Agno's 1975 260Z

[Gareth. J.]

Hard job for sure, looks like you got it just in time

[Agno]

So last time I updated this thread the heater core didn't fit out of the hole Datsun made for it. To skirt around this rather small and annoying oversight I did this:



Yes that's right, I completely removed the interior sans dash. I thought to myself "Hey Alex, you're a sucker for punishment! So why not strip the floors and repaint them while you have everything out?" After nearly 4 straight days of sanding and rubbing it got to the point you see above. The heater core came out in the end as well:



Over the next few days the floors will be covered with POR15 (they are already treated that's why they are orangey looking) and unless I find something else to fix like the sucker I am it should be covered by carpets and out of sight... Where nobody will ever see nor care that the floors are rustproofed and the heater works

[Stivva]

Do you want to come remove my heater core so I can clean it!

[Agno]

Painted!


That was a photo of the second coat once it dried. I did one more after that. POR15 is a great product (even if it's a bit expensive) and I highly recommend it.

Do you want to come remove my heater core so I can clean it!

LOL! Unless its on a hoist and the doors are off... Never again. My back is still recovering from spending so long pretending to be a contortionist

[Stivva]

I know that feeling, I am still working myself up to do a bit of work under the dash

[Agno]

Quick update!

I won best 260Z at the Christmas BBQ which was a pleasant surprise, saying that if there were a few more 260Zs there not in their project/rebuilding phase I dare say my title aspirations would have been significantly slimmer!


I have also installed a new windscreen seal, inner and outer hatch seals and door seals. The car is now so much quieter... and less smelly! The only little qualm I have with my seals is that the passenger door seal sits up slightly and makes the passenger door harder to close and also rolls up slightly inside of the door frame. I'll get a photo if I remember.

On top of that I also picked up my new rear spoiler from Alfa Motorsports. Really good to deal with and first look the fit and finish is quite good. I would like to have the spoiler painted and fitted to the car by the 26th of Feb for the classic Japan car show but jetting off to Thailand on Friday morning for 2 weeks will make that a tricky task unless I can find someone by Thursday! Spray painters looking for an easy cash job and a zed to joyride in for 2 weeks inquire within!

FINALLY, shopping around for some new carbs. Have a few leads, just waiting to hear the right words before I pull the trigger!

[Corsa224]

Hi agno,

Who did your door cards for you, they look like new.

[Agno]

Certainly not new. They curl up in the corners and the chrome has lifted. It's on the to do list to get some new ones made eventually

[merc]

nice car

[Agno]

Had a rear spoiler painted and fitted:



Pretty happy with the looks of the car right now. Just need some wider wheels for the front and a rear guard roll to accommodate a fatter tyre and we are off to the races!

[Agno]

Been a while since an update!

After seeing Saxon's beast with his nice and complete interior and driving to Phillip Island in silence I cracked the shivers and bought myself a factory radio:

Unfortunately the volume knob was sheared off in transit from the states but I am taking it to a vintage car radio repair specialist and hopefully he can fix it. If not, I'll just find another more crappy one and cannibalise it for parts!


I have also been collecting bits and pieces in preparation for some new carbies, just waiting on Pete to rebuild them and I will be at his place quicker than you can say F**k yeah! Also got some interior bits in the same package.


And to round off this larger than usual update I am nearly ready to start a Hilux front brake swap. So far I have some S12-8 vented calipers, TP Magna disks, a 15/16 series 1 280ZX brake master cylinder and rebuild kits for everything. I hope that this weekend I can have everything cleaned, kitted and ready to go for another day in the not too distant future. Big thanks to Gareth for sending me through some information about his brakes because my setup is going to be very similar.

[DreamZproject]

Hey Alex, bit of an odd question here...

I really liked the door unlock knobs you had (the ones with the little "Z" on them).
Would you have ANY idea where they came from, I know its an odd thing to obsess
over, but I remember the first thing i saw when getting in your car were those
awesome little white Zeds!

Hope the cars still running well!

[Agno]

Thanks mate, hope yours is moving along. I got them from this guy:

http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/99985-ztek-billet-z-parts-consolidate-group-buy-list/

You can now also get all of those bits from MSA but dealing with David was easy enough. Personally I like the stock ones a bit more these days so if you want mine msg me and we can work out some sort of deal.

While I'm here I should say I ordered some new wheels, they should be here in 6-8 weeks. Also last night I started pulling apart a spare set of tail lights to polish them up and recondition them to like new. Progress is going to be slow though because I'm very busy at work and uni this month