calvin280zxt Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Look forward to seeing the back one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisunknown Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 The front lip is a xenon dam with brake ducts. Its not my favorite, but it was extremely cheap from a local guy who had sold his ZX. My stock air dam was crumpled, rusty metal and shattered plastic held in place by zip ties. -Now i'm curious about the look with stock parts. My least favorite thing about the ZX is the nose. I love the open front end on the Z and i would love to have one, but they are quite rare here in the south. I think a 79-80 ZX would have a much better look than mine. The trim that continues around to the wheel well looks bad. But without it, the bumper stops too short and leaves gaps and screws and joints uncovered. I intend to do a little fiberglass work to make it look more 79-80ish around the ends of the bumper. I have tried going without the bumper and i think with some foam and fiberglass work under the light buckets it could look great, but i don't have the patience or skill. I haven't had time to work on the rear. Maybe Monday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin280zxt Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Just compressed and welded my shocks at work for the front, compressed flush with the silver sticker just need to trim and install Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisunknown Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I did a bit more work to my bumper. I took off the cover, then removed the square rubber things, sanded the metal bumper, sprayed it with some black bed liner i had laying around (temporary and not the rubbery kind), and mounted it. Then, i cut the middle out of the cover at the turn signal holes, then screwed the ends back on to cover the huge gap. Re-attached the side trim, took some pictures, and drank a beer. I will be smoothing the cut ends of the cover to be less noticeable. Not sure how....maybe glazing the whole bumper with FG? This weekend, the car will begin to be prepped for dent fixing, gap smoothing, and paint. The color will be the color of the hood. We tested the mix on the hood about a month ago. I plan on doing exactly the same to the rear. Maybe tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisunknown Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Sorry, i didn't realize the third pic was going to be HUGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbullet280zx Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hi there I have been cruzin this site for a lil while now.. have yet to do an intro thread but just had to say that's awesome ur currently building the same idea I have been thinking about.. it looks great. Can't wait to see pics of the rear and get started on mine.. great job keep up the good wrk!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin280zxt Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 well i finished mine, didnt compress quite as far though went flush with the silver stickers and did a 5/8 weld on either side207:IMG_0102.JPG]looks like overspray in pic but its tinted (looks bad a$$ in real lifecustom plastic blade via bench grinder, hit edges with the orbital with 120 grit looks factory did an awsome job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisunknown Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 It's so smooth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisunknown Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I did the rear just now. I didn't mention it before but I had to drill holes in the shocks to get them to compress all the way. I left most of the trim on the back. Just cut out the where the square things were so I don't have to use so much fiber glass. I'm really satisfied with how it turned out. I'm posting with my phone, so hopefully the pics attached.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin280zxt Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 looks great, i went a little conservative on the front only about 2.25" im planning to go all in on the back because the plastic wont look all funny after a severe trimming, id like to remove the tumours sticking out to but i have enough body work atm (join the club right) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeaJimi Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Do you guys have any rubbing when opening the hood? I noticed some of you dropped the rubber strip that runs under the front of the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin280zxt Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Mine I had to actually adjust my hood back about an 1/8th" so it would clear the metal part of the bumper. I didn't compress mine all the way only about 2.5" I'm not sure how those guys cleared the hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisunknown Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I trimmed the back of the metal bumper with a grinder. Took about 1/4" off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisunknown Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I started cleaning up the front and rear bumpers. I spent about 5 hours covering it with bondo then sanding it down. I still have some areas to smooth over. I sprayed it black because I still drive it everyday to work and didn't want blazing white bondo to be the first thing you can see. Once the bondo work is done, i will probably coat it with a layer of fiberglass as a precaution for cracking. This is my very first time using bondo so I'm not 100% on what i should expect. I filled one of the rear tumor voids. First a couple fiberglass layers, then several layers of bondo-glass. Not quite done there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Whisky Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I feel like i should be kicking myself for tossing my bumper... oh well, i can try the back, if the mounts aren't already rusted through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwdawg2 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Has anyone thought of making some metal ones (like an s30 one piece all the way around) that would fit our vehicles. Now that would look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjoipanda1 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 How the hell do I compress the shock absorbers. Bled them and all but seem to be stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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