'77 280Z Track Car Father & Son Project

[RCVTR]

Attaching the rear section was pretty straightforward.

 

 

Edited March 13 by RCVTR

[jhaag]

Impressive craftsmanship! 

 

John

[A to Z]

Wow.  Good job.  that's a lot of work!

[RCVTR]

Thanks for the positive feedback!  It's all a matter of commitment, deciding on the best plan we could come up with and then figuring out how to do it.  If we didn't have each other to bounce ideas off of and keep each other fired up, it probably wouldn't have happened.

 

So, now that the body was back together,  The outer wheel tubs were mildly crushed and we wanted to put wider wheels and tires on.  So the next phase was preparing the rear fenders for ZTrix Subtle Z bodywork.  We had the body, now comes the work.

 

To fit wider wheels, you have to modify the fender opening and wheel tub, so that the tub is at it's maximum height out past the fender opening:

[A to Z]

A lot of progress!  finding the motivation to keep going is key.  A lot of projects stall and never get finished.

[RCVTR]

Z Trix bodywork was a custom fit all the way. 

We trimmed the rear fenders along the top shoulder, then scarfed the back side along the edges to get it to blend into the existing panel.  Applied a seal coat, then bonded them on. 

The front fenders required quite a bit of work to get the hood gaps right.  

Lots of small problems to solve, but it came out well.  I'll let the photos tell the rest.