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Z31NA2T · 03-02-2010, 02:21 AM

Z31Fanatic went with me to look at it, so I took some pictures of his car when he wasnt paying attention :P

The rust, and by the i mean all of it:

Floors from the bottom:

As you can see, it appears it rusted from the inside out, as if leaking seals...well wait, the window was down and the seals are MIA...

I'll be ordering new floors and frame rails and replacing the rusted out floors and frame rails. Body will be repaired with as much metal as possible, and as you clearly see its not that bad at all ;)

I'm assuming this is from a blown HG, this engine had a failpro gasket when I took it apart.

Its also sat for a while w/o an intake on it:

The head:

I'm building a L28 for the car though, so not a big deal.

yeah..tons of old copied & pasted. Haven't touched it in a good month due to school and Z31...

empera · 03-02-2010, 10:03 AM

will be a big project....gonna cost a pretty penny to take of that rust.

lownslow95 · 03-02-2010, 10:45 AM

This looks like it's going to be a huge project. Good luck with it.

OBEEWON · 03-02-2010, 12:44 PM

Hope you dont mind me asking but, what was the price that made it worth it?

DelayedZ · 03-02-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by OBEEWON

Hope you dont mind me asking but, what was the price that made it worth it?

I hope it was just a high five, cause the rust has rust, lol

Z31NA2T · 03-02-2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by OBEEWON

Hope you dont mind me asking but, what was the price that made it worth it?

$200. It has over $200 in new brake parts on the car.

DelayedZ · 03-02-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Z31NA2T

$200. It has over $200 in new brake parts on the car.

Thats an awesome price actually, lol

Vr-4-Life · 03-02-2010, 01:46 PM

wow that car has more rust then I would ever want to deal with...

**TROLL** · 03-02-2010, 01:58 PM

You're a braver man than I, but I've never done body work. Do you have experience with this kind of thing? Looking forward to following your progress and hoping to see you take as much time needed to get this thing right, it could be pretty awesome.

Vr-4-Life · 03-02-2010, 02:06 PM

Seriously... I was eating lunch when i saw this and I felt sick from it lol

Evo8kid · 03-02-2010, 02:58 PM

and i thought i had a lot of work ahead of me. good luck man

OBEEWON · 03-02-2010, 03:59 PM

Can't beat $200!

Rally Sport · 03-02-2010, 05:35 PM

Yea, for $200, why not?

98GSXdude · 03-02-2010, 07:58 PM

Hell yea, you can get new frame rails and floor pans from Motorsport Auto for like 800 bucks. So for a grand you have a pretty sweet car. Old Z's are my favorite.

Goddabob · 03-02-2010, 08:05 PM

I'd rather shell out the money for a cleaner shell and keep this as a parts car.
Awesome price but the time to do all that metal work makes me cringe.

GL I also love the old Z's

tcturbo91 · 03-02-2010, 08:20 PM

yea that is too much rust for me! but looking forward to the progress

JDMTyler3326 · 03-02-2010, 09:13 PM

Hoping you bring this car back to life man.

rturbo 930 · 03-02-2010, 09:26 PM

DAMN that is rusty. really makes me appreciate my $500 240Z.

I'll understand if you wanna take on the project for the skills you'll acquire, but if just want a Z, I HIGHLY recommend you get a new shell. That's going to cost a fortune to fix.

Z31NA2T · 03-02-2010, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rturbo 930

DAMN that is rusty. really makes me appreciate my $500 240Z.

I'll understand if you wanna take on the project for the skills you'll acquire, but if just want a Z, I HIGHLY recommend you get a new shell. That's going to cost a fortune to fix.

I enjoy fixing **** up, and I already have a Z :P

rturbo 930 · 03-02-2010, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Z31NA2T

I enjoy fixing **** up, and I already have a Z :P

Well good luck. You've got a ton of work ahead of you, probably more than you realize, since rust loves to hide. I bought my car thinking it had a third of the rust it actually has.

Hope you do manage to bring it back though, since no one else will.

