Jay's 72 S30

[72240z]

Pushing on Clive! 
Dude talk about see in person I STILL haven't seen your 3.0, getting ridiculous now!

I wet sanded the fenders, cowl and inspection lids today in the snow. Kind of makes sense if you think about it lol. 

Only got to wrap the cowl though because it was such a pita with all those slits. Tom I'm going to try and knock out both fenders. 
Teaser pic :-)

[I'm BLUE]

cowl looks good Jay !

 

I think you should leave the front end off like it is and drive it around rat-rod style.. lol !

 

Hope you thank your wife very often for all the help lol ( that's awesome by the way )

[EVILC]

That looks sick!

 

I know we are slackers, we live so close but that damn $12 bridge, lol. Warm weather coming as soon as this snow melts.

[Ascendashogun]

That looks sick!

 

I know we are slackers, we live so close but that damn $12 bridge, lol. Warm weather coming as soon as this snow melts.

They also invented walking ;p I walk everywhere until my Datsun is running.

[72240z]

So my mother just passed which really sucks. Between that heart break and this bullshit weather its been hard to get things done. I have been doing some body work though. Its a real shit show, the cars been painted 3 times and the last one was def done by some dipshit. He just painted right over chips, flaws, bubbling paint, trim etc... I really wish I could meet the person. So anyway body work is boring but here are some pics. I hope to have the doors and hatch ready to wrap by the end of the week. Then I have to fl down to FL for the funeral and shitty times. Then when I come back up next week all I will have to do is the body itself and everything can be wrapped. A tall order though because the rockers, sills and rear valance need a lot of work. I expect the bare body to take a good week. 

A lot of hidden corrosion under the doors. Can't wait to por lol. 


There is a lot of this around all trim and rubber since the douche nozzle who painted the car yellow did no prep work. 


There was like twice as much paint picked off along with a couple bondo surprises after I removed the lock, sanded and what not but it was cold so I didnt stop to take a pic. 


Got some filler and finish work done on the door but outside in this cold it takes forever to cure. I didnt fill the large mirror hole because I haven't decided on mirrors. Its most likely going to be fender mirrors in which case I'l fill the wholes in.
 On a side note carrying all this shit up and down a flight of stairs and a block really blows. Always forget how much this shit weighs until I have to carry it 100 yards. 


Better times and more pics to come soon hopefully :-/
 

[72240z]

Okay big update, I have been working like mad to get the z on the road. Tons of never ending ody work, then interior work and now I'm in the middle of wrapping and re-assembly. 

Holes everywhere I look, I por'd the back after repair


Sayaka por'd the backs of everything I should say lol


Hey more holes, shocking...

Sills painted, the hatch area as well. 

After like 100+ hours of bullshit ready to wrap. 


More on that wrapping part later ;-)

 

[72240z]

Did some interior work, tore out the black to replace with the red I resto's was earlier in this thread. 
Stock pain was perfect so I left it lone, the only exception was under the driver side seat which I'll por down the road a bit when I do some other spots. 

One piece at a time

sprayed the backs of the plastic pieces with bedliner, a z club member did and it seemed to make his car much quieter. I have read of other people doing it as well with positive results. It makes sense if you think about it...

Installed the loop and Schroth belts I got while in Japan last April. 

[72240z]

Here is another teaser, almost there. I hope to be ready to do a photo sesh this weekend :-). So excited... 

[72240z]

So...... I FINISHED THE BODY WORK!!!!!!!! Tho months solid of hell sooooo worth it. 

[I'm BLUE]

Holy shit !!! That looks great Jay ... good work man  :thumbup:

[Ben280]

DUDE!!! That is excellent looking! very impressed. 

[72240z]

Hey thanks guys! So much hard work over the winter is really paying off. Driving the z to do everything now lol. 

[72240z]

So months ago I posted about the power lead unsoldering itself from the stalk switch in the column. That was the 1st signal my headlights needed attention. Then a couple weeks ago at a meet my fuse box decided to start melting. So headlights became a priority and I havent been driving the Z at night. Working on the 70 has gobbled most of my time and money but thanks to some generous help from my friend los I converted to HID's this week. The roads in greater nyc are some of the worst int he country, having 40yo headlights was just not cutting it at night so I'm ecstatic to be able to see now. 

Its a modified double relay harness with ballasts I dont remember the name of (older) using glass motorcycle H4 housings and Bi-xenon 5k bulbs. No more high voltage running through the column and ridiculously bright light, score lol. 

 

 

Next I'm going to get a universal 12 fuse box(2 for expansion) and wire it up to be plug and play. Then no more janky glass fuses that dont blow and let shit unsolder and or melt. I was bidding on an MSA one last week that was at 60 all week then jumped to over 150 in the last minute. Screw all that I'll just make one. 

