Project Z finally sees daylight...

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Well, kinda.

I was getting tired of working on a filthy dusty car, and the garage floor needed a good scrubbing...

So, she got rolled out into the sunlight and washed.

New weatherstrip seems to have held up, no leaks.

Anyhow, here she is:






















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datsun2401972
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awww you don't need a rear bumper, kill those brackets!@#

Love the color tho! Looks kinda like the newer lexus blue I was thinkin of painting my sx.
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It is always nice to see a piece of history in good hands so that it can be admired by other generations down the road, she is off to a great start
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looks great, very clean, makes want paint
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datsun2401972 wrote:awww you don't need a rear bumper, kill those brackets!@#

Love the color tho! Looks kinda like the newer lexus blue I was thinkin of painting my sx.
NO WAY!

I smoothed my bumpers, welded the holes... They'll look like the JDM "blade" bumpers once they're chromed.

Color is from a.... Get this....... Honda Odyssey.
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AZhitman wrote:
NO WAY!

I smoothed my bumpers, welded the holes... They'll look like the JDM "blade" bumpers once they're chromed.

Color is from a.... Get this....... Honda Odyssey.
Sorry Greg, no bumpers always wins.

That's looking great though, makes me cry even harder about our S30 project, posting a thread on it right now. Most rotted car I've ever worked on.
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Looks great! That color really makes the body lines pop.
Modified by 240DrpTop at 7:28 AM 11/22/2008
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Looking good as always man.
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the color is pretty close to the stock blue on the 280's, I gotta say it's a shame to have paint so nice on the outside an a black engine bay why not paint the engine bay as well? the engine is already out, there isn't mush else to remove
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Thought about it, just got buried in paint / body.

That car, believe it or not, has 100+ hours in body work and about $2K in paint... and it's STILL not "perfect" by far.
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why cant i live somewhere that rust doesnt eat cars away

looks b-e-a utiful man keep us updated
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I know how time consuming and expensive body work can be, thats why my cars are ugly
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I really like that color. It does look a lot like the original color on my S130. I think it's either 510 - Sky Blue Metallic or 307 - Pacific Blue Metallic just by looking at it where the crappy paint job it got in the 90's has chipped off. Definitely making me lean more towards repainting it the original color rather than something else.
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beautifull car awesome color nice job man
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yep, great Z...are you gonna modify the engine in any way?
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Other than pulling all the emissions crap off, nope.

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Lookin good greg! I'll have to check it out when you finish it.

Btw I've got a ton of spare parts laying around so if you need any parts or another l28 let me know.
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nice work man... keep posting pics...
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Nice Car..Nice Exhaust :D
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can I have the rear bumper mounting bracket? hahha...actually, if you have a spare set somewhere that you don't need let me know.
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shes a good looking peice of history.i must say i love the color. good choice on the bumpers. they dont have those stupid 5mph rubber things right?
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When are we having the "tech day"?!
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gl on the build
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az240wanted wrote:Lookin good greg! I'll have to check it out when you finish it.

Btw I've got a ton of spare parts laying around so if you need any parts or another l28 let me know.
Thanks brotha!

I think at this point, all I need is the outer trim on the door where the glass goes down, a passenger side door lock rod, a passenger side window regulator, brake hoses, and some trim for the interior (hatch area).

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hachiroku781 wrote: they dont have those stupid 5mph rubber things right?
Nope - and they'll have no rubber on the outside either, just smooth metal blades.
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Speedgato wrote:When are we having the "tech day"?!
How's next weekend look? I'm free 12/12 - 12/15 for garage time.
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Love the color! Looks like you got some work ahead of ya-but the body looks really straight, for its year it looks to be in really good condtion.
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Love the Z Hitman, that color is incredible.
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anymore pics? great job greg!!!
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Motor is going in on Monday.
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