casper9182 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Maybe not relevant, but this was uploaded to his Instagram, thought I'd share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooger82 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 From the other angle on his instagram it doesn't look like he damaged the flares, just the front part of his fender. But damn that's gotta suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypertek Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) All it takes is one dope demo car. Look at all the JDM demo cars, probably wouldn't look as good with bad wheels and fitment, but once you slap some better wheels on it, it may look good. Im not a fan of the black eye look or widend steelies but set it off on some modern wheels would look decent. Edited May 20, 2015 by Hypertek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN_Garage Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 New installed pictures added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2l Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I think they look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovereign Z Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) I'm not sure if they were there before but I am a fan of the Z Speed Flares now on the website. regardless of the negative feedback here, i applaud you guys for continuing to develop parts for the S30 chassis. Datsun owners are some of the cheapest and pickiest car guys I've ever known, almost as bad as 1st and 2nd gen rx7 guys Edited May 20, 2015 by Sovereign Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovereign Z Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I found another car with similar ideals, i think with a few tweaks these could really hit a home run. Regardless, keep it up guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 OP's flares look good installed, well done for thinking outside the box. If anyone doesn't like the back cutouts for use on a daily it looks like it would not be too hard to fill them in with a piece of say black plastic cut from a sheet, ABS maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I think these are so close to being perfect, but the fronts are really not working at all for my taste. The rears are great, except for the angle of the back portion. These seem to be trying to capture the essence of a Liberty Walk flare set, but in execution they miss the mark for me. If you look at what LB is doing, they are accentuating existing body lines and creases with the angles. Liberty Walk Aventador: This set is visually jumping through a lot of hoops to do something similar, but in a way that misses the point a bit. The front flares in particular are just not coming together; the problem is the rising line that comes up to join back to the existing character line. I really do think you'd be better off with no rocker portion at all (as some have suggested) if you're going to do that, or making the lower rocker portion fare in like the ABR S130 flares and having this require some cutting to install (or make it a full fender replacement). ABR S130 flares: I think for the price y'all are charging, these are a great starting point, and even with these criticisms, I'd probably still be seriously considering a set if I had a Z in my garage. I spent a few minutes in photoshop with a random car I pulled off the internet to visualize what I think would improve these if they make it to a Version II. Looking at how Liberty Walk treats cars that don't have dramatic body lines at the mid-line (GTR, M3), I just brought the front flares all the way down to the rocker. On the rears, I made sure that the crease line where they terminate aligns with the existing character line, and that the trailing edge follows the bodyline of the car. I think mine have too many rivets, and now that I look at it, I think it would be cool to have a small cladding piece at the bottom of the door to tie in that portion of the rocker line as well, but I don't have time to work that out just now. Here is the LB Works GTR to show how they did their front fenders: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovereign Z Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 VERITECH i wish they had a like button... now i just hope the guys at JPN are open minded and are listening to customers. i think they have a good thing going, it just could use a few tweaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I imagine at this point it is going to be prohibitively expensive for them to change anything if the molds are made and they are ready to ship flares to people. That's why I suggested revisions for a version II in the future. Whether or not it's your thing, the LIberty Walk kits are casting a long shadow because they seem to be well designed for the cars they go on. I think the Rocket Bunny kits are trying to take that feel and bring it to the masses, but they aren't quite as "right" looking to me. This kit, as it currently stands, feels like it is one more degree of adaptation decay. Incidentally, the owner of Liberty Walk has an S30 in his personal collection that doesn't have these kinds of flares on it: http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/08/liberty-walk-shakotan-s30/img_0103-hi/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtball Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Saw this coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooger82 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I wonder if the Brinkworth flares can be modified, possibly molded on to make it look like an entire fender replacement. Also some fins added to sort of look like the 370Z RS-1 Fenders. I guess I would need someone to photoshop it or draw it out to see if it would actually make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN_Garage Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 I will actually be meeting with Kato from Liberty Walk July 5th so we might be working together soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2jztank Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I wonder if the Brinkworth flares can be modified, possibly molded on to make it look like an entire fender replacement. Also some fins added to sort of look like the 370Z RS-1 Fenders. I guess I would need someone to photoshop it or draw it out to see if it would actually make sense. Jeez that is sick i would be all over that if i owned a 370... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 @JPN_Garage, that sounds like a cool conversation to have, good luck with the business opportunity. Not to subvert this thread any further, but I started modelling my flare idea in Maya. It's pretty rough at this stage yet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FricFrac Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Why in gods name can't you ship in Canada ? These are designed and made in Canada.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Fairlady Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Any update on the spoiler? I'm really diggin the design, like how it drops down over the back lip of the hatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stprasinz Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I do agree about closer to the original lines intersecting. But the front flares terminating early with the rear of the wheel open is beautiful. I could see it reaching to the rear of the front fender so the bottom portion could be removed, allowing for venting etc. the rears maybe just a better line around the doors ( it always appears at a twisted awkward angle to me.... Other than that, I think spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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