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I've been doing some more work on the interior today. The pillar covers in C110's seems to deteriorate really badly from UV exposure. I have two problems, my interior is blue, and most of my pillar trims are warped and cracked beyond repair. I sourced a passenger side c-pillar trim from Japan and a forum member was kind enough to donate a snapped drivers side a-pillar trim. Troy has some plastic welding tools he uses to repair motorbike fairings which are perfect for this job. A soldering iron is used to join/melt to two pieces together and create a channel to fill with new material. The channels are loaded with plastic which is heated by a heat gun, it's almost like soldering! The end result is extremely strong, so strong in fact that you can actually flex the entire piece without breaking the join, it would probably snap elsewhere first. Next I sanded back the piece and drilled out the fastening hole. I bogged up the pillar cover, sanded it back and then sanded the entire piece ready for high fill. I hit all the pieces with a soft pad ready for high filling, rubbing back and painting. Not sure what I'm goign to do with the texture yet but I'm sure it will come up nice.

Got some pics, yeah it's a red 4 door.

Nice tool kit, I'm jelly

There is another up too at the moment - http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kempsey/cars/c110-skyline-240k-datsun-very-rare-swap-sell/1004573117?ea=3249359&utm_source=ALERTS&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=EMAIL_ALERTS

This one hey? http://www.autorubbers.com.au/ Thanks mate.

Yep! You can just send them down and they'll send them back to you.

I sent my bumpers away to be straightened and re-chromed a couple of month ago or so. They were in pretty poor shape with a lot of dents and surface rust etc. I used the same place that did my electroplating on the headlights and tail lamps. I picked them up from Vinny's (http://www.vinneys.com.au) yesterday and the results are spectacular. They look better than new, I don't think the chrome finish would have been this good from factory! I'd highly recommend them for any Australians looking for metal work. The turn around time on work is generally very good and the cost per bumper is $300ex tax. When you consider the finish of these bumpers and the work that goes into this I think it's very good value! The next thing I need to do its fit some stainless bolts into the reflectors so I can fix them to the bumpers and then source some replacement chrome plated fixing bolts for the bumpers, I'll try Rare Spares or worst case, Yahoo Japan. I'm also goign to assemble the parkers/reflectors and fix them back into the bumper so I'll take some shots of the finished product

Thanks for the heads up mate.

I've got a JDM grill sitting in my garage if one Is needed.

I dug out this gem tonight. I picked it up from Japan a few years ago as new old stock. It suffered some minor damage in storage, a couple of scuffs on the paint work. We tried using some thinners to clean off the paint scuffs and the original paint wiped straight off. It turns out The original paint is acrylic (duh...) so its a bit of a blessing in disguise, I'd much rather repaint the whole piece in 2 pack and match the over fenders and grill. The thing I'm most pleased about is that having this part will allow us to colour match to factory spec.

Tidy profit huh...

Yeah best list as asking price mate.

Work has been incredibly busy so I haven't found much time to do any work on the car recently. Last night I finally found time to complete the tail light rings and breather/fuel caps. Masking them was a pretty fiddly task as there are many small faces and lots of angles. Once the parts were fully masked off Troy hit them with some 3M adhesion promoter to help the paint stick to the chrome surface and then a 2 part black with flat clear. Then I had to use some thinners and cotton tips to remove paint off the top of the fins. Then time for some dinner. Troy's shop is just down the road from one of the best Curry shops I've been to, and they make a great curry pizza too! So finally these parts are complete, they now look brand new again, much nicer than the way they started out. Before - After - Now all I need is some replacement centre caps. I'm not sure if I'll get these from City Auto in Japan or make them yet....

Sorry no, I'm having the door skins remade. I need to find some chrome trim to add for detail. I thought you were saying you'd removed the chrome and refitted it on some skins you had made

That's an interesting solution Chuck, so you're actually reusing the original trim! I'd love to but the trim I have isn't in good condition, all the chrome is gone. It's gets warm here in Australia, but not as hot as Texas so I think t will do the job. I'll use a stronger adhesive if required. I'm also thinking of having the area underneath stitched to the backing board to depress the area where the chrome work will be mounted. This will look more original and less like it's just stuck on. Here is a picture of some original chrome work, it's approx 16mm in width.

I'm looking for something the in the same design is possible, with the two chrome strip and black in the middle like these - I'll measure up the strip tonight and let you know. I appreciate the help, thanks.

I'm having my interior re-trimmed including the doors skins and and I'm a bit stuck on what to do for the chrome detail. The original door skins are high frequency welded and it's not an option to re-use them. I could leave them off altogether but I want to go as close to factory as possible. I've been considering using adhesive body moulding or chrome trim. Usually it's stuck on using 3M Auto adhesive so it's quite durable. I've found some trim which is close to the original here - http://www.customautotrim.com/products/moldings/body_5eights.htm Have a look and see what you think, I'm looking at either Part #: MDG101 BLK or Part #: MDG106 Blk Does anyone know of a local supplier that carries this sort of stuff or have any suggestions on alternatives?

That would be great, I'm happy to repair and refinish the broken part if it's not warped etc

That would be ace Did you have any luck with that right hand A pillar trim? Mine is in two pieces and past repair. Sorry to be a pest.

Nice, thanks for the tip. I'll give this ago in the coming weeks

That is freakin awesome! What a score!

I think you'd remove the originals Brad, they pop out pretty easily, check the pictures I posted.

After getting my tail light rings back from chroming the next parts to do were the fuel cap and breather. I pulled apart the fuel cap completely so I could send the cover alone. The pin in held in place with a small cir-clip, once removed it just slides out with the spring etc. I'm going to look at fixing the lock up also, it's pretty sloppy. Not sure what the options are here at the moment. Just got the parts back today and they look great. Next I need to mask them off then respray the parts that should be black. No doubt this will be a fiddly job because the top of the fins need to be chrome. I'll have to wipe the paint of by hand with a cotton tip and some thinners after it's sprayed. I'd LOVE to know how this was done from factory I've also got some centre caps coming which I'll mask with the "R" logo and then spray in a metallic black to complete the original look.

That should clean up ok and will look good with the alloy trims in place.

I had these door skins (cards) delivered from Japan last week. They are in pretty good condition overall but will need some work. They are from a late model GTX and had the extended arm rests which have been filled. The finish leaves a bit to be desired but it's nothing that can't be fixed. I'll drop them into the Auto trimmer I'm using this week.