Bart Hoedemaker

I think you are right that it looks better without it, but i will keep it on.. it doesn't look that bad.

Today i reconstructed the corner passenger side. Finishing touch still has to come;)

Welcome here!

Sick ride! love it

I'm still not out what the color theme of my z wil be. Things i'm thinking about is cany apple red ( pp1)or the grey with black stripes as the shelby gt500 aka elenaor.. or maybe all black? You guys have good ideas?

Hey welcome here !

Original car metal is point welded.

I'm welding all day long on a metal window factory now... And that are metal thicknesses of 1, 1,5 and 2 mm. MIG welding is the best suited for it, because you don't bring much heat in the metal, TIG puts to much heat in it, so it will bend. You need to adjust the machine on the right level of amperage and settings.. Praticing on some test pieces would be recommended. Thin metal like 1 of 1,5mm.. a bit to long on one spot and your true.. If your welding a sheet metal to somehting like a pipe or somehting else.. always weld on the edge of the thickest metal and let your weld flow... on the the thin plate, this way you won't go trough the metal and can even weld continuesly without spotwelding al the time. Foto: And weld in the right direction, pushing is the way, not pulling. Also make your weld "burn in" to long causes a hole, to short is a fake weld.. you think it will be okay.. but it hasn't any strength.

On a boat the zinc block is in front of the prop on the kiel. The parts from the block, protect the prop. It has to be replaced once in 10 years.

Hey i going to work on the underside of the car and the floors of the 240z. I need to reconstruct alot... I need to now some sizes, as made in red on photo. And how the underside is welded? ( red/blue ) is it welded to the underside? Thanks in advance.

Good work! We need more like you! My fenders are almost same condition, but i can fix it to again. Have lot's of experience with it. Craftsman that's what your are!

Nice job you did there on the body panels! Do you have a job in auto repair or something or do you work with sheet metal? Love your work!

Thanks everybody for the comments! I'm still not sure about the colour it will be, red / eleanor grey/ black? I don't know.. It's all nice.. But brighter colours let's you see more of the cars details, that's a fact. I'm going to my work, to get a sheet metal now of 1mm thickness as original. So in the weekend, i can start working on the floors. Bye.

Thanks for the suggestion, but i will keep the roof! More updates will come this weekend, when i will be making the floors in it!

Hey welcome here!

There are Datsun clubs in Europe, i'm from the Netherlands and here is also a dutch club, but i became member of this classic z car forum, because here is more information. Welkom here Greddy!

Okay thanks.. it has steel head light nacelles indeed. Ow and the second part of the serial begint with L63 instead of 163, but that won't make the different i guess.. I has a sunroof too? Is that original or made in later? Thanks, Bart.

Hello Rainer, Maybe you can drop bye some time, a friend a mine is also coming from Tegelen ( close to Venlo ) to work here on his car. I think you could help me with alot of information.

Time to work on it, its te biggest problem right now.. but in the vacation i will have plenty of time.

Vin: Hls30-l63693

Hey, Nice work you have done there Mull. I was following your project a wile, great work. Look at my topic of my 240z, i think it is in the same condition as yours wass... Keep up the good work! Bart.

Thanks everyone for the information! I will soon look op the serial number of the car.. I got information in my 240z topic from members.

Thanks alot! I will go find the VIN code today. @ Carl: great books i will order them.

Okay Walter, do you have information from your project? Maybe i can learn from it.

Yes it is in bad condition. Thanks for your information... and sorry for the bad english hehe