LegnaZetr0 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Im not sure if this is allowed cause i already posted this in the members projects section, but I'm putting it in here as well so i can get feed back, and whenever i run into problems which i have no clue on how to do maybe someone can help. i've never welded or painted at all but i plan on learning on scrap parts before trying it on my z i will be trying to build my own rotisserie as well.(if this is against forum rules to have it double posted thats fine you guys can take it down, and i apologize if it is) Okay well I'm starting this in hopes to maybe motivate myself a little better in moving forward with this project. She is a 1973 Fairlady z, i bought her about a year ago and daily drove her for about 6 months, when i started realizing the rain here in florida wasn't helping the small rust she had, i decided to not drive her anymore and park her until i fully restored the car. Well i actually managed to get a personal loan from my bank to just about completely cover the cost for everything i wanted to do on the car, body and wheels wise. I found the shop that was going to do my work and all i was waiting for was to get my hands on a nice g nose front end. The week i found the front end and was making final arrangements with the seller, murphy's law kicked in. i received a phone call from my mother that my father was involved in a nearly fatal accident in Nicaragua, And that it didn't look like he was going to make it. Without much thought, i called my job got the leave and hopped on a flight to Nicaragua. Upon arriving there i quickly realized it was a very serious accident( long story short my old man got hammered and tried to beat a 18-wheeler around a mountain bend, the semi won.) but it wasn't long after being there that the hospital people starting going after my pockets, so the $8000 loan i had taking out to restore my z never made it back to the states with me. But the old man lived, and wouldn't have without all of my money and my brothers money, so i guess it went to good use. So now i have a z that needs a restore and minimal money. Thats when i decided to do anything i could myself to save money. These are pics of her how she was when i was daily driving her, i almost feel stupid for ripping her apart cause she looks so clean in the pics, but the rust needed to get addressed. this is actually pretty cool its a brand new japanese wrench set that was never used brand new just sitting in the rear compartment. And these were some of the rust issues that concerned me the most passenger side frame rail random rust spots on under carriage floors seem solid but that rail is pretty bad from battery acid leaking onto it. this is her in the current stage, i don't have recent pics. but all glass is out along with most of the interior dash etc. all removed. i found quite a bit of rust underneath the front windshield and underneath the rear window on the hatch. hatch will most likely get tossed but the windshield tunnel will have to be patched. and most of the white paint has been peeled off. literally it was so brittle that it came off with a scraper.(the random black spots on the body is rust stopper, i applied it on any surface rust that was found) so this is it for now, i will try to post any updates. Keep me motivated guys! between working full-time and college this car has been neglected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboHLS30 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 What part of florida are you in??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Those JDM deck speakers were all the rage when I was over the in the mid 90's. That trend seemed to die down in the 2000's. Always cool to find an easter egg like those wrenches. How much did you get that car for? They're worth tons of money in Japan.. especially when they look that nice. (before resto) I would have had a hard time tearing that thing down, but I suppose you're right. That rust needs to be addressed. Very sorry to hear about your father and your money, but very happy to hear he made it out OK. Hopefully he learned a tough lesson from that and won't do it again. Keep up the work on the car. I'm sure it will come out nice. It will just take time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegnaZetr0 Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 turbohls30, i live in west palm beach florida. And hugh i was wondering what was up with those speakers, kinda funny looking just sitting there, but surprisingly they work well. and trust me i went back and forth before tearing her apart but im glad i did, and i paid 5000 for the car when i bought it from bob he owned her for a very long time but as he grew older he no longer drove it much because it was too hard for him to get in and out of it. so she sat for a while before i came around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboHLS30 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 turbohls30, i live in west palm beach florida. Cool I'm in Daytona, nice to see other people in Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grretc Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 man, nice dude. pretty clean before you started tearing it apart. i hope you the best with your resto. i'm pretty sure a lot of us know what it feels like to have a project with little cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegnaZetr0 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 a few small updates, when the dash came out it was fine no cracks or anything clean original dash, but it didn't stay that way. it was very sun dried and just about ready to crack and just the slightest pressure created a few small indentions where my fingers were. so i gutted it out of all the gauges and wiring and it will be drop off at an interior shop for quotes on a restore with new material. but on a better WAY MORE EXCITING NOTE..... I BOUGHT MY FIRST WELDER!!!!! its awesome i played around with it for about an hour today and i feel confident that in no time i should be ready to start doing new sheet metal work on my z. its a lincoln electric mig, wire fed it works good. i cut and welded random piping together today so don't worry i will keep practicing on scrap before i apply my new tool to the z thats pretty much it for now but hopefully i'll have more updates soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Oh, that's too bad. At least you've got a plan for it. I'd like to wrap mine, too. For now its the plastic dash cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zttv8 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I will have to get some pics of the RHD 280z I bought a couple months ago. I got it really cheap from a friend who needed the money to finish the remodeling on his childhood home he had just bought. The car has some rust on the rear but that is it. He had just pulled the fuel injection off and put on a new AZC 4 barrel intake and carb. I found a company in Cali that can strip the dash off and put a new(not recover) on the old skelaton dash frame. I didnt know that in Japan, the 77 S30 still are made with the 240Z style thin bumpers. Will try to get some pics up soon. Good luck with your resto as I will soon be doing the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegnaZetr0 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 240zttv8 i plan on doing the same it might be a little costly but it will be worth it. They said that they will even use the same material as the factory did so it looks completely original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegnaZetr0 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 okay so i don't have a mig welder its a lincoln electric 100 weldpak. and instead of gas it uses a flaux core( i think thats what its called) . so yeah I'm a little disappointed but its okay it still works great and i feel confident it will get the job done. but i have a question for all the body guys i need to do a repair on my fender so i will be putting in new sheet metal what gauge does the fender call for and is it the same gauge for the quarter panels and roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zttv8 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Would you be interested in my fenders? I am putting a 5 pc. IMSA kit on my RHD. I am matching it up to a 72 240Z I have had for 35 years. Probably wont need the fenders again. They look just like the ones on your car with the mirror cut-outs in the front of fender. Had an unusual set of wheels on the car. Never seen them here in the USA. The place I was talking about earlier is www.justdashes.com . There very helpful in explaining their process of rebuilding your dash. Alex is the guy I talked to. The price was $1200 . If you use them let me know how it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jdm Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Your car is sick. I have a 2+2 rhd, sometimes I wish it was a coupe, but what can ya do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboHLS30 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Are you still interested in my turbo setup? We can work something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegnaZetr0 Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Thanks mr jdm. to be honest the 2+2's are really starting to grow on me I used to hate them, but i've seen a few that look wicked. and turbohls30 you have a pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinji Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Nice work hope we can see some updates Im in the same process, Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Foot Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Hey if you ever get your G Nose I'd be interested in your current bumper set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegnaZetr0 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hey what's up lead foot, im almost positive I won't be going gnose anymore but I'm also pretty sure I will not end up using the factory ones either. I'm will most likely buy fiberglass ones and try to widen them since I'm planning to go widebody. Send me a pm and we'll talk. Also I have been updating this build under the members project section so if anyone wants to check it out there's been a good amount of progress made since I've last posted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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