Attempting to save a 2003 unmodified 350z

[chinny]

Hi,its been a while since i have been on the forum but would like to share an attempt i am making to resurrect my "Z" that i have owned since 2013 with about 95k on the clock and still starts on the button and runs perfectly fine,interior is still as good as it was when purchased and still has the original Bose audio(still functional)As i am an old fogey wifey wants it to go to the local scrapyard cos its yet another project that never gets completed.F**k right off Wifey ,your loft conversion can wait😝.

[Andy_Muxlow]

Good luck with this revival. It will look amazing when finished 👍

[ZMANALEX]

A good wash and polish and you will be sorted.

 

if you require any preowned parts, then just give me a shout as plenty parts are in stock.

[SWoMP]

As the original owner of a 2005 now with 115k on the clock and, if I say it myself, in really good nick, if you've got any questions feel free to PM me.

[rodgeevans]

Good luck, I'm in the process of resurrecting mine too, it is now back on the road at least, but still a long list of jobs/mods to be done

[chinny]

Progress so far

Nearly chucked the towel in after i scraped 1/2 inch of mud off and found this,passenger side rear sill/inner arch was shot as was the side skirt tab.  As it was the only part of the car that needed welding(after 3 hours of wire brushing the rest of the underside )i used the "gash" to blast the inner sill with Aquaseal at 90psi before welding it up and welding a new tab on,not pretty i know but its completley rot free and seam sealed and shutzed. 

[chinny]

More progress

Another sideskirt tab that was paper thin.Had to completley fill the missing bits with weld then Aquasealed it all.

[chinny]

 

progress

Before and after of the driver side  and passenger side rear exhaust hangers.  

 

before and after of the fuel filler neck that hides behind a plastic mud trap

[chinny]

progress

Next on the agenda is the passengerside rear wheel arch(inner and outer).

[ShortPaul]

Looks like your getting there buddy 

[ShortPaul]

3 hours ago, ShortPaul said:

Looks like your getting there buddy, keep up the good work 

 

Edited September 5, 2022 by ShortPaul

[chinny]

3 hours ago, ShortPaul said:

 

Thanks for the encouragement ShortPaul even though it is all my own doing as i daily drove the car on and off for 10 years without really paying any attention to the underside of the car with regards to an occasional jetwashing the winter salt/mud off.  

[chinny]

On 20/08/2022 at 09:51, rodgeevans said:

Good luck, I'm in the process of resurrecting mine too, it is now back on the road at least, but still a long list of jobs/mods to be done

Evening Mr Rodgeevans,just curious to know if yours is an earlier model than the 04 plate suggests(being an import)and how are the rear arches holding up ?

[chinny]

On 18/08/2022 at 09:04, SWoMP said:

As the original owner of a 2005 now with 115k on the clock and, if I say it myself, in really good nick, if you've got any questions feel free to PM me.

Noted,thankyou.

[chinny]

On 18/08/2022 at 08:21, Andy_Muxlow said:

Good luck with this revival. It will look amazing when finished 👍

Thankyou, but its the dreaded rear arches to deal with.

[chinny]

Not as bad as i thought it would be after cutting out the rot. Inner arch repaired and seam sealed.

[chinny]

This arch is a different story. .

[rodgeevans]

45 minutes ago, chinny said:

Evening Mr Rodgeevans,just curious to know if yours is an earlier model than the 04 plate suggests(being an import)and how are the rear arches holding up ?

Rear arches are not looking too good and are going to need some attention, that and new bumper are next on my list, unfortunately I don't have a nice big workshop like you to do the work in. 

[chinny]

PROGRESS

Drivers side patch welded up and given some water resistant metal fibre filler

Passenger side inner arch repaired and seam sealed.

Same arch tack welded in place.. 

[HEADPHONES]

This Zed is extremely lucky to have found you as a saviour. Hat's off to you.

 

[chinny]

Progress

As i had to use a new front wing for the repair panel it was a right barsteward to get it to the right shape and keep the body line correct for the rear bumper to line up(fingers crossed)

Offside is needing some attention for the low spots and then should be good to go.

2 new butchered front wings for the inner and outer repair panels(sorry ay i). 

 

[ShortPaul]

Good on you buddy, i haven't heard of anyone doing it that way before, its looking like a good repair from where i am sitting 👏

[chinny]

UPDATE

Rear arches are done and in primer awaiting painting.

[chinny]

Took both front wings and arch liners off to see  what was lurking behind them!

It looks worse than it is,mainly just surface rust apart from the brake lines need renewing(DONE) 

[chinny]

After muchas wire wheeling i gave it a coat of Zinc primer and blasted it with a 50/50 mix of Tetra shutz and Waxoyl.

I also filled all the box sections/chassis rails and inner sills with cavity wax.(One job i hope never to do again)😝