Ryan_260z
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UPDATE FOR 11/11/2007 AT END OF THREAD
Hello to all.
I thought as its been a while since ive done any messaging on here that i would start my own project thread. The background is that back in Feb i bought my first ever 260z for £2K from a nice chap called Neil. I drove it the lengthy distance of Warwick to Romford with no problems what so ever.
I drove it around for a few weeks and then got started on the task of giving the car a good strip down and rebuild - some of my shortlisted tasks were - Complete new interior - Complete replacement of all rubber components inc bushes and seals etc - Removal of the sunroof - Replacing the current wheels with some Slot Mags - Replacing the standard Carbs with 240z ones - Sorting out of the bodywork and structural rust... properly!
So over the next few months i got started on stripping down. Some of the pics can be seen in the gallery. It wasnt until i removed some of the interior and the wings that the full extent of the rot became apparant. Lucky enough a friend of a friend (Dave Dodd is his name) specialises in these sorts of problems and has also rebuilt 2 240z's of his own many years ago. So with a little help from my mate Terry i managed to get the car down to DC Dodds garage in Whipps Cross and there it has been for about the last 2-3 months. Due to him being a very busy man he has only just got started on the car. My plan is to keep visiting him and as and when i update my pictures i will post them on here. Just thought id let everyone know my progress and if theres any questions or if can help anyone out at all with info then ill try my best.
Ryan
P.S If anyone is interested in buying those set of TurboVecs seen in the pics then let me know - as i will soon be putting them up for sale.
Hello to all.
I thought as its been a while since ive done any messaging on here that i would start my own project thread. The background is that back in Feb i bought my first ever 260z for £2K from a nice chap called Neil. I drove it the lengthy distance of Warwick to Romford with no problems what so ever.
I drove it around for a few weeks and then got started on the task of giving the car a good strip down and rebuild - some of my shortlisted tasks were - Complete new interior - Complete replacement of all rubber components inc bushes and seals etc - Removal of the sunroof - Replacing the current wheels with some Slot Mags - Replacing the standard Carbs with 240z ones - Sorting out of the bodywork and structural rust... properly!
So over the next few months i got started on stripping down. Some of the pics can be seen in the gallery. It wasnt until i removed some of the interior and the wings that the full extent of the rot became apparant. Lucky enough a friend of a friend (Dave Dodd is his name) specialises in these sorts of problems and has also rebuilt 2 240z's of his own many years ago. So with a little help from my mate Terry i managed to get the car down to DC Dodds garage in Whipps Cross and there it has been for about the last 2-3 months. Due to him being a very busy man he has only just got started on the car. My plan is to keep visiting him and as and when i update my pictures i will post them on here. Just thought id let everyone know my progress and if theres any questions or if can help anyone out at all with info then ill try my best.
Ryan
P.S If anyone is interested in buying those set of TurboVecs seen in the pics then let me know - as i will soon be putting them up for sale.
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what ever way it'll be well worth, it as i am sure u will find out 
to finish it off. He said this was better then welding on a new roof skin as that would have been hard to match up. Hes very good at his job - i couldnt believe it when i saw it. A critic would probably point at the odd lump or bump but it looks great to me.
