DavyZ Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 It'll be very striking then and have a little color coming out from under the car...kinda like candy. Should be "sweet." (Pun intended) Nice work. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 I finally got the car painted here are some pictures . They guy charged me$250 but i gave him $300... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveosupremeo Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 wow man, talk about getting people motivated, that car is beautiful, and great deal on the wheels!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeZ Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I'm impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Gatorguard bedliner undercoating here are some pictures. Applied with a paint brush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOlson Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Looks really good! How do you like the Gator Guard? Would you use it again? Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Looks really good! How do you like the Gator Guard? Would you use it again? Justin I guess it came out ok i havent seen other brands of bedliner in person. the undercoating came out a lil rough like little round balls but im ok with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Surfsup Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 nice. i love this thread. it makes me have hopes for my car haahh.. its going to be one sweet ride. tell you that hey i was wondering what front lip is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 rear suspension work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 In the very first photo, what wheels were those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 You're going to need to hit me up for a set of RS-Watanabes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 In the very first photo, what wheels were those? I don't know i got the car with those wheelsl. but the brand is ADR i don't know the model. As for the watanabes i don't like them that much im going with enkei's 92 16x8 offset -10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 280ZForce Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 damn clean, love seeing the fast progress. the car is looking really good. throwin money at these cars is so easy to do, breaks the bank a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azdyl05 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Hey Wickiewicked240z, Great work! I'm getting ready to start dismantling my 240. I originally was thinking of keeping my chassis on the car during media blasting to make moving it around easier, but seeing how nice yours is coming together, I think it's going to be well worth my time taking it down to the bare bones. I'm curious how hard it's been for you to move the shell around? Any guesses at what it weighs with everything taken off? Any words of wisdom for a guy about to go through what you have over he last several months? Again, great work. It's hard to believe this is your first restoration! Definately an inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleaf Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 2 Guys can move the bare shell around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azdyl05 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 wow. that is WAY too much for any media blasting. unless its sodium bicarbonate blasting, which is like 180 Canadian, an hour, and usually takes about 7 hours. im sure it's walnut shell if it's red and very fine. and that means it should have been somewhere near 400 bux for the entire car. but i will admit, the job was done well. and the epoxy primer was applied smoothly, which is always an added bonus... even though you should sand anyways at prep time just before painting. acid dipping costs 1200 here in Ontario, Canada. media blasting, you can usually go to a tractor trailer re-seller and rental/repair place, and they usually know a hook up that they use to re-blast equipment and repaint it when it starts to look like a pinata Sorry to dig up ancient history here, but for those who are curious, I just called about 5 different shops here in the Phoenix area and it looks like it'll be about $1000 to do my entire car. That's with copper slag @ $70/hour. If I want glass bead or walnut shell, it's $140/hour (double the cost) later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 at first i was moving the shell with a skateboard in the back and a dollie on the front. THe front end is pretty light but the back is more heavy. It cost me $1300 because they sprayed eching primer i did all my welding before i sprayed it with epoxy primer then bodywork. Also lable everything!!!!! it takes a lot of time and lots and lots of money, since im not doing it original is costing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azdyl05 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Sounds good! Yah, keeping track of everything I take off and being able to properly reassemble is the part that scares me more than anything else. I'm going to take a ridiculous amount of pictures during disassembly so I have a reference when it's time to put it back together. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS1 240Z Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 ill bring my car over next... seriously lol mine has sat for the past 2 months and i havent touched it, rear wheel tubs are stopping me.. i dont want to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benitoz Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 any more progress pics ? looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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