What are your plans for it? Besides undoing the factory weight reduction system.

03-02-2010, 02:21 AM	#1
Z31NA2T Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Savannah, NY Member #11856 My Ride: '74 260Z, '84 300ZX NA2T iTrader: (0)	1974 260z Z31Fanatic went with me to look at it, so I took some pictures of his car when he wasnt paying attention :P The rust, and by the i mean all of it: Floors from the bottom: As you can see, it appears it rusted from the inside out, as if leaking seals...well wait, the window was down and the seals are MIA... I'll be ordering new floors and frame rails and replacing the rusted out floors and frame rails. Body will be repaired with as much metal as possible, and as you clearly see its not that bad at all ;) I'm assuming this is from a blown HG, this engine had a failpro gasket when I took it apart. Its also sat for a while w/o an intake on it: The head: I'm building a L28 for the car though, so not a big deal. yeah..tons of old copied & pasted. Haven't touched it in a good month due to school and Z31... __________________ 1984 300ZX, VG33E - SOLD 1986 300ZX TURBO 1974 260Z 1978 280Z

03-02-2010, 12:44 PM	#4
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03-02-2010, 03:59 PM	#12
OBEEWON Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hightened State of Emergency Member #1315 My Ride: Lansdale Local iTrader: (1)	Can't beat $200! __________________ E .· \' ' ·. F To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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Rally Sport Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Huntingdon Valley/TU Member #14869 My Ride: 02 Impreza 2.5RS iTrader: (0)	Yea, for $200, why not? __________________ -Alex To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-02-2010, 10:03 AM	#2
empera Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Philly. Member #3674 My Ride: 67.5 Roadster, 00 Outback, 93.5 Supra tt, 88 Shiro, Tundra, turbo sc300 iTrader: (5)	will be a big project....gonna cost a pretty penny to take of that rust.

03-02-2010, 01:46 PM	#8
Vr-4-Life Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philly PA Member #1961 My Ride: BMW E60 M5 V10 6 Speed --- Ducati Monster 696 iTrader: (4)	wow that car has more rust then I would ever want to deal with...

03-02-2010, 02:06 PM	#10
Vr-4-Life Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philly PA Member #1961 My Ride: BMW E60 M5 V10 6 Speed --- Ducati Monster 696 iTrader: (4)	Seriously... I was eating lunch when i saw this and I felt sick from it lol

03-02-2010, 07:58 PM	#14
98GSXdude Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Long Island Member #155 iTrader: (2)	Hell yea, you can get new frame rails and floor pans from Motorsport Auto for like 800 bucks. So for a grand you have a pretty sweet car. Old Z's are my favorite. __________________ 2014 VW Jetta 1.8T C6 Z06 Supercharged 350Z E36 M3 Ex's: E46 M3, 350Z, 300ZX TT, E39 M5, 1G GSX, 2G GSX

03-02-2010, 08:05 PM	#15
Goddabob Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lehigh Valley Member #5799 iTrader: (14)	I'd rather shell out the money for a cleaner shell and keep this as a parts car. Awesome price but the time to do all that metal work makes me cringe. GL I also love the old Z's

03-02-2010, 08:20 PM	#16
tcturbo91 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern DE/ NYC Member #5966 My Ride: is in pieces iTrader: (0)	yea that is too much rust for me! but looking forward to the progress __________________ Previous: 86 5.0, Z32 TT, DC2 GSR Turbo, E30, E36 Turbo, 92 5.0 Current: E28

03-02-2010, 09:13 PM	#17
JDMTyler3326 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Around Member #9917 My Ride: ^ iTrader: (0)	Hoping you bring this car back to life man.

03-02-2010, 09:26 PM	#18
rturbo 930 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Jersey Member #7354 My Ride: 71 240Z, 76 280Z, 53 CJ3B iTrader: (0)	DAMN that is rusty. really makes me appreciate my $500 240Z. I'll understand if you wanna take on the project for the skills you'll acquire, but if just want a Z, I HIGHLY recommend you get a new shell. That's going to cost a fortune to fix.

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