datsfun
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Actually more about me rushing about like an idiot all my life! Just can't sit still and need lots of things going on to keep me happy.
You will be a positive influence on Franky...get him to accelerate his project
Actually more about me rushing about like an idiot all my life! Just can't sit still and need lots of things going on to keep me happy.
Better to have a semi decent un-restored UK Z than one that has supposedly been restored but with no photographic evidence of how well it was done.
Get it blasted and you'll see what you are working with.
As far as I'm aware, only very early cars were not undersealed. All the UK cars I have ever seen were always undersealed, hence they were overpainted at the factory.
Do not disturb any of the interior paint on the floors. You will never get it looking this good again. Just strip the body paint, repair and repaint the outside.
Great buy! A real diamond in the rough. Love it.
Thanks for the photo of the underside of the glovebox liner. Saved me having to ask you for it. Lovely H-QU ENG! That lineworker almost wrote 'HL...', but then corrected himself.
If it were me I'd try and just blast the areas that look particularly bad and try and do local high quality repairs rather than cutting out large unnecessary sections. Be nice to keep as much of the original metal as possible.
Id have bought this if I had the money in the bank, worth every penny if you ask me.
Thanks!
I've read a little about the writing on the glovebox liner; do the letters actually signify anything useful to us, or was it purely for the lineworkers info please?
You will be a positive influence on Franky...get him to accelerate his project
Interested to see why the front slam panel and headlight bowl attachment panel is so covered in 'stuff'.... BUT
I am going to go out on a whim here and say you've probably managed to acquire one of the better/best UK cars that I've ever seen, I should expect quite a few envious readers looking at this....including myself.
Good luck with the restoration, looking forward to it!
Dan
Interesting its on the bumper brackets.. perhaps was involved in a slight fender bender at some time and new ones replaced it?
Dan
Hi Chris,
Many Thanks! Yes, I will be keeping to the original colour which I like a lot and suits the car. It has had a quick blowjob at some stage which isn't the same colour and will be corrected !
Nobody likes an incorrect blowjob.
I personally think you have had a pretty good buy! Its also my second favourite colour for a 240Z! I shall be keeping an eye on your thread!
As a guide, your car looks probably slightly better than my 260Z was when I got it and I spent 8k on metal repair getting it all done by someone else to a high standard.