GongZ Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 Very nice Des! It looks like a "Just finished" photo - or maybe a "for sale $40,000" photo. Quote
Riceburner Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 Congrats! So how does it look now you've had a better chance to go over it? Quote
Graedat Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 That was the colour my car was when I bought it. Great find Des. Quote
Des Posted July 11, 2015 Author Posted July 11, 2015 Trying to post pics of rusty bits and failing!! Quote
RB26DETT Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 Well done Des, that is a very good buy for $7000. They dont get much cheaper than that! Quote
Des Posted July 11, 2015 Author Posted July 11, 2015 Pic's can be deceiving but we will see how much trouble I'm in over summer Quote
Des Posted July 11, 2015 Author Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) Well done Des, that is a very good buy for $7000. They dont get much cheaper than that! after seeing pics it was still a good buy? Edited October 7, 2015 by Des Quote
Des Posted July 11, 2015 Author Posted July 11, 2015 How many coats of jam is on it Des? I don't know , but the previous owner had it for 22 years and gave the car a resto 16 years ago .Engine bay ,boot well and boot floor original champagne colour, I have not seen any other hue so hopfully one "resto".i Think the car has been parked outside since the new car arrived (2010) Quote
peter t Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 Looks good mate but you may be in for a few suprises by the looks when you get the top layer of clothing off her. Quote
gilltech Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 Is that or was that a Brisbane car? Red Hill or Paddington or somewhere around there? Quote
CroS13 Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 The car was priced accordingly, cheap for a reason. The bloke i bought my car off said something which rings true, forget about what parts it has, its value is determined by rust. If you did indeed get it for 4k, good work! Would have been awesome to get it in a original condition without being filled with bog though. Time to strip her down and send it to a sandblaster! looking forward to the build Rudi. Quote
CBR Jeff Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 Welcome Des. That's going to be a project much like my car. Many hours spent in the shed to get rid of the rust that you can and cannot see. IMHO that was a bargain at $7K or $4K. So good on you for being on the spot and committing to the purchase. I will be looking forward to watching your progress. Jeff Quote
Des Posted July 12, 2015 Author Posted July 12, 2015 Thanks for the replies guys,a great site with a lot of experience shown throughout and i will be studying. Will be planning the attack around Christmas when the 260 comes out of storage . In the meantime I have finish off what i have started a 72 val vh 770 charger . Quote
chris240 Posted July 12, 2015 Posted July 12, 2015 Mmmmmm nice. Wish I still had my Vj charger... Quote
Iceberg Posted July 12, 2015 Posted July 12, 2015 You got yourself a bargain. Very nice. Do you have think it was this colour originally before the respray? Quote
Des Posted July 12, 2015 Author Posted July 12, 2015 The paint colour is not correct, the original is more of a champagne type colour. Quote
boost Posted July 12, 2015 Posted July 12, 2015 Good on ya for taking the gamble and buying it. I know a guy who has been looking for years and will probably still be looking because he is too picky. One of those dreamers who wants an A-class condition car but is not willing to pay the appropriate asking $$. Even with the amount of rust so far I think it's still a good buy Des. When I was inspecting my Z before I bought it I took along with me a small magnet which I used to test whether an area had bog or not. It's a very simple and crude method but it works. You can quickly tell whether an area has no bog or heaps of bog based on the intensity of the adhesion. Same thing applies if an area is rusted away, it usually won't stick that well. Quote
Moderators PB260Z Posted July 13, 2015 Moderators Posted July 13, 2015 Gidday Des Well done on getting a car, and for what is sounding a good price, possibly a bargin - time will tell Win, Lose or Draw you are now on the journey while others are still waiting for the "perfect" opportunity to drop in their lap. I will be watching your progress with great interest. Cheers PB Quote
Des Posted July 13, 2015 Author Posted July 13, 2015 Thanks guys , will post up picks when I do get started , at the moment she is in storage but will be into it around the new year. Quote
Lynton Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 wow $7k, that is what I paid new for my 260z 2 seater on the road in 1975 (still came with rust) under warranty replaced windscreen wiper panel and drivers door skin rusted from inside out where inner safety bar has a urethane that absorbed water with pin head bubble can't believe any zed would not have had some form of rust repair in its life Lynton Quote
Lynton Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 By the way these cars came in Bronze & Gold that colour as stated prior is not original Lynton Quote
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