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Shelf of Z34 goodies 👌

Tidy work. There's a nack to getting tough wiper arms off. Cap off, nut off and push down on your palm at the joint/hinge which aligns the tapered splines and she'll come right off. Method worked on my 31yr old Nissan Sunny arms, what had never been off 👍

What a road 😁

The future of motoring as seen in Milton Keynes

Looks great 👍

She's in good hands, nice low mileage example

Wet sanding time. 2000/4000 by hand on a foam pad. Rear quarter panel before 2000 wet sand, followed by 4000. 3 passes afterwards using wool/blue cutting pads 2 passes of the black foam finishing pad

Few of ol' girl from today's South Wales day out. Circa 330 miles at 30mpg, nor bad at all.

South Wales 2023 ✅ Thank you everyone for making this EPIC!! M5 pre meet Abergavenny start point A Abergavenny start point B Late breakfast stop off Gun range pull up Mountain top checkpoint Dinner stop, where we picked up a rouge 350z owner 😁 Finish line

Might be advantageous you reading that post again slowly, to understand the context of who's speaking Everyone, good night - sleep well and see you all tomorrow 😁

She's reloaded ⛽😁 Heads up message from a local: Hi buddy don’t forget after Ross on wye last roundabout A40 too Monmouth there is a 50mph and a camera van there nearly always there if not he will be as you pass a fuel station on your left he will be on a overbridge as you drop down the hill into monmouth m8 👍After traffic lights the tunnels AND JUST FLOOR IT 😂😂🏎🏎 welcome too Wales

Clockwise Black Mountain - Brecon loop. Goes without saying its not a race/sprint at all, let's have fun and drive to the conditions. If the group splits, no problem continue and make your way to the next checkpoint. If you need fuel along the way or wish to pull over for a quick scenic picture, perfect and continue to the next checkpoint ✅ Start/Finish Fairfield car park Abergavenny NP7 5SG Checkpoint 1 A470 Beacons Reservoir Lay-by Brecon LD3 8NL Checkpoint 2 Military Road Lay-by Brecon LD3 8RH Checkpoint 3 The Groe Car Park Builth Wells LD2 3BG Check point 3 incorporates late lunch also. There's a thousand and one routes we could take, however we not there for the weekend 😁

Absolutely terrible and no doubt a few unwise decisions made prior to the incident. Nephew in law only been driving a few months had a major accident occurred behind him near Rugby, air ambulance, one lady unconscious.

That's is bang on fella, fancy failing initially on rear bulbs not working 😊

Pub menu below, tables booked 👍

Is a strange size socket that's needed, literally only ever used a 23mm socket one for this job. That's a bang on result, well done

Cheers pal, I get way more attention in this than I do the Z at say Caffeine and Machine 😁 Keeping older cars on the road sounds good, however wouldn't be good for corporate stakeholder investment.

Show photographer obviously had SD card memory to spare 🤣

Great picture 👌

I'll need it pal, been a long week https://www.350z-uk.com/topic/129953-daily-driver-diy-body-repairs/

One of those little jobs that makes all the difference 😁 With Really Retro 23' coming up, it gave me the kick up the butt to get a few bits tidied up on the ol' girl. Cleaned and 800 grit sanded before primer and paint The duo for the task x 3 coats of primer x3 costs of paint, left to dry over night and refitted this morning before the show - almost pass for new. Body work generally had been repaired a number of times before and no doubt will need doing sometime in the future. With aged plastic bumpers, I was forever cleaning and treating before taking the plunge and painting. While in the shop for paint noticed a can of HB Body Bumper Paint and asked the guy if it's any good? Of course he said its top stuff, then proceeded to show me recent invoices for a repair shop that buys in bulk from them of the same product. hhhhmmmm go on then, x2 cans please. Previously used Gtechniq C4 Permanent Trim Restorer, Solution Finish Black Plastic & Vinyl Restorer, Infinity Wax plastic and rubber and all failed. Think my bumpers, particularly the front one was just too far gone. Nothing lasted more than 4-5 months, even with correct prep degreaser and IPA wipe over. Before After Doesn't even look like a coating, just that new OE look again. Interested to see how long it last, sadly it did get wet within the initial 24hrs. On to the meat and potatoes. Drivers side rear arch had issues, well both side to be fair. All body work carried out at the same time. Took it back to bare metal using 80 grit sanding block and scrapped out the old filler. Treated the with Bilt Hamber Hydrate 80, Etched primer the surrounding bare metal surfaces. Same done to the other side. First time laying filler and it's not easy at all. The team for the job Dent, bubbling and flaking paint Body filler mixed and applied in a fashion - drivers side rear. 80 grit then 160 grit crosshatch before a thin skin of 1k stopper filler for the remaining pin holes. Did I get them all, did I hell 400 the surrounding area, clean down and tack cloth before a few coats of primer. 400/600 sanded the area the following day prior to paint. Could have gone straight to lacquer and called it Nardo grey to be down with the kids 😁 Colour match I don't think was too bad considering I painted right up to another panel. Old beach windbreaker attached to wheel bins used as a booth on the drive. The almost finished article, will leave it a week before I 1500/2000 block the panel over before machine polishing. Rear bumper I'll also paint, as the front one looks so good now compared. More funk going on with the leading edge of the bonnet and the surrounding area was badly pitted also. 400 blocked the pealing and surrounding area. Note, an old picnic blanket is terrible as the fibres go everywhere 😭 you'll see later it's covered up. Few coats of primer Left to dry over night, along with the rear arched and wet sanded the next day with 600/800 grit. Providing a smooth transition to the old paint. Light sand of the larger area ready for paint. It was at this point I should have opened up the sectioned area, as I gave myself barely nothing to blend into. The halo around the new paint will need wet sanding and polishing back up to help hide the blend of the old and near clear coat. You can just make it out below, however for a first timer working outdoors I'm happy how it's come out.

1 Week To Go 😁

Ello n welkom Lovely motor, stick around

Nifty pal, bet that's been on you mind for years. I prefer tinted windows instead 😁