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Throttleton Is is ok to just get it down to bare metal, put on the 2k primer, sand it, and then apply the filler (epoxy) to smoothen out the rough edges? But maybe then regular poly filler is good enough. Or if the surface is reasonably well, i could just 2k prime it, and use spray filler...

Hey all I am in the process of sanding my car down to bare metal. I use 80-grid for this on an excentric machine. I have searched a lot for this, but many have different opinions. What is the best course of action to prepare the car for painting? - bare metal prepping? -2k epoxy...

Yes, I have heard some good things about him but haven´t seen his work yet. The car does need some attention, which my welding skills cant give. I wanted to have some other opinions on this matter

Hey all I got a price from a guy I know who said he could do the bodywork for me. He rated me at 1800 euros. which is about 1500 pounds? Anyway, what do guys think? Fair price? I am not a welder myself so I cant really put my opinion on this one. I´ll through in pictures of the rusted places...

I must agree with Sean, that rear number plate is ugly... Anyway, I like the fact that the car "will" be driven, and not just put in a garage showroom for years to come... You can always expect potential damage, even when driving on the road to work... We all have have had that "damn..that was...

Jep will do! Ill keep at it and do my best :D

Ah now I see. In essence, if this : is pretty much straight on both sides, it "should" be fine. I will reinforce the rail where the crossmember bolts on to also.

hey Throttleton thx for the advice. Yes the frame itself seems straight, only that bow at the end. I see some dips of the rail below, Im guessing thats because of potholes. What do you mean ?" Check across the car with a level and see if the chassis rail is level at the top of the rail (not...

Thx Rsdave What would be a general cost to have the frame straightened ?

Oh, OK ! Ill check where I can do this locally

Jig it? what do you mean ? Sorry dont know that word...

Hmm What would you do sean ?

Maybe I am freaking out to much ! :D I will get the car sandblasted ayway to reveal all points that need to be fixed. One more thing I´d like you gurus to comment on is this: I have noticed in the past that my cars nose on the right hand side was lower than the left. If you see the...

Hey all I finally started on my 260z, stripping the car completely and removing the tar that the PO put there. http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz51/H3nrY_/Datsun%20260Z/P1010507-1.jpg http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz51/H3nrY_/Datsun%20260Z/P1010594.jpg I knew the car must...

Thats very interesting Zeddhead ! Do you have the original shock towers & standard struts? I am looking to go lower but I want to retain the shock towers & struts (dont want to cut in the springs either). Did you get the most right ones machined ? Interesting thread Hendrik

Robin, as said before on the ducth Mazda forum. Love your work ! The streched tires are subjective of course, I find them amazing to be honest. Ps. I´ll add u on msn, have some questions about the coilover setup! Maybe ill visit you in Holland. i went there last saturday. More pics on...

I finally started some rust repairs, and with it praying that the PO did a decent job. I started on the floorpans, and subsequently removing the "bitumen" layer with a shizzle (damn what **** work) I did know there were problems in the middle of the floorpans, but as usual, some extra rust...

Jep I know. I immediately got a torque wrench afterwards. Should have done it beforehand. However, illd do as Pullsar says, clean up the paint, and see what is going on corrosion-wise. Thanks for the replies all !

Skiddell, Thats a good call there. Ill make some plates in the mean time in the size you describe, and hopefully that will balance the load a bit.

Morbias Indeed, it´s a bit strange why such huge bolts are needed to keep the ARB on the chassis. anyway, when I redo the rails, I´ll keep your idea in mind ! :)