CRAracer05 Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Slow progress but here some pictures of what has been going on. Still lots of grinding to do but I,m trying to stay ositiove and just keep moving forward. Major battery box area rot that was patched with fiberglass by the previous owner Firewall repairs to follow. While is was cut open I coated the inside of frame with Eastwood Rust Converter and then Rust Encapsulater, and now waiting for everything to cure before I seal it back up. Start of of the repairs to the frame bracing area towards the front of the car. Hole patched with new metal. New braced burned in and lower cross-member skin removed. Inside of the radiator support was treated first with Eastwood Rust Converter then Rust Encapsulater. Edited June 23, 2015 by CRAracer05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4.8240z Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Wow for your first big jump into body work you are doing some really high quality work. Before listing those flares off your parts car for sale you should consider transferring them to your car. Little like that from ztrix.com and go for 2k with everything. Plus that one already looks awesome it's just too bad the car is in such rough shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Wow for your first big jump into body work you are doing some really high quality work. Before listing those flares off your parts car for sale you should consider transferring them to your car. Little like that from ztrix.com and go for 2k with everything. Plus that one already looks awesome it's just too bad the car is in such rough shape. Thanks, I actually have a bunch of new photos to upload. I just got rid of my part car yesterday, but I kept everything off it besides the seats, and rear interior panels.Hopefully I will get them uploaded sometime this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Here is the replacement panel I fabricated. This it clamped into place. Here it is welded in place. You can also the replacement reinforcement plate above the frame rail installed here. All of this steel is 20 Gauge aluminumized steel to try and prevent future corrosion. Edited December 10, 2015 by CRAracer05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Passenger side rocker panel cut off. Here is the new rocker clamped in place with a bead of seam sealer between the panels. Once the sealer cured, I then cleaned the plug weld holes back out with the spot weld cutter and welded the rocker in. I also primed, painted and applied bed-liner inside the rocker panel before I welded it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4.8240z Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 It's a dang shame that parts car is in such rough shape the body lines looked incredible. I'm sure when it was in its prime that car looked incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) Bought a couple parts this week after selling off the flares and harness from my parts car. I got a MSA ZG flares, and their Z432 style spoiler. I also ordered a set Zcardepot knock-off fender mirrors. Edited January 25, 2016 by CRAracer05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicripp83 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 your progress looks great. im getting ready to tackle similar repairs. i just completed fixing all rot under my cowl. had to fabricate all new sheet metal. where did you get all your replacement sheet metal i.e. rockers, front fenders?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Fenders are from Black Dragon, the rest of the repair panels came from either MSA or Tabco. The floor pans and replacemnet frame rails came from Zedd findings and the reinforcement rails came from bad dog parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicripp83 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Picked up an early 280zx 5-speed for build. Also this weekend I built a cart to wheel my uni-body around. In the next week or two I'm going to be Soda-Blasting the shell down to bare metal and I need to roll the shell out into my driveway. I got the wood for free from some steel skids at work and the the castors from harbor freight for $15.00 each. I was surprised at how well the shell actually rolled around. Edited March 28, 2016 by CRAracer05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Ripped my first head apart and it looks like'll need to replace the rockers instead of having them resurfaced. Schneider said the cam should clean up thought, but ultimately they will have to see it in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Where did you get your rocker skins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Where did you get your rocker skins? Rockers came from Black Dragon, and the rocker/lower quarter panels came from MSA. Front fenders are from Black Dragon as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirpent Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Very Impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostknife Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Very awesome build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) Started stripping the body down to bare steel last weekend. Progress is slow, but the aircraft stripper is still faster than the soda blaster I bought. My game plan has changed now to strip everything I can with air craft stripper then hit all the tight areas with the soda blaster. Started finding other surprises as I started stripping the paint off too. Edited April 27, 2016 by CRAracer05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAracer05 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Hey guys, it's been awhile, but I'm finally getting back to working on the Z. Extensive rust under both of the quarter windows. Started patching the drivers side last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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