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Yes they have the Nissan symbol etched into a corner and either a blue or green tint band along the top.

Hi Tim, I have these SU's if you are interested - $100

Thankfully, talk is cheap...

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Painted suspension went back in, along with some spare wheels to make it mobile. Primed doors were fitted and the guards went back on to tap out the parking dents and get the gaps just that bit nicer... ...and that's where are up to for the moment. Until the COVID lockdown is lifted on the 15th of September here in Melbourne, we can't get it into the booth

Wanted: Bonnet hinge assembly. Must be in good condition with minimal wear and slop in the pivots, and not have had the mounting holes opened out. Does not necessarily have to have the spring rods. Postage to 3822 if possible. PM me here or call/text: zero four zero zero zero five four five seven two if you have one to sell. Cheers!

Richie at Allcraft Automotives in Moorabbin is a Datsun guy - he'll be able to diagnose any issues. If you require a more 'personal' or bespoke suspension setup, then Datsun guru Les Collins Racing down in Warragul is the man to see.

It's not that at all Jeff. (Assuming you are being serious) It's a factor of economics - if you can find an original Z door, it'll have rust. So once that's fixed, you then have to paint strip it. That's $$$ and it becomes a false economy. The new doors are brand new and an excellent fit - just paint and fit. And you'll never have to worry about rust appearing ever again.

Just go buy a new one from Muscle Car Parts - they look identical.

Finally... Into the paint shop! The body was rubbed back and was given a coat of Epoxy, then Primer. And then the colour went on in the engine bay, door jambs and the underbody was blown in, in 901 Silver: Then the scuttle gray and radiator black was applied:

With the body finally(!) done, I installed it onto the dolly (that I borrowed off Gav): Then I decided I better take a look at the guards, doors and hatch... Hatch was perfect. The doors were sound, but had some unsightly surface rust on the inside, so I sanded, rust converted, then KBS'd the inside of them. Guards... Well they weren't happy. The top mounting tab that is hidden under the scuttle panel was - rather oddly - rusted though on both, so I refabricated those sections, cut the old ones off and rewelded the new one into position. (For some reason I didn't get a photo of the repairs). Then I had a look at the lower guard sections - yep there was bog: Nothing else to do but cut it out, fabricate a new section and weld it in: Rinse and repeat on the LH Side: (Finished photo missing :\ )

So I was hoping I was done, but no... When the Z arrived I noticed the RH rear 1/4 below had some serious paint issues going on: So I started digging into it and found a very poor previous accident repair. At LEAST 10mm or filler had been applied to the dent, with NO Epoxy under the paint to seal it - twas no wonder the filler had let go and was blistering... Out with the dent puller to pull the panel back into shape:

LH side competed, I new the RH was going to be similar... And it was. So rinse and repeat - cut out the skirt, media blast, paint on the KBS, fabricate new skirt panel, weld in place, then linish and panel beat smoooooth :

I had actually seen them before, however the ones I'd encountered were always missing the centre pin and were generally held in place with some form of adhesive, hopes and dreams. Ya never stop learning in this job...

I'd spoken to the owner about changing it back to original, however with the difficulty of obtaining original front indicator assembly's, we decided to leave the later indicator additions in place.

After I completed the repairs to the panel under the battery tray, I turned my attention to the LH chassis rail. I buzzed the stonechip off the backside of the skirt to reveal... SOAB! Rust holes! I unpicked the engine crossmember reinforcement and it wasn't pretty. Decision made (again) - time to cut the skirt out. Skirt cut out & the crispy flakes removed: Thankfully other than some pitting, it was sounds. I Media blasted the inside of the rail, then painted it in KBS Rust Seal, along with the inside of the new skirt section I fabricated. And done: A sold few days in all of that, but I'm pleased with how it came out. Then I looked at the RH side...

When the Z first arrived in the shop and I removed the bonnet I noticed the rust around the battery tray. Pretty unsightly... And that chassis rail doesn't look to happy either... So with the engine bay gutted, I decided to tackle this next. As predicted - rust holes: And with the tray removed... And onto the repairs: Unfortunately I didn't get photos of the repairs from the section further up, but you get the idea.

I didn't bother - I KNEW it was rusty.

RH side... Rinse and repeat: Out with the Garnet again: This side needed more removed: Now to reconstruct it... Done! But that was not the last of it...

So I started having a poke around the LH dogleg and low down on the panel I could see marks under the paint - rust marks. I unpicked and cut the wheelarch lip off to see what was going on: That's rust! Decision made - Off comes the dogleg panel! Ahh crap... Remember kids, no matter how original your Zeddy is, unless it's been restored (with photos!), it still got rust. There was nothing else for it but to get it repaired. Panel off and out with the media blaster, to reveal more holes: Better get fabricating then... Smooth as a baby's... Probably should have a look at the RH side...

Just call muscle car parts and get them to freight it to you

A couple of engine stands and some box tube is another option...

Looks like a solid car - welcome!

Because it was such an original car, I wanted a second pair of experienced hands to assist me in taking it apart - CAREFULLY. Enter font of useless(?) Z information and owner of this fine forum Mr Doolan, who graciously made himself available: Careful disassembly, bagging and tagging was completed and in a week we had the Z stripped down to a bare shell with only the interior left (it was staying put). Gav & I then thoroughly inspected the body-shell for corrosion - it IS a Z after all... Well that doesn't look good: