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240Z – It Begins
April 19, 2014 | 
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Since I am waiting on parts for the 280ZX I felt it was time to get things started on the 240z after quite a few failed attempts. The car is in good shape all things considered, but will still a bit of a project. There is rust…lots and lots of rust. Most of it is the surface version, but like most 240z there is some of the more serious kind on the car as well. These are some very early pictures….they will get more interesting in future posts.
Photos Taken: 4/14/2014
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Rear Bumper Part 2
Progress Pictures of the bumper restore. Note: I should have taken pictures prior to the rust converter as it looked much more impressive (First two Pictures)
Photos Taken: 4/8/2014 (First Four), 4/9/2014 (Second Two), 4/12/2014 (Remaining)
ZXR floor work/sound deadening part 2 + rear bumper
Continued work on the floor pan, on the front passenger side of the car. Also I have included my very rusty rear bumper…this was the only major part of the car I had not repaired…and it is pretty bad.
Photos Taken: 4/1/2014 (First), 4/3/2013 (Second), (4/5/2015 (Remaining)
ZXR floor work/sound deadening part 1
Driver’s Side floor pan painted, and 3 layers of sound deadening. Note that the pictures make it appear that there are a ton of air pockets, this is not the case in person.
Photos Taken; 3/30/2014 (First Two), 3/31/204 (Last Two)
280ZXR Sensor Wiring
Wiring cleanup/repair of the various temp sensors.
More 280ZX restoration
I had to remove the already completed hub assembly on the passenger side of the car per a stripped bolt issue on the cv axle side. This also meant I had to reinstalled an outer-bearing and refurbish a fairly rusted replacement. The pictures do not really give justice to how much surface rust was present. The end result looks like previous pictures after painted so I did not bother taking any new pictures. Also show is the rear metal support brace that was badly bent. Sadly I forget to get pictures of it with the new paint job…perhaps the next time I go under the car I will have a chance.
Photos Taken: 2/28/14 (First 4)/ 3/2/2014 (Remaining)
Drive Side – Rear Arm re-installed
Complete driver’s side rear arm reinstalled with near bearing and misc hardware.
Photos Taken 2/15/2014
Rear Control Arm – Inner Bearing
Here are the results of my 2nd attempt at pressing the rear inner bearing into the control arm. This time things went much better.
The control arm was stripped of all paint to resolve an an issue with the existing paint. In the photos you can see the first new coat on the Arm/Hub.
Photos Taken 2/14/2014
Suspenion, rear arm repair
The rear arm from the 280ZX (shown above) has damaged from age and the rear bearing having to be cut out as it could not be pressed out. Note that the the sleeve also had to be repaired as the item is no longer obtainable (new) and had some minor damage from the process. The inner surface was then resurfaced and filled as where needed in preparation for the new bearings. Note that the pictures make it appear rougher then what it actually is as the surface is quite smooth.
Photos Taken 1/11/2014
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