jbk240z Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 You really are doing a great job on your Z. I am sure it will be absolutely stunning when it is complete. You must be proud, either you have alot of experience or you are one very fast learner. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J__ Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 wow! great job! i wish i had stripped my Z all the way down like that and sandblasted... but not enough funds and time. keep us updated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 hey what media blasting did you do? walnut shell? glass bead? plastic? looking to do the same over the winter. and how much did it cost for the primer and the sandblast. thanks =) great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 I dunno they said it was some kind of media it was not sand cause it was like red color.. very fine particles media blast was $1,380 and etching primer and then i spray PPG Epoxy primer primer was about $200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 I dunno they said it was some kind of media it was not sand cause it was like red color.. very fine particles media blast was $1,380 and etching primer and then i spray PPG Epoxy primer primer was about $200 wow. that is WAY too much for any media blasting. unless its sodium bicarbonate blasting, which is like 180 Canadian, an hour, and usually takes about 7 hours. im sure it's walnut shell if it's red and very fine. and that means it should have been somewhere near 400 bux for the entire car. but i will admit, the job was done well. and the epoxy primer was applied smoothly, which is always an added bonus... even though you should sand anyways at prep time just before painting. acid dipping costs 1200 here in Ontario, Canada. media blasting, you can usually go to a tractor trailer re-seller and rental/repair place, and they usually know a hook up that they use to re-blast equipment and repaint it when it starts to look like a pinata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Wickie, Wow I just finished watching those Videos from Mull production of some guys restoring their 240Z then I see pictures of your project. I know exactly what I have to do with with my project now when I get everything completed on my car. I am saving the body work and frame restoration for last. Nice pictures of the progress. Vinh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted September 10, 2006 Author Share Posted September 10, 2006 the place i took it too does alot of cars specially classic cars....they had an article in LOWRIDER MAGAZINE you could probably see it in www.lowridermagazine.com the shop is called Blasting specialties....http://www.lowridermagazine.com/tech/0604lrm_rust_removal_media_blasting/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 im sure it's walnut shell if it's red and very fine. and that means it should have been somewhere near 400 bux for the entire car. That sounds about right for the exterior of the car but I had mine mounted on a rotisserie and they hit every square inch of surface on the car. They started out with plastic media and then finished it with aluminum oxide to strip body filler and rust on the spots that the plastic wouldn't clean up. The total cost was $800 and that was a no receipt cash kind of deal. I used the same PPG epoxy primer as wickiewicked240z immediately after it was stripped and it turned out great. I highly recommend the PPG stuff too but it is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I build a temporary paint boot in my garage and I will use it to sand blast the frame. I also build a cheap rotisserie that my young friend is using to do the repair on his Z. I just need to know techniques because I have never done it before. Thanks for the pics. Vinh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I build a temporary paint boot in my garage and I will use it to sand blast the frame. I also build a cheap rotisserie that my young friend is using to do the repair on his Z. I just need to know techniques because I have never done it before. Thanks for the pics.Vinh There are a ton of rotissieries that i've seen that were built with JUST piping and casters. let me upload them =) EDIT: here they is!! remember' date=' you have to seriously trust your welds with these. if you dont. you might wanna build them using large bolts and sturdy plates with holes in them. [img']http://xs106.xs.to/xs106/06371/chassis0001.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Ooo. Just one of those unexpected, but helpful thing you find on the internet. lol. Thanks, that helps me alot. Didn't even think of trying to build one like that. KISS (keep it simple stupid) lol forgot about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Careless, Thanks for the pictures but I already built mine and they are a lot simpler than that. These were built by using scrap metals and a couple of old sawhorses laying around my garage. Here are a few pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 nice... at first, i began to worry about the strength of certain rotissieries that i've seen, but then i witnessed mull in his videos lifting and walking his bare shell over to the work area with 2 or 3 people, and i was convinced that the Z's lightweight metal and compact unibody would allow for even a couple of chairs with rotating assemblies welded to them to work just fine. we rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 First time doing body work I got a gallon of Evercoat Rage Xtreme just putting thin coats of body filler and block sanding .It needs to be sanded just filling up where the guide coat stayd on... THE CUSTOM SEAT JUST NEEDS A LITTLE PADDING ON THE SIDES..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 THE CUSTOM SEAT JUST NEEDS A LITTLE PADDING ON THE SIDES..... hey man, nice body work. but i have a weird request. can you take a nice picture of that seat for me (im serious). it looks like a seat i used to have as a child, and it was my favourite one =( 20 years later, I miss my little mushroom chair send it to me via pm or something. I'd love to rekindle the memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS1 240Z Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 noooooo that car needs rear bumpers, i dont like to see people fill in the bumper areas makes me sad.. but thats just personal prefrence mind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 noooooo that car needs rear bumpers' date=' i dont like to see people fill in the bumper areas makes me sad.. but thats just personal prefrence mind you[/quote'] I'ts going to have the original bumpers don't like the shave look. Im just going to take out those 2 block things on the rear bumpers and take out all the rubber on the bumpers and weld the holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS1 240Z Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 thats exactly what i did... i welded the 3 piece rear bumper together and filled all the holes. also filled all front bumper holes. just have to wait to get it back from the powdercoater to see how bad my amature welds look.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Project looks nice, Im hoping to have the body done on my car by november then Ill be priming. It says you live in Inland Empire, do you live in Spokane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Project looks nice, Im hoping to have the body done on my car by november then Ill be priming. It says you live in Inland Empire, do you live in Spokane? No, California.... Inland Empire san bernardino area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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