Hi all! I have been underground for a while working on my '76 280z. I decided to hold off posting until I had something worth showing.

My 280z was a bit of a whore in a prom dress. As I disassembled it and mounted it in the rotisserie it became obvious that I had a bit of a basket case. I had a serious rust problem that started at the battery box. Acid from the battery had leaked causing damage to the wheel well, firewall, floor and frame. Some time in the past the car had been restored and the frame wrapped, then someone had run over something that caused further frame and floor pan damage. The pictures tell the story...

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Hope you guys like this.

Damn,

thats a lot of work. I might have thrown in the towel on that, but looks like you did well to bring it back to life.

Good work, I look back at mine and i see now just how much work it really is when you have a lot of rust repair.

I agree that is a lot of welding and grinding. You did a good job fabbing the rocker areas. Many people just buy the replacement rockers and cut out the patches they need. How long was it from going on the rotisserie to the last pictures?

Charles

I agree that is a lot of welding and grinding. You did a good job fabbing the rocker areas. Many people just buy the replacement rockers and cut out the patches they need. How long was it from going on the rotisserie to the last pictures?

Charles

I hate to say it, but about 6 months. It's gonna be awhile before this one sees the road again.

I open myself for you criticism! ..

Your dog's not on a leash.....

Seriously, great job there! You'll have that baby back on the road better than ever. Very impressive indeed.

That's a ton of work, great job!