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That would be a great use of that old roof skin The joint at the A pillar and B pillar are leaded. Be careful working with that. You can easily get lead exposure! I don't know if the joint was welded or brazed but we were told by Matsuo? that those areas were designed to flex some. So making them too rigid could be detrimental. So it wouldn't be surprising if those areas were brazed

Are they on the wrong sides possibly?

Thanks Kats

https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/body-260z-280z/2-seater

I disagree with dutchzcarguy. These cars are rare in Australia. Most of these parts are readily availabl, albeit not local. Find a roof skin and push on ahead!

Does anyone know why Whitehead and Zcar closed? Retiring? Death? Covid? Unprofitable? I get retiring, but I would prefer to see a viable business sold or given away. Unprofitability would be very concerning

I think you can remove it from the jacket, clean it and grease it. Or you can make a funnel on one end and soak it in oil

Really??! Thats too bad! I was just looking at placing an order with them

That's always hard to see when you dig into a project. Anytime you see rust bubbles, just assume there's a hole behind it. Almost always is... At some point the surprises will end and you will start getting nice new metal in place

Hopefully you used a credit card. Call and back the charges up!

If you torqued the cover, I don't think you'll get anymore squish...

I agree, It was something hard. That probably got harder over time. I wouldn't have a clue what I was use with similar properties. I figure something soft is better, especially if some were to get loose internally

So I found a few badges... 2 of the "Datsun" emblems are metal one is plastic. One of the qtr panel emblems is pretty badly corroded. I do have a set of L&R, although I can't figure out why the early emblems are handed. The later emblems have slots for air towards the rear so that makes sense for handing. They really need rechroming. Has any one found a vendor for restoring these emblems?

So I have starting looking for some exterior parts. Tail light strips seem to be available, but early car Quarter badges seem to be scarce. Also one listing I saw suggested they were handed. Is that correct? I need to look around and see if I have any here...

I don't know exactly what I will use there. I will probably lean towards high temp RTV or Black urethane. The black urethane should stick to pretty much anything

Lamp sockets

Pretty much done with buffing now. It looks pretty good especially for being shot in a dirty shop.

@emccallum Who did you use for plating?

@kats Thanks so much for the offer. I will of course let you know if you can be of assistance. C

This is what I figured too. Too thick of a shim will actually make it impossible to turn by hand

Is there not a more efficient way to add these tailights. I hate cutting on the harness!

Found these pages http://www.xenonzcar.com/s30/JDMtailwiring.html https://jdm-car-parts.com/blogs/news/wiring-euro-spec-tail-lights-for-us-spec-240-z

So I have a pair of euro taillights I want to install in Lily. I know they require some rewiring. I searched the forum but couldn't find a relavent thread. Maybe the librarian can or someone else can chime in on whats required

Im not sure this discussion furthers the forum...

So last weekend I reshot the car. started with white More yellow And then more clear I got some trash on the car after my second coat of clear. So I stopped and tried to use some reducer to get it out. I got it out but messed up my basecoat. So I stopped for the day, very put out. I found a forum where someone said I could stack more clear if it was within 16 hours. So I got up early the next day and fixed the basecoat in a couple of areas and stacked more clear. This weekend I have been wet sanding cutting and buffing. I should have done it by Wednesday but as usual work got in the way. The roof should really be shinier than this but I messed by starting with 1000 grit paper. It's just too coarse no matter what the internet says! I called the paint man who shot Cody's goon and he suggested I sand the roof dry with a DA and some fine grit. So I used some 1500 paper. It fowls quickly but I think I'm gonna be able to salvage the roof. I thought I was gonna have to reclear the roof. I will try to post up a new 5 dollar bill pic tomorrow. Passenger quarter is done. I have the roof all sanded and the drivers quarter sanded and ready for buffing. Hopefully tomorrow it will all be glossy and I can move onto mechanicals. It's a shame that my phone doesn't make pictures that really show how slick it is