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its a shame about all them gauges... and the auto looks alright though

That interior though in the 280zx :/ I would personally go the 260

What shop was it? wasnt aware there was a shop in newy, could have checked it out for you always up there

same one posted in sales http://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/15488-vic-1971-240z-for-sale-hs30-01427/

loved watching that thing go round, bit sad on the red flags though

I saw that thread yesterday Gav, Very impressive with the lead wiping technique but probably not something i could take on yet to much a newbie to be trying it, i cant imagine its anything like soldering wires etc. Thanks guys, very helpful, i was using a flappy disk but i was VERY careful with how close i got to metal and worked with a very light hand making sure to only hit welds. I did unfortunately find that a piece of metal was basically ground down to a slither and welded over the top of a panel and got thicker towards a hole, it basically fell apart when i touched the welds... not sure what the aim was here but looks like ill be learning to fix it myself... I really don't want to go down the bash and bog route i get its not going to be a concourse car but it just sounds nasty and considering i want to keep the car for some time its not really the method i had in mind... Ill try a few different thnigs based on suggestions and see what works best thanks fellas! i will be telling the friend to shove it

All the welds were done by the previous owner, at a guess id assumed he used a Gas Mig since i've been researching and trying to learn how to do it myself also. I was aiming to just get them smoother and remove any excess but try avoid hitting the surrounding metal which i believed i did alright thus far. I had a similar opinion towards the whack and bog method too especially when i have a patch or 2 i believe in and around the rear quarter windows, i just couldnt understand how you could build it up when a window has to fit back in there... Thanks for the clarifications Gav, gives me a lot more confidence in continuing to grind down welds.

Just after a bit of guidance from the more experienced restorers, i have been working on the car lately going through boxes getting things sorted out and was going to start working on the car, grinding down welds to get the body panels smooth again. Now i assumed thats what i should do but after speaking with a friend whom is by no means a body panel person believes that i shouldnt touch the welds at all and that by grinding them down im only heating the car up for no reason. He then assured me that all body panel shops will just grab a hammer and hit the high spots down than fill it with bog to get it smooth... Just want to know peoples thoughts? Should i just be leaving the welds alone and not grinding them smooth? im by no means a professional when it comes to this stuff but by just leaving it and handing it to someone else to fix doesnt teach me much either... sort of defeats the purpose of buying the car. On the other side of things i made some great head way on polishing up all the chrome bumpers and front grill, also now have a list of parts that i need and those that are broken.

Any other suggestions as to a good place in Sydney? Somewhere more towards Penrith? looking at getting this done to mine as well, only mines pretty well only got acrylic primer on it now and some surface rust, mainly just want to get it blasted and 2 pak primed if anyone has a suggestion? I have been considering just paint stripping it given its only acrylic paint but its still a rather large task. What did you end up doing to yours Josiah?

Ahh good point Peter, i do recall reading that page when it was first posted, will go back through it now cheers bud

Anyone have any suggestions as to were i should take the car to get blasted? Got one quote back so far but thinking i should get a couple before i make the decision. Needs to be in NSW, Im located Penrith but id be willing to go probably towards Seven Hills, Wetherill Park area much further its a bit of a pain. Also just considering paint stripping it but i donno yet, interested to hear others thoughts on both ideas given this is my first resto project. Keep in mind its only acrylic pain on the car thus far and very poorly applied (e.g. when you move it red stuff comes off)

Hey Brabham, If i liked the red i'd paint it red again, however i really dislike it... so reds out and at that point its not original so thus came about liking pearl white, had a pearl white S15 a few years back and loved the colour... but i do feel the pacific blue would be better given its an original colour... The original white seems a bit flat, never been a fan of a fridge white colour, maybe photos on google don't do them justice. I'll have to check one out in person. good thought though. Justin

Thanks mate, Still a lot more work I'm sure. Picked up a few more parts yesterday from the seller he found lying around, also ordered an original 260z service manual i found on ebay. The car did come with a couple of books but not an original manual. Been trying to decide a colour to paint the car although its a long way off, tossing up between Pearl white and Pacific Blue (being an original 260 colour) so far have 2 people saying white and 2 saying Blue, whats everyone else's thoughts? Took a better look at the interior and doesn't look like its in the best shape, will likely get it re-done so if the cars white it will get changed to black, but still keeping to original material hopefully. Interested to know peoples thoughts on colours

