Jackhammer

Welcome... Looks like you found a good one! You will find if you haven't already all kinds of great information here on this sight. The search tab is "where it is at". So start digging down into your pockets....I hope they are deep and start building your dream machine. Jack

Hey Neil... looks like you didn't waste any time since you got back. Not sure what your your plan is for the 70 Z..... but if you need a good 5 speed and A/C for it.... I have both and am getting ready to put them up on ebay and in the forum classifieds. Jack

I recall an "older" friend of mine telling me when he was stationed in Japan in the late 60's he bought one for $800.00 and drove it while he was stationed there. He really enjoyed it and it was pretty novel back then to have a personal vehicle overseas. Mike W's picture at the Mitty really contrasts how the Z influenced Japanese auto styling in a really short period of time.

My solution was to use a pair of new seats that fit the car and felt good and had them reupholstered. I will be using some 1/8" steel strips and the sliders to attach them to new Baddog seat brackets. Pic below. http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/medium/PDR_1900.JPG

Enoyed the Video! Some really great looking Z's. Too bad the steering wheels are on the wrong side... ROFL

Steve, No offense taken... I knew some of the risks by pushing the process. Pushing the process was more out of necessity than by my impatience. At the time my daughter and son in law were living in West Virginia (we live in Texas). The plan was to combine a visit/vacation for my wife and daughter so they went to D.C and other places while he and I busted our butts on the project. Bottom line was I spent $1200.00 on paint/supplies and would have had to spend money on some kind of vacation for my wife anyway...no getting around that one. So I thought I was going to get a high end paint job on the cheap. It started out being that.....until the curing issues started showing up. Most guys would have cut and buffed and went on... so I am told by my current paint guy.. But not me....I have to be a perfectionist that wants it right. It has been blocked back down, based, graphics re-done and cleared. This go around is close to $5000. My paint guy shows me jobs when I start bitching about the situation they have charged $12,000 for and mine looks as good. So I guess I am supposed to be grateful. :hurt: I hope yours turns out less stressful and it is a "show winner". Do you still find yourself going out to the garage only to remember the car isn't there? I did.... and I actually enjoyed it in a way. I know my wife did. Jack

I wish you the absolute best of luck. I have just submitted pictures of my Z's second paint job in a year. The first one started developing issues with the body filler curing under the paint and basically shrinking and I could not live with it. This was caused by pushing the process to fast (my fault)...not letting the body work and primer cure and then applying the base and clear. After about 3 months I was not happy at all. My now X son in law and I did the first paint job ...pics in my gallery. We did it on my two week vacation last summer and when we finished ...I was very pleased with the results. Sometime there after the curing issues started appearing. So my now X son in law was not a viable option for the fix. So I had to seek a shop that was going to fix the problem and came with some good recommendations. Found one and after 3 months of being in paint jail...all I need to have now is for it to be cut and buffed. Thank the Lord...now I can get on with putting the rest of it together and maybe drive it before I am old enough for the nursing home. So once again.... "I wish you the very best"....I also hope for your sake you are not a picky, anal, a$$ like me. I also hope your paint guy stays enthused and excited. Make sure you take pics. Jack