dislexicdime Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 did you flang the panel where you cut out . it will strengthen the panel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 did you flang the panel where you cut out . it will strengthen the panel As of right now I've only cut out the parts to make the lights fit. nothing is mounted yet and neither of the old reverse lights are welded shut. I'm still looking into how to mount the bottoms of the trim panels as well so I still have a bit of work. Have any pics of where to flange it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dislexicdime Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I have not done it on a z only on my 510's you usualy flang the rear tail light panel on a dime when you cut the tail light wholes bigger for sss tail lights . I have a pic of when my buddy flanged my core support for my inter cooler on my dime. All you do is take a body hammer and bend the edge you cut out 90 degreese. Then we use a grinder with a cut of wheel to make the edge you bent straight this is the only pic i took and it was the first ruf pass if you look close you can see what i am talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Oh ok, I understand now. I did not account for that when I cut out the holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Anyone have a closer pic or know how the tabs that hold the bottom of the trim in place work? you can kind of see them in this picture but I can't tell how they hold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth-Z Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 For those with a little to much time on their hands....... This 78 had some rust in the usual places in the back hatch panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 That looks great and sounds like an awesome idea. Too bad there aren't too many z's in the junkyards in New England. I would love to do something like that to my 280z seeing as the same areas on mine are still kinda mangled from the tree the Z fell on :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfisher Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 here it is off the stands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 so here is the final installation : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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