wheelman Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Here are a couple shots of before and after the body work and paint I just finished this last weekend. The paint is primer and the front fenders turned out a little bit lighter than the rest of the car. I'll go back and paint them again later. Before: After: It's certainly not perfect but it turned out alright for doing all the painting in the driveway or garage. I'm debating whether to put the front bumper on or not, what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdv350ss Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I think it looks great! Kinda of mean lookin! Not sure on the front bumper, may take away from the agressive look. Can you temporarily place the bumper in position and take some pics to help with the decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoPotatoe Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 car came out looking really nice congratz id say the f bumper would look good painted in the primer that's on the top of the car. my personal opinion bringing both color schemes together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Disco, Thats a good idea, hadn't thought of doing that. If I paint the front I'll paint the rear as well. Question: The bumpers are chrome, if I paint them should I scuff them up first with 220 or 400 grit so the paint will adhere? Edit: A guy on a different forum suggested a red pin stripe to separate and accent to two colors. I think it would look real sharp but it's not going to happen for a while if I do it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoPotatoe Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 yeah id have to say a pinstripe would look good as well but id say but yea just 220 to really dig in to the bumper then 400 to smooth it out for paint followed by prep spray and paint and you should be great and i really like your rims what are they and what size offset if you know it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hey Ken, haven't seen too many posts from you for quite a while. The primered paint job is a nice improvement. It looks like you have a good autocross setup, are you still taking her out to the parking lot for workouts? P.S. - I think it would look better with bumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed68 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I hate the bumpers. Wrap them up and ship them to my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott_M67 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Looks mean and aggressive, I'd paint the bumpers matt black to go with the theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hey Ken, haven't seen too many posts from you for quite a while. The primered paint job is a nice improvement. It looks like you have a good autocross setup, are you still taking her out to the parking lot for workouts? P.S. - I think it would look better with bumpers. Hey Bart, Yeah, I've been more of a lurker lately. Not a lot of posts but I try to keep up on whats been going on. I haven't been running the Z this season as I've been doing the body work. Last year I tried to work on and race it simultaneously, got tired of tearing it down, doing a little work, putting it back together, racing it and then repeating the process so I decided to race my 240SX this season. Plus I didn't have the $1000.00 or so for race tires, it'll definitely be on the track next season though. In fact I'm taking it up to Spokane this coming weekend for an auto-x event at Deer Park. It'll be it's debut in the color scheme. I don't anticipate doing very well as my tires are SHOT but I know I'll have a good time which is the whole point. I think I'll go with painting the bumpers. I'm leaning more towards the dark gray than black, any opinions? Already have 1 vote for black from Scott_M67. Edit: Disco, The rims are Diamond Racing rims. 16x9.5" front 16x10" rear, not sure of offset but I have to use a 1" thick spacer on the rears. The rims are steel and pretty heavy. If I was looking for rims again i wouldn't get 16", they're just not well supported in race tire sizes unless I moved to road race hoosiers which aren't good for auto-x (take to long to build good heat). I got these from Braap along with the tires for a great price so I'm satisfied and I can run Kumho V710s or Hoosier A6s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo kid Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I say go with no bumpers. S30's look better without them. Now it just needs a big intercooler in the front.***hint hint***lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 Now it just needs a big intercooler in the front.***hint hint***lol Ah, don't think so, with the LT1 in there its easy enough to swap out the cam and a set of heads to make alot more HP. As it is I'm putting 275 to the ground with over 300 ft/lbs of torque. Besides I really don't like the looks of a big intercooler on the front and don't want the PSSST sound of a blow off valve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoPotatoe Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Yeah im going to see about getting the rims from diamond in 17s since i plan on going with a 300zx tt setup in the front with the bigger 350z track rotors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Z Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zspeed280 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 that is pretty much exactly how i want mine to look..SO mean looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Looks awesome! I wanted to do a paint scheme similar to this with grey and black with a red pinstripe. I think the flat color with the bright red would look even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Challenger, Thats pretty funny, A few guys on my autocross club web site said I should do that to mine. Put a red pinstripe where the 2 colors meet and around the outer part of my rims. I think it would look really sharp. BTW: I painted and mounted the bumpers yesterday, I'll post some more pics as soon as I get them off the camera. Not sure I like them yet but I'm getting more used to the look. Haven't had the front one on the car in over 5 years so right now it looks wrong to me. I did some research and found out to be street legal I really need to have them mounted. OK, Here is a picture with the bumpers installed. I really need to repaint the front fenders with the same brand primer as the rest of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I think it looks much better with the bumpers. The front bumper splits the grille and makes it look smaller and fills the indents between the fenders and the front air dam. It looks more finished and aerodynamic. Like you said, now you just need to get the front fenders paint to match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Looks great! I like it without the front bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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