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"sony1492" (sony1492) 08/14/2020 at 18:53 • Filed to: 280z

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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 19:03

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That is one spot we just beat out on the left side. We patched in the dog legs and a little bit at the edge of the windshield. My friend is pretty good, I was amazed when he beat that rear lower area out. Looks good! 

MM54 > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 19:03

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This is looking really good!

sony1492 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/14/2020 at 19:15

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He beat the patch smooth with no  filler? 

sony1492 > MM54 08/14/2020 at 19:15

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Thanks, hoping to have it painted and done within 2 weeks

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 19:21

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He used very little as far as I can tell , I was pretty impressed. His brother is the mechanic and he said he gets a little OCD. 

sony1492 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/14/2020 at 19:24

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Thats what you want to hear about someone working on your car.

How long did your car take?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 19:33

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Well we did some stuff like the dogs legs first and just painted that bit below where you couldn’t really see it while his brother rebuilt the engine and we did all the important mechanical stuff. Then someone banged the back of my Z and legitimately bent the rear deck cross member, but thankfully missed the hatch. SO, insurance paid to restore the rear of the car and we decided it was time to do the rest of it. It was a good three years between getting it road ready and the rusty bits fixed to when it was really painted and totally fixed. One place we never painted was the engine bay but it’s a driver not a show car. The engine is pretty though. It had side trim too and he welded that all up too. It took a few weeks for sure, he did a lot.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 19:33

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This is looking good. Wondering about the mechanical tho.

sony1492 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/14/2020 at 19:45

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Never get tired of seeing that

sony1492 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/14/2020 at 19:54

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Fi xing alot of its issues, driver door handle now works, hood release, shifter linkage, soiled carpets are being d yed, bents LCA is being replaced, new balljoints. It does run really poor but that bridge can get crossed at a later date, a long wi th the blown shocks and oem bumpers.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 20:35

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again, very nice patch.  due to the volume of rust on my project I will not be trying this hard. 

sony1492 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 08/14/2020 at 20:54

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Thanks, this is sort of my self proclaimed apprenticeship so I'm trying to do my best. Watching yours come together helps explain how larger repairs go

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 21:06

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The fuel injection engines are a little more complex or easier depending on who you ask. A good tune up and new injectors is probably all it needs.

sony1492 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/14/2020 at 21:09

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Its an fi engine that got dual carbs installed, im guessing bad fuel/supply and tune up.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 21:12

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Are they round top SU’s or some garbage Holly mash up?

sony1492 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/14/2020 at 21:15

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Yes?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 21:33

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Those are round top SU’s. That’s the best carb to have on the car.

This is what they should look like.

arl > sony1492 08/14/2020 at 21:47

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Nice metalwork there. 

sony1492 > arl 08/14/2020 at 21:52

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The Jeremy Clarkson school of repair

MM54 > sony1492 08/15/2020 at 09:06

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Want to come make some doglegs for the Chevelle this winter? I’m probably just buying patch panels for the other spots it’ll need but that area doesn’t exist in patch form because 4-door.

sony1492 > MM54 08/15/2020 at 10:40

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Kinda do but not sure about driving across the country in winter