Guest Ozoner Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Well here are the results of 1 year of body work and paint. When the car was media blasted down to bare metal top and bottom I found lots of rust. The floors, frame rails and just about every body pannel had major rust and had to be fixed. It was done right this time so this will be the last time I restore this car. I bought the car new in 1975 and it has been a daliy driver until about 3 years ago. I have a complete new interior to install as well as most of the brake and suspension parts. Next upgrade will be engine and drivetrain. A few more pictures are in my album, I'll upload some of the pictures of different parts of the restoration soon. Ozoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john kosmatka Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Something I've noticed about grey Z cars, the paint on the hood looks to be a different shade than the fenders. It does this on my fathers 77' as well. It looks like it has the same effect on your car, weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john kosmatka Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Forget to mention the most important thing of all. Car looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Looks great!! and only after 1 year!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZmeFly Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 I have to agree, the car looks fantastic, you must have been burning the midnight oil, to do all that in one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Jarvis Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Looks great ! Is that the (an) original color, and if so, which code ? Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ozoner Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Actually, I didn't do the work. It was done by Newport Restorations in Orange, CA. He is a restorer of Ferraris, classic cars and hotrods (read: expensive but worth it). He had many very expenvise cars in his shop over the past year. I visited once a week to make sure my car was not collecting dust in the corner. I had to prod him a few times to keep him busy on my car, since he had Ferraris, Panteras and a 1936 Cord Supercharged Coupe in his shop, but as you can see the results were great. After the car is fully assembled, I'll take it back to his shop for a final touch up and polish of any scratches I made (or found). He did have problems finding some body parts he replaced, so he had to make them himself. Floors and frame rails (while not hard to find) were custom made from 18 ga cold rolled steel. BTW color is original #306 according to the window sticker. Ozoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two40MuscleZ Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Body work looks good. Silver can be a tricky color sometimes to shoot. But, it looks like you've got a winner. Hope to see your car at one of our gatherings. ATB, VAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Jarvis Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 BTW color is original #306 according to the window sticker. Ozoner That's what I was wondering, it has been hard for me to find any pictures of it, but here you are. My 78 is supposed to be (will be) 306 as well, I think my sticker calls it "Platinum Mist Metallic" Anybody know for sure if it's the same color, 75 and 78 ? Again, looks great, judging by the pictures, I'll be happy if mine turns out half as well. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsCoupe Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 My god, look at the depth on the third picture. It is like a mirror. That is a wicked paint job and a beautiful car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Ozoner, that's a sweet looking car. Based on my experience, getting that kind of paint job with only a year in paint hell is pretty good. Of the few body shops around here that will do project cars, it would have taken 2 or 3 years for them to do that nice of a job. Silver looks different according to the angle of the light. I used to have a silver 76, and it had the same appearance as yours. They are really gorgeous out in the sunlight. Nice. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatsunATX Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 The cars lookin great man, Do you know of anybody with a set of thoes rims their trying to get rid of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ozoner Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 The American Racing Libra wheels are getting harder to find now. I saw a set on ebay a few months back, but they wanted big $$$$ . I bought them two weeks after I got the car in late 1975. I almost got a new set of 15"wheels last year because its hard to find descent tires in 14" sizes. Not to mention it would be hard to do a rear wheel disc brake upgrade with a 14". Although, I did see some one on this board post a picture of a MMS rear disc kit on 14" Libra wheels. But I desided to keep the wheels after someone told me that the American Racing Libra wheels were highly desirable. Anyway, I'll keep them for now. I'm going to get the center spokes media blasted and polish the outer rim. Should look like new. Ozoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatsunATX Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 My dad just wanted one so he could have a matching spare they are rockin little wheels. They are on the 240Z waiting to be restored on the left oh yeah if anybody wants the rolling chassis on the right after i hear from ON3GO just email me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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