Tim240z Posted December 26, 2001 Share Posted December 26, 2001 I did the cutting and rewelding of the drip rails on my 240 V8 project over the Xmas break. MAN, I had to hold my breath as the cutting disk wound up to speed and I started cutting.....no going back now I kept telling myself. Well, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but the damn lead they used at the factory was a major PITA when rewelding the roofline. It took A LONG time to reweld...tack welds all the way along the roof line and windshield pillar, then grinding down, rewelding the gaps, grinding down, rewelding blah blah blah..... Well, it's all bondoed with fiberglass reinforced filler ready for sanding and shaping, which I think will be the hard part!! But, even in it's rough state of finish, it looks SOOOOOOO much better without the drip rails!!!! AND....the little woman bought me a pair of 5 point Simpson harnesses for Xmas...Whoo Hoo!! ...NOT DOT approved though , wonder if this will be a problem!? Also disassembled the 'luggage straps' which I will be using to hold down the fuel cell. Buffed all the rust off the mounting tabs and buckles and 'PlastiDipp'ed' them. Then I redyed the webbing black. BOY OH BOY, the look brand new...off getting resewn now. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 400 ci 280z Posted December 26, 2001 Share Posted December 26, 2001 i have a 280 and was wanting to do this. did you cut the entire rail off or just sections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted December 26, 2001 Author Share Posted December 26, 2001 I just jumped in with both feet and cut off the whole damn thing. I cut it about 1/2 way between the edge of the drip rail and the body (ie not flush with the body) and then with a 50 grit sanding disk, ground it down to almost flush. Then tacked it. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotfitz Posted December 26, 2001 Share Posted December 26, 2001 What, no digital camera for Christmas. Where are the pics? Just buy a disposable camera and get it developed to disc. This is a mod I've been wanting to do and I now have a welder I can borrow. I just need alittle more confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted December 27, 2001 Author Share Posted December 27, 2001 Spot, This is something I have never done before either, but I thought'what the hell, in for a penny, in for a pound' so after looking at Terry's pictures and his commentary on the mod, I felt it was doable. I didn't bother taking any pics since Terry's are so good. Give it a bash...it takes patience (be sure to take your time) and careful grinding and welding and some good fiberglass reinforced body filler. If you want any specifics on how 'I' did it, drop me an email. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted December 27, 2001 Share Posted December 27, 2001 FYI: The online photo hosting that I have been using (PhotoPoint) has been ofline going on 2 weeks now and I fear they may be out of business. All the previous links I've provided to you guys for these and other photos most likely will NOT work. I did very recently open an account with another hosting site (Fototime) and they appear to work well, but lack in some of the finer points that PhotoPoint had. Anyway, I'm in the process of uploading all the photos onto it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zpeed Posted December 27, 2001 Share Posted December 27, 2001 Terry when you do get the pics up can you tell us/me cause i really want to get this mod done, and i do believe i can do it.. but need some extra photo motivations. etc also during light rain can you see though the driver/passenger door window, during heavy rain it doesn't matter to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted December 27, 2001 Share Posted December 27, 2001 I know this is a long link, but try it out, and be sure to get the entire address when you do. I would like some feedback to see if this will work (new site for my photos so I need to know). I know that the individual photo links work, but wanted to try this album link to see if it works. http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?userid={7DC317B0-8EDB-4B2E-A837-F708D07C9769}&tio=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted December 27, 2001 Share Posted December 27, 2001 Be sure to click on desired album on bottom left of opening page to get the correct album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted December 27, 2001 Share Posted December 27, 2001 Nicely done. Where did you get your hatch? Does it mount upto the OEM brackets? How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted December 27, 2001 Share Posted December 27, 2001 It's a fiberglass hatch I made when I built the rest of the body. Only recently have I fabricated the "ears" on the hinge side of the hatch so that I could re-install the hinges. No latch though, so the hatch will still be held down by two Dzeus fasteners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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