Diablo
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Did you read any of the comments, I mean jeez. One said "I did this and the rust kept coming back" Well Duh you didn't fix the rust you covered it up AND the kid was talking about doing this again because he thought he did something wrong. Somebody needs to set those kids right on to repair rust, i.e. link to mull's project hugo would work I think.
I'm SO bookmarking that page for when I start my rust removal project
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Would they work with custom rails or is that as low as they can go?
Mario
Are you talking about the Civic or S2000 seats?
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Ok, these seats would not fit, they were too high and were hitting the headliner. Might fit if you mount them on the floor.
Picked me up some S2000 seats, need to come up with a way to mount them though, probably will ask for ideas in a different thread
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Well, Kim @ Rota seems to think they will (notice that the 18racing site has a direct link to Rota's availability page). Who knows how long it will take though. I'll keep us posted as soon as I hear back. I tend to bug them once a month.
Cool, thanks. I'm not in a hurry, well my bank account is not in a big hurry
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Bleach, exactly what I was thinking 7.5 up front, 8.5 in back. But then you can't rotate the tires front to back. The 7.5's are currently +45 offset, so they'd have almost no dish (not to mention a big spacer). Plus 8.5's up front might have too heavy of a steering feel for me. That's why I'm waiting for +4 7.5's.
Me too, do you think they'll make them in that size though? I would love to run 7.5 in the front and 8.5 in the back
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Were those asking prices, or sold?
Asking prices, I don't think any of those sold though (I maybe wrong, maybe 1 or 2 sold).
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Looks nice. I wonder what kind of seats those are?
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Diablo did you fill in blend in the 3 piece spoiler? Did you have to take the turn signal out to do that?
I have pictures of my shaved rear end in the 2+2 thread.
It is a blended in spoiler but I didn't do it, the previous owner had done a lot of "custom" work on the car.
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Here's pic of mine, I bought it this way.
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Wow, nice looking seats!! How much did you pay for them, if you don't mind me asking?
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Very nice!!! My Z's is also white and I was wondering what it would look like with the black fender flares. Got my answer, looks awesome
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Thanks for the replies guys.
My 260 has some old school Recaro's in it, the bottom has pretty much fallen out and after driving for half an hour I start to get back pains
(getting old I guess )I picked up the Civic seats, they are in mint condition, probably 9.5/10 and they have the red stitching (I heard they were "desirable" to the civic guys). Paid $300 for the set, spend 2-3 hours last night sitting in them watching tv
As for the 280 seats, the guy just wants to get rid of the parts car. I'll offer him $50 for the seats and have him send them via Greyhound.
Ps, the seats are not dirty, the suede looks that way in the pic.
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That 2 tone looks very nice!!
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That's the best way to do it. If it will physically fit, you can fab, grind, pound, bend, and what ever else is needed to mount them. It all depends on how much work you want to do.
I'm willing to do some work, but hopefully it doesn't involve too much work as I live in an apartment and don't really have a place to work on the car too much.
On a side note, found these seats. Don't know if they're from a 240 or 280 (or are whether it makes a difference if they came from 240, 260 or 280)? The guy live about 250 miles from where I live. How much should I offer him?
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Wow!! That is nice!!
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I guess I'll take a tape measure to the guys house and hope for the best
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For those of you that have painted your car / are painting your car:
- What brand / kind of paint did you use
- What color did you chose?
- I'd love to see pictures
- Did you paint the jambs first - or last? What method did you use to paint the jambs (spray on, brush on, ?)
- Do you have any tips for somebody who wants to start this?
-I used Tremclad, I believe the US equivalent of that is Rustoleom (sp?)
-I chose white, my car was already white but in rough shape.
-I'm not finished yet, but below is a pic I took of the roof just to see what it would look like polished.
-I used brush and did it last.
-Tips, prepare to spend LOTS of time on wet sanding and use lots of light when painting, my first few coats were in darker conditions and came out really bad.
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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has put Civic Si seats in their 260Z? I searched the forum but couldn't find if anyone has ever put these in.
Would they fit? I really need new seats and can't seem to find S2000 seats for a decent price, so the Si seats are the next best thing.
Thanks in advance.
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whats the proper technique of wetsanding?? do you use a spray bottle or a hose?? do you roll the paper in to a tube and sand with it or just lay it flat in the palm of your hand or do you wrap the paper around a foam block?? I'm almost sold on it.
I used foam blocks, it worked better than just sand paper rolled.
If you are considering doing it with rollers, be prepared to spend A LOT of time on wet sanding. I'm planning on spending around 15 man hours on the final wet sand.
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1974 260Z
Bought August 15, 2007 for $4,850.
Came with:
- 280z Non Turbo Motor
- P30 Heads
- Performance Cam, Pistons and Rods
- MSD Spark Plug Wires and Distributor
- Mukuni Triple Carbs
- Monza Header with Downpipe
- Aluminum Flywheel and Performance Clutch
- Performance Front Sway Bar
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I'm painted my car using this method, haven't had the time to do the final wet sanding. I looks ok right now, I'm sure it'll look pretty good when I'm finished. This was within my budget and I had lots of free time to do it
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He's " Racer98 " on this site.
Cool, thanks for the info
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Got me a shippment yesterday, A nice shiny SR20det Blacktop with tranny and all the fixins. So far, I'm very pleased with what I got.Karim did everything he said he would and then some. Great guy to deal with. Heres a few pics from Japan prior to shipment and this IS the exact motor I recieved. I emphasize that because you always hear about guys getting some engine other than what was advertised and then you never know if the compression/leakdown tests are really from the motor you recieved.
Nice project!!! Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
BTW, who is Karim and how do I get a hold of him?
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roof was sanded with 800 grit only and polished, under sunlight u can see the scratches from the coarser sandpaper, i was too lazy to use higher grit sandpaper lol. i tried to catch the sunlight to show the spider webbing.
all in all, this paint dries HARD, its not as easy to polish as normal clearcoat or even rattle can spray paint, so the sanding marks are a bit harder to polish out, however i imagine if u go with 2000+ grit sandpaper to finish, results can be very desirable
Hey,
Saw your car on Sunday at the Datsun show, looked pretty good.
I started painting mine about a week ago. Still 2 coats left to apply. This method is cheap but be prepared to spend A LOT of time on sanding!!!!!
(getting old I guess 
An S15 with a 6 speed will work, right?
in Nissan 4 Cyl Forum
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First of all, Awesome project Blakt Out. I have similar plans for mine but with a lower budget in mind.
As far as the wheels go, have you looked into the Rota RB's? http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=126343 I'm thinking of going with 17x8.5 in the back and 17x7.5 in the front once the right offset is available 0n the 17x7.5.