

   I’ve piddled around with SCCA in the ITS class since 2001… with a 240z    Still competitive on most tight tracks. Converting to EP class as a 260.  The other stuff is just a collection of this and that….had 37zs in my backyard at one time….. parsed down to a dozen or so now.

   A Z was  my first car I purchased at 17 in 1982, Diseazd with them every since!!

[Patcon]

37 Zs! Now I can tell my wife I don't really have that many!! 🤣

I bought my first car, a black 240z in 1986 at 17 y.o. too!