grannyknot

Nylon webbing, great idea, firm but with a bit of give. Will you cut the leather in a strip and wrap it like the webbing or sew it like a cover?

Finally home safe and sound, not sure why my camera is making it look so blue, it's really darker than it appears in these photos. There are some issues that will have to be corrected when I take it back up for the cut and buff but pretty happy overall.Back in the shop with the Floor Shield that @zKars put us onto protecting the paint, now that the shop isn't so cold it actually sticks.

Thanks, no Fastenal doesn't have any kits made up, I counted up and measured every visible bolt, cap screw, washer and nut on the car, then ordered 20% more of each item and that was my order list. Half of that list are fasteners for the bmw engine and although they are metric too probably wouldn't be of much use to Z with a Datsun engine. But I could send you a copy of the list if you want.

The order from Fastenal arrived today, a day and half until the Z comes home and then the fun stuff begins.

It's quite something isn't it? I'm tempted to buy it for no other reason than its so wonderfully bad, even calling it a rat rod is an insult to rat rods. I'm sure I could pick it up for a song.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/thunder-bay/1937-ford-sedan-deluxe-rat-rod/1252695568?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

A V6 in an F1 car I long for the sound of those screaming V10s.

A mechanical engineer for a son, I gotta get me one of those. Brilliant idea, simple and they don't draw attention to themselves, very clean. You could make those on a 3d printer for pennys. Sell as many as you can before someone steals your idea.

Just talked to Jody, he spraying the car tomorrow and says I can take the car home this Sunday. I actually found an image of a Z with my colour, I just found this by following links. My car won't have fender flares or blacked out chrome but you get the idea.

Genau richtig, eine ernste Farbe

As in @siteunseen cool. Thanks Cliff

I've noticed that you can reference another member in a post and it shows up as the members name in a blue box, how exactly do you do that? I haven't been able to figure it out yet. Thanks, Chris

yeah but don't you think it also looks kinda fussy, like too much effort was put into it? He cleaned up my rookie bodywork on the P/S inner fender where the radiator hose goes so that's good. The engine bay is so full that not much of it will be seen anyway. It's a couple of shades darker than the first Z with some green and blue undertones, wait til you see it in the sun, with the windows tinted 30% it will look like a sleek weapon ! It is a funny but most people either love it or hate it, I'm in the love camp.

Finally got some progress pics from Jody, looks like he has filled in some of the seams in the engine bay which I asked him not to do. This colour grey is a little darker in person then it is in these pics, should have the car back in 2 wks.

My goodness, when I said between $10- $40k I thought I was choosing a number that was so high it was obviously ridiculous. I'll bet the seller is in pleasant shock at the moment.

You can start here and then just scroll through the drivetrain section, many, many threads dealing with LSD, OBX, Quafie,... http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/101977-helical-limited-slip-function-and-torque-bias-ratio/ http://forums.hybridz.org/forum/83-drivetrain/

Sounds like the same stuff I used, http://www.proformproducts.com/en/products/paint-related-products/primers-50-state/2k-epoxy-primer-sealer/

That's a drag, what a twit. Wait a couple of weeks and put it out again, the markets on fire. Looks like great car.

Looks great, such a nice feeling when you get it all sealed up. Good for another 40 years.

I'm probably wrong but it looks like the very early just AM radio with the built in antenna switch.

I had the car on a rotisserie so could weld from underneath on the inside and outside of the car, also a few tack welds around the outside of the panel that was hidden with seam seal.

I know, I know, I'm the last one who should talk about adding personality to a Z but at least I remove everyone else's before I apply mine, this car looks like an accumulation. http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-datsun-260z-3/

Hope your buddy heals up soon, how did they get him out? I don't see any cut marks from all those tools the firefighters carry now, maybe they actually got the passenger door open. If that same collision had happened to a 240 or 260 I'm sure it would have had a very different outcome for the passengers. I have heard people talk about the crumple zones that were built into these cars but I have a hard time believing it was much of a consideration before the 280z's came out. The early 240 was basically a large beer can and it wasn't I think until 73 that they started adding reinforcements in the doors. But you are right, it's a topic that isn't discussed much, I guess because really there isn't much you can do about it .

I bought these dark grey Eibachs from MSA about 5 yrs ago, I also had the rear end droop that Eibachs do sometimes on the early 240Z's so had to add a .75" spacer to even out the car.

It needs Godzilla's foot on it.