OldAndyAndTheSea Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Went and got 3 estimates on a paintjob. 4K was the least Do I see a DIY in your future? I'm telling you, it'll save you that 4000 dollars, which you could put into the motor or suspension, and you learn something in the process! Win Win WIn Just takes some dedication, which it looks like you've got. Keep it up! looking forward to the progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I literally just didn't want to deal with the painting this time round on my car, and I saw an add on CL about a guy who does paint jobs for $200 about an hour away from me. I do not need the paint looking pretty, just want a single color so I said F%$# it and called him up. Guy knows his stuff, but seems a little sketch. at least he's using a paint gun and not rattle can. I figured the time saved on my hands and the $50-70 in paint cans/sandpaper will def make it worth it. Also just my two cents, but these engines prefer dino oil, not synthetic. I would switch to Valvoline VR1 20w-50. That's what I run with a mobil 1 filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) Ya I might switch oil, I want to run whatever is best. Anyways, I'm planning on buying the MSA type 1 or 2 Fiberglass Air Dam and removing the front park bench. Anyone have any positive feedback on this product? Will it replace my front valence? Mine is dented pretty bad so if it does that's a plus! Also I'm removing the rear bumper. And will promptly drop the gas tank to remove the shock absorber too. I removed all of the exterior trim today because I'm going for the smooth look. It looks way better IMHO but I will need to put some bondo over the rivet holes left over...After all of this I am planning to strip the interior, repair the rust (I'm just going to weld sheet-metal in), and have a roll cage welded in. After this I will try to make the interior at-least halfway nice with sound-deadening, racing seats, and carpet. Wish me luck because I'm hoping to get this all done by spring-break.. Edited January 24, 2013 by TheNewKid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 (I will post progress daily until spring break when it will hopefully be ready for paint) 46 days until spring break: Alright I got some of work done today on the 280z. First I went to O'Reilly's Auto Parts and purchased some bondo. I bought the bondo to fill in the holes left over from removing the trim. I will also repair some heavily pitted surface rust with the stuff. After removing the trim I painted my rims black after laying down 2 coats of "filler" primer. I will probably do two coats of black rustolium gloss paint. I will then sand out the imperfections with 400 grit and buff them out. They will look nice and weigh 13lbs each too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAndyAndTheSea Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) (I will post progress daily until spring break when it will hopefully be ready for paint) 46 days until spring break: Alright I got some of work done today on the 280z. First I went to O'Reilly's Auto Parts and purchased some bondo. I bought the bondo to fill in the holes left over from removing the trim. I will also repair some heavily pitted surface rust with the stuff. After removing the trim I painted my rims black after laying down 2 coats of "filler" primer. I will probably do two coats of black rustolium gloss paint. I will then sand out the imperfections with 400 grit and buff them out. They will look nice and weigh 13lbs each too. If you're dead set on using bondo to fill the holes, I'd suggest against it being used alone, unless the job is strictly temporary. When I did my car the first time, I did the same thing to the doors, and it wasn't before long that I had a bunch of little bondo plugs starting to become noticable under the paint. I'd hate for you to have the same. If you're going to fill the holes with something, (other than weld, which is obviously preferred) use JB weld to skim the holes.Then bondo the area. Bondo is incredibly coarse and especially brittle, a few door slams, and you may have a problem on your hands. The JB, although like I said, is not ideal, but it will certainly work much better for you than the straight bondo will. (make sure you tap the rivet holes down a little with a hammer to create a slight low spot to fill (without creating high spots surrounding the hole) I know the holes are small, but the second one of those plugs may get a little wet, and swells, then contracts, before long, you've got a totally avoidable paint issue. Take pictures! More pictures! Keep up the work. I'm jealous, because its freezing here, and I've wanted to paint my engine bay for the whole week......UGH! Edited January 25, 2013 by OldAndyAndTheSea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Ok guys, lots of updates. First of all I decided not to go with bondo. I used a product called QuickSteel. The product adheres to the metal very well. Actually, a little to well because it takes FOREVER to sand even with 60 grit. I've gotten 20 out of 28 holes sanded down so far and its taken me literally 4-5 hrs. Also my old cowl had 2 giant bubbling rusty bondo mounds that the so called paint shops said would cost 500$ to repair, so I found an add on Craigslist for a straight cowl without rust for 50$. When I removed the old cowl the paint shops said it would probably have extensive rust damage...it was ABSOLUTELY rust free! BUT there was a giant pile on leaves and trash I vacuumed out . The zx rims have 2 coats of paint on them now and will probably get a 3rd just to be safe. The only other thing is that my defrost and heat stopped working one day so I popped the hood and I saw that one of my hoses was loose. I plugged it back in and my defrost and heat work again?! I also ordered a flowmaster super 44 muffler in an attempt to make my car get a deeper v8 sound...I know it will