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Busy few weekends

: Polished, painted and new lug nuts,

Squish Squish... brakes get a freshen up.

Classic Japan, 2012

RACV Great Australian Rally

: The Z on display at Stud Park

: The Z and a few of the other cars at Stud Park

: The range of cars went from Singer….

: … to Ferrari

Let there be Light!

: Taillights Installed

: Rear Number Plate Light

: Front Indicator (front)

: Front Indicator (rear)

: Headlights (front)

: Headlights (rear)

The Dash is in.

: Passenger side of the dash (need to clean off those finger prints)

: Driver side of the dash

: View of the installed dash and tunnel trim.

Installing the vinyls

: Insullation installed onto the tunnel

: Roof lining, header trim and A-Pillar trim installed

Floor and Firewall coverings

: The new bitumen on the floor

: The firewall re-covered

: The new insulation on the tunnel

Side Windows Are In!

: Front view of the side windows in

: Side view of the windows in

Much work, little posting.

: Heater core back together

: Heater core

: Rear view of the heater core

: New seat foams

: Base seat foam

: back and head rest seat foams

: The new seats ready to go back into the car

: The repaired grill in place

: The grill needed a new piece to be made

: Final sanding and ready for top coating

: Rear of the car just before top coat is applied

: All of the door jams and insides were painted before the car was sent off for top caoting

: Beaver panel looking a lot better than when it was.

: The car all painted and ready for re-assembly

: Close up view of the new shine.

: Door handle and key tumbler in place

: Latch on car body

: Lock mechanism and dovetail

: Driver side mirror

What's been going on

: Seat parts powder coated

: Heater box freshly painted

: Bonnet in high fill

: Passenger door

: All of the doors

Roof and Rear of car High-Filled

: Rear quarter panel in high fill

: Roof and rear quarter

: Front guard and nose cone

: Front guard

Dashboard and Center Console

: Front view of the reskinned dash

: No more cracks in this resknned dash

: From many pieces into one. The center console looks great.

: The rejoined center console

Air Conditioner Pump Carrier

: Air conditioner pump carrier

A little bit of a catch-up

: The engine re-mounted

: Another angle of the remounted engine

: Cracks in the dash

: The broken center consoles

Back end together again (mostly).

: Rear brakes back together

: Front brakes back together

: Master cylinders back together

Cleaning and Painting

: Rear end suspension components being painted

: Freshly painted half-shaft

: Rear suspension painted

Rear struts replaced

: View of the lowered strut

: Close up view of the lowered strut

Engine Clean-up

: Gearbox all cleaned up

: Engine looking very clean

: Cleaned up engine and gearbox

A Bit More Painting

: Front floor pans

: Spare wheel carrier

: Drivre side floor pan

Suspension Reassembly, Part II

: Front strut tower back together.

Painted the Struts and Stuff

: Front Suspension bits painted

: Painted the shockers to help stop them from rusting in the struts again

Freshen up of the Components

: The painted steering rack

: Closeup of the tie-rod ends

: All of the components hang up and painted

: The painted track control arm

Painting the Chasis Rails

: Painted Chassis Rails and Cross Member

: Painted Chassis Rail

: Closeup of the Gearbox Tunnel, Firewall and Chassis Rail

Stripping the Suspension

: Very bare wheel arch

: Engine bay as stripped as it will ever be

: The components under the car for safe keeping

: The steering rack

Engine Bay is Painted

: Engine Bay Painted

: Engine Bay Painted

: Engine Bay Painted

Engine Bay Under Coat

: Engine Bay Undercoated

: Engine Bay Undercoated

: Pieces that make up the removeable battery tray

The Battery Tray

: High fill applied with brush to area under battery tray

Floor Pan - Part i

: Hoisting the car from the tail

: The peice of wood attached to the diff is the “2-second grace”

The engine is out.

: The engine on it’s way out.

: The engine out of the car.

: Its a bit oily. We’ll have to find those leaks!

: A very empty looking engine bay.

She's all one colour!

: Nice to see her wearing a single colour

: We think that the lines look pretty good

: Must remember to take out the rest of the masking.

: Drivers side ready for etching

: From the rear

: Drivers side etch primed

: Roof etch primed

Put it on, Take it off

: Ripples on the top of the guard

: Ripples along the side of the guard

: The roof had a few valleys.

: The driver door has had a fair share of knocks.

Chip, Chip, Chip.

: Passenger Side Floor – Under Seat

: Passenger Side Floor – Footwell

The Dash is Out

: Dash is out, only the heater and steering wheel remain

: That wiring loom needs a little work.

: Vinyls off the wheel archs, just need to clean them up.

Lining up the Doors

: All the guards back on

: Front on view

: Close up view of the bonnet and guard

Last of the fiddly bits

: All of the fiddly bits in their stripped state.

: After the first hole was cut in the wheel arch

: After both patches had been brazed into place.

: Dad holding the removed battery holder. Lots of surface rust but nothing too bad

Back... to the fiddly bits

: Beginning of the stripping of the headlight surrounds.

Patching the holes

: So much easier welding on the bench

: Close up of the patch on the bench

: The patch welded to the car

: Close up of the patch welded to the car

: View of inside the wheel arch

The end, at last! Of the Guards Anyway.

: The guard stripped bare.

: The original

: The repair job after welding

: Close up of the repair

More Stripping of the Guards

: The damage on the front passenger guard

Moving right along to the guards

: Repair on the Driver Guard

Bare and repaired.

: Driver Door

: Passenger Door

: Passenger Door Repairs, Part I

: Passenger Door Repairs, Part II

Bad, but not a total loss.

: One hole at the front

: and a few at the back.

... and continues ...

: Driver side Nice and stripped.

: Passenger side stripped as well

: View through the tailgate

: Next, the dash need to come out.

The roof is bare!

: The roof from the front

: The roof from the back

: Close up of the rust spots

: Overhead view of the hatch panel

: Pasenger side

: Driver side

The old Hatch Panel is removed

: The stripping of the roof

: Tailgate with metal mend applied

: Where the hatch panel used to be

: The new hatch panel (not attached yet)

: Old, rusty hatch panel

Continuing the Stripping

: Stripped rear quarter

: A little rust in the sill

: Stripped rear quarter

: A rust hole in the sill

Getting the new bonnet on, just right

: Beating the front driver side back into shape

: A bit of heat gets things nice and straight

: The front end with radiators removed

: New bonnet fits nicely after the panel work

: Tailgate stripped bare

: Rust hole in tailgate

Picked up and the bonnet

: Tightly packed, safe and sound.

: In place …

: …and looking sweet

The tail end disassembly

: Hatch Panel Patch #1

: Hatch Panel Patch #2

: Tail end stripped down

: Tailgate rust hole in need of repair

: Rust damage around taillights

: Pile of parts under the house

: For Sale: Tow bar suit 240z

Disassembly of the front end

: The investigative work on the bonnet

: Lots of hidden dirt under the guard

: Lots of surface rust, but no holes!

: Under side of the cowl finisher

: A pretty bare front end

: The guards

: The body filler

In the Beginning

This, is the one.

: She looks pretty straight

: Nice lines from the tail

: Oh oh! A quick fix to get the RWC

: Typical cracked dash

: Pretty original engine