Travel'n Man

I have used the MSA floor panels. My body shop installed at the end of last year. Evidently they installed fine with no major challanges for the techs to work with.

NWA240Z, Absoulutly a beautiful Z, you have done her justice!

SB- I own a 1930 Model A Tudor and when I first got it I had a similar problem. My Model A mechanic told me to do the same as Arne had mentioned but change the oil and replace one full quart with Marvel Mystery Oil. I am still running that "oil blend" and it has cleaned and helped my challange a lot. After 500 miles (and 500 miles is a lot for a Model A) I will change it out and replace. That Marvel Mystery Oil seems to have done its job, no more smoke and the engine sounds better as well, I'm sure things were sticking in there. I don't average 500 miles per year on that car (summer driving and parades mostly).

My '72 is on its last of a year long mission to the body shop (one year, three days and counting). I was there this morning and the tech's were wet sanding. They had a bucket of water keeping the surface wet along with keeping the spent material out of the wet sandpaper. They were sanding doors and were not using a block. The car had already been blocked several times with a guide coat of black over the primer. The black guide coat gets blocked off to show the highs and lows and what and where needs more attention. The final wet sand should only be a very fine finish layer to make everything smooth. I hope that helps.

Jared, I'm only 30 miles from you up in Boone. It looks like your project is going just fine and the shop you are in has a great reputation. I'd like to stop by someting and see your progress. Mine has been in the body shop for exactly 1 year today but due out in the next couple weeks. I should be getting in the paint booth next week (918 Orange), with re-assembly week after next. Good luck on your project, it looks very thorough.

The best one that I have seen and I only saw on it one car......red, white, and blue that said............."SCREWED 08"

Excellent thread.......thanks for the post and the information!

Has anybody purchased a front windshield from Black Dragon? My 240 is coming out of the bodyshop in approx 6 weeks and need to try to figure out what to do. I remove my original myself with no injury to the glass but I would like to have a unpitted, unscratched glass to go with my restoration. I'll have a glass company to do the install.

Does anybody have any pictures that they can share with the Wicks formula for the finishers?? Please share if you do. I have a '72 coming out of the body shop in about 30 days and I'm going to have to make a choice on that finish......Thanks.

That is one great looking Z!

I live about 3 hours from The ZBarn. I went over a couple of weeks ago and picked up a fender and front and rear overriders. Thanks for the heads up.

Has anybody tried one of these replacement power antennas from e-bay?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=180139689348&rd=1,1

Maybe this will help. This was quoted for a '72. I'm getting ready to order plugs from MSA......here is what they quoted me yesterday. They offer 4 different sizes: 43.0mm Item 30-8001@ 10.33 each (largest spare tire area) 32.0mm Item 30-8003@ 00.93 each 25.4mm Item 30-8002@ 2.42 each (Floor Pan Plug 1") 25.0mm Item 30-8004@ 2.27 each

MSA said that their vendor was unable to repair my door panels and they are shipping them back to me .............does anybody have a cores that they would like to sell (they do not have to be skinned). They would need to be undamaged cores, left and right sides (speaker cut-outs are ok.......just no water damage). Please e-mail me.

MSA has told me another 2 weeks until they recieve my door panels....mid June.....I will post pictures once they come in. I don't need them right now anyway because I have floor pans to replace this week and then hopefully the body shop and a paint job.

Well........no luck today. I called MSA and they took delivery of my door panels this afternoon. Now they have to come to the east coast. I did ask about the chrome piping and MSA said that was included on the restoration of the door panels. I'll post pictures sometime in approx 7 days. A little closer every day!

I'm expecting my refurbished door panels from MSA tomorrow. I'll post pictures over the weekend if they come in. Mitchell

My door panels are due back from MSA in approx 1 week. Let me know and I can give you an update on the quality of work and appearance. Mitchell

Stephen, I am in a restoration process aswell. You may want to get in touch with MSA. I just sent mine to Orange, California and MSA sends the panels off and they get totally reworked. The process takes about 7 days once MSA gets them and then they will ship back to me. I told them that the PO had cut out speaker holes and one of my corners was not in good shape and they said that was the way they normally get them in. The total cost was about half of new interior skins. Mitchell

Just a second to introduce myself.........my first Z was 1978 with a white '73 240....then again in '80 with a ZX. 2003 I purchased a '92 300 and this month getting ready to restore a '72 from the California area. It's going to taking a trip to the paint and body shop and then off to the upholstry shop. I'll keep you posted. I'm looking forward to browsing the forum and picking up info as needed. Thanks for a great site!!