View Poll Results: What colour should I paint my Z?
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perfect friggin timing . . . .
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perfect friggin timing . . . .
Well i guess there is always a silver lining behind every cloud or what ever the saying is. i was rear ended today by the owner of the shop i work at. the fool was day dreaming or something but now my lights, bumper and hatch are messed up. its not severe but now i have the motivation to get my mods goin, so . . .
What do you think i should do?
I was going to try and go with a set of GTR tail lights and have the rear end either fiberglassed up to fit them, or mold them in to the existing tail light assembly. or something along the lines of either. then i was going to do the MSA rear bumper and a custom front, or a custome front and rear. i really dont know what all i could do, but any ideas or suggestions would help. thanks.
What do you think i should do?
I was going to try and go with a set of GTR tail lights and have the rear end either fiberglassed up to fit them, or mold them in to the existing tail light assembly. or something along the lines of either. then i was going to do the MSA rear bumper and a custom front, or a custome front and rear. i really dont know what all i could do, but any ideas or suggestions would help. thanks.
#3
holy crap that sux man.. i jsut seen your car yesterday too.. like they say when it rains it pours... cuz i know you still gotta fix your wheel bearing and now this.. oh well ... yeah just replace the rear hatch and tail lights.. guess now you can get your car repainted... by this time next year your cars gonna be bad ***.. maybe this was just a lil sign to tell you that you need to get started on it... good luck jake..
#4
Omg, I can't believe what bad luck we're having! I normally never drive my "good" 280ZX to work (I have 2), but on the one night I did (Friday), I hit something on the freeway! The damage isn't huge, but it's still time and money I now have to shell out on repairs. ~_~ I feel ya, my brotha.
#5
I would do a taillight conversion, the zx tails look pretty bad in my opinion. I plan on doing it by just cutting and fabbing sheet metal over the whole rear end and just forgetting about a bumper (or maybe hidden one). In the end a vette looking tail would be nice... but we will see what happens. Good Luck and keep us updated!!
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driver side? you cant see the driver side( although its all busted up too). the passenger side looks ok . . .now you got me wondering.
the hatch is repairable, i just need to have it straightend and make sure to align the lock cuz it doesnt open very easily anymore. As for the bumpers, ive decided to go with a custom set up in front. the rear bumper and the lights are my main focus now. So if i were to go the GTR route, where would i get those? i called nissan and they cant get them, said i have to get them from japan, but from whome?
the hatch is repairable, i just need to have it straightend and make sure to align the lock cuz it doesnt open very easily anymore. As for the bumpers, ive decided to go with a custom set up in front. the rear bumper and the lights are my main focus now. So if i were to go the GTR route, where would i get those? i called nissan and they cant get them, said i have to get them from japan, but from whome?
#8
I see GTR lights for sale every now and then on Ebay, Craigslist, or other importing businesses.
I'd been considering a Corvette-style bumper (where it rolls under, rather than projecting out), but I have no idea how to go about this. I saw it done on a 280ZX before but I couldn't tell if he'd taken the bumper off another car and molded it to fit, or if he somehow completely fabbed one up.
I'd been considering a Corvette-style bumper (where it rolls under, rather than projecting out), but I have no idea how to go about this. I saw it done on a 280ZX before but I couldn't tell if he'd taken the bumper off another car and molded it to fit, or if he somehow completely fabbed one up.
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i saw one done up like that, its not too hard. there is a yellow ZX with a large bruce lee graphic on the hood on cardomain that has the exact mod were talking about. I too was considering it, but i dont know if i would have the funds to do that, i think in my case it might be cheaper to go with a msa or something else.
#10
Originally Posted by apollo
i saw one done up like that, its not too hard. there is a yellow ZX with a large bruce lee graphic on the hood on cardomain that has the exact mod were talking about. I too was considering it, but i dont know if i would have the funds to do that, i think in my case it might be cheaper to go with a msa or something else.
