Holiday Fun!

[reverendzed]

Hi Guys, Well first holidays in over 3 years so I thought Uhmmm better find something to do! I thought I need to fix some very small rust bubbles (these are like the ones you read about in car ads) well I got started and it didn't take long to find HOLIDAY TERROR!  My zed had at one time in its life had a small bingle in the driverside rear...problem is they must have taken it to a deaf, dumb & blind panel beater! It was never done properly and it has been rusting away under the bog for years!  I'm glad I found it now but after removing a 500 X40mm piece of her rear, now the big job starts.

 

While i'm doing this I'm going to remodel her rear end, weld up those big round holes (not sure what they are for) bumper mounts and give it a nice smooth finish! will post pics when she's done.

[Zedman240®]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think those big round holes are for American market "shock absorbing" bumpers. Reminds me when I bout my first zed. You think it looks good but when you start stripping pain and bog, the jaw drops!

 

Have fun!

[sco_aus]

Welcome to Zed cars Rev!! :D  That sucks and I know the feeling.  My 260 had an artist who obviously practised in bog, problem being, he never actually fixed anything,it was just bog central.  I even found bits of metal that weren't actually attached to anything, just held in position with bog.  It looked great till i started cutting to fit flares.  I nearly cried.

[reverendzed]

Uhmm....well it has been an interesting day!  I thought I had finished cutting...only to find MORE!  anyway after a full day cutting, cleaning, removing pieces from our donor car and stacks of welding, I think I've at least got the rear end back to metal!  I've even got a great sun tan from the Mig Welder....what more could you want!   Tomorrow I will hopefully get to some grinding of welds and slight skim of filler (I hope) here's a few pics of today's journey.

[Bruce]

Hi Rev,

not to get to far off the topic, but you look like you know a little about mig welding.

I am looking at buying a mig unit, what would you recommend, ie min/max amps. particular brands, gas/gasless.

Appreciate any input

cheers

Bruce

 

[reverendzed]

Hey Bruce,

I'm self taught out of necessity!  I recently purchased mine on EBAY for$200 (new) and it seems to work well.  It has the ability to take gas as well, however so far I have been running it without and using the appropriate welding wire.  I'll have a look at the specs of it and post it tomorrow.  I welded years ago and just practised a bit and the result so far isn't too bad and it's a whole cheaper than getting someone else to do it....hope this helps!

Rev.

[620Z]

Hey Rev,

Please tell me you will be getting rid of those two rubber holes in the back of the car. Weld them in and also bog up the long indented strip along the back and your rear will look awesome. Easy job while you are there now. Check mine out as I did the same (even though I kept the rear bumper). With those black stripes I reckon your car will look a million dollars. Have fun on your holiday. 

[reverendzed]

Done craig!  I've welded up everything, now for some creative bogging (not sure that sounds right!) hope to have that done today!

Rev.

[RBZ 260]

now for some creative bogging (not sure that sounds right!)!

Rev.

 

LOL love that comment.

 

good luck with it.

 

i like when owners get their hands dirty and work on their cars. makes the car that much more special.

[maddos]

That looks like some good repair work.

Did you say you cut replacement pieces from a donor car?

That would have to make the process a whole lot easier.

[620Z]

Well done Rev I look forward to seeing the car on the next drive if you are all done by then.

[reverendzed]

Day 3 of holidays! - today's creative bogging went pretty well......I think!  I built up layers of bog and used a large cheese grater bog file to get some nice even surfaces, finished with sanding and now ready for spray putty, primer and finish tomorrow, I'll be glad to get her all fixed up and back on the road.

[reverendzed]

Hey Maddos,

Yeah, my son has an old 260 that we are butchering for his resto and mine...the amazing thing is that when I went to cut a piece for the bottom of my rear quarter the donor was rusted there as well, however I cut a piece from the rear valence and it had the exact shape I needed...some would say luck, I would say the Lord knew I needed it....I'm glad there won't be any rust in heaven!

Rev.

[maddos]

Congrats on the divine intervention

Sure does clean the butt up nicely.

You've got me considering a clean bum on my 240.

[C.A.R.]

Yikes! 

Glad to hear it's going well. Gassless Mig seams to work ok?

 

BTW I know how it feels doing that bodywork stuff...

[reverendzed]

Well it's always fun when it gets to paint time!  today I finished off some areas around the inner hatch, then primed, sanded and knife filler, then spray putty, guide coat, sand1 last spray putty and sand......and then.....Color!  4 coats of color and 4 coats of clear being careful to thin and fade into the existing paint.  All in all while I didn't plan to be doing all this I'm happy with the end result.  I will post final pics after I wet sand, buff and reapply stripes. 

[reverendzed]

This is a good comparative shot.

[yellazed]

Some great work there. A vast improvement, Rev.  Let's hope we have started a trend.

 

 

 

[gav240z]

I loved the smoothed look myself, but I'm scared of being tapped in the back by a Toorak Tank!

 

I've had volvo driving soccer mum's hit my car at the front twice, back when I was a broke Uni student working at a video shop. Once they damanged the bonnet, second time the bumper bar.

 

So I'm considering sticking the rear bumper back on. Its a shame cause the Z looks tops shaved around the rear like that.

[Zedman240®]

Hey Gav, you just reminded me when I got my first 260Z painted; 3 months later an old guy in a ute didn't realize he was rolling backwards until by bonnet stopped him, German tourist took out my whole passenger side from the rear wheel to the front guard, Renault Fuego up the arse, Citipower Van backing in to my right rear wheel arch. The only panel untouched was the roof! What I learned, If you love your Zed, don't drive it everyday!

 

Excellent job Rev! you saved yourself lots of moula!

[reverendzed]

Well It's finished! what do you think?

[Glen]

Great job, looks better again to what you had before and in my book its a bonus you found the rust and were able to fix it.

[620Z]

Ah Rev that looks fantastic. You did some excellent work there and pretty fast too. Can't wait to see it on the next drive. Just tops off the rear end and I reckon increased the value by a couple of grand too. Well at least one. 

[Enzo]

Well done Rev. It appears that you do have the devine touch. You can work on my car anytime. Regards David.

[RBZ 260]

lol when i got my 2+2 it had the same treatment done. but then i went through all the trouble making it back to stock when i started working on it. would have been cheaper and easier if i left it as it was.

 

oh well. i wanted a nice shiny chrome bar at the time that i paid an arm in rechroming and a leg for spent time returning it back to original.

 

good work Rev looks million bucks.  (now going to the shed finding the spaners and can of body filler  )

 

PS: are your rear overider rubbers in any good cond? wanna sell?