I,ve took this week off with the intention of getting all the welding done on the zed , two days in and one sides done

 

Cut the sill section off to reveal

Then cut the inner panel back to reveal

So i made a repair section and a new drain tube

Then sectioned the inner panel

Then the outer sill section and cut down the repair arch to as little as i could use as the arch only had one section of rot on it but i thought it best to fit it all anyway for peace of mind

 

Just the other side to do now !!!

Great work there mate, well done :thumbup1:

Cheers bud but it,s not really fair taking much credit for it , as it,s what i do for a living , i,m a panelbeater bud , unfortunately it,s a busmans holiday doing this on my days off but it,s gotta be done :yes:

Just thought the pics might help if anyones gonna tackle the same job:biggrin:

Cheers bud but it,s not really fair taking much credit for it , as it,s what i do for a living , i,m a panelbeater bud , unfortunately it,s a busmans holiday doing this on my days off but it,s gotta be done :yes:

Just thought the pics might help if anyones gonna tackle the same job:biggrin:

 

lol.. If you fancy another holiday you can come and do my tailgate :cowboy:

It doesnt matter if you do it for a living, still a top job, well done. I know what you mean about busmans holiday though lol

God!-I wish I could do that!!:ph34r:

Out of curiousity,why did you seem weld the arches on bud?

i was thinking that too jimmer..... top job matey, very neat!.... what's the next step? flatten all the weld and a bit of bog and hey presto?

beautiful bit of welding!

 

 

know where to take mine if i ever need it doing!!

Nifty bit of welding there buddy, well done :D

Out of curiousity,why did you seem weld the arches on bud?

 

If it,s just stitch welded your leaving a gap inbetween the welds that moisture caused by condensation forming on the inside of the panels could penetrate and start rusting again even if it,s waxoiled theres always a chance of not covering it all , i,ve always seam welded arches to eliminate any chance of this happening . HTH

God!-I wish I could do that!!:ph34r:

 

Should have come round a bit earlier and you could have . lol :tt2::tt2:

Top Job

Nottinghams not too far away

know where to come when your next on holiday lol

Nice job :thumbup:

 

Has that rot been caused by the Targa drain leaking ?

i never got why nissan ran a plastic pipe down that runs water out and attached it to a metal pipe at the bottom

 

there is also a rubber pipe that drains water off into the front rad support bracket

Nice job :thumbup:

 

Has that rot been caused by the Targa drain leaking ?

 

I don,t think it was , they do have the odd hole here and there for grommets and drain holes , i think as well as letting water out if your in a real downpour water will inevitably get in and with acceleration the waters gonna get pushed as far back as it will go which is the back of the sill area then when it warms up condensation will form especially around the wet area , hence why it rots from the sill up normally .Well that,s my theory anyway .

:smartass::smartass: lol

Done a super job mate. Not somthing i would like to do in the future

Hey Boldy,

 

You have done a lot of work, looks fantastic...

 

Every time I see her I get all nostalgic about wanting to own one again...:thumbup: I guess once you have owned one the feeling never goes away. :winkiss:

 

If you ever decide to sell let me know:hyper:

Hey Boldy,

 

You have done a lot of work, looks fantastic...

 

Every time I see her I get all nostalgic about wanting to own one again...:thumbup: I guess once you have owned one the feeling never goes away. :winkiss:

 

If you ever decide to sell let me know:hyper:

 

You've missed out mate. Boldy recently sold it. Gorgeous Zed.

just out of interest...was this sold to manta? then to me by any chance? Silver zed, blue calipers. I've just had to have the other side welded same section this week, and when i checked the opposite corner, I remember saying, couldnt be more different, its absolutely solid and must have had some work/paint at some point... or did this turn out into your magnificent blue beast?

just out of interest...was this sold to manta? then to me by any chance? Silver zed, blue calipers. I've just had to have the other side welded same section this week, and when i checked the opposite corner, I remember saying, couldnt be more different, its absolutely solid and must have had some work/paint at some point... or did this turn out into your magnificent blue beast?

 

Nope, this is what happened to it before it got sold defo not your zed mate.

 

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just out of interest...was this sold to manta? then to me by any chance? Silver zed, blue calipers. I've just had to have the other side welded same section this week, and when i checked the opposite corner, I remember saying, couldnt be more different, its absolutely solid and must have had some work/paint at some point... or did this turn out into your magnificent blue beast?

 

Errrrr-No,Alan had his Z about 5 years, i had mine about 18 months!:hammer:

Great job! Time consuming but great.