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so, work finaly started on my Z and it couldnt have been at a more inopportune time. plus now they are telling me i should go with a used hatch and hood cuz there was cancer, once again, forming under the hood and the damage to the rear is more expensive to fix than if i were to get a used decent one. so that aside, MSA is less than 2 weeks. is it worth bringing her down fiberglassed, primerd and patched?
Last edited by apollo; 04-12-2005 at 06:14 PM.
#14
Looks like it's comin' along! Mine is still dis-assembled... ;(
I did get the seats put in yesterday though... Small consolation.
Got a temp DMV permit to drive it until the end of July too.
That'll at least get me through MSA if I actually make it.
I did get the seats put in yesterday though... Small consolation.
Got a temp DMV permit to drive it until the end of July too.
That'll at least get me through MSA if I actually make it.
#16
apollo just make sure you take yer time and do it all right, even if it pisses you off, still do it right...better once right with bleeding knucles then to redo it
damn llw thats why you suggested white instead of my blacked out theme hehe...looks good tho...mines all in pieces too but not painted n stuff...
damn llw thats why you suggested white instead of my blacked out theme hehe...looks good tho...mines all in pieces too but not painted n stuff...
#17
Originally Posted by Dorifto
Wow lww, that's coming along nicely! Is that your 3.1 ZXT? Again, I say very nice. I spy a 2+2 beside it ... yours as well? Mighty fine looking shop you have there, as well.
Nope. No 2+2's in my stable yet. I'm looking at a Z32 2+2 though. I got kids now... After a VG30DETT engine swap it'll be mighty fine even as a 2+2.
That was a meticulously restored 1982 280ZX 2+2 NA that was just totaled by the insurance company. Owner was side swiped on the passenger side by an SFB.
He didn't have collectors insurance on it and after dumping about $20k into the restoration the insurance company totaled it...
Originally Posted by Skully
damn lww thats why you suggested white instead of my blacked out theme hehe...looks good tho...mines all in pieces too but not painted n stuff...
That is 350Z Pike's Peak White. It looks better in person and it's a paint code that will be around for a LONG time!
Last edited by lww; 04-12-2005 at 10:12 PM.
#18
Originally Posted by lww
That was a meticulously restored 1982 280ZX 2+2 NA that was just totaled by the insurance company. Owner was side swiped on the passenger side by an SFB.
He didn't have collectors insurance on it and after dumping about $20k into the restoration the insurance company totaled it...
He didn't have collectors insurance on it and after dumping about $20k into the restoration the insurance company totaled it...
#19
Originally Posted by Heat Rave R
Can you even get collector's insurance on a car as "new" as a 280ZX?
For instance, a limited run like the 1980 Anniversary Edition or better yet the 1979 ZX-R. Or a special or famous owner like one of the Paul Newman IMSA 280ZX's or the 280ZX Turbo that Jim Cook built as a showcase for his racing engineering and after market parts business...
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Originally Posted by lww
Or a special or famous owner like one of the Paul Newman IMSA 280ZX's or the 280ZX Turbo that Jim Cook built as a showcase for his racing engineering and after market parts business...
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Dude, I would definitely go for these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=34207
Keep it clean and simple.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=34207
Keep it clean and simple.
#24
Originally Posted by lww
Dude, I would definitely go for these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=34207
Keep it clean and simple.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=34207
Keep it clean and simple.
I AGREE!!!!! i think the 79 - 81 tail lights look the best.. even nicer when you smoke them out...
#25
I'll have to agree with lww ... ZXs look better - in my opinion - with the stock lights. I'm not a fan of the '82-'83 lights, but the '79-'81 assemblies looks hot. I was thinking about reconfiguring the stock taillights with LED lights, while still using the stock lenses.
Didn't EuroZX have Skyline tails on his car? By the way, where'd he go?
Didn't EuroZX have Skyline tails on his car? By the way, where'd he go?