They are available online Derrick.any one know where it might be possible to get complete left and right door skins for 260z 2seater made has anyone had it done ?
Yes I know Rob but some of the prices are astronomical was just curious as to anyone’s suggestionsThey are available online Derrick.
Hi Alan could you pm me you contact number so we can have chat thanks DerrickI have a complete NOS left hand door, if it is any use?
Hi Alan could you pm me you contact number so we can have chat thanks Derrick
Thanks AlanHi Derrick,
To confirm after our chat, the part number on this is door indicates fitment for cars built between early 1974 and 1976. I didn't realise your car is a 1978 build, so the door won't fit because of the different latching arrangement.
Sorry to have got your hopes up...
I think @richiep did, in his project Dixie thread.Has anyone managed to unfold a door skin of the main doorframe to possibly have the frame blasted or just cleaned up and the refit the door skin.
Yes that’s right Rob ,if i just wanted to remove the old skin and fit a new one but I want to reuse the skin I take as there’s nothing wrong with it it’s about getting rid of any surface rust in door frame.Derrick, my Dad replaced a doorskin on an Imp for me years ago. He ground all around the edge to get it off.
Thanks Jon that’s the sort of information I wanted knowing where the spot welds are and how many as the paint is hiding the welds will have to investigate moreI think I read once that the door skin is only welded in one place (front top) and the rest is all folded and crimped.
There is a tool that lifts up the folded edge of the doorskin, so the skin can be reused.Yes that’s right Rob ,if i just wanted to remove the old skin and fit a new one but I want to reuse the skin I take as there’s nothing wrong with it it’s about getting rid of any surface rust in door frame.
My plan is to have the door she’ll bead blasted then epoxy primer it ,and have the edges of the skin blasted clean up the flat areas of the door skin by hand then epoxy prim those then I’m going to panel bond the skins back on so there’s no moisture getting in the seemsThat takes me back. We used to do a lot of door skins back in the day - MGB’s and the like. Back then we weren’t concerned with saving the skin so could hit it up with a grinder and have at it. The fun came with aligning and assembling the skin around the door so that it still fit the shut lines correctly.
I wonder if modern body shops will still do this on newer stuff. Maybe labour rates make it cost prohibitive? I suspect removing the seam sealer from all around the folds would make it a nasty and lengthy job also. Then there’s probably the whole “safety” thing and concerns around structural integrity.
Can I ask what you’ve got planned in order to clean up and protect the inside of those door frames? In my own experience doors have always been a problem for rust coming back after restoration. I doused all of my last project’s doors with Bilt Hamber Dynax after they came out of paint and am always on the lookout for rust returning!