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I thought so too, but have no idea how to do it. I'm gonna try and figure it out

Thanks j-soileau, appreciate it!

This was me taking a break from all the hard work on my brothers 50th anniversary, 300zx.( changing the wiring harness. not fun but not to hard either) don't worry all the paint will be removed at some point.

A few small updates. i was welding wrong, instead of doing a bunch of tack welds to put in the new metal i was doing full bead welds, which was producing too much heat. obviously why i kept staring a fire. Aside from that the rear suspension and drums are all pulled along with the gas tank. My brother is sandblasting the suspension components for me, when i get those back i will post pics. Hopefully i can start making more progress now since I'm done with my classes for the time being.

I'm used to driving with them, but any time i let one of my brothers drive the car they cry about the mirrors, keep in mind they are set for my preferences.

sweet looking z, I'm wondering if i know you i live in west palm do you ever go to any of the z meets? if so what car do you take out

I finally started doing some welding on the car. But I keep having a problem with fire, i've been grinding down the area where I'm welding but I get a flame going just about every time.

Thanks mr jdm. to be honest the 2+2's are really starting to grow on me I used to hate them, but i've seen a few that look wicked. and turbohls30 you have a pm

good stuff man looking great, maybe i should've gone this route on my car instead of the complete tear down that I'm doing

Thanks for all the information guys. As for the grammar, when i come on this forum its in and out I'm a college student full-time plus a full-time job, so sorry if i don't use correct grammar. It's kind of ironic too considering I'm in honor composition classes.

okay so i bought my first welder to start doing the restore on my z, i thought it was a mig but i guess its not i did some research its a flux-cored set up so i don't know if thats a separate category. its a lincoln electric 100 weldpak heres a link i want to know if it would be good for putting in new sheet metal and replacing frame rails. thats what i plan on using it for http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/lincoln-electric-weld-pak-100hd-wire-feed-welder-reviews

okay so i don't have a mig welder its a lincoln electric 100 weldpak. and instead of gas it uses a flaux core( i think thats what its called) . so yeah I'm a little disappointed but its okay it still works great and i feel confident it will get the job done. but i have a question for all the body guys i need to do a repair on my fender so i will be putting in new sheet metal what gauge does the fender call for and is it the same gauge for the quarter panels and roof.

240zttv8 i plan on doing the same it might be a little costly but it will be worth it. They said that they will even use the same material as the factory did so it looks completely original.

a few small updates, when the dash came out it was fine no cracks or anything clean original dash, but it didn't stay that way. it was very sun dried and just about ready to crack and just the slightest pressure created a few small indentions where my fingers were. so i gutted it out of all the gauges and wiring and it will be drop off at an interior shop for quotes on a restore with new material. but on a better WAY MORE EXCITING NOTE..... I BOUGHT MY FIRST WELDER!!!!! its awesome i played around with it for about an hour today and i feel confident that in no time i should be ready to start doing new sheet metal work on my z. its a lincoln electric mig, wire fed it works good. i cut and welded random piping together today so don't worry i will keep practicing on scrap before i apply my new tool to the z thats pretty much it for now but hopefully i'll have more updates soon.

i think backs only look good check out this car for a basic idea.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfKkO_ECIi8&feature=related

looking good man nice progress keep at it, you might want to consider just cleaning up the quarter panels a bit and putting zg flares it would go good with the wheels too.

turbohls30, i live in west palm beach florida. And hugh i was wondering what was up with those speakers, kinda funny looking just sitting there, but surprisingly they work well. and trust me i went back and forth before tearing her apart but im glad i did, and i paid 5000 for the car when i bought it from bob he owned her for a very long time but as he grew older he no longer drove it much because it was too hard for him to get in and out of it. so she sat for a while before i came around.