I also need to reflock the dash from the 72 and swap that in with LED's. Then even less voltage running around and a crack free dash with a working speedo. Though I have become so used to not having a speedo I dont really miss it lol. 

[I'm BLUE]

Those look great on your Z Jay !!

(I was initially thinking that would look very obnoxious to be honest :lol:)

 

It seems the head-light issue plagues all z-owners .. doh !!!

I've been dreading doing that in my yellow 73' lol ( too many cars , projects , not enough time :lol: )

[72240z]

They are kind of obnoxious in their brightness but they look stockish at least lol. I was thinking of projectors but I just dont like that bug eye look. 
You dont have to go HID you can just install a relay harness and some basic H4 bulbs/housings and you'll be sitting pretty for sure. The bulbs housings and a harness will cost you maybe 50 bucks. Shit MSA wants 160 just for their harness lol. 

[72240z]

I made an air splitter and installed it. Was actually a pita but I think it turned out well. Total cost was a whopping 65 dollars. 
This is the 1st of some aero mods coming. I'm on the hunt for a spoiler and plan to try and fab a rear diffuser 

[gotboost79]

Amazing work, when I read this in 2010, thought that was the end to your build thread.  Glad you finished your build!  Nice pics of the Z under the GWB!!  :thumbup:

[maltese]

Looks badass! I just ordered some Hella housings for my Z. Looking forward to better lighting! Almost went HID, but was afraid the shed light would be abnoxious, on such a low car. How are they working out for you?

[72240z]

Hey thanks guys... Aiden be sure to come out to the starbucks meet Thursday so you can check out the z and we can shoot the shit a bit! I have a spoiler in the mail, hopefully it comes before Thursday so I can paint it and install.  

Adam they are most definitely obnoxious, extremely bright with no remorse. People are constantly pissed at me for blinding them both oncoming and when behind. Some actually pull over or turn around to get behind me and put their brights on just to screw with me. The up side is I can see into the future with them lol, no more running into potholes doing 60mph because I couldnt see. My friend donated the whole set up which I'm very grateful for so it is what it is at the moment, options are limited when your broke. 

Right now I'm trying to decide if I should spend 120 on good h4 housings that have an awesome cut off or spend 140-160 for rdx projectors and hack them into plastic housings. 
These housings are non projector but have what I would say is a very impressive cut off. Roght is bi-zenon in the 60 buck each housings, left is a stock 350z. There is some swirling on the h4 but wow it looks good.


This is rdx projector which is pretty popular with people for diy stuff. I would just cut a hole in a cheaper housing and epoxy them together. Seems easy enough but aligning them would prob be a bit of a pain. Idk, I dont like the bug eye look of projectors on a classic car, they seem out of place. Nice cut off and throw though for sure. 


Possible 3rd option is the dapper lighting classics, they have a motor which allows you to keep your high beams and looks good with a quality projector h4 housing. The price is just outrageous to me though. 

I wish the h4 housings I posted 1st came just a little cheaper, for 100 I would just order them. Money is so tight at the moment though. People are going to suffer a bit until I can afford to work it out.

Please let me know how the Hella housings work out for you Adam.  

[maltese]

Will do. My buddy, Doc, has the same Hellas on his Z, with PIAA bulbs. He loves them. I didn't spring for the PIAA bulbs, but got some decent Hella plasma bulbs instead. Supposed to be white on high, and yellow on low.

 

Do you know what wattage your HID bulbs are? I had 35w HID's in my last 4Runner, which weren't overkill, but my 55w HID off road lights were ridiculously bright.

 

Check my thread in a week or so, and I should have mine installed.

[rattadat]

Super insperational. You have built an absolutley beautiful Zed. Beings that i just picked up a 280 that need some work I really appreciate how far you have taken it. Must be nice to have a wife that get in there and helps with all the BEST jobs :-)

[rattadat]

Also did you have issues with your flares not wanting to conture to the body. I got a set of ZG flares and just placing them on the body the fit like, excuse my french, but they fit like shit.

[72240z]

Hey thanks rattdat, its nice to have a wife I can pressure into helping me ya haha. 

Ya none of the flares contour natural to the body, they need to be held down. It seems disconcerting but once they are though its smooth sailing. 

[rattadat]

Hey thanks rattdat, its nice to have a wife I can pressure into helping me ya haha. 

 

Ya none of the flares contour natural to the body, they need to be held down. It seems disconcerting but once they are though its smooth sailing. 

 

Perfect. :thumbup:  I was also wondering, the vinyl that you used on the rear valance and bumpers. Is this the 3m nidoc stuff?

[72240z]

No I went with sim carbon because it had good reviews and was half the price. It had held up well but tough contour's need an adhesion promoter or to be seamed.