240Z Restoration - Getting the Real Work Started

[harrison.howard]

Hello everyone on HybridZ!

 

First a quick introduction, as this is my first post here on the forums. About a year ago, I bought a 1971 240Z which I bought from a gentleman Tecumseh, Oklahoma (right outside of Oklahoma City). I don't know much about the car's history aside from the fact that it sat at the gentleman's house since about 2008 because he thought that the engine was blown. Well long story short, the carbs were way out of tune and the distributor was turned about 180 degrees.   Now a year or so later I haven't been able to get much work done, however I am in the process of stripping down the whole car, bagging and tagging everything.

 

Being that the car will hopefully be completely stripped of all of its parts soon, I am looking into fixing the rust that exists on the car. The floor pans are long gone as well as the entirety of the passenger footwell all the way up under the cowl, just on the passenger side fortunately. The other hotspots per se are the driver's side a pillar which has a large rust hole, and a few other spots here and there.

I am wanting to remove all of the rust that I can in order to ensure that my long-neglected Z doesn't have rust issues in the future. I plan on having it media blasted and epoxy primered (to prevent rust until I can have it painted), I was quoted about $1500 for the media blasting and primer work. I plan on replacing the floor pans, the frame rails, the rust hole on the a pillar, battery tray, etc. 

Now for my actual question, thank you for staying by the way. My main question is, in what order should I go upon repairing the rust and body flaws? Before or after the media blasting and primer?

I've got a lot of work on my hands and I appreciate any advice that you've got. Thanks!

[Miles]

Welcome

 

Suggestions:

• Download a Factory Service Manual (FSM) 
• Download electrical schematics for your car.  PDFs are easier to read than those found in books. Some are in color.
• Buy the book How to Restore Your Datsun Z Car by Wick Humble. It will save you hours of searching for "how to" info.
• Focus on searching Hybridz as 99% of questions have already been addressed.
• Start bookmarking Z car parts suppliers
• Join ClassicZCars.com website and search there as well.
• Become well informed about modifications before asking questions. People will be more inclined to answer informed questions.
• Read the new member FAQs.

 

 Useful Links:

http://zhome.com/

http://www.zcarparts.com/

http://www.arizonazcar.com/

Edited March 27, 2017 by Miles