Hey guys! My first thread, so here it goes...

I will soon be under ownership of a 1980 280zx, the thing is it needs a little tlc with paint. I was thinking kind of a glossy black with a close-to leman's orange stripe even with the steering wheel. And those headlight domes...

What do you guys think?


(I'll have a photoshop up soon)

 

I dont know about the stripe thing, Im not too fond of stripes. If I ha a s130, I would paint it the 10th anniversary gold color, with tinted headlight covers.

 

I'll do a phootoshop and get some votes/ideas before I actually do it. Thanks for the input!

hm....tinted headlight covers....

 

There's a local Z here that has been dubbed "creamcicle" as it is orange w/ white racing stripes. Not too shab! We could call yours "darkcicle"

 

Haha, I was only gonna have one, maybe 8-10" wide, and over the driver's side of the hood and roof so it lines up with the steering wheel.

Where can I get those headlight covers?

 

From the land of Z parts:

www.thezstore.com

www.blackdragonauto.com

 

I think all black with 16" wheels and headlight covers would look excellent.

Here's a photoshop I did of your car with that combo.

 

Amazing work Bleach! A lil TOO good....

 

nice, I'm working on my photo shop at the moment...I'm gonna see what the stripe looks like...

 

lmao.... yeah, killer photo shop job yah damn pirate bootlegger dood.



mmmmm.... chocolate covered orange......

 

you know what, I think I might just go for the straight black with the smoked headlight covers....looks hella nice!! The photoshop I did with the close to leman's stripe didn't look to good, not even save worthy...And now for the rims...16"er's you say?

 

16's, 17 max!

 

I'll go with 16" wheels, what tire size then?

 

Bleach is that really PS'd?!? Looks real! Man I wish i had the 16" 002s instead of the 15s...

 

haha. no its not photoshop. Most people got the joke.

That is a picture of ChineseKid's new paint job he just got done.

Really, go with 18's. They rule. 18x8 front, 18x9 rear

 

I think all black with the headlight covers looks lame...



Rod.

 

Twin cars anyone?

 

Throw a dual engine setup in the hatch and you'll have a legendary Z.

EDIT* An exhaust that goes TInka tinka tink tink would be good too.

 

what about the whoo whoo in da mornin

"they should be up makin breakfast or sumthin"

 

maybe Rod can hook you up with a matching set of 18's. Then you're set!

 

I got my eyes on something at the moment, but will 18" rims really fit under there? I guess they can...but the roads here are not that great until I get up into the cities.

 

...Well, they must, because Bleach and I both have 18's on our cars...



Rod.

 

Specially Spiked, where you at in the Springs? My grandma lives just off of academy by the REI. (of course, who DOESN'T live off of academy now...:P)

 

I'm right over by the broadmor. Actually alittle north of that, more towards Cheyenne Mountain High School

 

cool, I might swing down to say hi to my grandma when school gets out, maybe we should cruise to pikes or something then...Z style.