I posted at the start of this month i had bought a SWB N/a with a naff engine and was planning on doing a TT swap among other things and general tinkery stuffs.... ( BTW i bought this with a Big end Bearing gone.....)

 

Well i started to strip her down and upon removing the R/h Wing i found this abomination!

 

 

Then obviously having to remove the engine and planning on stripping the underside i start removing the engine beginning with the Fluids and find a certain something peeping out the sump! (the dipstick i knew about when buying the car and the look on the owners face when i asked him where the rest of it was was priceless)

 

 

 

 

This next one isnt detrimental but i thought, at least I've gained something so far from buying this.....

 

 

 

Now for my favorite surprise ive had yet...

 

L/H Sill

 

 

R/H Sill

 

That is Awesome work mate :thumbup1: So good to see zeds being restored and worked into this condition instead of being broke for parts:thumbup1:

Wow excellent work mate! Will have to come and have a look at your project car sometime?

Wow that looks factory fresh m8 well done

cheers guys, hopefully it will look a lot better once ive re-seam sealed and then put a nice top coat on. the colour ive chosen is 'squirrel grey' hopefully it doesnt look as dull as it sounds haha

How much was the energy box and what do you get?

Around £280

 

http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=7.18105

 

http://www.conceptzperformance.com/Cart/description.php?II=606&Car_Type=300

 

I got these kits from mad motors with about a 3-4 week wait

This looks fantastic! So pleased to see one being saved properly!

 

Are you going to use clear underseal on the freshly painted arches/underside or just leave it as paint?

Cheers mate, well it's still going to have another 2-3 coats of rustoleum combi colour on top of the 2 coats of rust bullet. I'd be weary of it chipping though so may apply some underseal to the arches only

Update time..

 

Well first and foremost look what arrived woop!

 

 

 

Now back to the crap job.

 

The drivers side sill where most people use a scissor jack on the seam was absolutely mullered, it was practically horizontal in both directions. it wasn't a pretty sight. i don't have a before pic but you can see from this one i bent it back into what it should look like. Also you can of course see my progress with grinding the underside and it gets more and more annoying as it just seams there is much thicker sealant even where there isn't a seam!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This pic is just the metal after being acid etched with some metal blast

 

 

Its the final prep i do before applying the lurvley rust bullet but i also soak it in as it helps to remove lots of crap

Now for some more painting!

 

This is the Drivers side floor pan

 

..Transmission Tunnel. I didnt go any further into the engine bay as i plan to treat it with zinc then spray it the colour of your car of course.

 

 

 

 

whilst cleaning the metal up i removed all the seam sealant so here is a pic or 2 of the new seam sealant. Looks a bit messy maybe but i cleaned it up after, then forgot to take a photo :/

 

 

 

 

Because the top coat im putting over the rust bullet wont sit very well on top of the sealant i have to reapply rust bullet over this to give it a good surface to bind too. Plus doing it this was not only makes sure rust bullet is on the sealant stopping it from rotting, but its also behind the sealant should it fail to do its job, because even though ive been pulling massive amounts out it defiantly proves more isn't better as there has been some rusty stuff sitting behind it in most cases.

 

 

Front passenger Arch here. among other random snaps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again this is the front passenger arch being seam sealed, a few more seams to fill this time..

 

 

Now for the top coat which ive been dieing to apply!

 

Enjoy..

 

Passenger Rear Arch

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel tank area

 

 

 

 

Drivers rear arch

 

 

 

Drivers Floor pan

 

 

Transmission tunnel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoy,

 

More updates.....soon..ish

Enjoyed :thumbup1: top work mate.

Cheers Gary hopfully I can keep plodding on without any hiccups.

Cheers Gary hopfully I can keep plodding on without any hiccups.

 

Keep at it mate when finished it will be a very desirable 300zx :thumbup1:

Great work buddy, very time consuming restoring underneath I used to hate it lol

 

Keep the pics coming

Do not loost the faith, this thing is going to be great.

Lol In the last pic you can see the marks from a trolley jack on the chassis rail... Couldn't do much about them.

Love this thread.

Wow amazing work. Keep it up, cant wait to see it when its all done.

That is great work..... I need to do this over winter now....... lol

Dedication and loads of hard work.... can't wait to see this on the road......

 

Mod's........ Can we add this as a sticky for how to restore the underside of your Z....?

Cheers guys, luckily I'm close to finishing all the underside before winter cause it will really suck doing it in the garage I'm in atm haha.

Edited August 13, 201312 yr by Hollings