Im not sure if this is allowed cause i already posted this in the members projects section, but I'm putting it in here as well so i can get feed back, and whenever i run into problems which i have no clue on how to do maybe someone can help. i've never welded or painted at all but i plan on learning on scrap parts before trying it on my z i will be trying to build my own rotisserie as well.(if this is against forum rules to have it double posted thats fine you guys can take it down, and i apologize if it is) Okay well I'm starting this in hopes to maybe motivate myself a little better in moving forward with this project. She is a 1973 Fairlady z, i bought her about a year ago and daily drove her for about 6 months, when i started realizing the rain here in florida wasn't helping the small rust she had, i decided to not drive her anymore and park her until i fully restored the car. Well i actually managed to get a personal loan from my bank to just about completely cover the cost for everything i wanted to do on the car, body and wheels wise. I found the shop that was going to do my work and all i was waiting for was to get my hands on a nice g nose front end. The week i found the front end and was making final arrangements with the seller, murphy's law kicked in. i received a phone call from my mother that my father was involved in a nearly fatal accident in Nicaragua, And that it didn't look like he was going to make it. Without much thought, i called my job got the leave and hopped on a flight to Nicaragua. Upon arriving there i quickly realized it was a very serious accident( long story short my old man got hammered and tried to beat a 18-wheeler around a mountain bend, the semi won.) but it wasn't long after being there that the hospital people starting going after my pockets, so the $8000 loan i had taking out to restore my z never made it back to the states with me. But the old man lived, and wouldn't have without all of my money and my brothers money, so i guess it went to good use. So now i have a z that needs a restore and minimal money. Thats when i decided to do anything i could myself to save money. These are pics of her how she was when i was daily driving her, i almost feel stupid for ripping her apart cause she looks so clean in the pics, but the rust needed to get addressed. this is actually pretty cool its a brand new japanese wrench set that was never used brand new just sitting in the rear compartment. And these were some of the rust issues that concerned me the most passenger side frame rail random rust spots on under carriage floors seem solid but that rail is pretty bad from battery acid leaking onto it. this is her in the current stage, i don't have recent pics. but all glass is out along with most of the interior dash etc. all removed. i found quite a bit of rust underneath the front windshield and underneath the rear window on the hatch. hatch will most likely get tossed but the windshield tunnel will have to be patched. and most of the white paint has been peeled off. literally it was so brittle that it came off with a scraper.(the random black spots on the body is rust stopper, i applied it on any surface rust that was found) so this is it for now, i will try to post any updates. Keep me motivated guys! between working full-time and college this car has been neglected

