The garage is slowly being replaced with rust

"sony1492" (sony1492) 06/01/2020 at 17:10 • Filed to: 280z

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Its not mine this time, owner wants the major rust fixed and my subpar bodywork at shade tree rates.

The paint has turned into chalk.

Coupl e years ago it ran in the gambler 500

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > sony1492 06/01/2020 at 17:15

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Let me tell you about Z doglegs. For sure they need to be cut out of that and reinforced or they will just rot from the inside.

sony1492 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/01/2020 at 17:19

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Thank you for that, the passenger side has all this rot in the frame directly forward of the rear wheel, its not all over the sill yet but I’m sure that whole areas gone. This particular example the entire floor is toast on the rh side

Did you make your panels by hand?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > sony1492 06/01/2020 at 17:20

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How about this one sitting in the humidity of Japan!?

sony1492 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/01/2020 at 17:25

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Rare jdm air dam, $2500

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > sony1492 06/01/2020 at 17:27

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The outer skin piece is made by Nissan to this day! You can also get the piece of the tailgate where the hatch comes down, that rusts too. Mine wasn’t too bad, which is why I bought it, but it still needed the major areas known for rust to be worked on or it would get worse.  My friend is an expert with these cars, I got involved so I learned a lot. My floor and interior was really good. The vents under the windshield love to clog up and stay moist too.

Tailgate:

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sony1492 06/01/2020 at 17:45

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T his thing is going to be 10x worse underneath. But glory to you and your efforts to repair. Get rid of those terrible bumpers and get some narrow bumpers off of a 260z or 240z.

sony1492 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/01/2020 at 17:50

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Those bumpers need to go stat, not my decision though. Maybe I can convince him to let me mount them closer to the body and get rid of the  perished rubber

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sony1492 06/01/2020 at 17:54

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This is what happens when you take care of your car and don’t drive it in the rain or live near the ocean.

ClassicDatsunDebate > sony1492 06/01/2020 at 18:39

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You don’t know what you’re in for...