Hi Eric,
I went through this situation a couple of years ago, the two doors on
my '73 240Z were totalled with rust but the shells were repairable.
I could not find a vendor anywhere who could provide replacement
skins.
One day my son and his friend were at the local U-Pull-It yard and
found a 260Z 2 door.
Yes, you guessed it, those doors are now fully refurbished and
destined for my '73.
That would be my recommendation.
Regards,
Graeme Suckling
1965 SP310 - under construction DSOA Member # 112
1971 P510 4 door - daily driver, original owner, highly modified.
1972 PL510 2 door - in storage.
1973 HS30/240Z - re-building to 2003 specs.
www.imagestation.com/mypictures/index.html
Adelaide, South Australia.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
eric.isaacson@jbtool.com
Sent: Wednesday, 2 July 2003 4:35 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: SUV's - Yikes!
Greetings,
I wanted to share my experience with my ice-blue metallic 280Z last
week.
It all started in a small parking lot during lunch. I had backed out
of my
space and was ready to pull forward when a Blazer quickly backed out
of its
space and into the passenger door of my Z. I saw the Blazer coming
and used
the Datsun horn (he, he, he) with no effect. So, after 25 years, the
Z has
it's first "door ding".
I am pretty sure a new door skin will do the trick. Does anyone have
some
input on preferred suppliers of Datsun sheet metal? Places to avoid?
Would
I be better off trying to find another door?
Thanks,
Eric A. Isaacson, BSME
Fort Wayne, Indiana
1968 Datsun 1600 Sports
1978 Datsun 280Z
1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata
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