Hey John, Guido is what the wifes calling the car haha... Names Justin Sadly the acrylic is well less than worthy to paint over... it actually chips off and has chipped off in a rather large amount of places and considering some places have started to rust AFTER he repaired them well it goes to show that maybe best to blast it (even though id rather not) and start again eliminating any of the new surface rust areas... I see what you're saying but yeah sadly i can flick the paint surface and it will chip off... I did speak to a friend that used to be a panel beater/painter and he said best course of action would be to paint strip or blast it and said if it was him he'd blast it, so i'll likely take out all the floor sound deadening then get it blasted so that i know its 100% sealed till its ready to get painted. Thanks for the thoughts though John Justin

Hey All, Obviously new here been looking around for a while for a decent 240/260z that i could rebuild from the ground up... Was a bit of a journey looking at a few that had large amounts of rust and semi complete but ended up buying one that someone had already started tearing down and fixing a lot of the rust from an old fella out in Seven Hills. The plan is to get it back to original as best i can with maybe a couple of upgrades a long the way, sadly as it sits now it will probably stay till early next year due to building a new house, but was lucky enough to be able to buy it now rather than when the wife and I move out. I'll be doing my best to document the build as i go so to start things off a small list of what has already been done: - New front rear shocks/springs - New bushings all the way around - Dash re-skinned, gauges refreshed and fixed - Front and rear bumpers re-chromed, Grill re-chromed - Auto Trans rebuilt - Starter motor, Alternator, Compressor, Condenser, Heater Core/Box, Radiator and oil cooler all rebuilt That's about all i can think of right now. The down side is he started to paint the car in acrylic red... The positives is it has the original engine and gearbox, the original colour was red but I don't think i can bring myself to paint it red again... still undecided on a colour though so we shall see, its a while off yet. So my first step will be to take everything out of the car and tear out the sound deadening on the floor, than off to get blasted again to take off all the acrylic than 2 pack primed so it can sit till i move out into my new place with a bigger garage Just a couple of photos of how it sits now, I've tried to shrink them as much as possible so hope they turn out alright.

So i guess its time i should let you all know that the big red 260z is what i purchased went and saw it a month ago and ended up picking it up on the weekend.... He was painting everything red because he "believed" thats how it came stock... ermm Anyway nice old fella, he'd already fixed all the rust and done a lot of work getting it back to this point. Came with everything including a re-skinned dash that looked like new, front and rear bumpers re-chromed and grill, manual and auto gearbox, auto had been rebuilt, new bushes all the way round, almost every electrical component had been looked at and refurbished and the list went on... Now it will likely get blasted (again) and then 2 pack primed to sit till i move into my new house next year AND yes... the red is all going... Excited to get more involved into this group too even if not much happens in NSW

yeah personally i just wanted a great car to do a ground up resto so i settled for a small fact... should be a fun 10 year adventure. to bad it wont start till the house is finished lucky I put in the workshop the white 240z looks like a good example though but man its pricy

Try building (edit: In sydney) and trying to get your hands on a 240z at the same time... safe to say i had to settle for just a 260z 2+2

thanks Iceberg, I did get a few more photos from the guy but yeah its hard to judge and given its a 9 hour drive not something i could do over night... but i really don't want something i can just jump into and go... like i said i want something i can restore with the old man, so minor rust would be preferred but defiantly not after a full restored one ill send you through a pm.

thanks for the tips and putting it in to a more realistic option before i did something stupid... so that ones out.. saves me going from nsw to vic too

yeah im not looking for something to jump into to be honest want something i can restore with my old man keep him busy in his retirement... in saying that neither of us have experience in rust repair but we have both worked on mechanical stuff before... any idea what rust would cost to repair on the black parts bucket?

hey all not sure if its been posted here had a quick look and didnt see it, Please view this ad: Datsun 260z, http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cockatoo/cars-vans-utes/datsun-260z/1112497671 has anyone looked at it? seriously considering buying it, anyone got any pointers?