step by step bodywork & paint guide

[reverendzed]

Thought I'd put it out there to see how much interest there was in doing a step by step bodywork and painting guide which is more aligned with some of the common anomalies of the Zed motor car?  After doing extensive work on my 'revzed' 2+2 and now doing a complete rebuild of another 74 2+2 I thought that if I put together a detailed thread (over time!) of tips and tricks with welding, fabrication of panels, hammer & dolly, proper use of bodyfiller and the appropriate shaping tools, priming, spray putty through to finish coats, clear, color sanding and cut etc. Would that be of use to members who want to have a go at doing their own work but may not possess the knowledge of where to start or how to get it right.  Let me know what the thoughts are out there.

Rev.

[Mr240z]

Hey rev, I.m taking time off over christmass to paint my Zed with my old man

father and son project and would love some hints and where to start

I kind of know what i doing but would love some more info

Very impressed in your work so far . Thanks the post would be great

 

                                                        Pauly

[aegean]

Ditto

[Toecutter]

I recently bought a mig welder from Dimitri. Have'nt used one before but I'd be keen to read the write up.

 

Thanks,

Sulio

[C.A.R.]

You only have to ask for a lesson, Sul...

[sco_aus]

Rev, you are a legend, that would be great.  An idea for it would be to have it in sections so you can look up individual sections on certain areas or equipment, but if its too hard the write up would be great anyways.

[zzzzed]

I am a panel beater by trade so i might be able to contribute

[vinny]

Hi rev that would be fantastic. I'm about to start a build up of a 260 2+2 in the new year.

[Toecutter]

You only have to ask for a lesson, Sul...

I know mate but your leaving us again for WA.  :'(

[reverendzed]

Well it seems that it will be worth while putting this together and indexing it by topics, if anyone would like to contribute in their area of specialty including step by step pics please let me know.  I may build this as a webpage and have a link to it so that it can be indexed and easily referenced and updated.  I will be getting started on it end of this week.  Let me know if you have suggested topics/helps that would be worth incorporating into this.

Rev.

[Zedman240®]

A nice "panel beating tech day" at your place would be good to see and be there in person. Work an a zed while we peek over your shoulder...Even posting tricky jobs on youtube with video and audio for the real hard bits. Just a thought..

[reverendzed]

Great idea Dimitri with the video bits, static pics are good but a bit of live footage would be great, i'll see how it all goes!

[Dingo Dave]

I'm a fitter and turner and A welder by trade also done some panel beating courses. The best site we ever got shown was www.millerwelds.com . Miller makes some of the best welders in the industry and they have projects to build and written welding tips. They also show you instructional videos of MIG and tig welding to show you how its done. Even welding for hotrods.

But nothing beats the good old practice of getting a welder or a hammer and dolly and just playing around. I enjoyed making hubcaps at tafe and its one of the best ways of learning. my yella 260z 2+2 project thread kinda has some stuff in it. But I'm not gonna claim to know anything or teach anything.

As my teachers always said to me. I have some unusual ways of welding that most people wouldn't be able to use. But I do it well that way so they wouldn't change the way i do it. So its all in the practice and the way it works for you.

www.millerwelds.com/resources/improving-your-skills/