Time For Paint and Assembly. Datsun 240Z Part 3

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The datsun project comes to an end, body work, paint, and assembly all in this video!

[@Harve955]

Looks brilliant except for those horrible bumpers. Cant have enough Chrome. Owned a 240Z back in the 70s great to see them back on the road great fun to drive well done.

[@yeplebloop]

I can feel the owner's emotion here overseas when he get his car back finally fixed for good! Great job guys, one beauty saved!

[@fantail75]

Astonishing work. Truly a beautiful and meticulous restoration of a car I wouldn’t have given the time of day to. You guys are craftsmen to the nth degree.

[@soundslikebstome]

Had 5 240's. 70 - 73. Got 'em dirt cheap. I wish I hung onto one. Nice job young man.

[@nickp3173]

Amazing restoration work here. This was a really cool series. Keep up the good work gents!

[@Rtodetodo]

OMG. you know what you are breathing? Please read carefully the epoxi products warnings and use real respirators!

[@edgy1rocks]

I think anyone who has ever owned and sold his/her 240 Z watches something like this with a level of regret! Looks stunning. Hope it gets drivetrain to match.

[@thomassenemounnarath3278]

Yep , definitely a north born child. Parents dont give a damn and dont care, JUST feel/ fill his pockets with cash or whatever.... 🤦‍♂️

[@jan4004]

Nice work but why that disturbing music through the talking. Disturbing and detracts from the video.

[@georgsuttorp3878]

Great job.i like that the use the original color and not a metal flake gold😊.just the rear wing is 4 me a bit to much

[@kensteffes6712]

Nice car, just not the best color choice. Original colors are always the best options.

[@mosumoss9109]

im looking to buy a 280z and was worried about rust being an issue, seeing you guys fix rust in areas where i couldnt even imagine being able to fix has given me the motivation to pull the trigger and go look at one of these cars tomorrow.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

They can be pretty bad depending on location (this was in rust belt) but again, anything is fixable and there is massive aftermarket support and panels for these cars

[@couldntthinkofanything1803]

Looks good! What color/paint did you use?

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Its actually a Mitsubishi colour “planet red” has a sweet gold metallic in it too

[@dinosworkshop6870]

Too many elementary mistakes in this bodywork and paint. Nice looking little car.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Very unlikely for the price, what is your guess on cost?

[@racketman2u]

Well done guys; as someone who has owned and raced 3 Zeds, I can tell you the bobtail and airdam are just right; more effective than the "period" chin spoiler and bobtail at high speeds, and look better too. (hate those cheap ass JDM bolt on flares some guys do) perfect mag choice too. Like it a lot.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Thanks a lot, I think it did turn out just right. Would have hurt my soul to put on cheap fender flares

[@OHOWUNEEDIT]

OMG! The music at the beginning drove me nuts! Car looks great, I’m surprised you used Bo do.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

I appreciate you sticking it out through the bad tunes. Definitely needed some filler to smooth some stuff. Did turn out flawless though 👌

[@OlegPetmanson]

good job!!!

[@williamandrews1683]

Man I want the wheels that came off the car. Let me know if they are available. I'd have love20bee build them into 17s.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

The owner gave them away, I know has them. I doubt they’ll use them

[@thomassenemounnarath3278]

Now wipe half the hood with mud

[@thomassenemounnarath3278]

It's pronounced " dot-son"! Must be newbies from Canaidia

[@thomassenemounnarath3278]

Or in the northern states close to the lakes

[@beboboymann3823]

“A little bit of body filler”?

[@thomassenemounnarath3278]

Smooth it ouuuut????

[@thomassenemounnarath3278]

Prosess! WhY in the hell cant these dudes speak correctly????

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

😂 we haven’t finished professional acting school just yet. I do appreciate your attention though. Thanks for the support

[@TheKevintegra19]

Beauty Eh?

[@brooks9210]

Nice work from some 1 in the industry. You truly did it justice. Fuck the haters

[@allenfred9906]

😲😲😲😲👍👍👍👍

[@cityhunter25]

PERFECT JOB!!!! love to see old cars come back to life like this!!

[@WTFAUTO]

That color with the black bumpers looks so good on it!

[@andreassidler205]

I'm amazed that there are still so many parts available like panels, door-hinge parts and rubber seals around the windows. Bumpers should have been chrome!!

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Definitely some good support left for these. A few sites dedicated just to parts support on these. Pretty cool.

[@weather2456]

What's the name of the song at 14:13?

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Thats a good question. We use music from epidemic sound.com its free to browse and listen there

[@jeffmitchell172]

I am looking to buy a car in similar shape. What would someone have to pay for this type of work. It is absolutely stunning work. Awesome!

