Trentomobol Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I honestly have no idea what to call these, been searching around but nobody really has a name or a possible vendor for em. I think it would be a nice alternative to the 240/260 bumper, makes it nice and smooth. Anyone have any idea what to call em? Better yet how to get a hand on em? hoping it isn't custom handmade.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoke Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Yeah, i've been looking for these. No luck finding them. I have a feeling they would be expensive as hell to get from Star road. So i'm going to try and make some out of fiberglass. My idea was to use clay on the car to shape a piece then mold the fiberglass onto the clay. I was looking for a type of plastic that i could cut heat and mold to the correct shape but no luck. Let me know if you have any ideas. If i can make a good mold i might make more of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I've seen those on a blue Z as well. It was from a guy who had visited japan and posted a bunch of his pics on facebook. I made a comment asking where they were from but I never got a response. They may be produced by someone you could purchase from but I can't imagine them being that hard to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str8pipez Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Funny, it was thinking about this yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoke Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Its funny with as may bumperless Zs out there nobody has mas-produced these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 http://datsmo.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/dsc08391.jpg Correction, The other blue one I mentioned is also at Star Road: http://datsmo.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker81 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Yeah, I've been thinking of those ever since I saw them too...very nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARiskyCvt Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Maybe call or email star road cause they make them. This is where I say 99% of z owmers are cheap and would not want to spend money for what they want. Go custom make it and call it a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str8pipez Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Someone finds or makes them, I'm in for a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The more I look at that car, the more I like the spoilers and flares a single color. Does anyone know what flares those are? Maybe the Marugens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoke Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Made these from ABS plastic. Still need to fit them a little better and paint them. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypertek Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) If you guys have facebook, you can ask the man himself. I'm sure he would help https://www.facebook.com/shouji.starroad https://www.facebook.com/starroad.datsun I love the way the homeland mods these cars. The attention to detail and quality parts, without changing the cars looks away from being a Z (as opposed to someone trying to make it look like something it isn't). Edited January 13, 2014 by Hypertek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoke Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Painted: Sorry for the crap quality pics. I think i'm going to try to make them out of fiberglass next time to see if i can get a smoother shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Gadsby Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 those look really good to me. Its a tough spot to fill since it is so shallow. Were it deeper and steeper angles it would be easy to fill. How are you attaching this?? I was planning on welding in a piece on my headlight bucket, but since one is fiberglass, this would be a better route lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 If you guys have facebook, you can ask the man himself. I'm sure he would help https://www.facebook.com/shouji.starroad https://www.facebook.com/starroad.datsun I've communicated with him and ask to purchase a few sets. He told me they are "in production". He will let me know when avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Like the work, Slowpoke. Like that red z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoke Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Thanks! @ Jay, I molded them out of 1/4in ABS. They are mounted with 3 bolts on the backside of the ABS that fit through the existing holes (the ones that attach the air dam) in the bodywork. My air dam was not exactly even so the covers are molded and mounted slightly different form each other. @ RB26, That's awesome. Did they say what material the covers are made out of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 @ RB26, That's awesome. Did they say what material the covers are made out of? Didn't think to ask him.... I'll hit him up again and ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str8pipez Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 As of today at 2:34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nv_s30 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 i talked to him today and he gave me a site to buy them from mastermindNA.com but i couldnt find them at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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