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On 06/07/2019 at 3:40 PM, Liz said:
Far out, Adz! This is unreal.
how far away are you from getting the shell back?
might send you a PM, need some recommendations for a few custom pieces. Im having a hell of a time finding parts.
Hey Liz! Funny you should ask, took these in Melbourne on the weekend.
The shell is now completely rust free and modified. There is still some panel work and prep to be done before it's ready for paint. I'll have the remainder of the work done here in Melbourne now.
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Depends on the hourly rate for the guy on the tools, haha
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3 minutes ago, mlracing said:
Work of art this is.. I'm just about to take the plunge on the Hako, both side sills are rusted through underneath some fun Japanese body work so probably end up same as this
Oooh yeah, I'm sure there will be some hidden gems in the Hako too. On the plus side, at least you can buy some pre made replacement sections?
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Now that the body is rust free the rest of the body kit can be fitted and this includes the front spoiler. The spoiler was pretty flimsy and fitment was rubbish so it needed a lot of work and brackets made up to stabilise.
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16 hours ago, alex182 said:
I see a lot of restos at work, but this is genuinely right up there with the best of them!
Especially these days, to cut out rust and hand-beat those panels with body lines and all is a dying art; and to my primitive hands, absolute witchcraft!
Fantastic work mate! Can't wait to see it progress
Thanks mate, wish I could take the credit but the body work is being done by Paul and his team at Custom and Classic Cars in Mount Barker, SA. Definitely wizardry though huh, I saw them do a number of other cars before mine including another C110 and decided they'd be great for the job. The waiting list was well over a year long!
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So now the body is done the fun stuff begins. The guards have to be modified to fit the JDM spec fender mirrors. This is the "template" used
The holes didn't need to be anywhere as large, this is the grommet that sits between the body work and mirror
With the holes cut the mirrors were mounted up for test fitment, looking good!
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9 minutes ago, mr_rbman said:
Is this one of those projects where you knew what you were getting into from the start or has it just snowballed the more you delved?!?
Good question... I think I always knew that old Nissan/Datsun was a can of worms but the difficult part is you don't really know just how big the can is until you blast the shell. The shell was pretty bad, lots of hidden gems but I'm in so deep now that the only thing to do is to finish it. It will be worth it in the end...*nervous laughter*
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35 minutes ago, PranK said:
Dang I love this project.
Thanks mate! Hopefully you'll see it in person sometime in the near future
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With all of the panels, doors and skins now rust free the car is FINALLY rust free. This is a major milestone and really exciting! The roof skin, rear and and quarter panels are all welded back into place and aligned nicely. There is still work to to but it's looking like a car again.
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1 hour ago, Tenny said:
Awesome work mate. I've just started restoring an R32 GTR myself. (I say restoring but its more like painting and re-assembling haha).
Glad I don't have to go to this effort. You are definitely doing this properly!
I was just having a read of your thread actually, should be nice man. Yeah definitely be thankful you don't need to go to this effort, it hurts haha
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And lets not forget the boot lid!
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The bonnet was puss too, lots of rust where the skin met the frame
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Inside the doors was pretty bad, lots of rust in the corners where the skin met.
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The base of both guards was pretty bad but no real surprises there considering it was fairly heavily bogged. Replacement sections were constructed then welded in place. The flares were also trial fitted, mounting hardware was welded in behind the guard to make attachment nice and neat.
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There was a bit of rust at the base of the radiator support panel, this was removed and patched up
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With both panels removed, repairs were done and they were welded back in place
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There were no real surprised when the scuttle panel needed to come off. Guess what we found? If you answered more rust, you get a gold star!
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The completed panels ready to be primed
You can clearly see the repair sections here before paint
Quarter panels primed and ready to be welded back into place
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Swage lines were rolled into the guards as per the genuine GTR, the flares sit in here. With the panel off it was a perfect opportunity to tack on mounting hardware for the flares.
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I've been a bit slack on updates! With the tubs done the guards needed repair and modification for the flares. The flares were trial fitted in order to get the correct positioning for the mounting hardware and panel modification.
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These photos with the 1/4 panel fitted show the volume of material to be cut away for the new tubs.
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The wheel tubs have been modified by manufacturing a new outer tub as per the genuine GTR. Once the flares are bolted on they will easily fit the deep dished Hayashi Racing wheels.
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The rust replacement sections have been welded to the 1/4 panels and fit perfectly. Looking awesome.
Before - looking nasty.
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On 10/25/2018 at 8:46 AM, mlracing said:
AH true most the ones I know are Hako parts. These guys do side steps and some chrome bits for kenmeri - http://www.n-classiccar-jp.com/parts2.html but not much else. Could be something on Yahoo but seems like you have the sides sorted already
That's awesome! So much Hako stuff about in general, they are much better in terms of parts than the C110.
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