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Old 04-10-2007, 11:20 AM
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Paint job+Headlight cover thingys....
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)
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Old 04-10-2007, 11:25 AM
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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.
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Old 04-10-2007, 12:03 PM
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I'll do a phootoshop and get some votes/ideas before I actually do it. Thanks for the input!

hm....tinted headlight covers....
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Old 04-10-2007, 01:00 PM
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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"
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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?
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Old 04-10-2007, 01:44 PM
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Where can I get those headlight covers?
From the land of Z parts:

www.thezstore.com

www.blackdragonauto.com
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Old 04-10-2007, 02:32 PM
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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.

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Amazing work Bleach! A lil TOO good....
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Old 04-10-2007, 03:03 PM
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nice, I'm working on my photo shop at the moment...I'm gonna see what the stripe looks like...
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Old 04-10-2007, 03:42 PM
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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.

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



mmmmm.... chocolate covered orange......
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Old 04-10-2007, 06:01 PM
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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?
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16's, 17 max!
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Old 04-10-2007, 06:43 PM
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I'll go with 16" wheels, what tire size then?
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Bleach is that really PS'd?!? Looks real! Man I wish i had the 16" 002s instead of the 15s...
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Old 04-10-2007, 09:50 PM
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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
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I think all black with the headlight covers looks lame...



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Twin cars anyone?
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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.
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what about the whoo whoo in da mornin

"they should be up makin breakfast or sumthin"
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Twin cars anyone?
maybe Rod can hook you up with a matching set of 18's. Then you're set!

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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.
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, but will 18" rims really fit under there?
...Well, they must, because Bleach and I both have 18's on our cars...



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Old 04-11-2007, 12:05 PM
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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)
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I'm right over by the broadmor. Actually alittle north of that, more towards Cheyenne Mountain High School
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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.
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