Body & Paint
Discussions about bodywork and painting a Zcar.
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Once I heard someone say that one reason they favored PPG is that PPG has the formulas for the early Z colors. But the guy at my local PPG store begs to differ. He DID have one early blue in the system, but it was titled "1971-72 Blue" so that is not at all helpful since 71 and 72 have very different blues. Does anyone have the PPG Deltron formula, perhaps stuck to the side of a can of leftover 903 Universal Blue?
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Got a new set of bumpers. Very nice. Holes for bumper guards are not there on either front or rear. Anyone have any measurements. Rather not just ballpark it
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I am putting all new seals on car. The ones around rear hatch areas are giving me trouble. They dont wanna stay put. Any tricks of the trade? I am thinking i need a lot of clamps and do a little at a time, let it dry, then do a little more. I have the 3M weatherstrip adhesive. Just hate using it....it gets everywhere. Do ya'll put a dab into the weatherstrip channel or on along the hatch lip?
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I just noticed a small “bugsplat” crack forming on my original dash. what can I do to prevent further damage to this dash? The rest of the dash is pristine.
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Curious if these can be made to work on the early models ? I saw another sale ad that said they would . These were meant to deal with wind noise I imagine ? I’ve seen ads for the bottom front seals for the quarter window , but not the top . https://www.datsun-garage.com/collections/datsun-240z-260z-280z-s30-weatherstrip/products/reproduction-front-quarter-window-weatherstrip-1974-78-260z-280z
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I bought some replacement rocker panels awhile back. They are the Tabco version. Does anyone have any opinion on how accurate they are? Are they better or worse than the same version made by KF Vintage? Thanks
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I Have installed a few windows in British cars and this is my second opportunity with a 240Z. So, I don’t have a tremendous amount of experience, but I think this will provide a bit more detail that may help you. Outlined below is a procedure that worked well for me and I hope will help you. Please feel free to correct/improve the process for the next guy. Door Glass Install Install the outside rear view mirror. I installed insulation and sound deadener. I think this helps with noise and temperature control and it also gives the door a bit of added weight improving the feel of the door. I put white lithium grease on the r…
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Slow progress continues on the resurrection Z. I have the LF fender removed, ready to install lower patch panel for the rusted out section. A few small pinholes on the top near the headlight bucket will also be handled with a home made patch. The assumed factory undercoat is in great shape on about 70-80% of the fender. The other 20-30% either had no undercoating or what was there has been scaling off the fender surface. Heat gun and scraper is doing a slow but decent job. Under the good undercoat is near perfect factory tannish color primer. I will be coating the fender with some good rust converter and follow up with a rust cover satin black after the converter c…
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I decided to create a new topic to continue the discussion regarding factory undercoating and whether primer / paint was used or not. I understand and it makes sense that the factory may have done different things over the years with regard to undercoating so all I can really present and comment on is my 5/72 240z. I would really like to see what @Carl Beck, @26th-Z, @bluezand others think about what I am seeing with my car, relative to what has been written and thought about the topic over the years. My car is a 5/72 240z. It has original 918 orange paint that is in excellent condition. The car shows approximately 24k miles and in every way that I can thin…
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Hey Guys, what is the best way to take these off? i am planning to get the car painted. I tried access them from inside by removing the inner panels but no luck. Looking at the new ones they have 3 pins. Should I just use a heat gun and pry them out with a screw drivers? They are a bit beat up too!!!
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Hi , I have been unhappy with my 240Z’s bonnet. The top center edge was pointing down quite noticeably. I wanted it lifted up as we have seen it in original, un damaged bonnet. All I have seen old pictures show me beautiful, a bit far from the bumper than the both left and right corners. So , I did it by my self . It is a crazy thing , It was abrupt method. I used a jack with wood pieces to push the top center of the bonnet. Gradually and carefully lifted it up , I was so scare when I was doing it . It turned out quite nicely, I must say I am happy with it. I don’t see any crack or bumpy , shrink surface . I will do some bonnet hinges adjustments, also ma…
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Is there a place or publication that I could look for that has an exploded view of a 280Z body ? I'm interested in the disassembly of the front of a 280Z ? I have a 1975 Factory service manual, but it doesn't give you a disassembly sort of view or illustration ?
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