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Bart, i advice you to do it like i did.. put a nylon fan on the car so you have no problems and hang the metall fan on the wall.. very decorative (Yeah i know mine is the wrong color.. as we say: Boejúúúúhh.. (Meaning: don't care for that.))

Friday the 29th of may 2020.. the car got painted this 3th time in the booth completely. (exept some small front parts they do next week.. headlamp sugarscoops and lower front..) Damn what a load of prepwork it was! Loads of sanding cleaning and lets not forget the work we had putting in the doors, hood and hatch the right way and not make a scratch.. good news, didn't made one scratch or anything! (took -as always- my time to do it right i guess..?) Here are the pic's.. Ready for PAINT !!! (after covering the hole in the left window and the wheels ofcourse.) Then.. picasso got to work.. haha those painter jokes.. sorry the paintbooth windowcleaner was sick.. ? And a few hours later.. All the paper and special masking material removed.. Now we leave it a few days allowing the paint to cure. A few pic's of the paint with a flashlight on it.. but in the sun it's different.. ( that pic in a few weeks i hope.) near the doorhandle.. At home busy with some parts, like these rear window stainless parts.. I got three sets of those and none is perfect so take the best of them all to make one set. (3th from left is upside down, you can see the u-shaped edge that go's into the rubber.. we need some grease!!! ?)

I agree! If you get one with low miles, you don't need to work in the crowded engine compartment, the last 13 years (summers) i drove one and besides maintenance (not expensive) all it needed was a masterbrake cylinder revision because of a very small leak i didn't like.. On topic, i like this design (in the video) a lot more!!

Just an UGLY SHARK! reminded me of that damned ugly toyota C-HR.. Much better, just a bit higher on the wheels for road use and no rear spoiler (not that big..)

Hi Roland, Are those parts of a 2 or 2+2 car? all red interior parts no blue? I am almost ready with a original dutch (Netherlands) slick roof 2+2 280zx.. Next week a last paintjob and then assemble it.. hope i got everything if not i let you know haha! You can find it overhere on classiczcars.com Type :280zx 1979 2+2 slick roof restauration

Welcome Roland, Are you going to make it original as they drove in Switzerland or as it was in de states? Was a Swiss car a 5 speed as overhere in the Netherlands? for one.. And no bumperettes (i find those ugly..) a clean bumper gives a clean (and lighter!) look.. There were a lot of differences between the US. and euro cars... Brakelights and therefore the wiring harness.. no side markers on the back, and the list go's on.

I for shure wanted i could say it was me.. but no.. in a few days it wil be for sale again.. just (a little?) more expensive..

My thought is.. all the topics are letters and difficult to find back.. If started a special forum that starts with numbers? Lets say first YY/MM/DD and partnumber.. or without the DD Part could be found for a specific month in a year.. Just a thought..?

And then... Last thursday everybody waked up it seemed... There was not much work at the bodyshop so things around the 280zx went into high gear! Suddenly all the parts were sanded and ready for the paintbooth! I got excited because this was what i was waiting for, for 6 years now! The first step.. (yeah.. you can't paint it in one go if... you want to do it the right way!) Painting al the inside parts.. where the doors go.. the hood.. the rear hatch... In the last years i got a lot of comments about the color i have choosen for this project.. People whose opinion i value.. And what happens.. The day it got painted i went home because i was drained from all the work and decided i could wait to see it for another day.. (then your exhausted or what?) I decided this because i've been waiting for this for 6 years and another day more was no problem. Anyhow.. The next day i saw the car and there came some very positiv reactions to the color! I'm very happy with it. The Upholsterer called that the roof liner was ready so i was curious and got it the same day in my 300zxtt (nice weather good for a ride) Nice silver original color! (3 holes for the mirror) map reading light. Before paint we had to seal all the joints with special sealer.. Masking also took a few hours.. pff... busy with sanding also.. taking of the guidecoat.. This what it looked like unsealed.. Now.. before you think it's very dark color i must say the photo's don't do the colour justice. The name of the paint: Nissan Blue pearl Graphite.. A part of the screws and bolts were also painted.. Next week installing the doors,hood and hatch.. some sanding on the edges and ready for the big paintjob! For the color we have to wait for a pic in the sun! This car is almost black in the garage and realy nice blue when in the sun! Another pic from the doorjam. I'm now in it for about a 1000 hours of labour... (not counted them yet.. but i think i'm going beyond the 1000 hours easely.. ?

Sorry, does let me think about the policeman from Allo allo in the france resistance.. war time series.. haha! ? You have some nibs? yes we Knobs have some nibs hihi... sorry.. seriously, i have a lot of knobs in my electronics workshop but i don't think i have lose knobs.. only a few on Original 240z radios (yes europe had Clarion radios from the beginning in zeds..)

Sorry to but in but yeah i think so.. My early 240z starts when warm in a little kick from the starter but when cold i Always have to start a longer time, he Always starts but it needs to suck some gas.. i think.. on the other hand there should be enough gas in the carb bowls.. never realy investigated it but always started that way.. (Mine has no check valve )

Welcome, If you restore the flattops to a new state i think just ones doing a tune-up should work.. Investigate if you can get al the new rubber parts etc. to restore them properly.. Tuning these flats is a bit more labour intensive but once done the right way (service manual!) it should work well... i think.. ?

