And I couldn't take it anymore, so I taped the air dam on to see how it's going to look.
Monday, June 20, 2011
CLEANING UP
Got the rear bumper holes all welded up. Let my cousin do most of the welding. He's getting pretty good at this stuff and having an extra hand is always a plus.
And I couldn't take it anymore, so I taped the air dam on to see how it's going to look.
And I couldn't take it anymore, so I taped the air dam on to see how it's going to look.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
LONGCHAMPS
Off to Houston, TX to pick up these for a pretty fair price.
After searching for wheels to fit the Z with no luck, I decided that it would actually be cheaper to buy a cheap set and have them custom built to the sizes I need. I'm thinking 15x9 -25 and 15x10 -40 should be right. Any suggestions please comment!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
PATCHES O'HOULIHAN
To weld up the firewall I needed to cut out some patches to fill the bigger holes. Figured I might as well cut out all the patches I was going to need for the car. Along with the firewall there were other spots I needed patches for including the holes for the old diving board bumpers.
They all fit pretty well, a little grinding here and there and they should all be ready to be welded in.
MSA has oem Nissan cowls still in stock so considering the condition of mine I'll be buying one soon. So I figured might as well recycle the sheet metal back into the car. I also purchased an air nibbler to cut the metal. This is one of those tools that once you own one you can't believe how you lived with out it.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
YEP...
A plan has been set in motion, this plan involves putting these wheels in these sizes:
Under these fenders:
REMOVING SPOT WELDS
In nearly every car, body panels and brackets are attached using spot welds. Removing them takes the right tools and a bit of patience. Here's what I used:
Most importantly is the spot weld remover tool. It's basically a small hole saw with an adjustable guide in the center to keep you from drilling into panel underneath. Use a punch to serve as a guide to center the tool then drill away the weld, careful not to drill to deep.
Once the spot welds have been drilled the bracket should just fall off, if not a chisel and hammer will come in handy. Even with the tool it's easy to drill to deep in that case a little welding will be needed to fix the hole.
Most importantly is the spot weld remover tool. It's basically a small hole saw with an adjustable guide in the center to keep you from drilling into panel underneath. Use a punch to serve as a guide to center the tool then drill away the weld, careful not to drill to deep.
Once the spot welds have been drilled the bracket should just fall off, if not a chisel and hammer will come in handy. Even with the tool it's easy to drill to deep in that case a little welding will be needed to fix the hole.
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