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right side interior floor reinforcement Waiting for magnetic starter switch for my air compressor so I decided to finish the floor reinforcement plates. These 16 gauge steel plates are located inside the vehicle at the bottom end the firewall and front section of each side floor panel. They will reinforce the floor and firewall directly above the frame rails. The plates are about 4 inches wide about a foot long. This should spread the frame load over a wider area of the floor sheet metal. left side interior floor reinforcement

My Z Project has been delayed by a deal that I could not pass up on. One of my customers had a C-Aire 7 1/2 HP two stage compressor with 80 gallon tank. It wasn't running because of a broken inlet valve. The price was $500 so I said "Sure" and load into my truck. Had to wait for couple weeks to get the compressor head rebuilt kit. I spent the time cleaning and checking the parts. The parts came in last week and I reassembled the compressor. Everything is ready to go except the wiring and control devices. Should be only a weeks more before I can get back to my 240Z project!!!

interior reinforcement plate mock up firewall shape guide bottle jack used to trial fit connector rear connector test fit front connector holding jig rear connector holding jig exterior reinforcement plate I was delayed for couple of weeks as my air compressor broke down. As usual. all the necessary parts had to be ordered from the Mainland. Finally got the parts in and compressor fixed. Sure was difficult to work without a air compressor. Hope to get back on track now.

patching trans tunnel welding right side floor in Got back from a trip to Japan. More patching in the transmission tunnel. Some were rust related and others were from the previous transmission mounting holes. Welding the right side floor panel in was easier than the left side as it had less corrosion.

While in Tokyo last week, I came across this Japanese 240z body kit. It consists of 11 fiberglass body parts. A 240z with this kit won the Tokyo Auto Salon for Best Body. I really like how the panels flow smoothly from front to back. Sunny