72240Z Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Passenger firewall. Frame from the side. Frame underside. Underside of battery tray. Passenger floor partialy removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftover z Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Was that somebody's boat anchor at one time? Wow, you have alot of work, but good luck. You have a ton more of patience than I do. I'd like to see your progress pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepV Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 i'm eager to see your results. subscribed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightywhitey185 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Sweet Jeeebus!They always rust in those exact same spots!To a tee!Mine looked just like that.It was a flinstones mobile with my feet right through the floors.Its alot of work but sooo worth it.It doesnt have to be done by tomorrow.Take your time and keep that pretty Z alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikez31ss Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Dang...I feel your pain. But it also makes me appreciate the small amount of rust my car had Like tightywhitey185 said...if you fix that it will be worth it in satisfaction and followthrough at least. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zBoy Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I was in the same boat you were except my frame was in a little better shape. Took me awhile to get to the point I am at now but its pretty amazing to see how far it has come. Buy yourself "Or rent like me" a mig and get familiar with cutting sheetmetal. BTW I'm 16 so if I can do it you can to. Bookmarked your thread and if ya want check out my build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72240Z Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 Working on the car. Firewall gone. Firewall fixed. Battery cut out. Battery fixed. Frame fixed. Floor cut out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftover z Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Sure helps when you have the know-how and tools for all that metal work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 holy vise grips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72240Z Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 Found some more rust. Another patch. Welded in. We had to reshape the floor to fit the transmission tunnel with the T56. Kieth the bodyman doing the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72240Z Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 Test fitting the new floor. New floor welded in. New frame rail test fit. Rear of new frame rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR280z Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Test fitting the new floor. New floor welded in. New frame rail test fit. Rear of new frame rail. I was just looking at your bio. and notice we were both born on the 19th of April and both own the best cars ever made the Z. KEEP THAT Z ALIVE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72240Z Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 Yea but your just a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shika805 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 wow holy crap, good work sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR280z Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Yea but your just a kid. I have to do the same for one of my Zeez. Thanks for the motivation and the HELL with all those that say "its not worth it" ect..ect... Keep up the great job your doing on your project. Yes, at 45 i still consider myself a kid, no, lets say a Z kid. Thanks, and KEEP THE Z ALIVE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an99ees Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) nice work . where did get those floor pans from? Edited March 13, 2010 by an99ees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72240Z Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 The floors are from Zedd Findings http://www.datsunzparts.ca/NewParts/summary.htm the frame rails are from Bad Dog http://www.baddogparts.com/ the rest of the patches are cut from old car hoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernS30 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 So this is gonna sound weird but I LOVE YOU! I have the same rust areas on my car, except I actually think I am better off. Today I have been finding more stuff to help me fix it! Super stoked thanks for posting this up. Was the firewall and battery area hard? That is my main worry? It looks difficult and I am sure it will be I am worried about cutting up near that frame rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglist Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Looking good, that was a lot of rust. Good to see someone putting a basketcase rust bucket back on the road, thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82BlackNAGoldzx Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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