juliarosario Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) The next night I stopped by to take a look at my baby in person, and let me say, the pictures do not do this car justice! Before this, I was trying to decide whether I liked the look of the car with no bumper, and I do, or if I wanted to add a bumper. I think I decided to put the bumper ends on to give the front end some contrast. I also propped the grille in there just to see how it would all look and DAMN I am psyched!! This is gonna be awesome! He said the next step is attaching the front bumper ends, either making them permanent or detachable. Either works for me, I trust his judgement! Then he's gonna block sand the car and fill any air bubbles the fiberglass flares have left, then sealing, AND THEN I THINK PAINT!!! Edited May 18, 2018 by juliarosario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlejester Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 The kit looks like it sits pretty low on the body, curious how it will look all together. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Despite the reported trouble blending the front of the flare to the air dam, I think it looks amazing. Very nice work there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliarosario Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 5/17/2018 at 11:31 PM, seattlejester said: The kit looks like it sits pretty low on the body, curious how it will look all together. Keep up the good work! Thank you I appreciate it! It definitely does sit very low which is kind of what I wanted. I think when the suspension is all finished and tire and wheels are on its gonna look insane! I can't wait to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliarosario Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 12:32 PM, SleeperZ said: Despite the reported trouble blending the front of the flare to the air dam, I think it looks amazing. Very nice work there. Thank you so much! I'll upload more updates when I have them😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliarosario Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Hi all, It's been a while but now all the bodywork is almost done, I thought I would give a little update. The car needed a lot more attention after we last talked. The fiberglass had multiple pinholes in it after the primer and sealer, so we had to fill and sand again, fill and sand again. Primer again, seal again, and then over here in CT we had about a month and a half of humidity and horrible weather. Not ideal for paint! THEN THE TIME CAME!! I'll cut to the chase and show some pictures. This was just after paint, it still needed to be clear coated so don't get caught up on the matte paint! It will be glossy don't you worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliarosario Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 I really like how the paint changes color in the light. In a dark setting its more of a copper base and in the light its a nice orange. I almost had the engine bay painted black as well but after all the hard work put into making it smooth I opted to keep it orange. The frame rails and bumper ends were painted black. Like I said, clear coat is still to come and then the glass is getting put in and its coming back to me!!😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackzpeed Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Your Z is looking great! Can’t wait to see the finished product. Congrats. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbatrossCafe Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) Wow, that is REALLY cool and a very unique color. I would be so nervous to take it anywhere though haha... after all that work, I'd hate for someone to bump into me or something. Edited September 9, 2018 by AlbatrossCafe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliarosario Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 9:59 PM, AlbatrossCafe said: Wow, that is REALLY cool and a very unique color. I would be so nervous to take it anywhere though haha... after all that work, I'd hate for someone to bump into me or something. Ohhhh yeah, hahahaha I will be scared to even sit back inside lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliarosario Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hey guys! It's been a while but I just wanted to upload some pictures of the finished paint job. It's all nice and shiny! All it needs now is a wet sand and buff and it's all mine to pick up. The glass is getting put in in a couple days so I'll post some more pictures when I get them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Wow, that looks fantastic! Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1970 240z Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) Looks really nice! I'm building another car and am considering those flares too. I can't wait to see your beauty with the wheels on to fill out the new flares! I too went with the cut bumper when I did my car! 👍 Edited January 11, 2019 by 1970 240z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliarosario Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 9:26 AM, 1970 240z said: Looks really nice! I'm building another car and am considering those flares too. I can't wait to see your beauty with the wheels on to fill out the new flares! I too went with the cut bumper when I did my car! 👍 Wow!! Your car is beautiful! Glad we both had the same thought of using the bumper ends, it turned out amazing. Can't wait to see your other build, keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISPKI Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Nice build and gorgeous looking Z, especially exciting considering you are also in CT and also restoring one of these gems. I have alot of body work to do on my 280z still but I would like to know what paint code you used for yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1970 240z Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 juliarosario any updates on getting your Z together, more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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