240ZBUILTBYME Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) Hi all just thought I would take the time to share my first parts purchase for Sheena! So excited! so purchased these rust replacement panels from KFvintageJDM based on a few people speaking highly of the quality on this forum and other forums. And they were not wrong! Initial impressions is that these are indeed high quality panels. But I will let the photos do the talking... now my car is not at my place so I was unable to make a direct comparison. But I will when I go there next week and post photos. Oh no white powder found AndBir! Damn! pablo the frenchie was not as excited as I was... so I purchased floors, chassis rails, front inner rocker reinforcements, seat mounts, toe and rear boards and outer sills (still waiting on them to arrive, for some reason the two pieces were split up at some point....just arrived in nsw today apparently) inner rocker reinforcements look good, fairly oem looking to me (not an expert), I haven’t actually seen mine yet so may not need these but will see, I think I will... there looks to be extra material for trimming and fitting LHS toe board fitment looks reasonable. As with any replacement panel work will need to be done to make it fit. (So I’ve read ) I’m not sure if the flange on the rear and front of the floor pans are extra material to be trimmed, see when fitment comes. Edit: oem floor pans are flange lapped and spot welded Rhs rear boards. To me these looked hand formed not a complete press like the floors. Center bead is pressed. Rhs rear braces don’t fit well, however I wasn’t sure on the exact placement/position it’s supposed to be in. LHS seems to be better. Modifications required. Tbh rear braces on my car are so deformed and rusted I don’t know what the fitment is supposed to look like. Seat mounts look good, fit well and have the extra bracing skin as well. I don’t know yet whether I need these or whether I can reuse mine, my floors are particularly terrible so I just ordered and can sell them on if I don’t end up using them. front seat rails on both sides are ok but not sure about the gap in the corner on the outer sides. Was there a gap in the corner from factory? Maybe someone experienced can comment? chassis rails look nice! The ends look hand made and not pressed so there is variation, LHS doesn’t fit as well as RHS. But nothing that can’t be fixed. view of the underside of the floor pan. Very oem finish in my opinion, compared to other floor pans on the market. Yet to be seen how it fits though. Overall very impressed with these panels. There is evidence that a lot of handforming is done as there seems to be a variance between panels and some welding is visible. But honestly I’m not too fussed. I found kfvintagejdm to have very good customer service. Total shipping (including outer sills which haven’t arrived was $532 USD. Total landed cost in AUD was $2637. Took under two weeks to arrive. 4 days to get from Colombia to Australia and 8 days to get from nsw to perth.....go figure... Packaging could be improved with a wrap over each floor pan but nothing was damaged so is it really necessary? All other items were wrapped in brown paper and plastic wrapped. Obviously paint gets scratched in transit but paint will be removed before priming anyway. I will update this post when my sills arrive hopefully in the next week. Edited April 26, 2021 by 240ZBUILTBYME Ponyo240z and AndBir 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotta Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 They look great. More accurate that the z-findings floor pans. I used a set last year. The stock seat mounts do have some gaps against the outside edge. That is normal from what I have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZBUILTBYME Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 9/15/2020 at 5:14 PM, scotta said: They look great. More accurate that the z-findings floor pans. I used a set last year. The stock seat mounts do have some gaps against the outside edge. That is normal from what I have seen. cool I thought as much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260z blues Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Was just looking at their site today as I need outer sills and new floor pans, probably chassis rails too. Are the floor pans the same across the 240-260z range or are their some differences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZBUILTBYME Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 1 hour ago, 260z blues said: Was just looking at their site today as I need outer sills and new floor pans, probably chassis rails too. Are the floor pans the same across the 240-260z range or are their some differences? Don’t quote me but I believe they are the same as all the sites list the panels to suit 69-78 models. What about your inner rockers, are they ok? Peel back the vinyl between your door sill and the floor pan, should be a panel with holes in it. Get a torch in their and check it out. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZBUILTBYME Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) So as promised updating this post as I have received the outer rockers and rear hatch panels, panels look great especially outer rockers, very oem. Rockers have captive nuts on inside for front fenders. One thing to mention is the rear hatch panel has a pressing in it that is not straight. I’m reasonably sure this is not oem as standard. So if you’re going for concourse level this may not be the product for you. Rocker panels took some damage in transit but nothing crazy just a slight bend in the corner. Haven't compared the panels to ones on the car so will do that at some point and report back! Edited April 26, 2021 by 240ZBUILTBYME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.A.R. Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) Be careful with the information you disseminate young Padawan. The OEM slam panels ARE slightly curved. Edited October 17, 2020 by C.A.F. gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZBUILTBYME Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) On 10/18/2020 at 5:22 AM, C.A.F. said: Be careful with the information you disseminate young Padawan. The OEM slam panels ARE slightly curved. Sorry locky maybe didn’t make myself clear enough, meant the indentations pressed into the panel weren’t straight, not the overall panel itself See how it is a bit skewiff? Edited April 26, 2021 by 240ZBUILTBYME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted October 18, 2020 Administrators Share Posted October 18, 2020 I think that's how they are, but I'll double check mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daretobedifferent Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) -- Edited July 13 by daretobedifferent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilltech Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Au contraire mon ami, that looks correct to me. Or at least it appears to match my '74 RS30. gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_F Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 For anyone that has used this supplier before, what did you do with the green paint? Did you remove it before putting an epoxy primer over it, or keep it or what? Does anyone know what the paint is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZBUILTBYME Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 I think most people remove paint and spray epoxy. The green would just be to protect before installation I was planning to remove green and epoxy once installed for mine. You want your initial coating to be done right and I’m not risking painting over the green stuff. You don’t know what surface prep was done before they coated it. ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_F Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) 46 minutes ago, 240ZBUILTBYME said: I think most people remove paint and spray epoxy. The green would just be to protect before installation Ahh - I found this on another forum (see below). It looks like a Zinc Chromate Primer. I think the guy in the last comment (Gerson) might be the owner or at least works there. He recommends "taking it off and respraying with the primer of your choice". https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=495987 Given that Zinc Chromate is meant to be a rust inhibitor, I wonder if its still necessary to repaint the inside of the panels... Edited April 26, 2021 by Mike_F 240ZBUILTBYME 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZBUILTBYME Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 52 minutes ago, Mike_F said: Given that Zinc Chromate is meant to be a rust inhibitor, I wonder if its still necessary to repaint the inside of the panels... The factory didn’t put any coatings on internals, so I dare say it would better than nothing! But from what I see most people use either KBS or POR 15. Can also use Eastwood’s internal frame rail spray can with an extended wand/tube, for internal areas you can’t get to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndBir Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 DATSUN 240Z RADIATOR SUPPORT KIT (4 ITEMS) https://kfvintagejdm.com/shop/datsun/radiator-support-kit/ gav240z and gilltech 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZBUILTBYME Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Oh snap KF is making these sections now! I need these too! At this rate I won’t have to do any patch panel fabrication! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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