Quick intro and some history on me and my Lady. Name's, Angel. This my second Z, my first one being a pile of rust held together by bondo and a shiny paint job. Lesson learned there. I was looking for a Fairlady for a few years with no luck and not enough money, it was merely a wet dream back then. Until one day i saw this car for sale and recognized it from a z meet I had attended as a 15yr old. I immediately Emailed the gentlemen (since he listed no phone number, just an email and said he'd reply back to those interested) And impatiently waited for a reply. It took several emails before I got his number, I felt like I was being interviewed (which turns out I was) and then finally he agreed to let me come see the z. The car drove great considering she had sat for quite some time, I was immediately in love and had to have it. I didn't have high hopes though, because what i could afford was about half of his original asking price, but i figured it wouldn't hurt to try. And it didn't! Luck was on my side and, Bob being an older man, told me money wasn't as important to him as finding a good owner for the car, one who was interested in the car itself and not trying to make a profit on a quick flip. He wanted the car to go to someone who was in love with the car as much as he once was when he first purchased it, his only reason for parting with it was the fact that it sat too low for him and was taking a toll on him climbing in and out of it. We made a deal and he held the car for me, never even accepted a deposit from me. It took me a little over a month to get all the money together, then i was on my way to pick up my Fairlady! Fast forward a little bit and now we're here.. Okay well I'm starting this in hopes to maybe motivate myself a little better in moving forward with this project. She is a 1973 Fairlady z, I bought her about a year ago and daily drove her for about 8 months, when I started realizing the rain here in florida wasn't helping the small rust she had, I decided to not drive her anymore and park her until I fully restored the car. Well, I actually managed to get a personal loan from my bank to just about completely cover the cost for everything I wanted to do on the car, body and wheels wise. I found the shop that was going to do my work and all that remained was getting my hands on a nice g nose front end. The week I found the front end and was making final arrangements with the seller, murphy's law kicked in. I received a phone call from my mother that my father was involved in a nearly fatal accident in Nicaragua, And that it didn't look like he was going to make it. Without much thought, I called my job got the leave and hopped on a flight to Nicaragua. Upon arriving there i quickly realized it was a very serious accident( long story short my old man got hammered and tried to beat a 18-wheeler around a mountain bend, the semi won.) but it wasn't long after being there that the hospital staff starting going after my pockets, so the $8000 loan i had taking out to restore my z never made it back to the states with me. But the old man lived, and wouldn't have without all us pitching in money, so i suppose it went to good use. Now, my dilemma. I have a z that needs a restore and minimal money. This is when I decided to do anything i could myself in the restomod to save money. All work will be done in house by me unless otherwise stated. Here are pics of how she was when I was daily driving her, I almost feel stupid for ripping her apart cause she looks so clean in the pics, but the rust needed to get addressed. This is actually pretty cool, its a brand new japanese wrench set that was never used brand new just sitting in the rear compartment. And these were some of the rust issues that concerned me the most passenger side frame rail random rust spots on under carriage Floors seem solid but that rail is pretty bad from battery acid leaking onto it. This is her in the current stage, I don't have recent pics. but all glass is out along with most of the interior dash etc. all removed. i found quite a bit of rust underneath the front windshield and underneath the rear window on the hatch. Hatch will most likely get tossed but the windshield tunnel will have to be patched. Most of the white paint has been peeled off. Literally it was so brittle that it came off with a scraper.(the random black spots on the body are rust stopper, I applied it on any surface rust that was found) So this is it for now, I'll try to post any updates. Keep me motivated guys! Between working full-time and college this car has been neglected.

i just came from checking out the car, bumpers were decent rear was perfectly straight and no signs of bad rust on the inside. The thing that caught my attention were the mag wheels it had all four matching in good condition, i figured i would take them and sell them on here to someone who wanted them instead of them ending up on some random pick up truck, but they wanted $23 a rim so it was to much of a risk to buy them and then have nobody interested in them, all they need is a good cleaning so if anyone is interested they're all there.

well as far as cops go i daily drive my 73 fairlady z currently and have not gtten any problems with cops actually the exact opposite i have had a police officer stop just to tell me badass car and snap a quick picture of it and im 20 years old so if they would harrass anyone trust me i would be the perfect target if you have the know how and time to do it i say go for it

okay so if i have a turbo distributer with the spindle that should work? and the gas tank i wasn't aware of that so i need to run a 280z gas tank? and as of the megasquirt all the engine harness should be the same from when im allmotor to when i go on boost its just gonna vary in the maps that i do in the ecu when tunning comes? I'm asking all these questions on here because i've only owned one z before this one and it was a 78 280z and already had the turbo swap in it, so coming from always working on efi cars like hondas 240sx's and my brothers z31's this early z is all new to me it sucks starting from scratch again but atleast i can count on good info here

Hey everyone got a few questions for you guys, i have a 240z 1973 with a l28 swap in it running on stock su carbs, i have a turbo swap that im slowly building on the side. I want to take the su carbs out of my current engine and switch the car to efi i have my custom n42 manifold with a 60mm tb that is for my future turbo set up, i know i will need injectors electric fuel pump and im assuming the distributer? to switch it over please tell me if im missing anything, i will be using megasquirt as far as harness and ecu, i wanted to wire it all up and put it to use for now so i can run my motor on nitrous and tune it safely, until im ready to put in my new swap, so will i have to wire things up alot different for the n/a setup on megasquirt (reffering to the cars harness) and if so let me know what all would have to be done to see if its worth it, any info will help Thanks