Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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will a 240z hatch fit a 78 280z? I need to replace my rusted out one and have a potential replacement with vertical defrost wires.
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I have completely striped cleaned and painted the car. I'm starting to put it back together and need advice. There are some supports that are on top of the rails over the front wheels. They had some foam or something on them where they touch the inner fender, Any suggestions on what to put there for the rebuild will be helpful.
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A cheap or reasonably priced tailight surrounding plastic panel or whatever the correct name is , a tire shop slammed the spare down on the hatch and cracked it . would be much appreciated . and also when decompressing the bumper shocks on a 280z can you push the bumper all the way into the shocks or is there a certain depth to have the bumpers welded in at? thanks in advance
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I'm amazed. While working on my 71 project the ebumpers have been hanging in a guys garage rafters for the past 30 years. They were very rough to the touch and oxidized. I took them to the kitchen sink (yes amazingly with my wifes approval) and used a brass bristeled brush, and cold tap water. The bumpers are smooth and shine now. Another evening with a buffer and some chrome polish just to see if I can get some more shine from them. Another task down on the road to go for a long drive in the country.. I love my Z
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Should the latch mechanism be bent like this? It's a pretty beefy chunk of metal so I can't see how it could have gotten a warp that wasn't supposed to be there. http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q27/AwwsChwA/z%20parts/?action=view¤t=hoodlatch.jpg
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Hey guys, I saw a thread several months ago on a homemade rotisserie that involved using heavy plywood cut in a semi-circle, and was mounted on both ends of the car and used to roll the car on its side. I've searched but can't seem to find the thread. Anyone have any suggestions. Thanks, Brent
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here are my DIY reconditioned badges, They were all faded no black was left . Now they have there black back and all that is left is buffing before installing on car. tell me what you guys think if they look good or if I should buy new ones. [ATTACH]35239[/ATTACH]
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Here's a few pictures from down under (no offense Aussie bros). What am I up against...and how soon?
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Well I started painting my 260z I couldnt afford real paint so I did the $50 paint job that I came across on the internet and so far I must say it dosent look to bad. Iam only to coat 3 but boy it sure shines compared to my old blue paint job. Yes the seals around the windshield were painted but Iam buying a new seal that my friend said he would install sence he works in the windshield repair business( for free yay ). Hope it turns out good but from what I can see so far its gonna look nice once it is cut/and polished up. Here is a slideshow of the car so far please dont hate to bad on me :paranoid: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v202/jlnuna/cars/260z/?action=view…
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OK I'm going to use a restoration shop for paint and some dent repair. One of my worries it matching the #920 paint code. This isn't a common color and I've seen some color matches on Zs that were not to my par. I have seen some that look very accurate also. My question for you #920 guys is what paints gave you the most accurate to original finish and color? And anything else used to get that original paint look. I'm even considering locating original paint, but that might be a little extreme.
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Hello everyone, I apologize if this is in the wrong thread, as the subject is not limited to S30s, but I figured I'd give it a shot. I am in the process of restoring my 1970-71 CA Blue License Plate for my Z, and would love to hear if anyone had experience with it? The biggest problem I am facing now is finding a matching color right out of a can. Has anyone had any luck with finding a color that matches the blue and yellow on these plates? I went to a paint shop to try and get a mixture once, and the employees proceeded to tell me that I would get a ticket for it :stupid: I am leaning towards spray paint just because it results in a smoother texture, opposed to if I w…
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Can somebody enlighten me on a couple of things regarding the front bumper of Series 1 Z Cars. I bought the front bumper override bar off e-bay, but it is several inches too short. 1) Is the placement of the "Bumperettes" different in cars from 1969-1971 versus 1972-1973? 2) What is the distance between the "Bumperettes" from the inside of one to the inside of the other in '69-'71 cars? same for '72-'73? Thanks!
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