chartoo Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Hi all Chartoo here. I bought myself a new project, a 260z 2 seater. Looked pretty good. Minimum rust, rear spoiler, no engine which is good casue ive got one read to drop in and subtle z rear flares and smoothed in fronts. Took a punt on the flares casue there was a lot of crap bog work done ontop of them. Looked ok from the inside of the cargo area no rust but it didnt pay off. There was a rust stain coming from near where the fuel filler and the flares meet plus extra bog. So i started digging and this is what i found The d*&khead who installed the flares decided to fill them with bog to make them fit and then put a layer of expanding foam between the flare and the quarter. What does foam do...hold water. That is all the water that dripped put of the flare when i took it off. i will have to get the paint stripper out to really see the damage but what a start to the project eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.A.R. Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Holy moley... Hopefully you can save the rear quarter :-\ Good luck mate - I think you'll need it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8Datto Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I had that expander foam in my sills from the previous owner, I have no idear what they were thinking either. Very very hard to get out, in the end the sand blasted got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sco_aus Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Dude, that sucks hardcore. Go pimp slap back hand them, dodgy buggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zedman240® Posted December 17, 2008 Moderators Share Posted December 17, 2008 Geez! talk about a nasty suprise... I'd go with Scott's recommendation first then bead blast the panels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartoo Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 Well... after a lot of sanding and using a LOT of paint stripper the end result is a pretty good after, it just looked bad. Little of rust around the filler, like every zed, bit on the rear bumper indend and on the end of the sill. So all around really good considering. Really dont have the heart to look at the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Dave Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 The idea of filling the seals and frames and chassis rails with expandable foam was introduced to me by a guy who built and drove rally cars. It is the cheepest and easyest way to stiffen up the whole car. The foam sets hard and in a tight and fully enclosed compartment will not move. Unfortunately the people who do it are doing it for this reason and not thinking of the future of the car. We used foam in carbon/Kevlar race cars because not only can you shape it easily and use it to fill and create gaps and the like. But when you lay your Kevlar and then your carbon over the whole thing and then vacuum set it. It adds strength. Although on a car like that you don't need to worry about rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartoo Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Well after i stripped all the rotten foam off the other side it ended up being perfect! under there. not one bit of rust. Well now that drama is out of the way i started doing all the little body mods i wanted. Feel a bit like a plastic surgeon. Butt needs some work. Clean up the eye brows. Remove this. Shave this. Fun times. So i started with the butt. Cut out all the dimples, holes and mounting bracket sections to make a really smooth shaved arse. Took a long time eh butt i think it will be worth it in the end. Starting Done bar the grinding Also filled in the side bumper bar spaces, rear badges and antenna holes. After all that i started on her eyebrows or the drip rails. Cut off the drip rails a 6 inch section at a time and put a weld along the whole length. Actually easier than the bum. I think it makes thar car look more modern and makes it look a tad wider by making the roof look a tad shinner. but im told it can make it a little unpractical in winter. oh well it will look great. After stripping the car Rust wise it was pretty good. Floor were perfect under all that sound deading. Chassis rails need a 10 inch section done on both sides at the rear but every car does. Bit behind the dash on the drivers side. Both sections under the front guards and a bit under the radiator. But i lot less work than the other zed i was mucking around on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartoo Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 All got my wheels of Benzed today. Soo happy with them. They look a tad bronzey grey up closed but a couple steps back and they look chrome. Really nice. 17x9 -13 and 17x9.5 -19 Now i just have to brave enough to cut out the guards Tried another experiment also. Saw this photo over at hybridz and the guy said it was a excel bumper. http://dallas.craigslist.org/sdf/cto/994614788.html Bought a cheap one today close fit but i think it is a failed experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.A.R. Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I would have Banned you, if you'd fitted that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZED660 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Amen to that Lurch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Ricer Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Hahaha.... Oh Mr Chartoo, me thinks you are right on it, With that nice ricer maker front bar You can cruise with me and all my homies any time bruz. Back in my home land Hyundai build fully sick cars and the big boats as well This picture off my bro's car Fully riced up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zedman240® Posted February 5, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 5, 2009 I would have Banned you, if you'd fitted that! +1 ^ Next thing would be to have meets at Maccas.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Neubauer Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 So the general consensus is the Excel front bar is a no no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBZ 260 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I would have Banned you, if you'd fitted that! +2+3+4............................inf yeah dont look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartoo Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 ha ha yeah tell me about it. it was a waste of cash and now im stuck with a purple excel bumper as a reminder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBZ 260 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 EBAY the purple sin out of ya life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scando Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 EBAY the purple sin out of ya life. Nah, hang it on your shed wall and keep a photo of it in your wallet as a reminder just incase you ever go to buy something similar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartoo Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 ha ha i should because i have like 3 styles of mirrors for it and the same again in side indicators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartoo Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 This is the end product i'm chasing. Did a photoshop of it. Not bad for my first photoshop eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartoo Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Ok so its been a long time since i updated this. Done a bit of welding but ive been really pushed for time. I, sadly, have to pause this project now as im going to live overseas in thailand for a year . But i though i would show some more of the progress ive made. Well i finshed shaved the bum and the drip rails and i was very happy with the results. Next project was to weld up all the holes on the front bumper to smooth it out I also removed the grills from the front cowl. Goin for a more sleek modern aspects to some of the car while remaining some of the classic lines. First i cut them out Then i shaped the metal and held them in with these welding clips- bloody fantastic clips, improved my final product out of site. less weld to remove and less panel mis-alignment Tack welded then full welded then grind Next i did a bit of rust in the rear right hand flank Tacked Grinded and cleaned up Then i hit some rust up in the RH rear sill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartoo Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Also cause i removed the side fuel filler i need to put the new one behind the number plate. There wasnt a flat section to mount my new filler to so i had to weld in some new metal for a base Next i worked on fitting my flares. gave me a lot of trouble with the rears actually. I think these arent good versions of the zg's. They seem to have been trimmed a bit on each end making a square finish instead of a round finish. I dont mind that is just that it makes them shorter so i have to mount them i bit higher i found out hours later. but they look great in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Neubauer Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Unique idea with the crowl. Very interesting! Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chartoo Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Well with all this work it now means the back half of the car is nearly done. I also did some work on the front spoiler also. I got given an old broken one with some parts off a friend and decided to muck around with it. I started with a broken version of this. I fixed the breaks and filling the ducts. Then i chopped a section of the middle part of the spoiler out. This made made the section under the bumper bigger to match the section above the bumper. i cut it inline with the bottem of the indicators similar to the MSA type 2 bumper..i think Original Photoshop My attempt so far Next i want to recess those indicators as they stick out so much or even...a well placed flexible LED.Then i can delete the indicators as well to match the smoothed look of the rest of the body. Link to the hybridz page for those interested http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=147045 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs180sx Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Don't know what that last image was of but it was ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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