Guys ive had nightmares with my 300zx, with the engine bay.

Panels I had fabricated are shite.

 

Have a big pile of bits in my bedroom worth 3-4k which ive been buying.

 

Brand New wheels,

88mm weisco pistons,

gt2560r turbos,

5bolt manifolds,

brand new 99spec front bumper I bought from japan,

type s side skirts,

 

getting paid hopefully later today and finish payment for uprated injectors and eagle rods.

 

And no car to fit them on:crying:

 

Now thinking to just buy another zed, in around 2wks got around 6k coming could I pick 99spec up for that even an na would do cause would be putting my engine in it.

 

My shell is immaculate underneath and I doubt id find another like it and got so fussy with this car that I would end up doing the same thing to the next car.

 

Or has anyone else got a zed shell that the seams either side of engine bay seam sealer hasn't failed, sills are not rusty and no wrong jacking done bending them up.

And no rust.

 

This will be second time I've reshelled car in last couple years..

If your shell is immaculate then why look for another? Surely the panels can be sorted, it will be far less work than starting again lol

If your shell is immaculate then why look for another? Surely the panels can be sorted, it will be far less work than starting again lol

 

I can't sort the panels mate, I really want to, if anyone can fabricate them and weld them in,

I'll pay the money just can't find anyone to do it who wont use a ton of filler,

Even tried buying panels new but mjp said that nissan only make one side now and need both.

 

I'll post some pics of the holes the size I need., and few of the car its solid no rust or bent sills etc,

But its been on my drive for ever so sills look dirty.

 

I have even dinitrol the underneath,

Terry .. there is all ways my Breaker u can cut the parts out u need Both sides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is filthy dirty but it really is solid and no rust underneath just that stupid engine bay

Wow that's well nice mate shame about the bay :(

Can you tell me what color code is your car.Thanks

Wow that's well nice mate shame about the bay :(

 

Im gutted, why did I touch it lol..

 

Was one tiny scab in the seam in the engine bay, could of used wire brush in a drill, and put new seam sealer over it.

But then thought about having smooth engine bay and all went wrong. .

 

The car is filthy and has stonchip overspray on bumpers etc, but have new bumpers and bits to go on it.

 

Its been reshelled couple years back and resprayed twice since then..

Can you tell me what color code is your car.Thanks

 

Hi mate its mercedes artic white, whatever happens if I fix it or next zed will be going artic white.

Looks so clean,

 

The drivers side has actually been done with one of them scotch pads, to key it up.

Thats why it looks flat, was booked in to be resprayed again. .

whats up with the panels you had fabbed? if theyre not upto scratch go back to them and get them to redo or adjust them. if that's not possible get the whole car trailered there to be welded on. it all depends what you want, do you want the factory shape or simpy a curved piece of plate welded into there to fill the void. It really shouldn't be a big job for a proper fabrication shop. Did you know that the roofs and panels of aston martins certainly up until recently where hand made from flat sheet on a jenni wheel? ive seen men make a bloody jug out of a flat piece of copper, making a curved peiece of metal the right shape and welding it in its rats piss for the right person.

whats up with the panels you had fabbed? if theyre not upto scratch go back to them and get them to redo or adjust them. if that's not possible get the whole car trailered there to be welded on. it all depends what you want, do you want the factory shape or simpy a curved piece of plate welded into there to fill the void. It really shouldn't be a big job for a proper fabrication shop. Did you know that the roofs and panels of aston martins certainly up until recently where hand made from flat sheet on a jenni wheel? ive seen men make a bloody jug out of a flat piece of copper, making a curved peiece of metal the right shape and welding it in its rats piss for the right person.

 

I can't find nobody to do it, only on youtube lol.

 

The fabricator made them like this, no laughing

 

Then the fabricator wants shooting lol, there are far far better professionals out there who can do that job, its a shame your so far away, as i know a guy local to me who is a brilliant fabricator and welder. There must be a company or bod who advertises in your local rag who is capable.

 

Seriously after all the hard work youve done on her, it would be such a shame to get rid, for the lack of finding a good fabricator. Cheaper too no doubt lol

that's a nice z m8 don't get disheartened over someones cock up by the time you get rid and get a 2nd one the damage wood be sorted bud

To be honest, think I just want another shell.

 

Gonna strip it to a bare shell, no engine, interior nothing, send it round to be resprayed atleast if its a shell I can get paint in everywhere.

 

And hope I don't find any rust lol. Oh no here we go again.

Im smashing my grinder up tomorrow,

 

I think I've grinded to far even where top of shock is and box section where these panels mate up to ive grinded clean so many times there getting thin.

Cheers for replies, looking at sussex stu shell on mon, fingers crossed.

And there wont be any oh no I cut a hole threads ever again.

Seriously giving up? Wow. That's the poorest reason I have ever heard to give up.

 

Surely if you are willing to start sayin, then you can put that effort in to source a good bodyshop to fabricate that for you?

A half decent fabricator will do that no issues!! Car looks solid other than the bay and even then it isn't a big job, so no reason to start again.

Give me a call m8 soon have that sorted out and welded up =)

Mate the work involved in stripping a complete shell to paint then re-building is a silly idea given the small amount of work involved to get your shell sorted. As i see it your running around in circles chasing your own tail here and its all caused by your obesion for perfection..either pay someone who can weld the panels in to a standed your after for an ultra smooth look or do it yourself and accept the inner wings have beads of sealer on them just like 99.9% of all other zeds. Another idea is why dont you go out and buy the best zed you can afford body wise and just swap the mechanical bits over:wink:

That ^^^^^^.

That ^^^^^^.

 

Yup - agreed. Daffy and Znut are bang on there mate!!

Thats what im gonna do buy the best shell I can paint it white and put my bits on it.

The mechanical side is nothing to me a week and it'll be on the road,

Bodywork im lost with, im shite, and think ive grinded to much on the shell,

Totally here what your saying, and gonna find cleanest shell I can and get my zed back on the road.

Thing is want the zed artic white so whatever zed I buy is gonna have a full colour change.

And have a brand new engine to put in it so engine will have to come out.

And have new interior so interior will need to come out.

So whatever I buy will end up near on a shell lol so may has well get a shell in 1st place.

 

But yeah its all down to my stupidity being to fussy and learning by my mistakes and im throwing grinder in the bin.

Had a look at a shell today, its nice and clean so put a deposit on it...

So now just to arrange picking it up and then I can get her stripped to a bare shell, resprayed and put her back together with all my bits.

 

And its got some nice flared rear arches too..

Just to say thanks to paul (300_zedx) he saved me grinding and welding my car ever again,

He had a very clean shell,

Really nice guy...Thanks again paul...

It's nice to know that she will live on and not find herself on the scrap heap, I will continue to take the parts off that I want, give me a call when your ready to collect.

 

cheers Paul