Rodger's 240Z
Re: Rodger's 240Z
In August, all stripped down, she was off to Rotorua for a dip in the hot pools.
Many thanks for sharing your build. Just looking at your car sitting on the trailer, even all stripped down they look stunning. Please keep the pictures od rebuild coming we really enjoy them. Are you doing the bodywork your self, Being a panel beater by trade I know the work that goes into that.
All the best.
All the best.
Bernie Kant
Club President
Club President
Hi Bernie,bernjean wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:52 am Many thanks for sharing your build. Just looking at your car sitting on the trailer, even all stripped down they look stunning. Please keep the pictures od rebuild coming we really enjoy them. Are you doing the bodywork your self, Being a panel beater by trade I know the work that goes into that.
All the best.
Rowan Marshall in Morrinsville is doing the body work for me.
Cheers
and here's a few close up pictures of the rusty spots. I knew the floors were bad, patches on patches but a lot of other rusty areas were only reveled by the dip in the "Truth Serum".
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Thanks for the update, looks your body man has a bit of work ahead of him. I am not a big fan of dipping, prefer media blasting. A word of warning. Dipping will remove all the rust protection the car currently has, although it may not seem like much it will have removed any product still remaining in between panels. Inside framework etc. It is therefore absolutely essential that all these areas are protected again. Once the car is painted you need to plug up all the drain holes and apply very thin rust kill and then rust preventative. This product must get into all the crevices that the dipping solution has got into and cleaned out.
All the best with the rebuild, looking forward to some awesome results.
All the best with the rebuild, looking forward to some awesome results.
Bernie Kant
Club President
Club President
Possibly. That's a loong time ago. Some of the more original members might know.ZBeck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:03 pmI purchased the car from Karen Metz, I checked the old ownership papers, she purchased the car in 1983 so actually owned it for some 32 years
Not sure if it was she who belonged to the club but one of the previous owners must have as there is an old style Z club sticker on the quarter glass window.
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I did a lot of umming and ahhing about the dipping verses blasting decision, heard a lot of stories from panel beaters about the pros and cons. I was concerned with media blasting a thin metaled car inducing warping etc and knew this was going to have to be a comprehensive body restoration so went with dipping. Rowan, the panel beater/restorer has extensive experience and he strongly recommended dipping. My nervousness in dipping was reduced when I saw the type and value cars also being dipped, 65 Mustang fastback, a couple of 40s Fords, a couple of early Porches, miscellaneous others and the stand out, a 1968 Mazda Cosmos.bernjean wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:36 pm Thanks for the update, looks your body man has a bit of work ahead of him. I am not a big fan of dipping, prefer media blasting. A word of warning. Dipping will remove all the rust protection the car currently has, although it may not seem like much it will have removed any product still remaining in between panels. Inside framework etc. It is therefore absolutely essential that all these areas are protected again. Once the car is painted you need to plug up all the drain holes and apply very thin rust kill and then rust preventative. This product must get into all the crevices that the dipping solution has got into and cleaned out.
All the best with the rebuild, looking forward to some awesome results.
I do agree Bernie, once a car has been dipped it does need careful work to ensure it is correctly and completely protected again.
Cheers
Wow that’s Amazing !! What he charge for that, if you don’t mind me asking ? Does it leave the dip place uncoated, straight to body shop, you got a guestimate on cost if body work repairs ? Really looking forward to seeing this, just picked up a project Z myself, just starting research now regards Mark