Agno Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyDropbear Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Whoops! I guess that's a brilliant example of how with these cars, you never know what lies beneath until you start chopping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3c0y Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Well it's bad, but its not THAT bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted July 30, 2012 Administrators Share Posted July 30, 2012 The 1mm cutting disc for a 4 inch grinder is my weapon of choice. I prefer to grind out the spot welds on the edges rather than drill them out. Go Slowly cut sections off that are easy to fabricate. An old fuel tank off any car can be a good source of curves rather than pounding them out of flat steel. Wouldn't you have to be careful that there is no fuel vapor in there ready to explode from sparks of a grinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted July 30, 2012 Administrators Share Posted July 30, 2012 Whoops! I guess that's a brilliant example of how with these cars, you never know what lies beneath until you start chopping! Yeah even great examples can be hiding this kind of thing beneath the skin. I'm hoping my car is not hiding too much of this stuff when I finally strip it down for a proper resto of body work. Great work Mark, looks like another 1 saved and you move quickly! I like your motivation. At this rate you'll be doing all the work on our Zeds . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Wouldn't you have to be careful that there is no fuel vapor in there ready to explode from sparks of a grinder? Damn straight, that first cut is the deepest! Great work Mark, looks like another 1 saved and you move quickly! I like your motivation. At this rate you'll be doing all the work on our Zeds . Don't forget about Locky, he's the one who referred me. I'll have to set a finders fee! Strange thing about this car is the inconsistency of the rust, one side of the roof is fine and the other not so good. The dogleg on the same side that the roof rusty was better than the other side. The rear hatch panel was stuffed but the lower panel was perfect. Anyways heres what i did to fix the roof on that side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3c0y Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Strange thing about this car is the inconsistency of the rust, one side of the roof is fine and the other not so good. The dogleg on the same side that the roof rusty was better than the other side. The rear hatch panel was stuffed but the lower panel was perfect. I figured that one out when i had it. It's been parked on the side of a hill so all the water sat on the left hand side of car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 This is what the car will look like when it rolls out of here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Well it's bad, but its not THAT bad. would you like this back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Onto the last third of the car which really only comprises of 4 areas. This is one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 After. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Z Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Nice!!. Not long to go now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted August 7, 2012 Administrators Share Posted August 7, 2012 What do you use to get that texture under the battery box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Z Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Looks like the same stuff i used. Spray on body deadener/stoneguard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 It's a 3M product water based stone gaurd. Easy to use and clean up, dries rock hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 More Pics! Something that really saved this car was the red primer that someone applied to areas where the Zeds are known to rust. This would have happened during the first batch of rust repairs many years ago. Although they failed to treat the repairs properly the primer applied did save the car from an almost certain death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Getting close now. The Drivers side gaurd had a small previous repair which i deemed acceptable. Small holes at 2 o'clock on the lip from prior bodywork were mostly cut out for the flare, the rest were welded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Z Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Nice work Scoota. Might have to give you my car to finish off my doors, quarters and rockers. Got a city job now so not going to leave me much time to play with the Z anymore. :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Nice work Scoota. Might have to give you my car to finish off my doors, quarters and rockers. Got a city job now so not going to leave me much time to play with the Z anymore. :'( Thanks Muchly, it's looking very neat with a ratrod look to it. They feel better to sit in when they get all the rusty bits parting company. I'll have to check out your project thread and see where your at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Z Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Ill update my build thread tomorrow. Havent done so for 3 months, quite alot done but need to do exterior bodywork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 2500 I actually did view your vehicle while it was at big d's place. Very Fixable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 4 more pics. I'm liking the ratrod look, vivek and i decided on the all black color scheme just to make her uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agno Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 widen those dragway looking wheels to fill out those flares and it would look fecking hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
import monky Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 damn man, loooks good. kinda the look i want for my zed. tai you should know all about the one i'm working on.. hahaha yeh haven't had much time to touch it but yeh you left me a fair bit of work to do.. scoota.. what paint did you use on the body? the matt black looks good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Z Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 damn man, loooks good. kinda the look i want for my zed. tai you should know all about the one i'm working on.. hahaha yeh haven't had much time to touch it but yeh you left me a fair bit of work to do.. scoota.. what paint did you use on the body? the matt black looks good man. Yeah Bardon the car i sold you needs alot of work but far from un-fixable.. at least the rust is there to see and not hiding. You should send the car down to Scoota G and get him to fix. Your car has/had about the same or slightly less rust as the Z in this thread and Scoota has made it rust free in less than 3 months for not much coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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