Tony240ZT

I've sprayed with the mineral spirits. Two coats and then sand seems to work nicely. With the white it covers well after the first coat, you can't tell what was behind it. Like any paint if you don't spray it fine enough you will encounter fish eye issues. Wonder if the acetone would help. I sprayed one layer on top of another that wasn't fully dry and there was a small amount of wrinkling that occored, but I've haven't had it eat into other paints that were dry. It doesn't even want to pull up edges of the other paints that were on the piece I sprayed on.

I made up that custom one, because the piping on a 7M with the throttle body pointing over the middle of the valve covers, and having the intercooler piping next to the turbo didn't look right to me. James uses ram tubes in the intake manifolds, which helps effeciency. I forget the exact % (5% maybe), I'm sure you can figure it out here by doing a search. I haven't dyno'd my car yet, but will post stats probably later on this year. Also, I was able to bolt on a larger throttle body doing it this way.

I picked up a can of glossy white and mineral spirits mixed some up and sprayed an access door with my HVLP spray gun. I did a couple layers, wet sanded, and waxed. I'm happy so far. I want to do my whole Maroon 240z now, but it needs a lot of prep work done. I guess I need to find a good deal on some sand paper, and power sander/polisher and get to work in the garage. Here's the car that needs paint: I just swapped on over a set of slotted mag rims and it looks nice now. As you can see the clear coat pealed off of the top surfaces, and it was a cheap paint job anyways. Time for an even cheaper paint job

I think it'd only be fair if you wet sanded and waxed the paint before putting it through the tests. Well at least do some of it that way so you have a real world comparison.

I've run one on my 7M-GTE for a few hundred miles, no problems yet, but I do consider it a throw away turbo. If it blows up I'll pick up the pieces and put a name brand one in. The 7M-GTE can get away with a larger turbo than the L28ET though, but I'm sure with a slightly smaller A/R you could get it to work just fine. The size is more like a T-61

I like it a lot! 240sx's are way cooler than civics.

Bummer, but the music is entertaining.

Hey guys, a few years back I bought a can of this stuff in a satin black to paint my interior (under carpet). It's very thick right out of the can, and dries to a very durable surface. I just applied it with a paint brush, didn't wet sand. It does like to self level. I didn't do very much prep work, just wanted the coverage. I have another Z car that could use some paint. Was thinking of doing a BRE paint job look alike. Since I primarily use the car for off road fun I think this would be perfect. I bet after you finish one of these jobs you'll be a wet sanding master. Look foward to seeing someone do something shiny

I've done it, and then shot it clear coat. Looked nice for a while.. Doesn't hold up well to chemicals such as oil and engine cleaners. That was about 4 years ago. Looks pretty much the same now, just more dull. Powder coat the cover if you want a gloss like color finish. Here are some that I've had powder coated in the past: I still have 3 Turbo covers out in the garage I've been meaning to clean up and get coated.

Well, seems like there isn't any drop in spring solution, but the European springs are slightly higher in the rear and stiffer, so I picked up a set on a group buy. Will drop in a set of KYB's and bump stops. May fab up a spacer for the struts to get a little more clearance to fit 225/70 R14's at some point. Right now I have a set of 215/70 R14's that I'll throw on. Anyone else taking their Z off roading? I own a 2005 Frontier NISMO off road, and no doubt the Z car is more fun in the dirt (well maybe I worry too much about the new truck to get it that dirty).

I've been having fun driving one of my 240z's on some dirt trails lately. I'd like to get setup a little better for some of the bumps that I encounter out there. Currently the rear shocks/springs don't seem like they provide enough support for the ruts, they will bottom out. Can anyone suggest a suitable strut/spring combo that I could easily bolt in without having to go with coil overs?

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