theswan

I'm in the early stages of my 76 280 restore, rebuild, improve project. It is now stripped down to a shell, and I'm talking to potential body shops. My question is this; Should I have the car acid dipped, media blasted or use some other? method to get it down to bare metal? The car will be used as a Sunday driver and for the occasional track day, solo event. It was originally bondeco rustproofed when new, and this has worked well to preserve the car but the rustproofing is still sticky inside rockers quarter panels etc. If I have it media blasted, my concern is the media sticking to this stuff, holding moisture and having the car rust out. If I have it dipped,(acid?), I realize this will remove all the sealer etc. between body seams and could lead to leaks and again rust in confined areas. I plan on having the car rust checked every year or two, just want to try and do the job right thr first time. Does anyone have ideas, experiences, recommendations, with either method?Thanks in advance.

Hi all, been lurking in the shadows for 2 years and have finally started my 76 280et project. I'm looking for a 300Zx turbo diff in Canada .(hopefully)I may have found one in a wreckers, but he's asking my if it's a manual or auto, and saying 87 only. Ithought 87 to 89 any trans fit. Can anyone shed some more light on this before I dive in further?