never truly sound like one but hopefully my friends at school wont know the difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheNewKid Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 BTW I am now painting it dark gray with black racing stripes (Orange will get too many tickets)...Lots of questions about the rustoleum paint job. I've seen a-lot of roll on paint jobs done for like 100$! That sounds very good because I am a poor high school student with minimal money but a-lot of time and enthusiasm. I always have friends over helping me with all of this stuff too and they are more than willing to sand and roll . Yes I said roll... I know the disadvantages to this like the fact that it will probably only last 5 years but by then I will either have more money to do it right or be an even poorer collage student and do it again . Has anyone rolled rustoleum on this forum?? I can only find sprayed on jobs but I just dont think I have the resources or $ to spray it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Got single 2 1/4 exahust with single in dual out flowmaster super 44 installed on the z today. Sounds really mean, not quite like a v8 but not like a civic either. Really deep raspy sound. No video yet but I've got a few picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheNewKid Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Hey guys me and my friend were curious about what my 0-60 time is so we decided to do 10 test runs. My fastest time was 7.89 sec. I'm kind of curious how other peoples stockish 280z's do in the 0-60. I think that's pretty good and supposedly it's about what they ran stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Btw here's a video of my "dual" exhaust setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 (edited) Alright guys I've got a huge update. So back in march of last year I wrecked because of loss of traction in the rain and the damage was pretty bad. The damage: After this I considered parting the car out because of the amount of damage and rust. Instead I decided to do what I could with the money I had. For around 400$ I turned it into what it is now. First thing I did was use a stud welder and jack to pull the wrecked panel. I spent about a solid week on this causing it to require a moderate amount of bondo to smooth out. The repair is far from perfect but I'm very proud of my work. All the bondo used only cost 12$ in this project. Bondo repair: After this I decided to buy new fenders and a door because of the amount of rust they both had and the fact that the door was crunched in. I found a parts car via craigslist and got the door and fenders for 100$ without any rust, Amazing deal but the guy was desperate to sell them and it was a 80 mile drive one way. Fenders and door install: I then removed all of the trim and filled the holes with a small amont of bondo after caving them in a small amount. After spending about a week applying and sanding bondo I primered it flat black with rustoleum rattle cans. The look was really good but to grungy for my taste. Primered car: I did not like the look of rattle canned rims so I go them powder coated gloss black for 100$ for all 4. The z caps were 50$ off of ebay. Rims after powder coating: I decide to do a rustoleum paint job simply because I want to spend my money elsewhere on the car (rust repair, engine, interior). The paint job should last me a few years while I build up the rest of the car but really looks awesome as of right now. I did 8 coats via harbor freight 20$ hplv of 60/40 rustoleum hunter green to thinner wet-sanding every other coat. The paint job looks awesome for what it is, a fun car not a show car. Touch up is freaking easy and for the 50$ spent on materials and 20$ for the gun I recommend. With this being said if I where to do it over I would have used automotive paint.My initial idea was to roll it on but this method would have literally taken 3x the work of hplv. Anyways heres the rusults after polishing & waxing: I plan to keep the 6cly because its my mothers car now (also the reason why its green haha). The engine/tranny will be redone for optimal fuel efficiency & reliability. Before that I will be redoing the interior by starting from the ground up in order to repair rust. Replacement frame rails & roll cage for saftey will be a part of the equation. New tires coming soon as well, whats the biggest tire I can fit in the rear? Im thinking 195/70/14 in the front and 235/60/14 in the back... its going to eventually be a straight line car. Edited November 3, 2013 by TheNewKid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I'm proud of you for saving the car-you did well, and that was a lot of work. The car looks great. I can fit a 235/60/15 in back of mine no problem with totally stock fenders, so a 235/60/14 should be fine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewKid Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the positive feed back. I'm thinking of getting these http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=Radial+T%2FA&partnum=26SR4RADTARWL2V2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes tires for the rear and 205/60s for the front. Any reviews on them? Edited November 6, 2013 by TheNewKid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NgoZ Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Paint job looks pretty good there. As long as your having fun, it's all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamo3 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Excellent paint job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAndyAndTheSea Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Awesome! Way to persevere, and turn a tough time into a enjoyable and fulfilling learning experience. Car looks nice. I've been liking greens a lot lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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