Hypertek

Thats an idea, thanks. Those windshield trim pieces you made look awesome. Can I cut the shape out of a flat piece of wood, than make the metal piece just slightly bigger, boit it down, than hammer the edges? I think my stainless steel sheet might be a little too thick. I do got an old filing cabinet a friend gave me, that I can cut up , it is thinner steel. I would have to sand the surface to get to the bare metal, than work on polishing it. I wonder if I should get some tin snips or use my autobody air saw

Looks custom made.

I take that back, i do have a sheet of stainless steel, i could cut out like you said. I don't know how I would accomplish the rolled edges though, maybe just leave it flat and sealed with molding tape

that would be a good idea if I knew how to bend it. THis chrome trim just crinkles up when bended with heat..

A car with fender mirrors, and louvers? mind blown! nah just kidding, don't think the american louver look goes too well with the japanese look of fender mirrors. I scored a set of the real fender mirrors on ebay but paid the price for them . I had this idea you can try, get these fender mirros, and hack them for the bottom mount, than mold some bullet mirrors on the top or something http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-360-LN360-N400-LIFE-1960-1979-GRAY-FENDER-MIRROR-PAIR-LH-RH-/171001172326?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27d076d166&vxp=mtr

I may cut another set out to see if I can get it cleaner, and also might as well try a thinner acrylic sheet. This is 18mm width chrome molding. Gotta figure out how to curve it.

diamond racing wheels gotta be the ugliest wheels out there lol. Going 5 lug will open up more wheel choices

if you can get them from japan, some are on yahoo auctions jp (which is like their ebay) http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e132086724

I am hoping the chrome trim will hide the edges. I counter sunk some screws into the lens. I did screw up that front bottom one. With the lexan costing $19, I think I can live with it , once hidden lol. I gotta clean up the edges a little more. Also, after heating and clamping, the lexan does not retain that shape, it still flattens out. I don't know what I am doing wrong here, but seems to be decent when bolted down. But there are a few areas that are spreading out/not sitting flat against the body. I must not give up!!

Went and ordered 18mm chrome trim roll.

Alright guys, I scored a G nose, that I am excited about.. still haven't found the right car yet. But I like to plan things ahead. Got an idea on how to do the lens bought a sheet of lexan from home depot that I will try to shape and trim . Then for the chrome ring, I was thinking about universal molding trim that they sell at auto stores and online http://www.ebay.com/itm/20mm-Chrome-Molding-Trim-dash-door-Side-Roof-VOLKSWAGEN-/290669394937?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43ad3efbf9&vxp=mtr. I am hoping that with a lil heat manipulation these will be able to conform to the tighter radius bends around the front. I am trying to figure out what size in MM would work best to match the actual metal frames. Here is initial measurement of the headlight bucket just to give an idea. Here is a general idea of what 15mm strip would look like 20mm and 18mm Now from what I see on ebay, 20 and 15 are widely available. 17-18 looks like it is harder to find in that size. Haven't checked local stores, since I would assume ebay and online would be cheaper. What size do you guys think is close judging from reference pictures?

I tend to not be a fan of knock offs, but these look pretty nice. Would like to see them on a Z , even though 17 seems pretty large imo http://www.ebay.com/itm/17X9-STR-606-RS-STYLE-4X114-3-GUN-METAL-MACHINED-WHEEL-FIT-NISSAN-S13-S14-240SX-/400398682014?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d399f079e

We did my rx7 with single stage enamel white. I forget what primer , but also from ebay. paint4cars was the seller . Sprayed outside with a matco spray gun and harborfreight air compressor. https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/376810_10150953491258557_2135060316_n.jpg looked alot better than what it used to http://oi44.tinypic.com/208xph2.jpg

This stuff might work http://www.ebay.com/itm/16FT-X-20MM-UNIVERSAL-CHROME-SILVER-DECORATION-MOULDING-TRIM-STRIP-FOR-RIMS-/330789798232?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4d049bc158&vxp=mtr

you will be fine with whatever size, You wouldn't want to race track with heavy rotas anyways =)

I think there are alot of cars with the non-s30 chrome mirrors, still look good though http://www.speedhunters.com/2010/08/car_spotlight_gt_gt_240zg_perfection/

friend got some for his car, don't think he mounted them yet, but he modified his https://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-S30z/302594599844742?fref=ts

So acrylic/lexan lense should be the easy part, getting a sheet, heating and folding it over the headlight scoop to get the shape, than trimming it with a dremel etc. Now thoughts on the chrome trim. The G nose doesn't look good without the headlight covers in my opinion. But I seen this on ebay, maybe it could be used to simulate the chrome trimming. http://www.ebay.com/itm/20mm-Chrome-Molding-Trim-dash-door-Side-Roof-Universal-/300662798970?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4600e63a7a&vxp=mtr What do you guys think? Btw i dont have a Z yet but just thinking these things out.

No one wants to do 240sx/300zx IRS huh? I think it would be a more suitable swap instead of the ford unit, save that for a vintage mustang =)

real clean! i think i need to visit this forum more often, i got an rx7 now but always loved the z. =) Hows the handling feel with them? i had coilovers on my old s13 and my rx7 and it feels really good.

Yuta has done similar to his car, and his car is considered the lowers S30 ever lol http://yuta-akaishi.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-got-pics.html *just wait til he paints that thing This is a pretty cool thread, yeah i bet you can clean those up real nice if you have the time, cut off the s13 mounts and paint them. Yes please weld them though, the vibrations from driving will knock those right out if they are just pressed in.

^thanks for the link, some rare cars up in there like the super birds.. damm they do the same thing in japan from what i hear.. tuner shops leave old cars out etc. suppossibly some of the race tracks have a few trash cars they leave around. of course tho im sure these cars are cheap and plentiful out there lol

cool huh! jk.. lol i moved into this house about a year ago, and neighbor has that sitting in his backyard. must have been there for a few years. I personally never asked him about it, but my mom asked one of the guys who lives there and I think it was his brother who said "nah hes never gonna get rid of the Z" or so i hear lol. Further down the fenceline, he also had this but thats not there any more, a few weeks ago, i saw them load that up on a trailer and took it out for who knows what lol. I doubt hes a car guy anyways lol. Just thought id share. oh yeah, ironically, right b4 we moved out of our old house about the same time, this anniversary z31 was sitting in front of our house for like a month til it was towed away was a shame too, i didnt know the story on it, but it was sitting on 350z wheels, and had a rear strut bar and a-pillar gauges on it.

how much rust is on it? that thing is just asking for some ZG fenders and a G nose conversion =)

cool find, hopefully you will consider a change of heart and keeping it true to its japanese native tune check this out