driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Hello everyone, I'm new here. A couple months ago I picked up a 76 280z. This is my first z build, I'm usually building s13 and s14 platforms. I found the car 3 hours south in southern Ohio. It was sitting in the previous owner's garage for 10 years and he had acquired from his friend who past away that was in the process of restoring the car and it also sat in his garage for 10 years. When I got the car it had some Ford v6 bolted in it but no wiring hooked up, leading me to believe the swap never ran. My plan is to swap an rb25det into it after I've completed the body work. And now the pictures and story of where it started and where I'm at now. What the car looked like when I got it home, along with a truck load full of parts from every area of the car. At first glance it looked really clean. Edited July 14, 2015 by driftrehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Awaiting teardown in it's new home Not a spot of rust inside the car. Clean floorpans! Edited July 14, 2015 by driftrehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Fenders removed, engine yanked and bay degreased. Edited July 14, 2015 by driftrehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) I noticed the quarter panels had some bubbles and cracks and I could see a patch from inside the rear hatch area. I threw some paint stripper on to see what was underneath. Not good :107: Passenger side was perfect except a few dents. The driver's side on the other hand is a mess. An old school patch was brazed in and the entire quarter was pounded in and then shaped with way to much filler. Time to replace the quarter! Edited July 14, 2015 by driftrehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) I ordered a later model 280zx quarter hoping it would be a close fit, but it wasn't anywhere close. Since I couldn't find a new 280z quarter I figured I'd make this one work. Some trimming, pounding and welding later and it was beginning to look like a quarter panel again. It even had a body line! Edited July 14, 2015 by driftrehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Dropped the fuel tank and pulled the rear bumper shocks. Also cut out the spare tire well in prep for a fuel cell. Now that all the welding was done getting the quarter in it was time to start roughing it in and getting the rest of the body prepped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Time for some primer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Guide coat and blocking! I didn't like how this door gap was looking so I had to go back and fix it. Much better P.S. Ignore the funky stuff on the quarter, I didn't finish that area because I knew it would be getting cut out for flares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Got some other goodies in. Auto to manual swap parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Back to body work... Got my flares in. The are ZG wide flares. Side note before I show the pictures of the cut wheel wells. Is it normal for a 280z to sit so high? The wheel gap before I cut the wells is insane. It has 14 inch rims atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hacking up the wheel wells and fitting the flares. I have better mounting hardware on order. A quick photoshop if what it will look like lowered. Will have larger and wider rims of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) The last of the body pieces are now in primer! I still need to order a front bumper but after that I can get some paint on this thing! Stay tuned! Edited July 14, 2015 by driftrehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hmm, not really sure why all the images are tiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) You left the URL link in with the IMG file, so when you post a pic you have a format like: >>>URL<<<>>>IMG<<<>>>url<<< you have a link so the site gets traffic. Just delete the URL portion and only post the : >>><<< Other than that it's looking super awesome. I wish I had that much space because that's exactly what I want to do to my Z. Edited July 13, 2015 by BluDestiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftrehab Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 You left the URL link in with the IMG file, so when you post a pic you have a format like: >>>URL<<<>>>IMG<<<>>>url<<< you have a link so the site gets traffic. Just delete the URL portion and only post the : >>><<< Other than that it's looking super awesome. I wish I had that much space because that's exactly what I want to do to my Z. I removed the URL links and just left the IMG. The images are still small. I seriously doubt anyone is going to click these images one by one to see them. First forum I've been on where photobucket images display so small. Odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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