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I hope everyone's winter is a bit more mild than PA's! Had an ice storm yesterday, and its supposed to be snowing or something tomorrow. Anyway, I've been planning what I want to do to the car over winter to change things up and/or make it look more presentable. One of the first things that came to mind was the wheels, the powdercoating was starting to chip and fade, so that had to be addressed!
Stripping the face using aircraft stripper. In the past I used paint stripper to try and get it off but had little luck with it, this stuff works a lot better!
One of the four lips are almost done, I just need to get some areas that are a bit more stubborn, along with doing another coat of aircraft stripper on the faces. The plan is to go full hand brushed finish with a clear coat on top and gold hardware again. This is very time consuming, I probably spent about four or five hours on these two pieces alone
what clear coat are you going to go with over the brushed aluminum? I am looking for something to do my wheels with and I can't find any concrete answers as to what actually works and what people think works
what clear coat are you going to go with over the brushed aluminum? I am looking for something to do my wheels with and I can't find any concrete answers as to what actually works and what people think works
Honestly I'm not sure yet. I let you know once their finished!
The windows are to the point now where I am able to sand the remaining powder off pretty easily, I decided to toss in a few bolts to see what its going to become! Of course there's still a lot of work to do, I'm still on my first wheel.
Hey guys! Been a little bit since I last posted, the new job (car salesman, super stoked on it) has cut me back on a bit of my free time, but I'm making more money to dump into this thing! haha!
I also ordered ZG flares for the Z this week. Plan on leaving rivets exposed in the front (in case I change front bumpers, I've really been eyeing up a Nismo V3)
Plus, I've always liked how Porsche GT3s have an exposed front fender with seamless rear fenders
Rear emblems removed and holes filled in (Please note this is my first time ever using any sort of body filler, I have little to no clue what I'm doing here haha)
and in releasing my inner scene kid, I bought a used wing local. This photo was to get an idea of how much poke there will be with 0 camber.
My flares should be arriving at the end of this week, along with my friend completing the front fenders. Rear camber arms, rear tires and wrap should be here next week!
Motor out, I took a few weeks to decide what direction I wanted to take the car, as far as building a VQ then boosting it, but for the reliability of this thing (at least the luck I've had) compared to what I could have, I opted for something different.
As the engine currently sits. Headers and wiring harness pulled off.
Also, does anyone know how to change the thread title? I'm no longer in high school and this thing is less about stance and more about power now haha. Thanks!
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