socorob Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Low rider and 4x4 from a Z work weekend a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nice shop. Hey, who stole all my clamps? Post a picture of the adhesive bottle please-I have some holes I'd like to cover and it sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 http://www.refinishsystems.com/product/258-56/3MPanelBondingAdhesive08115 I think it was this. The body shop across the parking lot loaned me a tube that had a little left. Its actually 2 tubes side by side. One tube is bigger than the other. It takes a special caulking gun for it. My friend said the other guy glued 2 pieces of metal together with it, let it sit for 2 days and tried to pull it apart with the frame machine. He said the metal ripped apart, the glued pieces didn't budge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NgoZ Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 And here I thought I had a lot of random clamps. Looking pretty good there Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 I wish I was a man of many clamps, but those are a combination from 3 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Last weekend and today was cleaning the interior out and priming. Next is seam sealing and lizard skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Today was installing a vintage air gen II compac into the 1978 Datsun 280z. It's a tight fit but I managed to get it to fit without interfering with anything on the dash. To do that I had to install it slightly off center towards the drivers side, maybe 1", and when viewed from above the drivers side is about 1/2" or so more forward that the passenger side. Brackets weren't too bad to figure out. What sucked was climbing in and out of the car dozens of times to cut, measure, bend..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastTnZ Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 And how much would you charge to make another set lol I'm in the market soon for the compac in my '76 280z Looks good keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Ha I wish I had time to do something like that. I need to put the hammer down and get this thing running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 @socorob Look at the meat on those tires! I can't wait till I can see the same on my car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 Got the air conditioner lines ran. Just waiting on the heater hose bulkhead connectors to come in to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Looking good . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey303LSZ Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Looks similar to mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Is that the mini? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hopefully I have this in for its final resting place. Tired of taking the dash and evaporator in and out to make sure nothing will interfere. Got to this point today and everything tightened all the way. This baby better be cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NgoZ Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 It's looking real good there Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Thanks. How's yours coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Next winter I'm gonna be picking some brains about this kit. I need room for a forward cross bar/knee bar on my mini-cage. Looks like this kit should open up a space behind the dash between the location of the stick heater control levers/cables and the heater itself. Very interested in where you place the controls. Watching and learning from you. Litman is using the same system and is a little ahead of you if you run into any issues he may be able to help. Questions: how much should I budget for this system start to finish? I see where the water hoses connect-how easy will those to service while the dash is in? I guess that question applies to control valves, etc too. Is this thing gonna require dash removal everytime it needs tweaking? Haha-my spell check tried to make that twerking!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 I'm putting the controls in the stock place. They only stick back into the dash about 2 inches I guess. If you go with the mini like Mikey pictured above, you could push the right side of the unit forward another inch or so maybe. I'm in the gulf south so I wanted biggest I could fit. Where do you plan to run your knee bar? Give me a measurement and next time I have to put the dash back in I could try to get you some pictures of that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Yeah-I'm not going to try to do A/C so I may do a super small heater unit only. It really just need defroster for rainy race days. Heat on the feet is a bonus. My knee bar will most likely run under the steering column, thru the lower dash in the heater control/radio area, under the glovebox. It may have a rise to get over the stereo area or perhaps I might notch the tranny tunnel to get it under the radio-not sure yet. I'm trying to have it all: radio, heat, a roll cage with no overhead bars other than the main hoop behind the driver. Purpose of the forward section is to allow higher placement of a Petty bar and forward attachment of a right side interior window net/arm restraint. Lots to work out and deconflict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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