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Project 240z gunship
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SacCyclone
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Wow, you have a lot of extras on your car. Those look like Rota RB wheels, if they are I have several sets of those on my cars. That rear sway bar is a BRE style that mounts behind the rear diff. I run a BRE bar as well. ST suspension is one of the few companies that still make that style of rear bar. Bet the exhaust is loud with no visible muffler, at least that I can see. I have the same front air dam as well with functional duct cooling lines attached, it works very well. Great looking car.
big rex 2
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Hi mate,
Did you have Kris around this morning looking at your alternator wiring? If so, small world. If not, there's another in Cardiff
Hi Madda , yes I had chris form intelligent auto electrics around last Monday morning to sort the charging issue and its all working fine now. I'll be out and about in it this weekend if the weather holds going to show family and friends why I've been anti social for the last 10 months
.looking forward to giving it some beans
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big rex 2
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Door shut prepping
Multiple body shops had been out to see me to give me quotes/advice at this point.
All of the body shops gave me good feedback and said the car was very straight
The not so good news was the timing, some guys said they could take it in the new year!!
Others said they could take it in two - three weeks. I got a variety of prices some too cheap making me questioning the quality and some astronomical (clearly didn't want the job)
Whilst having the car MOT'd there was a lovely 911 in at the same time which had just been restored and had a fresh coat of gaurds red, I got chatting to the owner and he recommended a local company called Up To Scratch in Caerphilly. I got on the phone to them and they popped over a few days later. The owner Will gave me a range of prices based on how much work I would put into the tear down and body prep, he was also by far the most understanding person to have come out to see me. We talked alot about colours and I still hadn't decided yet, I was having sleepless nights over white, red , blue or silver (all of which at some point over the previous 6months was sure that is what I wanted ha ha )
If you've had a car painted you will understand the pain
Multiple body shops had been out to see me to give me quotes/advice at this point.
All of the body shops gave me good feedback and said the car was very straight
The not so good news was the timing, some guys said they could take it in the new year!!
Others said they could take it in two - three weeks. I got a variety of prices some too cheap making me questioning the quality and some astronomical (clearly didn't want the job)
Whilst having the car MOT'd there was a lovely 911 in at the same time which had just been restored and had a fresh coat of gaurds red, I got chatting to the owner and he recommended a local company called Up To Scratch in Caerphilly. I got on the phone to them and they popped over a few days later. The owner Will gave me a range of prices based on how much work I would put into the tear down and body prep, he was also by far the most understanding person to have come out to see me. We talked alot about colours and I still hadn't decided yet, I was having sleepless nights over white, red , blue or silver (all of which at some point over the previous 6months was sure that is what I wanted ha ha )
If you've had a car painted you will understand the pain
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big rex 2
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Leaving the CSI tent
October/November time , had good weather recently pretty much a dry 3 weeks. Car is now going to the body shop for them to start getting rid of the green and prep the body for paint,the car has three small dents in the roof and a small dent in each door but other than that it seems pretty good. Any signs of surface rust have been ground back and treated then primed. At this point I am feeling pretty damn worn out and almost glad to see the back of it , my girl friend has been very understanding about it all, but I'm spending ALL my time on the Z and not with her
October/November time , had good weather recently pretty much a dry 3 weeks. Car is now going to the body shop for them to start getting rid of the green and prep the body for paint,the car has three small dents in the roof and a small dent in each door but other than that it seems pretty good. Any signs of surface rust have been ground back and treated then primed. At this point I am feeling pretty damn worn out and almost glad to see the back of it , my girl friend has been very understanding about it all, but I'm spending ALL my time on the Z and not with her
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big rex 2
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On the way to the body shop
Just decided it was easier to roll all the mess up into the big polly ground sheets and bin the whole lot, hosed the whole lot down inside.
It went from hideous dust trap to clean as whislte in under and hour .
On the way to its new home for the next month.
Just decided it was easier to roll all the mess up into the big polly ground sheets and bin the whole lot, hosed the whole lot down inside.
It went from hideous dust trap to clean as whislte in under and hour .
On the way to its new home for the next month.
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Jake RAH
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If you've had a car painted you will understand the pain
Mine's in bare metal right now and will be painted within days and I still haven't decided on the shade I'm having the car done in
When I saw what fantastic shape the bodywork was in I was even tempted for a moment to just lacquer the bare metal
uk66fastback
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It took me about a year to definitely decide on a colour for my fastback. Then when I decided on a dark red, the guy gave me a book full of dark reds from which to choose. Settled on Porsche Arena Red in the end ...
big rex 2
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Body shop
Most of my mine was taken back to bare metal apart from the bonnet /front valance and one of the rear arches, they just removed all traces of green as the stuff is actual military paint and it is oil based which is why its great for preserving Datsun's. I'll fire some more pictures up today.
Here is one right at the start of the body prep (couldn't get that front indicator to disconnect , had to cut the wires in the end)
Most of my mine was taken back to bare metal apart from the bonnet /front valance and one of the rear arches, they just removed all traces of green as the stuff is actual military paint and it is oil based which is why its great for preserving Datsun's. I'll fire some more pictures up today.
Here is one right at the start of the body prep (couldn't get that front indicator to disconnect , had to cut the wires in the end)
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big rex 2
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With the car at the body shop I got on with some more prep work, the inspection flaps were taken back to bare metal and treated with rust converter , then etch primed and taken down to the paint shop.
The chrome plating on the bumpers was in pretty good shape but they were going to look a bit out of place next to the gloss black arches so I had them powder coated in gloss black.
The guys did a good job and were pretty reasonable as well.
The chrome plating on the bumpers was in pretty good shape but they were going to look a bit out of place next to the gloss black arches so I had them powder coated in gloss black.
The guys did a good job and were pretty reasonable as well.
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big rex 2
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The arches from MSA needed a bit of love and attention, the fiber glass is pretty raw when it comes from them, so there was plenty of rubbing down to remove the manufacturing marks.
I spent a few evenings with a few cold beers just taking my time rubbing them down.
Once primed I dropped them into the body shop along with the spoiler and they painted them gloss black and lacquered them.
I had finally chosen a color as well, not quite a Datsun color.... I went with Lamborghini Grigio Estoque.
It may not be one for the purists, but I think you will agree it suits the car very well and shows off the lines.
I spent a few evenings with a few cold beers just taking my time rubbing them down.
Once primed I dropped them into the body shop along with the spoiler and they painted them gloss black and lacquered them.
I had finally chosen a color as well, not quite a Datsun color.... I went with Lamborghini Grigio Estoque.
It may not be one for the purists, but I think you will agree it suits the car very well and shows off the lines.
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big rex 2
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Mine's in bare metal right now and will be painted within days and I still haven't decided on the shade I'm having the car done in
When I saw what fantastic shape the bodywork was in I was even tempted for a moment to just lacquer the bare metal
Like a curvy Delorean
What colour are you going for ? I take it you have picked one just looking for the shade based on your comment above, are you staying white?
uk66fastback
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All looks god Rex ... looking forward to more pics then the big reveal! It IS done and together I take it? Or still being put back together?