I have no words to describe that workmanship. Wow.
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Considering it could have potentially led to the Death of the occupants in an accident I would say Criminal is pretty Fitting. Cheers Mate.
@CraigLYoung9 ай бұрын
From someone who welds maybe two times a year. I do better welds than that. 😮 Thanks for sharing 👍
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Cheers Craig, I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted it.
@kris43629 ай бұрын
Bloody hell Trev, that would test your faith in human nature. Thanks alot for sharing this us mate. 👍👍👍👍👍😎 (HOKITIKA STH WESTLAND NZ)
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Pleasure Mate, glad to have found it & glad to have fixed it. Was definitely a stressful time. Cheers Mate.
@adamzx9 ай бұрын
Hey trevor, Im not surprised from what you found in your video, and this is why I don't trust any mechanical shops for performing work on a 300ZX here in Australia as there is little to no experienced 300ZX mechanics to choose from and instead I do all the work I can myself much like youself to know that the job was done right everytime. Luckily for me my JDM 300ZX imported in 2006 does not have this kind of intrusion bar install and there is no damage to the inner door skin frame like what you have shown in your video. What I have had done, is a pair of square hallow tubes have been welded together and installed inside the door much like yours and then bolted to either side of the inner door skin. I see this setup as structurally sound and I am confident it will protect me incase of a side impact accident. Also to add to this, my install was done by a importer who I brought the car from directly here in Melbourne and I have no complicance plate to show this install was done which I am not concered with at all. Im curious as to why you didnt look into going for the later model B pillar seat belt conversion which would be a more structural and practical seat belt setup. With my december built NA JDM model the lower mounting point was all installed from the factory but the upper b pillar mount was just a round hole in the steel. I took the car to the importer who I actually brought the car from a year after to have the later model seat belt conversion done and all they did was weld a high tensile nut to a steel plate, and slide that plate down the top of the b pillar into place where the factory hole was on the b pillar and then pot rivet the plate to the steel. I know it might not sound like a perfect factory install replication but I am confident that even if the rivets were to break off during a lockup of the upper seat belt mount the steel plate wouldnt be able to break through the steel on the b pillar so I am not concerned about jeopardizing my own safety in my own car with this setup. I do have a couple of spare later model seat belts and some spare upper b pillar trim pieces suited for the install if your installed.
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
G'day Adam, sounds like you got your car from a Decent Company. I don't have an issue Structuraly with the Door Mounted Seatbelts if the attachment points have been properly repaired or in good condition. Personally, I kinda like those quirky JDM things, I feel it adds to the Unique Character of the Vehicle Somewhat. At least it seems if anyone is concerned about them, B Pillar mounting seems pretty easily doable. Thanks for the Comment. Cheers Mate.
@rickymale82039 ай бұрын
Kin hell. If you hadn’t seen it you wouldn’t believe it. Quite a few comments on this post mate. Took me ages to go through hitting the thumbs up on all of them and the replies. I always do it but, man it’s taking me ages🤣. All the best mate👍
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Thanks Ricky, well done. Yes it was a "Real Piece of Work" thats for sure. The Shit you find when building cars never ceases to amaze me. Cheers Mate.
@freedomisntfreee9 ай бұрын
WTF, thats Horrendous🤬, i'm going to have to pull my door trim panels after seeing this. Thanks for highlighting it. Nice Repair by the way.👍👍👍
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Thanks Mate, probably the most awkward welding I have ever done. pretty happy with how it turned out.Cheers.
@billsimpson23929 ай бұрын
I'd say "Unbelievable" but actually, knowing how many Shonksters there are out there, I'm not all that surprised mate... Great repair! 👍👍
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Very True, Thanks Bill. Cheers
@BenMitro9 ай бұрын
Gees, so depressing. Australian compliance Industry together with our compliance authorities - what a team! Shit inc,
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
The Dynamic Duo of car Compliancing, Lol.😵💫. Cheers Mate.
@joell4399 ай бұрын
You would think we would get use to the constant rubbish past-life fabrication discoveries ....... but even this still surprises me. 1st class repair! 👍👍😎👍👍
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Thanks Mate, yep, I really thought I had already gotten past the last of that with this thing, its the Gift that keeps giving, Lol. Cheers Mate.