Thanks Bart. The last weeks Nico is sanding the zx and as he only works 2 days a week it is not going very fast (if i may say.. ?) But it's getting there.. some day.. (maybe i sand the inside doors and hood next week so the car can to the painterman to get sprayed..) In the mean time i work on stuff that is getting installed after the paintwork is done. (blue metallic) The bumpers/numberplates etc. and interior parts. (small rubber and other linings to keep the interior parts from making weard noises!) Here an example of the sanding work (taking of the guidecoat ? ) The dark edges get taken care of at the end.. it shows how straight the panels are.. Door ready for paint, just needs a good cleaning and go! (dusty!) I hope to show you some blue paint next time! All door/hood and other edges are going to be painted first and then after installing the doors and hood etc. the car gets a range of coats.

This time some pic's of the Primer and guide coat.. With a bit of dust on it from sanding the dooropening. Without the sealer the joints are immaculate.. Here a close look at the Original left (driversdoor) hinge.. see how unworn it is? It's one of the things that were eye-catching. The last owners must have taken good care of it.. (the last owner was a ex nissan subdealer and the owner before that was from our Dutch "rijksdienst wegverkeer" a sort of chief technician that worked for the federal government taking care everything round MOT. I guess former owners were knowing what they were doing. Installed the "like new" rear tower covers also..

Sleepy head was the problem i think.. btw i have now sinds 2007 a Original Dutch 240z differential and 5 speed gearbox in my 240z.. and i believe i used the same diff mount then.. not sure.. (5 speed gearbox: FS5C71B and uses a 1:3,9 gear diff.)

Is it me? What is a lift gate? You mean a rear hatch? or ?? huh?? ? rear door?

I had a laugh.. About 10 years ago it made some noise and i welded a U-type/piece of steel with some rubber IN it around the old diff mount just to get it ready for APK (this is the dutch MOT). Bought also then a new diff mount.. and guess what… it is still laying around in my garage! The repair i did still functioning and the last 10 years no problem for the APK! ? (I'm to busy with my other cars i guess….) Don't know if i have the newer part or the older correct ( for my car 2-72) part.. EDIT: this should be "my 2-'71 car!!! sorry!

For the 280zx drivers.. i had a 280zx 2+2 and they break a lot of windscreens.. due to flex.. (especially the T-bar chassis ones) and i made a triangular one in the front that also meets the firewall (near the lock) and it helps a lot!

Finally some progress.. at last.. As there are few cars on the road there are few collisions.. so the paintshop did the Primer! Incl: a guidecoat so the Datsun looks very cloudy now, no.. no pic's yet.. I will make some next week because i'm allowed to work in my own corner of the shop. Going to seal some joints on the car and in edges of the doors etc.etc. Feel a bit sad that i could not do the paintjob myself but in these times (of corona) it's a small sacrifice.. Now the panels are painted in primer they look unbelievable FLAT! Do we need the guidecoat after the many hours of flattening those Surfaces? The answer… yep! because after good comes better… ( Yeah yeah we don't need Best!) hihi.... streber... ?

Funny girls!! in english with spanish (?) undertitle..

Yeah, about keys… i owned a '72 240z and now i own a 240z from feb'71 and owned a few 280zx but they all had a set of keys! One double bearded for the doors and a single bearded key for the ignition. Tell me (someone) … what's Original.. a one or a 2 sides (bearded) key for the ignitionlock? Keys, from a spare set. left 1 beard key for ign. and right a 2 bearded key for doors and hatch. (only the right one is an Original)

It's like the (english) imperial gallon (4,546 Liter.) and the (american) US Gallon ( about 3,785 liter.) all over!! 1 Imperial gallon = 1.20095042 US gallon = 4.54609188 Liters And when someone starts talking about Pints, ? i always have to laugh about it, yeah do me a Pint..

For how to make your own metal part go to: Resources/knowledgebase/exterior.

And use a piece of metal shaped like a (side) banana peel.. sort of.. why? The upper piece will bend as you hit it with a big hammer. And make it square after you made the big dent.. think about it, you'll get the picture. (make the edges with a chisel (for steel obviously… my translator could give no good word for it but i mean the chisel that you use for breaking stone walls and can be used to make a nice edge in sheet metal.) Also use some clamps and then make the bend.. or whatever you need to do. Btw, i think it's a good idea to make a special topic on these things, or make a list with where one can find certain "make it yourself" substitute parts.. Back to GAUGE's and inches and millimeters!! ?

first cut of the "floor"part, you have to weld that one or a new flat piece onto it later. As the piece of steel is only 2 mm you could easely make one on a piece of oak wood. Make a piece were the old piece fits in exactly. a bit of woodworking and some hammerin. like this for example.. (This is a piece for a 280zx frontfender, made out of 1mm steel, some welding needed on the edge low right and a longer weld in the left lower layd part.)