wrenchtech Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) I found these pictures of a Pandem body kit on an S30 that have really captured my imagination. I was looking at the Pandem/Rocket Bunny body kit for the Nissan 240 SX/SIlvia a while back and found myself impressed, but still harboring some reservations. Now to see the Pandem treatment of the S30, I am much more interested. I think I just like the S30 better to start with. The 240SX The Awesome S30 Edited June 20, 2018 by wrenchtech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 That is Sung Kang's car "Fugu Z" that won SEMA crowd favourite in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Hard to go past the original race cars, particularly the rear quarter. Some of the detail is not that great but the over all shape, mmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchtech Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 (edited) Here is a pretty sweet treatment for the rear quarter panel... And I've always liked this kind of blue paint scheme with the white stripes. I wish the front quarter photo showed better detail. The shadows are a little too dark to see what the rear quarter really looks like from that angle. That said, I like Sung Kang's FuGu Z better. It is more respectful of the original design. When aftermarket body panels are seamlessly attached to the S30, I think it rarely turns out well. Quite often it looks like an attempt by unqualified persons to improve on an original design which is already nearly perfect. I think pocket flares are better because there is no doubt that they are not part of the original design, which protects the integrity of that design while still allowing for functional improvements. It even allows others to try to enhance the design without confusion as to what is being done. I think the designers at Pandem have successfully walked that fine line. Edited June 22, 2018 by wrenchtech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 That blue Z treatment looks great, the important thing is that the wide wheels appear to be an integral part of the design, on the other hand the extra wide flare versions look like someone has decided on wide wheels and then later tacked something on to cover them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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