you need to drop that thing a few inches...also you didnt use clearcoat on it???

 

the paint guy said that i wouldnt need to ...i dont know why ..????

its a fast drying acrlic enamel i think

 

Great job '81 blue, no that's not it, red? damn wrong again.LOL Maybe '81 Black? Oh wow I got it on the 3rd guess, do I win a prize?LOL Anyway that car is tight, you did excellent work. It motivates me to try and paint my '82 when I am ready. Of course mine will be fun with the 2-tone paintjob. Question are you going to put that spoiler back on? That was pretty smooth looking man! Anyway keep us updated. I don't really have anything else to report. Except I started bondoing my newer dash. I am just waiting for it to cure, so I can sand it, prime it, and then paint it the Royal Blue I want!

 

The black Goddess looks sawesome! you did a great job. Hard to tell it was painted in a homemade booth by a newbe painter ...good stuff man!

BTW are we still calling you Red?

 

That. Is. Slick.

Black is sexy on Zeds, especially yours, with the pissed off exhaust peeking out and the MSA kit. The job is flawless man, congrats. Makes me want to spray my Zed, but first I need to get her legal.

Hmm ... Washington is only two states away ... can you say ROAD TRIP? I'd love to see her in person.

Great job, as always, man. Really inspires me to work harder on my Zed.

 

you can see her next month in port townsend aug 20


http://www.zccw.org/Activities/MOTM_05.asp


there are a few flaws but nothing it get worked up about ...right at the gas tank hole was hell it sand smooth .also right above the rear window just a 2 inch spot that i would like to touch up ....iam getting a touch up gun and spraying my door and trunk jams with IT SOON.....iam sooooooooo happy with her i really cant bitch about the little stuff ....ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS HEAD TURNING WITH MOUTH DROPING .....
BLACK Z GODESS ........

 

your 280zx is sexxxy to maximum =P

 

Are you going to leave the engine compartment red? I kind of like how it looks cause it matches the red interior and red hoses you put on. Looks pretty nice man, good job.

 

i agree the red totally compliments the black in all her glory.. Black Goddess shall reign!

 

thanks alot EVERYONE for all the support....yes i will be leave it red for now ...after i get all the pieces for the turbo swap i will pull it all and install the 5 speed from the gold car and slap it on to the turbo motor ....most likely I go with some sort of stand alone fuel system thoughs are the long term goals.....For right now iam putting a trany cooler and MT radiator in ......its sooo funny i found one that looks like a SMALL intercooler for $25 bills at the parts store here .....lol lol ...fake intercooler ...they have some nice fans there to mabe i will get rid of the stock fan setup ...i dont know
...i still havent fig out the not starting problem i think its the IM .... it hasnt done it sence i got it started the other day but iam sure it will cut out at the worst time .. most likey at a stop light when someone is checking her out ....lot of head turns and gawking ...even the 5 O...IAM ALREADLY HATEING IT ...poeple look at me more now then when i was just flying by with a loud muffler ..now its like everyone wants to check her out ...i like it, but it gets old after a few days ...mabe things will chill after everyone gets a good look ..small towns are lame alots of haters ...they hate becuase they didnt get off there *** and do what i did ...its there own falt not mine ...its still the same $350 dollar peice of **** i bought six months ago ...it just shiney now and RUNS ..and everyone of them could go and do the samething i did ...BUT BETTER ...they just dont want to try ..
small towns suck i have lived here to long... i need to move ...Thanks everyone for the support dont get me wrong i love my z ..I JUST DONT LIKE ALL THE BULLSHIT THAT CAME WITH IT ......

 

i give her, her first wash today ....i found a few chips but all and all she looks good i didnt like the sides though ..so i put the side skirts or crome sideing back on ... iam going to repainted the hood and wing sometime soon ...i washed up the motor two it was really dusty....i have to wet sand and then retape everything and give it one more coat ...it needs its..... that will happen after the nova its done THE BLACK is good for now .... i like the crazy orange peal look its hides my shity body work well .. .....

 

Verry nice man, verry nice! I can't see the crappy bodywork. So it looks good to me, can't wait to see your wing on, it will be far out bro'!

 

dude, that paint looks awesome! I'm seriously considering going black...

 

How about sand and then 2 layers of clearcoat? Then wetsand that.

 

i was going to look in to clear coat ....but i will have to put a coat of black on frist ....i can see two light spots that i need to take care of ...ther not bad but i can see them

 

Looks sharp man. Keep up the good work.

My Zed hasn't shined like that since ... since ...

... I've owned her.

 

get on it ....................it only took 14 days form start to finsh and ive never painted a car in my life or touched a sprayer..........youuuuu cannn dooooo itttttttt mannnnnnn it costed $210.00 mabe cheaper if i wouldnt have went all out on the plastic.............. buy trash bags and save $40.00 BUCKS....... i also have way to much sand paper left over.... i could have bought lees and not been so wastful......

 

yup defenitly tight black...im gonna be doin same...but trim and everything is gonna be black too...i gotta spare set of headlight covers that im gonna paint same colour so its all gonna be black...but you defenetly need to slap a few coats of clear on there...

for mine i plan on 3 coats of paint....2 of clear...

 

I don't really reccomend clear coat on black paint. Even the best clear coat isn't really clear. It has a tendancy to give the finish a kind of milky or cloudy appearance. My car... as black and shiny as she is, has no clear coat on it. Once you wet sand and polish the black, and put a good wax on it, it will look way better than it will with the clear on it. Just my two cents worth. Clear coats are great on lighter colors like white, silver and so on. I have just never seen a blacker car than a black car with no clear coat. I'm not a painter though, so do what you think is best for you. It's looking sweet... more like mine everyday .

Rod.

 

I THINK YOUR RIGHT...... WET SAND AND THEN SHOOT IT AGAIN...... WET SAND THEN BUFF AND IT WILL BE BLACK GOLD.....

 

thank you. Rod called it. The milky or cloudy appereance will be there no matter what you do. on my 350Z (black) I could have washed/waxed it, and next day... crap again. And if you plan on using the Mr. Clean Auto Dryer thing.... don't even attempt on black w/ clear coat. that thing works wonders on my wife's car, but on my 350Z, looked about the same before I washed it..

 

Trust me man, I would ... I so would. But, there's a couple things in the way ... One, I have no cash, and two, well ... take a look.

http://doriftomotorsports.250free.com/Zed/

I think she needs a bit of bodywork, some replacement panels, and trim. But hey, wouldn't be my Zed if she wasn't a project.

 

lot of work to be done there .....i have a fender here that would be better then that..... i dont know how much it will be to ship it.... i got to ship this light to J frist iam lazy to lately ....on warm up this moring.... i could hear a sound that i dont like ...it was a little nock coming from my head .....

 

Pop off the valve cover and make sure all the rocker arms and lash pads are still in place.

 

looked over the paint this moring did a light wet sand and i found more light spots then i thought i had ...well iam going to wet sand it one more time then tape it and spray it one more time .........maybe by this weekend i will have the these light spots
and chipping taken care of ...wet sanding really brought it out but owell it will look a deep black after the next spary .. i think this time i will leave my skirts on and spray them at the same time .......