4/75 Datsun 280Z; Leaf Green, CA market, 250K miles, Long Term Project 03/2023-

[HusseinHolland]

Small stuff in the garage. Trying to figure out what I wanted with the forward lower half of the (repaired area) south wall 

I decided to pegboard down to about 2', then I'm adding another 2x4 plate on the bottom to make a raised "shelf" - I need a place to store heavier odds and ends that I keep in these plastic bins. This will work out fine. The shelf is total of 8" depth, so doesn't extend in beyond the sill plate 

After I added the 2nd from the top 8" deep x 63" shelf, l added some more 7.5" x 22" corner shelves - I've set sheathing on top of the 1-in insulation, in between the studs, so I can use the maximum depth for the shelves (added approx 3" additional in the recess). I decided I didn't want any additional full width shelves, trying to keep this wall as open as possible.

Had time to prime. I can't do anything with the other half of the lower wall, until I address the sill in that area. So that's going to just stay the way it is for the time being.

Edited April 7, 2024 by HusseinHolland
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[HusseinHolland]

My X1/9 BaT auction is now live

 

Edited April 9, 2024 by HusseinHolland

[grannyknot]

Good luck with the auction, looks like great fun drive.

[HusseinHolland]

6 hours ago, grannyknot said:

Good luck with the auction, looks like great fun drive.

Many thanks. It truly is.

This morning I had time to get a top coat on the shelves. I mixed a slightly lighter grey - the earlier version I felt was too dark for the sides

Started putting stuff on them this afternoon. I'll be rearranging crap for sometime

[HusseinHolland]

Just been futzIng after work - cut 4 PVA vertical strips for the door to frame "seal". I added the soft brush style sealing used for vinyl windows (at least I think that's what it's intended for). Also leveled the tops of the doors and added PVA caps to fill the gaps in varying sizes. I'll add a brush seal to them also, to minimize the air gaps. With those I'll probably put the seal onto the PVA on the door, as it doesn't really like to stick to wood painted or not. Sticks just fine to vinyl. Have to deal with the irregular door bottoms also, now those are the main draft (visible in last pic of last post )

Edited April 11, 2024 by HusseinHolland
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[siteunseen]

You got my spring cleaning kicked up to high gear, thank you for sharing your projects with me/us. It's a great motivational "speech". 

[HusseinHolland]

3 hours ago, siteunseen said:

You got my spring cleaning kicked up to high gear, thank you for sharing your projects with me/us. It's a great motivational "speech". 

Thank you 😊

Started on the eave(?) above the doors. Removed the damaged one, to find (of course) that there are additional issues.

need to add a 1.5" strip to seal the gap that exists behind the eave.

I'm going to cut it from the extra PVA I have, don't have to worry about rot with that.

I bought 1X6 pine instead of the shallower 1x4 for a deeper overhang of the doors

[HusseinHolland]

Made a wheelie cart to hold the bins I have. Now I need to make another for the narrower bins that I was going to put against the wall

Decided I might as well make it a mini bench with a small vice 

Eave test with scraps - cut to 12 degrees, with a 3/8" filler also cut to 12 degrees

put the PVA in the siding gap

cut & fitted the actual eave. Made a center support, since I couldn't do a single 18' run

and got primer on it. I'll caulk it tomorrow.

[Yarb]

Hopefully you have lock down casters on the cart with the vise!!

[HusseinHolland]

On 4/12/2024 at 9:55 PM, Yarb said:

Hopefully you have lock down casters on the cart with the vise!!

Hey Yarb - I didn't actually put a locking caster on it, I wasn't planning on using that small vice for anything industrial. I was thinking more just as a holding device for something that I might have to tack weid etc. I actually used it today to hold the ballnut from my chop saw, the thread strip and I had to put it insert in it. The vice was perfect for that . There is now a harbor freight, within about 5 minutes of my home, so I can easily get a locking caster if it should become a requirement.

Fabricated the other wheelie cart  for the narrow trays this one will hold eight, it is on the toll side, however they are all essentially lightweight as I use them to contain rubber bushings/grommets, body clips, various sealants, and so forth. Rained on and off all day today - so not much else accomplished. I did get this primed, and also I did get the caulking on the other side of the eave in the front of the garage.

Really cool display yesterday evening -

it's rained again after this one, and by the time we got to town, there was a clear double rainbow. Hard to photograph. It was also in the first one, but less obvious, to me anyway 

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[Patcon]

Congrats on the BaT auction! I hope you're pleased with that number. It went up a lot at the end. It seemed like a good price to me...

[HusseinHolland]

Thank you Pat. It would have been nice had it gone for more, however that does cover the cost of the 280Z and all the parts I have put into it so far, so that's not bad. 

The guy that ended up winning, actually lives about half an hour from me, so it's a good chance I'll be seeing the car on the regular basis. He did say he followed some of the builds I had done on the Fiat forum X-Web, although I don't think he ever signed in. He does actually have 2 X1/9s already. I don't think the guy has any in depth ability to work on them himself. 

Edited April 15, 2024 by HusseinHolland
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