Here we go again Derricks 260z restoration

[Huw]

Got your hands full there Derrick, but well worth getting all that rot out. Keep at it!

 

[jonbills]

Glad to see you're still on it Derrick. Are you going to reuse that compression rod mount or do you have a replacement?

 

[Turn & Burn]

Keep going Derrick, apparently the pleasure is in the journey and not the final destination!

 

[candy red]

Glad to see you're still on it Derrick. Are you going to reuse that compression rod mount or do you have a replacement?

Yes John
going to reuse the compression mount thats what made it hard to remove as someone had welded plates to it so have had cut metal off as near to it as i could an then grind any excess metal that has been welded to it.

 

[candy red]

Keep going Derrick, apparently the pleasure is in the journey and not the final destination!

Yes i know been here before but this will be a long journey ,but it will be hell of a ride

 

[candy red]

Got your hands full there Derrick, but well worth getting all that rot out. Keep at it!

Yes certainly have got my hans full this time Huw will be no rust lurking when I'm finished

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Hi Derrick that's not a small update!

It's good to see you back on here. Have you got some new chassis legs or are you fabricating them?

 

[candy red]

Hi Derrick that's not a small update!

It's good to see you back on here. Have you got some new chassis legs or are you fabricating them?

Good to be putting something on here again just been so busy with work and trying to get to customers that are chasing me for start dates

I've got new chassis legs to put on as I've got enough to do without fabricating them

 

[Mr.G]

This car has been lucky to have found you Derrick... keep the good work up.

 

[candy red]

This car has been lucky to have found you Derrick... keep the good work up.

Thanks George

 

[candy red]

Air-tube all cut off inner wing epoxy primed except for where new air tube is going to be welded on thats all been weld through zinc primed also cut out top part of inner wing and remade new section

 

[candy red]

 

[candy red]

A little bit better than how it was

 

[candy red]

No more rusting

 

[candy red]

Air tube ready to weld in

 

[candy red]

Nearly forgot to make strengthening section for inside the air-tube

Now welded into inside of air -tube

 

[candy red]

Air tube now welded in

All ground down time to move to another part of the car

 

[candy red]

 

[candy red]

Time to tackle getting the compression mount out from all the layers of repair patches that have been welded to it

how hard can it be

Getting there now

 

[jonbills]

Air tube now welded in

All ground down time to move to another part of the car

Was that a spot welder or just the earth clamp?