potter260 Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Hi all, Been a while…. probably a year since i touched my car the hard stuff is done, now i just need to pull my finger out and finish this!! 260 2 seater Chasing a a couple of pieces Uncracked dash or a good place to get mine repaired Rear bumper bar brackets (misplaced mine over the past 10 yrs) Rear taillight surround that is in reasonable condition, no cracks Thanks heaps there is heaps more but its a start to get me back into it Mitch Potter Quote
DreamZproject Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Jeepers, if my car were at this stage I'd be frantically putting it back together! Looks amazing bud, just imagine driving one of the coolest looking cars in the world around, that you personally restored to you exact desire. THAT'S whats helping me get through what will be probably another 3 year task :/ Quote
potter260 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Posted February 9, 2014 Yeah i was frantically putting it back together but then I ran out of money when I got to the interior….. Now I've decided to leave it as stock as possible without carpets to keep the costs down….but for 10 years I've wanted to drive this car and I'm hoping this year will be the year... Quote
DreamZproject Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 eh, why bother putting in an interior? as long as you have everything for a roadworthy just slowly add the interior to the car as you can afford it! Quote
Moderators Zedman240® Posted February 9, 2014 Moderators Posted February 9, 2014 Motivation? Put it back together or some guys are coming.... Quote
potter260 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Posted February 9, 2014 Nice guys to help me put it back together Quote
DreamZproject Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 Think about it like this. You have a many thousand dollar piece of art in your possession, but because you have no way of showing it, it sits rotting away in your shed. Stop being a greedy bugger and hogging it for yourself by getting it finished and letting the world see it. I work at a primary school and from what i have seen, kids these days know nothing about cars and don't care for them at all. DO IT FOR THE CHILDREN! Save them from a life of philistine existence. Quote
d3c0y Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 Mine is still up on stands, like it was last time you saw it. It's just zed ownership, you don't drive it! Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted February 10, 2014 Administrators Posted February 10, 2014 The bodywork is done, that's the hard part. Now it's all easy, pull your finger out and get on with it. Even if you do 1 small task each night for the next few weeks. You just gotta do something... Quote
DreamZproject Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 I always go through waves of interest, the trick is to force yourself to do something small but something that is rewarding, that resparks the interest and then you have the stamina to go do a whole bunch of boring crap Quote
potter260 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Posted February 10, 2014 Yeah its really just a piece of expensive art that sits in the shed at my parents house. I have renewed interest so I hope this year is the year I can drive it I've been saying that for the last 10 But does anyone have rear bumper brackets for a 260? are they different to a 240? Quote
d3c0y Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 trick is to force yourself to do something small but something that is rewarding Like when i changed my hand brake cable - oh that will be an easy job.... 2 hours later.... Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted February 10, 2014 Administrators Posted February 10, 2014 But does anyone have rear bumper brackets for a 260? are they different to a 240? On the 2 seaters I'm not sure, on the 4 seaters they are different. In fact I've never owned a 260z 2 seater (only 240z and 260z 2+2), hence I can't say. Like when i changed my hand brake cable - oh that will be an easy job.... 2 hours later.... I dunno about you, but working with the cable handbrake and rear drums is 1 of the things I enjoy least about working on Z's. My next small task is to restore / refurb the original steering wheel. It's a small job but it will lift the look of the interior 100%. I like doing the small things as it's easy to accomplish it over a couple of days and the materials cost is low. With regard to your dashboard why don't you give restoring it a go yourself? Seems you can achieve good results without having to do the full re-skin - which is about $550+ to get it fully re-skinned. Quote
DreamZproject Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Ah, handbrake cables are the worst! One snapped on my MR2, took me hoooooooooours to fix that. So much under body plastic to take off. threading here, clipping there. All under a car that sits a hands width up from the ground so it has to be lifted etc etc. Quote
d3c0y Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 But does anyone have rear bumper brackets for a 260? are they different to a 240? Yes they are different to a 240z yes i have 260z ones spare. My least favorite job so far is replace the drive line and suspension. Quote
potter260 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Posted February 11, 2014 Ive done what i consider easy… but now everything else didn't seem to bolt straight back on but once i get the dash and seats back in I hope that will do the trick d3c0y willing to part? What you want for them PM me? I feel my dash is a bit beyond my repair… and I've spent the rest of my money on the outside I may as well get the dash done properly as every time i drive it i will be looking at it Mitch Potter Quote
d3c0y Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Dunno, you got a spare tool box lid? Just grab them next time you are down my way and we can work something out. Quote
potter260 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Posted February 11, 2014 d3c0y pretty sure that I don't, but i will have a look. Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted February 12, 2014 Administrators Posted February 12, 2014 Dunno that dash is pretty normal in terms of it's shaggyness . HKSZ on here started from the same place as you really and it turned out alright. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/interior-s30/20818-240z-dash-removal.html#post177528 Alternatively you can go to Dashboard Doctor in Melbourne. http://dashboarddoctor.com.au/ He quoted my 240z dash around the $550 mark but it has significantly less cracks and canyons than yours, also you have to factor in insurance, shipping and waiting for it to be done. I reakon for $70 in materials it's worth a shot, if it doesn't turn out all Dashboard Doctor tends to do is fill the cracks and lay a new plastic vinyl cover over the old dashboard which is heat formed to the shape of the Z dash. The downside is your gauges are harder to fit. To see the resto process view this. http://www.uniquecarsmag.com.au/news-and-reviews/article/articleid/61774.aspx Also check this thread out. http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,1618.msg145078.html#msg145078 For me I'm going to give the DIY approach a shot, then if it looks like dogs bollocks I'll get it professionally done. FYI: My other 240z has a reskinned dash, it looks nice, has 1 or 2 minor imperfections in the vinyl cover - I only notice because it's my car. But the gauges don't quite fit as well and the previous owner cracked the plastic bezel that goes around the clock gauge trying to refit it because it was so tight, again only something I notice but I'll eventually try and fix that later. So for me even the professional approach has it's own compromises. Next time I'm in Melbourne I'll take photos so people can make their own judgement, hopefully I'll also have attempted the DIY approach by then also so can do a good comparison photo of both methods. Quote
potter260 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Posted February 12, 2014 Thanks Gav I will defiantly be looking into both options. Once the dash is in it will transform the car and make it start to look like a car inside Quote
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