proxlamus© Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Well.. this sucks... Tools : Air Chisel and 4" angle grinder with the coarse knotted wire brush. Time : About 10 hours now (2-3 hrs a day) Goal : Seam weld the entire chassis, weld on new bad dog frame rails and put on a good undercoating Um.. I should of just sand blasted it.. but I'm cheap.. oh wtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 OK in my drunken slumber while depressed because my car was at the painter for 5 months, i missed something. When the heck did you take your car apart? Holy moly dude, you are going all out! You doing a full restore? Your off to a good start! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Well.. it all started while I was under the car getting ready for the bad dog frame rails.. first i removed the interior.. then while i was at it.. why not prep the interior for a roll cage/bar and get all that sound deadening out so I dont catch a fire.. then under the car I hated the grinding and tight spaces and the mess all over me.. and welding upside down with it dripping on you isnt fun.. so i built a rotisserie.. then.. i said WHILE I'M AT IT.. now the car is completely apart. UGH I wasn't happy before.. now I'm really not happy. This better be worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 How many times did I say that while month after month went by and my car wasn't done. It is SO worth it if it comes out good. The only thing I kinda don't like is I can't get gas without someone coming up to me to talk about the car lol. I LOVE driving my car now!! Just today my daughter who didn't like riding in my loud car asked to be picked up from school in it. All her 6th grade friends said "look at that cool green car!" She said "Oh, that's my Dad's awesome car" Then thanked me for "probably maker me popular" she said. Chokes me up thinking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 haha.. true true.. every single gas station stop.. someone loves to talk about it.. haha your car looks fantastic now Phil. your a lucky man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Keep up the good work and you to can hate to have to stop to get gas. ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Ha ha ha. THAT looks familiar. My car was red originally too. I mean that looks JUST like what I had to deal with. I ended up running through 4 or 5 fine wire wheels and probably a case of brake cleaner getting the rest of the tar residue off. Good luck, and don't squirt the brake cleaner directly at the car unless you're wearing safety glasses. Nothing stings quite so bad as brake cleaner in the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube80z Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I've found goof off works much better than brake cleaner once you've got all the big pieces off. And you can buy it by the gallon. Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zNHChris Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I spend 4 hours a day blasting. You wouldn't want to blast the undercoating. It would bounce off and you would probably warp the metal with the power you need to get off rubber. Keep doing what you are doing, then when done, blast with light pressure to clean everything up before you do whatever you do to protect it from here on in. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Right in the middle of a huge project, I often ask myself WHY? Trust me, keep crackin' It's worth it. You are in a good position (and so is your Z) to get it done right. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMWHYR0HEN Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Wow that looks too familiar. My advise would be to work each section hard until the metal is clean and bare for the paint to stick. I got lazy in some sections and it shows. Also, don't get too carried away and stick with your goals. I see you wondered off into the body for "frame rails". Looking good though. Keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJack Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Nothing stings quite so bad as brake cleaner in the eye. So true.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240hoke Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Looking good, she is gonna be pretty when you are finished. Just know that its a long project and dont rush it towards the end! And I have to ask why all the work and you still havent removed your brakes and mustache bar lol. Im envious of 280z owners btw...having a shell still that clean after 35 years or so is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xylemer Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I am going to attempt this very same thing in the near future. I am not looking forward to it. Unfortunately I will be on my back, no rotisserie for me. What are you planning on putting back on? Hoke is right, I have undercoating and rust to tend too, yuck! Sorry to thread jack, but 240hoke, do you have your old build pics posted up anywhere besides your old geocities site? I wanted to check out your strut sectioning pics as well as some of the other pics. There was a ton of great info on there. Thanks -Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausgang Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I am going to attempt this very same thing in the near future. I am not looking forward to it. Unfortunately I will be on my back, no rotisserie for me. That makes two of us. After a long absence, I'm back in the game with a '70 240 I intend to restore. We'll be the grimy bunch before long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Guys.. I would highly recommend building a rotisserie.. it can be done for under $200 and it is extraordinarily helpful. trust me trust me. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=152566 << linky to my build thread for the rotisserie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Guys.. I would highly recommend building a rotisserie.. it can be done for under $200 and it is extraordinarily helpful. trust me trust me. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=152566 << linky to my build thread for the rotisserie. I'm with you. I tried without a rotisserie first, then built one and it's so much better I can't even describe how wonderful it is. Plus whenever anyone comes over you can impress them with a trip to the garage and a spin of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xylemer Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I'm with you. I tried without a rotisserie first, then built one and it's so much better I can't even describe how wonderful it is. Plus whenever anyone comes over you can impress them with a trip to the garage and a spin of the car. LOL... good point... that is definitly more impressive that jack stands. Its not that I have not considered it, I just am pinching pennys, which is hard to do building a Z. Oh and PrO, that is an awesome write up. I have read through it like 10 times. I wanna build one, but I need more greenbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 You are making this so much harder than it has to be. Try these methods: 1) Dry ice. Place dry ice against the undercoating for a bit and hit with a hammer. 2) Heat. I used this method. Heat the undercoating with a heat gun/torch and then simply scrape with a stiff putty knife. Acetone works wonders on the tar residue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzeal Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Yep, heat gun and scrape, worked great! I chased the residue with Eastwoods "Pre" instead of acetone, since it seems less toxic. It doesn't smell as nasty bad. Good luck with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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