Major Rust Issues Hidden Under Fiberglass and Bad Bodywork. Datsun 240Z Part 1
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
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We tear into our biggest project yet! A one owner 1973 datsun 240Z, and we find decades of rust hidden behind some very questionable bodywork.
Holy fuck, well done guys. When I saw you pulling the glass of the left rear quarter I kinda thought y'all were going to find a new shell. Major props for putting in the work to revive this car
Thanks brother, means a lot. The guy bought this car new. Very high sentimental value
You guys are are awesome. Most people would dismiss it as a loss but you guys specialize in keeping our rust buckets alive.
Your right, normally we would deny a job a like this. But its for a very special friend and I dont think anyone else would have ever gave the car a chance
The beginning of that video is so heartbreaking (for the car and his owner), but the end is full of hope! Can't wait to see the next steps and the final result!
Some of the shit y’all pulled off especially in the beginning looked like it could have been saved and got me pissed the fuck off but regardless I’m sure the owner is gonna replace it all anyway, but you’re in it deep now so do the work and do it right. Rooting for you guys as I have a Z of my own I’m working on!
Edit: now I see why everything was removed in the way it was. Fantastic fabrication.
This series is going to take off for you guys! You have to love the old datsuns, wish you guys were closer to nc so i could have you do the repairs to my 73’ 240z… killer work, i will definitely be watching every datsun vid from here on out
Thanks buddy! We are also looking forward to this one
Saw the title of video.... hit me in the feels. Watching just to not feel so bad about my own bondo covered rustbucket...
Yes 😂 she is done now. Well done though 👌 final vid should be up soon.
Ngl ive been ready to give up not finding a good project for a good price vid brought me back thanks 💪🏼💯
Omg I have found a Datsun that's far worse than the one that Yorkshire classic Restoration's 260z here in the UK I thought that was bad I think you guys have trumped that. awesome work guys amazing ♥️👍👍
Sorry it's Yorkshire car restoration have shared a link to this video ♥️
This was a mission… took us almost 700 hours. The final video should be coming out soon. Please stay tuned to see how it all turned out
@@TheSubieSanctuary yea I bet it was I'm looking forward to seeing the finished project thanks guys ♥️👍
Nice job guys.
I love listening to your reactions while finding more and more rust. Just soo calm, like nothing is a problem... lol
Meanwhile there's crazy rust!
Will be watching the build series as videos come out.
Very interested in what colour it will be 🤔
Its going to be sweet! The owner had changed his mind on colour about 5 times 😂 im happy with colour he choose
Great job on da Z, I'me doing similar on 260Z, full frame rails , rockers inner and outer, lt quarter and fender bottoms and complete floors. I must say, looks like your job is much better, lol!
Thanks brother, persistence is definitely key. Its gets overwhelming when the car is down to nothing and your starring at endless rust. But it becomes promising once you get moving into replacing the bad. It all comes together, just keep at it
I find the fisheye lens quite distracting but as I’m new here, I’ll just pay attention! Love these dig in rebuilds, such a lot of skill and dedication is needed. Tricky to do, quite unlike modern era vehicles which lack much severe corrosion. These 1970s cars can be so close to the inevitable end that you can carry them away in buckets (of rusty powder).
Most common problem I saw back in the day was rusting out of the frame rail under the battery box. We replaced an entire floor back to the seam under the seat on one car- quite a project. The trick there was how to keep the body in alignment.
Oh definitely! This one already had floor replaced in its life
Woah, you make it look easy!
My God, I know the owner is going to have a nice tab to pay.
Made that llook easy, great vid cant wait for the next one.
Can't wait to see the final product
My brother once bought a Supra that had a full "body restoration." Looked amazing. 12 months down the track it basicly fell apart. The car was 50% bog.
Yeah Ive seen a few hack and packs roll through, I feel bad for the people who end up with them.
Some one call fitzie to the rescue
Doing a great job so far, nice work
Stellar work as usual! 👏
Just found your Chanel and love it ,great job it's looking good
Call customer……hey man, we found a few things…..might want to stop by.
Those are Band-Aids you're ripping off trying to keep you in style forever
Some big band aids 😂 but yes. We say the same thing to people. You want a “band aid” job or a lasting job
Nothing worse than finding years of bodges 👍👍👍👍
sadly most classic cars have gone through questionable repairs in this area, the road salt will kill cars here within 10-15 years easily.
Very nice work. Can't wait to see the colour as well!
Approx how many hours into the job in part 1?
Thanks! With stripping everything I think we we were close to 200 hours by end of video
I am needing to buy patch panels for my Datsun, where did you get the rear facia/valence panel? Like you mentioned, many of us dont have access to an english wheel and i am wanting to buy the best panels available. Very nice work by the way!
We got all the sheet metal from Zcardepot.com
I hope mine is not as bad as this. It is unbelievable how can fiberglass hide bad repairs and bad jobs
I hope so too for your sake. This car was rough 😅
I can't believe what she used to look like.
She has come so far! Wait till you see it in person now 🤩
This was probably the most deceiving car we have done. Actually looked pretty solid until the fiberglass and bondo was removed.
For real
What was the final cost of the rust repair? Looks exhaustive. Great work!
Definitely a bigger job then id much like to get into again. We had a pre determined cost. Worked out to about $20/hr 😂 but i was an experience to do it and it turned out awesome.
INSANE!!!!😲
His name is Robert Paulson
@@bruce33 the first rule about fightclub is: 😂
Yah got this 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
I've touched over 400 s30s and never seen those wheels. Who made them?
Bro, my dad had a silver one of these in college
Thats wild! I never knew that. These things are crazy rare now. This one was originally silver but this fella has owned it since new.
Dude, that car is bad.
Love the work you putting in, but you really need to take your personal safety more serious.
Those hospital masks do not in any way keep all the dust, chemicals and other crap from going in your system.
And put on your welding gloves.