1976 280Z Restoration Project - Page 92 - Build Threads - Classic Z Car Club Skip to content

1976 280Z Restoration Project

Featured Replies

  • Author

Negative. Just plain old nozzle and fire LOL

  • Author

Finished the frame rail support. Finished the welds and cleaned things up. Doesn't look like a lot of progress but it was a couple hours of welding and grinding!
IMG_4332.thumb.JPG.fc8c8359b35af54ff01e8
IMG_4333.thumb.JPG.d4b17e362b221d6548dda

  • Author

My other ride is a tank... LOL
P4270037.thumb.JPG.bdd72b0cd10bf8f892aba
65 degrees Celsius and 30 hours into a road move with no stopping with enemy contact throughout.... not in my happy place!
P4290064.thumb.JPG.d88f858c4a6046eb7663e

Dude, nice Porsche! :alien:

 

S
Sponsored
Advertisement
Go Ad-Free
No ad showing? Ads help support ClassicZcars. If you use an ad blocker, please consider allowing ads on this site or Go Ad-Free.
  • Author

Well.... technically I was working on German Leopard 2A6M main battle tanks.... manufactured about 100kms from Stuttgart (the Porsche factory)

  • Author

Finished the frame rail seam weld tonight.
IMG_4342.thumb.JPG.1689ce5ec06f12f8cdd35

  • Author

I'm looking forward to the primer stage. The metal looks ugly like this!

  • Author

This side looks good too!
IMG_4345.thumb.JPG.217855e7e5db591bb0fd8

  • Author

So I made a boo boo with the bulldog end I fabricated on the passenger side. It was a good shape and proper size, I just welded it on to the existing metal a little too low (towards the street) and the fender did not mount flush. I had to cut out about 3/8" of metal from the middle of the piece and reweld it together. It turned out great so I am happy but disappointed I didn't catch it before I welded it in before...
IMG_4200.JPG
You can see how the "bump" is higher than the rocker panel. They should be the same with an indent in the middle of the bulldog.
IMG_4198.JPG
The pictures in the previous posts show it rewelded in properly.

  • Author

This enlarged area is where the change was made. Note the red line is now in line with the rocker profile. I will get a better picture tonight.

The second picture shows the blue line where I cut across the bulldog and removed about 3/8' of metal and then rejoined the two together.

bulldog end.jpg

bulldog2 end.jpg

This shot shows how far off I was...

test.jpg

Edited by wheee!

Create an account or sign in to comment

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.