RosscoZX

Thanks guy. I'll double check tomorrow that it was on a car before. I'll have a look at rigging up something to put tension on it over time while on the car. I'll rig it up straight after exams. i have played with fibreglass while fixing it.. It had a few cracks here and there. Very ichy when you start sweating. Luckily had long sleeves on. My watch didnt help either. The weathers been pretty cold lately so i'll try leave playing with the fibreglass as a last resort. I'll have to use some eventually anyways, because i discovered that the indicator holes are too long and narrow. Will be easy to fix though. Would anyone know if heating it will assist it bending at certain points? thanks again, Adam

Thanks for your replies. The spoiler was from Zworx. Im pretty sure i saw the spoiler originally about christmas time and it was on a wreck. However when i picked it up a couple weeks ago and it was off the car. i believe it's been like that for a while. Anyways, i'll probibly end up cutting little slots out of the top and bottom and bending it. If it snaps, then i'll attempt to resort to the "cut and shut" method. I am imagining this method to be a pain in the backside trying to get the pieces in the right spot. Would you recommend any methods to hold it in place while applying the first fibreglass matting? I was thinking taking the sugar scoops off to get behind it. Sicky tape the front into shape while applying the matting on the back? Also a bit hard to pick where to make the cuts because the gap starts soo far forward. Just on snapping, does anyone know how fibreglass snaps? Is it a clean cut or does it shear? Cheers, Adam

G'Day Everyone, Ive recent needed to replace my front spoiler on my 280ZX. After a weekends worth of repairing the spoiler, i tried to get the spoiler mounted onto the car. However, ive now ran into a problem. It doesnt fit! The sides seem to "bow" out where the wheel arches are. Ive attached a few images to help explain the situation. The Left hand side is out a little more than the right. Anyways, anyone got any ideas? Would heating it work? (i believe that the resin sets when it heats up from the catalyst???). Ive also though of cutting the sides off and reattaching them but i dont think i'll look so smooth. Ive tried putting a little tension on it but it that little bit too far away. There is a lip along the bottom of the spoiler which gives it alot of it rigidity, i've considered cutting out a little bit of the lip so i can bend it a little more. Im just affraid of the sudden snap! Further, ive got my final exams this tuesday and will have roughly 4.5 weeks to play around with it. It'll be a shame if i have to turf it for another one. I think it looks pretty mean :classic: Anyone know of anywhere i could get a replacement spoiler? Preferably in Victoria, Australia. I've looked at AllZParts but i don't think it looks that good. Cheers, Adam

Im from Australia so these figures are in SI Units I got a 280ZX T-Top (2+2) and all the usual stuff... Its also got a 50 OR 60ltr LPG tank in the back... I got it weighed at the weighbridge.. It came up with 1440kg including me (80kg), full tank of LPG, just under 1/4 tank of petrol(of 80ltr tank) and all the other bits a pieces if i was just driving around on a normal day (like spare tyre). I then weighed the car with only the front wheels on the bridge (without me this time) and results showed 680kg.. Did the same for the rear of the car and came up with 680kg as well... Double checked by weighing the whole car without me and got 1360kg... The weighbridge was accurate to the nearest 10kg.... If you want to convert to lb, i think its multiply it by 2.2.. just check that though... Cheers Adam