WogsRus

all good mate, i only know a little bit about rust but i will gove anything else a go.

yeah i should have added i have another 2+2 which has more holes in it then you can poke a stick at. It has a full inteior and mechanicals, all i really want is ashell where i can't see day light through the floor pretending to be fred flistone. i wanted a 2+2 due to family, makes life much easier. The 260Z 2 seater i will aslo be purchasing next year will be my toy. I have tried to negotiate on price and the sale price is $1500 firm. Well i have never actually welded that much, but seing as i manage to do just about anythign else, being a mechanical enginner has it's purks, i will manage. use to be fairly preficient with a stick but have not done much mig. Body work is relativaly easy for me to sought out with my contacts. I will try and see what the 3K car is like, perhaps it is i a better condition whih would make it a better start. Keep em coming guys

will do i need to take some, it's pretty bad, once again, it would be all doable, but unfortunately for me, someone has already had a red hot go and half assed it so there are panels welded in here and there. So you reckon the battery area is toast? The rust looks bubbly not sure how deep it goes though?

Ok so i have posted most pics here http://wogsrus.gallery.netspace.net.au/album01 and a post about soem rear end here http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,6227.0.html Esentially the car is a 75 2+2 mostly complete. The rust in some areas is a bit of a pain in the arse. Comes complete with interior, and so froth, wheels, but no engine or gearbox. Bonnet is shagged, front panels are crappy but i have good set from the donor car. Overall it looks fkucking fantastic when you see what i am working with. The owner is asking $1500 as is, which i think is a fair price, he is looking at an alternative which has been in a garage under cover for 15 years but still registered, tired motor but otherwise should be in great nick for $3000. Can you guys have a look over the photos and tell me what you think? Any advice, in particulary the battery tray area, would be great. Thanks It sux living in tasie and being so far away from decent cars

That is awsome Spawn mine is still not progressing

bugga. Do you know of anyone else who might have one for sale?

I see in the pics that you also have a R30 hatch, don't suppose you want to sell it. I am after a rear disc conversion for my brother R30. He brought a MINT, and i do mean mint, still like new, no rust all original, perfect not a scratch, DAM nice R30, one owner full service history for 1800 in Lton. I sold my old DR with rear discs 10 year ago and still kicking myself. If you know anyone with a R30 hatch in manual for sale let me know PLEASE I have cash ready to go. TA

OK SO 27 VIEWS AND NO REPLIES Ops sorry about the caps

Hi Guys Has someone got pics of a 2+2 seater floor pan pics of a good one. I was hoping i could use a front 2 seater pan and add extra at teh back. This would seem to be ok. Has anyone replaced a floor on a 2+2 seater before and if so got any pics please. Thanks

ok so the list form John form the viczcar site is as follows. #1 Inner fire wall / plennum chamber weld seam is shot and rusted out in a number of places, this will need some major cutting and grafting. #2 Battery mount area in swiss cheese, but this could be an easy fix, single but curved panel replacement reqyuired. #3 Passanger side sill, but if you have a guy who can fab this then not so bad considering the dog legs look OK on the outside. #4 Floor pans passanger area's, drivers side has had some Frankenstinian work done, hard to tell exactly to what extent and I'd say the passanger side would be as bad. $5 Drivers side rear quater panel looks like it has more plastic in it than Michael Jackson did. #6, The sunroof is an aftermarket one and not the prettiest of things. #7 Only slight rust, as far as I can see on the upper Tail lamp panel on the passanger side. #8 Rear tail gate glass area and structure including front glass area look intact. only slight hint of a few rust spots. #9 It has aircon, so that means if the core is cactus as I suspect then you will need to find a replacement not sure how hard this will be. Looks like a donor body it is

Well the car is in Melbourne and i'm in tassie, so i can't go over to fix it and fly back. The ad stated car ran and so forth and was drivable. I intended to get the car on the boat back to Tasmania and drive to my parents house, so in total less then 100km for the car to drive. As i can't tell the lady to MAKE it run, i will have to ship it as freight. I think it is fuel, as she said she can't smell it flooded or any fuel and so forth. I suspect something as simple as a fuse for the electric pick up ump, or as serious as a busted seal on the main pump. The Carbs can have their floats stuck and the list goes on. Does anyone know a Z enthusiast in Melbourne Vic OZ, if so happy to pay for someone to fix it . >

Well at the moment the car is going no where. The lady has not started it for some time, and the car cranks over but nothing happens, the engine does not smell folded so looks to be a fuel issue. Bugga, now i need to freight the car home, and i have already booked flights and so forth.

Thanks guys, should i repost in the Body Section? Thanks for your input. Once the car is here i will let you all know how bad it is and post plenty more pics Thanks

Humm Bump, no replies, bugga. Did i post in the wrong section?

Hi Guys Well a new ZZZZZ owner from down under. I have been into old school classic cars for some time, owning two DR30 skylines and some late 80's ZX series zed's. Now after some 10 years, i purchased myself a 260Z 2+2. Why? it was $1300 with only 56000km on the clock, second owner. Whist i know many issues the car has, the rust is pretty well contained, as we do not salt our roads here in winter so not to bad. Body is straight and has sighs of repair and previous rust removal. Main damage to rear quarter panel need a lot of attention as it appear the car had a small dent which was simply bogged up. The car was purchased sight unseen and had been sitting around for about 8 years or so. The issue i have is that water had accumulated in the foot wells and hay presto we have rust. I have attached pictures of the car as i got it and the floors, and i was wondering if someone could give me a prognosis on how bad it is going to be to repair. Reason i am asking, this is my FIRST ground up restoration and i am raveling the challenge so far. I have not actually seen the car in the flesh yet, picking her up in two weeks. The car starts and drives and so forth, and was registered until 2 years ago when the owner could no longer afford to have a car sitting registered. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the main difference is in floor pans form a 2 setter to a 2+2 setter.? Is there a way of adopting a 2 seater 280z or a 260z floor to suit? I think in the US the 260 and 280 are virtually the same floor pans???? untitled3.bmp