tube80z Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Re Zerorust. I used that and it seems to work great on the floorboards and engine bay BUT it chips really really bad when exposed to flying debris such as in the wheel wells. And yes I used the primer powder stuff they sell for it. I've had good luck with real hammerite. I put it on with a roller and it holds up pretty well. Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy85 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Yeah it seems good for interior and engine bay it just chips easily in the wheel wells. I also found out to make sure you seam seal everything first as rust grows quick between plates if they are painted only. Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Yeah it seems good for interior and engine bay it just chips easily in the wheel wells. I also found out to make sure you seam seal everything first as rust grows quick between plates if they are painted only. What makes you think there isn't rust under the seam sealer? My car had tons of rust in the seams (even the ones with factory seam sealer. That's why I'm going to oil the frame rails when I'm done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck1545 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 My plan was to spray as much as i could before applying seam sealer. I'm I in the wrong to do it that way? Kinda too late seeing as how I only have an engine bay left to spray but figured i'd ask anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy85 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Yeah Jon there is rust hidden inside but it starts to show visible orange rust at the seams if you dont seam seal it.. I would paint first or primer or somehow coat the bare metal then seam seal then paint the seams again. Thanks Cary maybe Ill try the Hammerite to recoat the wheel wells Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surpip Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 IMO POR 15 is qwite a bit more durable i painted some rusty pices with zero rust, POR 15 and the stuff you can get from eastwood. Banged them around other scrap metal pelted them with rocks from my lawnmower left them outside for about a mounth and POR15 coating looked better than evrything elce. So thats what im going to use. BTW thanks for all the R&D for my cadge, im trying hard to resist, but i think im going to end up doing a full teardown and blast like you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck1545 Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Dang man...Is this thread that bad??? I mean I know I haven't updated in a while but really...the tool shed??? after all my hard work??? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 it's not in the tool shed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck1545 Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 I was commenting on your post above saying "delete" it was intended to be a joke...har har har Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck1545 Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Update, Some old floor pans pics... Repainted and seam sealed... Suspension Stuff, stripped, painted and installed...I did relocate the LCA pivot point up by about 3/4" I think and slotted the engine mount holes in the crossmember. All suspension components have hyperflex energy bushings installed as well. And now the brake stuff...Typical 4x4 S12W vented rotors with z31 hubs up front and Q45 hubs in the back. Honda odysee Studs up front and ARP studs in the rear. (can give part numbers if needed) The front z31 hubs have the same inner and outer bearings as the s30 but they do use the dust seal from the z31 hub. Just slap the hub up there and run it on the spindle with the nut, dont bother trying to "hand" fit the hub to the spindle as it will take more effort. I will be running a 1" wilwood master cylinder with a rear proportioning valve. I'm changing all my lines over to 3/8-24 threads as its easier to connect to the wilwood stuff instead of having a monstrosity of metric adapters. Also rebuilt the Steering rack with some speedi boots from advanced auto parts. They are universal botos and have to be cut to fit but they work great. I used generalpurpose lithium grease on all the rack componets. Question about the cage though. My welds dont encompass the entire tube at the mounting plate ebcause of the angle required. It's REALLY hard to get a MIG torch head in there. Im considering getting it TIG'd in that location before I paint it. Could I leave it alone and spray some paint on it or should I be worried about the weld not going all the way around the tube? The joints on the cage were all Tig welded except for the mounting plates to the car and the bar to the plate joints. Any help would be appreciated. Comments are welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Z Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 SCCA, VARA and most clubs will require all joints to be fully welded. Some cut the roof off, others cut the floor out, finish all the welds and then put the car back together. I haven't done a full cage yet, so I'm not sure what would be easier or better. I'm leaning towards cutting the roof off at the "A" and "C" pillars. I suppose there are other ways to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 There are other ways, like cutting access holes through fenders and door jambs for the torch. I think in this case he's talking about the main hoop backstays, and I don't think that will work. That is a tight spot. Coffey would be able to tell you if you can tig it where it sits or if one of his adjustable mig tips would work. If none of that works, my solution would be to cut the backstays off, change them so they hit closer to the leading edge of the strut tower, and then you would have plenty of room for the torch on the underside there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 All joints must be welded 360 degrees. You will fail tech with SCCA and NASA. Beg, borrow, or pay for a MIG welder and use a Tweco #3 gun with a flexible swan neck and .023 wire. You can get to those spots with that gun. In the future, make sure all of your required tubes are completely welded before adding any optional tubes. The main hoop rear brace that