Here we go again Derricks 260z restoration

Ian

Club Member
Its scary how rotten that thing is. Great job on saving it and getting rid of all that rust and previous dodgy repairs.
 

candy red

Club Member
Its scary how rotten that thing is. Great job on saving it and getting rid of all that rust and previous dodgy repairs.
Thanks Ian for your reply
I think what’s more scary is the dodgy repairs and that whoever had done them obviously thought they were ok EXTRA:( as for the amount of rot there has been a lot over the past years but most of which is in all the normal places for these cars it would seem eg sills,floors, air tubes,inner wings, chassis rails, rad support panel,rear arch’s and other areas don’t really think these cars were designed to keep for 40years plus it seems particularly bad because I’m doing everything all in one go which is an awful lot of work as you know :( Still beats having to watch Eastenders :EXTRAlol::smash::willynilly:EXTRA:D
 

richiep

Club Member
Thanks Ian for your reply
I think what’s more scary is the dodgy repairs and that whoever had done them obviously thought they were ok EXTRA:( as for the amount of rot there has been a lot over the past years but most of which is in all the normal places for these cars it would seem eg sills,floors, air tubes,inner wings, chassis rails, rad support panel,rear arch’s and other areas don’t really think these cars were designed to keep for 40years plus it seems particularly bad because I’m doing everything all in one go which is an awful lot of work as you know :( Still beats having to watch Eastenders :EXTRAlol::smash::willynilly:EXTRA:D

They were designed to have an expected lifespan of 7 years!

Although in the case of your project, it's a miracle its survived the best attempts of whoever repaired it previously to kill it off!
 

tyroguru

Club Member
Just looking at the recent pictures again. Wow, some of that old stuff you've ripped out - and I thought my welding wasn't that great! :eek:

Which spot welder do you have Derrick?
 

candy red

Club Member
Had this panel made to replace part of firewall and footwell in 1 piece only one problem needed it another 25mm wider my mistake so I’ve welded another piece onto it to extend the width,so I can fold it at 90 degrees as it should be A3A150B4-8242-4892-8197-382D4C2671B0.png
 

candy red

Club Member
FB84346D-EBEA-48D6-A868-6198F47B7878.jpeg D59D59FA-2DBA-485E-A80E-B1015DF6A6AB.jpeg 569AEC51-1BB4-4089-BC85-2662101B882F.jpeg Now I’ve welded piece on the side and added the 90 degree bend also shaped it for the footwell curve and removed the cable ties from existing panel and welded the on .
 

tyroguru

Club Member
Great stuff Derrick. I assume this is from Andy at Auto Panel Solutions? I really would have thought he'd have an option for panels with flanges as it must be fairly common that that area needs replacing as well (?) .Certainly was the case for me and you.
 

candy red

Club Member
Great stuff Derrick. I assume this is from Andy at Auto Panel Solutions? I really would have thought he'd have an option for panels with flanges as it must be fairly common that that area needs replacing as well (?) .Certainly was the case for me and you.
I think in all fairness to Andy these panels are made for left to Rhd conversions and people just cut down 15mm inside the firewall and weld it in I needed the flange due to previous crap repairs :)
 
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