@roberthiggs77319 ай бұрын
Holy crap Trevor. That's absolutely crazy
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Its some Pretty Gnarly Shit Hey. Not the most pleasant time i've had working on the old girl. Cheers Mate.
@WayneCook3069 ай бұрын
You have done well Trevor I can imagine the swearing that went on while you were welding those doors good job, Mate.👍👍👍👍👍👍
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
G'day Wayne, yep, pretty sure I invented a whole new language based solely on profanity, Lol. Cheers Mate.
@WayneCook3069 ай бұрын
Yep, I thought that may have been the case.@@TheAussieShed
@z32_workshop529 ай бұрын
Wow, What a terrible job! Total unsafe! Nice job on the fix!
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Thankyou, this car has really been a journey of Discovery. Cheers Mate.
@nukesdabomb57049 ай бұрын
What an absolute joke of a job, and people got paid for it too! As always the Australian Z legend back at it letting us know. I recently had my Gallery gaskets done on my 370z using your guide! Thanks heaps!
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
G'day Mate, Yes, it was a total shit show. Great to hear you found the Gallery Gasket Guide helpful. Really glad I did that one its helped out a lot of people. Cheers Mate.
@peterwooldridge72859 ай бұрын
Holy shit...but as always you overcame the problem...I seriously admire your tenacity. Just an aside, how is the anti intrusion bar secured at either end?
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
G'day Peter, its wedged right up to both ends of the door & Riveted in position. Doesn't sound like much, but the rivets are only there to keep it positioned. In the event of an impact the bar is already extended well into the A & B Pillar areas, so they obstruct it from intruding into the passenger compartment.
@WayneCook3069 ай бұрын
Hi, Trevor yes, that is one hell of a shit job on those doors that is for sure, but having said that it is a really crappy place to mount seat belts does not appear to be a lot of strength there from new, But I could be wrong.🥴🥴🥴🥴
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
No argument here, Cheers Mate.
@gtools91379 ай бұрын
Well spotted, that is so bloody dangerous. I hope you can track down the shop that did this and shove those bars where the sun don't shine. Have you thought about transfering the the belts to the pillars? You will find the threaded holes are already there to mount the belts.
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Thanks Mate, I never new that. Great option for someone unable to repair the damage. Well done. Cheers.
@scod39089 ай бұрын
0.50c birdshite weld, and some dodgy "engineer" charged >$500.00 to sign off on it Welcome to vehicle modification in Australia 🤣
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Doesn't exactly reak of credibility does it. Cheers Mate.
@scod39089 ай бұрын
@@TheAussieShed Have a read of VSB14 / NCOP, it's embarrassing. Fish rots from the head
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
@@scod3908 Cant argue with that.👍
@oldfarthacks9 ай бұрын
Wow, that was safer before the retrofit than now. How did this pass an official inspection, or who got paid. Can you chase this down, there should be paperwork for having that improvement done.
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
True, unfortunately this was done 22 years ago, probably not worth the effort. The Cheque's have already been Cashed. Cheers Mate.
@zerodrift19 ай бұрын
That was quite the cleanup task... Thanks for making the video! Great to see what sort of crash structures are added into doors. Any chance you could share some rough material dimensions of the crash bar? Going to be making something like this in the future and I'd appreciate a rough reference point as I plan this out.
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
G'day Mate, they are made from 50 x 25 RHS 2mm wall thickness. Cheers.
@zerodrift19 ай бұрын
@@TheAussieShed thanks for the reply!
@deeferdownunder9 ай бұрын
A wonderfull example of chook shit welding. Do you reckon this was done in Japan or a rough as guts job here in OZ?
@TheAussieShed9 ай бұрын
Definitely Aus Mate, part of the Australian Compliance process. Cheers.
@rickymale82039 ай бұрын
Kin hell! If you hadn’t seen it you wouldn’t believe it. Quite a few comments on this post mate. Took me ages hitting the thumbs up on all of them and the replies. I always do it but, man it’s taking longer and longer🤣. All the best mate👍