walkerbk Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 your build looks good. I was going to lower my battery on my build too. you mind posting some more photos of the battery tray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 thanks, I can snap some more pictures the next time im at the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 @walkerbk ignore the mess in the back, the battery fits in that space, left it slightly sloped for water drainage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerbk Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 looks good. simple but probably much better than what was there. I hate how the stock battery tray sits 3in higher than it ever should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) found some time to plug away, got almost all the hole in the firewall plugged and welded up, removed the dash and all of the wiring that went along with it, going to clean it up abit. Got the driver side panels roughed out. Was happy with how they worked out and they're symmetrical enough for me. Upcoming plans will be sourcing a brake booster, getting all the hardlines run, and fabricating some brake and air line brackets. Edited April 30, 2020 by Exposed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Stripped the door this weekend, found one of the reasons the car had so much filler on it. Made a patch panel for the door skin, Ill just need to find some time to cut and reweld everything together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 With having a new addition to the family I've been strapped for time, I try to run to the shop at least once a week. I've been in the process of stripping all the body filler from the previous owners and repairing some e previous repairs. I managed to knock out both lower rear quarters, need to make some final tweaks but over all happy with how they came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jboogsthethug Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 dang man your metal shaping skills make me want to learn bad! What are the lines for? Just to help see where your bends are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 @Jboogsthethug thanks, Im still new to it but its definetly fun to do. I put the squares in as a grid because I didnt make a buck (form) I decided to try using lines to figure out what radius went where, it also helped when making the driver side panel. It gave me a template to follow. Ill snap some pictures of the two panels side by side, they arent 100% but for a jabroni they're good enough. I've been contemplating whether or not I should make the other patch panel I need, the one above the wheel. If I do decide to make it instead of purchasing one Ill probably make buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Decided to just scrap the entire back peice. It was layers of filler and metal mixed together. Started remaking the patch panel on the back, ran out of time yesterday but got the basic shape. Still needs to be bent some more in the lower right hand corner and the exhaust opening still needs to be cut. Edited June 1, 2020 by Exposed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Been very motivated lately. Made some good progress this saturday, cut a couple big sections but left enough there to have something for the clecos to grab onto. The passenger rear quarter is coming our nicely. Incase anyone is planning on knocking out a rear quarter I ended up bending my body line to 12.5 degrees. The body line right below the window is in line perfectly when I put the weatherstripping in. From what Ive been reading one of the more common ways to adjust body panels is starting with the door to the rear quarter. I currently have a 5mm gap+/-. Next ill be doing the door to the rocker. Opinions on the fender flare placement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jboogsthethug Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Holy crap, you bent that fender yourself?? That is insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 @Jboogsthethug I cant take all the credit for the panels, I did buy the rocker panel (#16740L and #16740R) and dogleg? (#16750L and #16750R) from Tabco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jboogsthethug Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 It' the wheel well/entire rear quarter that is impressing me. I may have fully restored my Z rather than going race car on it if I had fab skills like that. One day with a different Z probably haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrud Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 The body panels look great as well as the fender! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 @gerrud Thanks! I with the lower door skin already made I decided to mount it and see how well it fit. Marked the line and cut abour 1/4in below it, came back to clean it up with some shears then finished it with a file. The lower right hand corner had been previously brazed by the previous owner so we cut that out and bent up some more sheet metal.Ended up cleaning the outside edge with a flap disc and file. On areas like this I prefer to use a used flap disc just so it doesnt take to much metal away at once. Door skin was left bigger than the door so I had some room for fine tuning. Bottom edge of the door was folded over and extra material slowly trimmed from the door skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 I started removing the old rocker and replaced it with the new one. I was thinking of drilling holes in it just to plug weld it back to the car. Does anyone have any suggestions or input on doing it this way? Once the rocker panel was placed the rear lined up nicely but the front had a 1/2" gap between the door and the rocker. Ill need to cut the rocker and try lining it up better. Was also thinking of address the inside panel now that everything is open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 So much rust, so many patch panels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) going to start on the inner rocker panel next, hopefully have it finished this upcoming weekend. Edited July 1, 2020 by Exposed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Managed to remove the inner rocker today and set it in place, have it held with clamps at the moment. Running into a bit of a dilemma now. When I set the new outter rocker panel (tabco) I have a choice to either line up the back indentation with the rear quater or line the front indentation with the front quarter panel. If I line the rear up I get pretty good fitment except the front quarter is push out a lot, Ill also need to make a releif cut along my dotted line in the rear drop it 4mm +/-. Here is the front not lined up with the indentation, its a fairly nice gap but the bolt holes dont line up and the front quarter is a lot forward. Was thinking maybe I should just redrill and toss some bolts in, not to sure how exactly I would fix getting both panels to line up. . Heres what lining up the front indentation looks like, I also still have the same problem, the front quarter is pushed out. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Edited July 20, 2020 by Exposed doubled up on one of the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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