is not completely welded is a required tube and is more important then the horizontal brace that attaches to it. Design your welded joints with complete 360 degree welding in mind. Go to the FB BetaMotorsports page and look at how I did the recent M3 cage. I had to allow room between the cage elements to get that 360 degree weld and I had to hole saw the floor and drop the cage after tacking to get complete welds over the top. Again, if you had welded the required tube first then you could have positioned the optional horizontal brace at the mounting plate or far enough above to allow complete welding of its junction with the required tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck1545 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) I haven't done an update in a while so heres my condolences annnnnd pictures I've done a lot more than im posting tonight but heres to getting my updates going again. I welded the whole joint on the cage as per recommendations...looks like snot but its a solid weld, Im adding some pics of the car on the ground finally. Rear is way high and will be lowered but here ya go. And heres some of my exhaust pics. I got bored toying with the idea of having someone build my exhaust and the added cost, and what the heck I built my roll cage so why not try something as trivial as some exhaust tubing So I made another journey to Summing Racing...If your are unfortunate enough as I am to live with in driving distance of one of these stores go ahead and send your apologies to the bank account... I picked up the universal 2.5" mandrel bent tubing kit, a Narrow X-pipe, some collectors, hangers and clamps. I took my time placing everything up and started from the header flange and worked my way back little by little. I'm usually anal retentive about measuring 10 times and cutting once but I'm ready to drive this things already! I measured one...count it, yes one cut, and eyeballed the rest of em. I deburred all my cuts inside and out and made sure to have no blow through or mig whiskers in the tube after welding. I tacked everything in place before I pulled the whole system out for final welding. I started off by cutting the flange off of the collector kit and welding it straight onto a peice of mandrel bend, Otherwise with the JTR headers it would have put the pipe too close to the oil pan. After that went into some 90 degree bends pointed toward the rear. A few very small bends were cut to point the straight pipe back. I wanted to keep good access to the oil filter and slave cylinder as well as keep the passengers side away from the starter as far as possible, but in doing so I may have sacrificed about 1/8"-1/4" ish ground clearance. I snaked both sides up above the transmission crossmember. 2.5" is TIGHT in the trans trunnel with a t-56 and straight x-member. I added some shortened slip joints to the x-pipe and slipped it onto the pipe coming over the trans tunnel. After that I just added bends as needed to keep the pipe as hight and tight as possible all the way to the rear where have them mounted to some 2.25" summit mufflers (dont hate, they were on sale for $10 bucks a pop, too good to pass up simply to get it quiet enought to drive down the road). I added some angled tips made from 2.5" pipe but don't have any pics of those just yet. All in all im pretty happy with the way it turned out considering this is my first attempt at any of this stuff. I may need to re-work the front based on how much ground clearance I have when its on the ground but time will tell. It sounds much better than it did in my old truck! My old truck had 2.5" with long tube headers, an h-pipe and glasspacks with LOTS of dreaded drone! This system has a very airy sound to it with lots of tone in the rpm ranges. Not too mbad for some on sale summit mufflers Let me know what you guys think. Edited June 4, 2012 by redneck1545 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcrazyv8 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Any body have pictures of 280zx 2+2 roll bars or blueprints on making or what kits, where to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddiejohn Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Nice work Redneck. Thanks for all your posts and pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokehouse_83 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I am looking into putting a jegs 10point in my 280. I am in the process of doing floor pans and make custom seat mounts for some Corbeau Forza seats so I can get them low. My question is how much room is there in these cars with a halo bar? Will I be able to drive the thing on the street without a helmet? I am putting a turbo SBF in it and will need a cage to take it to the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 There is not a lot of room for sure. My halo is right up next to the frame around the door and I had to move my seat towards the center otherwise my helmet would interfere and I couldn't hold my head up straight. You might be able to get the seat lower or maybe put the tube lower and bend it out a little farther, but there is a serious issue there either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokehouse_83 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 So do a 8 point and keep it under 10.00 is gonna be my best bet? I don't wanna ruin the drivability of the car by having to wear a helmet to drive the sucker. Will keep the car cheaper in the long run I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Duncan Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 (edited) So do a 8 point and keep it under 10.00 is gonna be my best bet? I don't wanna ruin the drivability of the car by having to wear a helmet to drive the sucker. Will keep the car cheaper in the long run I guess. My Chumpcar came out pretty good with an 8 point. The seats are thin racing buckets and they are touching the floor in the back. That way there is enough room to drive without a helmet. Don't know how a pre-built cage would work though. My cage is custom and it was designed to hug the pillars and ceiling, like a max of 1/4" clearance and touching in several places. Edited May 18, 2016 by Chris Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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