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Thank you! We did do this as a favour/for fun. You may be looking at $30k depending on your areas rates

[@raygallegos8955]

You guys really did a amazing job on all the fabrication,bodywork and really nice paint job. I need start on my 72z. Where did u buy metal brake and how wide is it? Can u share any info on it as to cost and brand and where to buy it please. Ray

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

The brake is 36 inches, it was very affordable at $300ca, harbour freight or princess auto here in Canada. Its such a handy tool, really helped speed up the process in patches

[@seadrifter8975]

Good work my friend. Nice car/colour.

[@landonmarx4753]

Great work on 99.9%. That rear wing has crazy gaps that should have been fixed. So much great work. Shame to ruin it with a poor wing...looks like it needed a lot of custom trimming to get it to fit right...aftermarket classic.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

That is exactly how the wing is supposed to be. Cant narrow the rear to fill its factory gaps. Its plastic. 70’s cars dont have the same factory tolerances as todays stuff. Weather the wing be a factory option or aftermarket is unknown to me

[@tombarlow6176]

What a beautiful spray paint job ❤

[@michaelsidhu4079]

Beautiful work guys. 😎

[@georgeryan603]

Beauty…… Well done .. I owned a 73 Z in 1977 , it was already rotted out at 5 years old ..

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

The fella that owned this since new, said the same thing. By the time we got to the car, through its life and his ownership. Almost everything had rotted out. Very poor metal used back then unfortunately

[@chrisshuler100]

are yall taking on new projects? cause i have some crusty subaru rockers that need to be replaced lol

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

It would be a while until I could take it

[@RoadPatina]

Keep it up boys!

[@superboogen]

Overall total hours to completion?

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

@@superboogen 600hrs 😳

[@superboogen]

@@TheSubieSanctuary saw that in the thumbnail next video ...I'm considering it. Would have to buy a couple more metal working tools. Hide the plasma cutter as well ...I feel like I could cut a little faster using it only area I could possibly save some time. Drill spot welds?? That's yesterday's method and as a result get to shape a bit faster. but the risk of warping panels is greater as well. Clean up ECT. The poorly fitting panels was the biggest let down. They are expensive as is... to get bought and shipped just for them to not fit.. lord....great job tackling that. My possible chassis needs front fender work and quarter glass metal work so MMM. Yours was pretty bad tho not gonna lie ..you made it looks k way way wayy easier then it was so good job. This is a serious job.

[@bigredracingdog466]

Timeless design. Those cars don't look dated or like they were part of a styling fad from their era.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Damn straight! Absolutely timeless

[@ozmk3]

You’re young and have a lot skills …. Great work Bright future ahead

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Thanks brother, appreciate it

[@RogerJohnson-j9v]

that looks pretty sweet

[@aridisgarcia4347]

Beautiful work!!

[@madman2096]

What is the VIN on this car? I had HLS3000718. It was an early '70 and I also had that rear spoiler. The only other Z I saw with one (that specific one) was at the vintage races at Mosport one year. Be aware if the centre section of that spoiler is heavy it can, and did, pull out the hatch hinges.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

He has owned it since new! He has also taken it around mosport many many years ago. It has been silver, green and copper in colour. So if you seen one with this spoiler at mosport in any of those colours then there is a good chance!

[@madman2096]

@@TheSubieSanctuary No the car it was on was a racer so not likely his. I asked as it appears to have vents on the hatch which makes it a 1970. But it also has the vents on the panel behind the side windows (part of the crest in that area) which would make it a 1971+. In either case if the center section of the rear spoiler is solid (heavy) be warned about the hatch hinges eventually failing due to the load. Best reinforce that area somehow.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

@@madman2096 it was a 1973, its made of a few 240’s now and a floor from a 300.

[@frankszilagyi6148]

Came out awesome

[@peterhodges6684]

Stunning !!!

[@kitmarshall4084]

Whoa that paint came out looking crazy good!

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Thanks! It was definitely some good effort put in. Really cool colour!

[@bobbymarks2485]

Where did you get the seals?

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Zcardepot.com

[@fixinanddoinstuff2134]

Gorgeous looking car👍👍

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Thanks! Couldnt be happier with the way it turned out.

[@williamcollins5183]

Are you crazy, saying you spent hundreds of hours on this car maybe three days. We can at this shop r and r a rear clip on any car and paint and have back to the owners in four days, Don't bullshit people.

[@TheSubieSanctuary]

Id love to see your attempt at doing this whole job in 4 days 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJiWgHeZm9OCsJosi=KQcXOi4J71D4ZrAx