300ZXttZMAN build thread.. Its time to go broke or GO HOME!

[300ZXttZMAN]

I'd hate to say I told you so, but I did

Thanks!!

BTW: I love the pics you come up with! Keep it up!

[alms24sebring]

Wow I am in love with the wheels, they look really good. Are you going to match valve covers too?

Im sorry if you already mentioned this but what about the rest of the car, original white or a new coat?

[BigTDogg (MA)]

I'd hate to say I told you so, but I did

I worked on that thing in a past life. Impressive machine, but a maintenance nightmare.

Mark, if you don't plan on driving this car in the rain, some 255 width R-1 Toyos, or R888s would stick well, or another DOT legal track tire, R-compounds would do well on those wheels.

[300ZXttZMAN]

I don't plan on driving in the rain.

Actually T I just went and looked at the tires that came with the 18" g wheels

They are:
235/40/R18 (front)
275/35Z/R18 (rear)

That should be good right? They look like they will be sticky. I am not real wild about the 40 series up front with a 35 series in the rear but hell i'll get 255/35 up front when I wear them out.

[300ZXttZMAN]

Wow I am in love with the wheels, they look really good. Are you going to match valve covers too?

Im sorry if you already mentioned this but what about the rest of the car, original white or a new coat?

No the valve covers are a neutral color.

The rest of the car's paint is in great shape although I think its the pearl white from a 370z which doesn't bother me I like it!

I will get my car repainted though because there is a tiny bit of orange peel on the sides of the hatch.. The reason why I want to get the entire car repainted and not just fix the orange peel is because I don't know what color it is for sure.

My car was parked next to a Pearl White 370z and they looked like the same base coat but the 370z looked like it had a little less pearl.
But still both cars looked beautiful next to each other. So basically when I am ready to get my lady repainted i'll more than likely go with 370z pearl white.

[DCaff300ZX]

I don't plan on driving in the rain.

Actually T I just went and looked at the tires that came with the 18" g wheels

They are:
235/40/R18 (front)
275/35Z/R18 (rear)

That should be good right? They look like they will be sticky. I am not real wild about the 40 series up front with a 35 series in the rear but hell i'll get 255/35 up front when I wear them out.

I got 255/35's on the front of the NA and they fit great, and the extra meat looks and works nice...and I REALLY like the Hankook Ventus V12's, sticky but ride nice too, and they claim up to 24K miles outta 'em...

[300ZXttZMAN]

Hmm have you ever looked at Nitto Invo?? Or Nitto 555r?

[300ZXttZMAN]

I have had such good luck with Nitto brand tires its going to be highly unlikely that I quit using them... LOL

When I buy my pernament set of wheels I am going to run Nitto 555r 255/35Z/18 up front with proabably 305/35Z/18 out back.

But IDK i'll make a thread once I am ready because nothing is set in stone.

All I know is that I need/want a good amount of meat touching the ground up front and in the rear.

[BigTDogg (MA)]

I've heard great thing about the 555R.

Those sizes you have now, are both on 8.5" wide wheels? The 275 is way too fat for that width, it would balloon.

[300ZXttZMAN]

Yea 8.5 inch wheels. But I think thats why the front is a taller series that way it makes the tires look a little bit more even as far as side wall is concerned.

[300ZXttZMAN]

Alright the guy that has the local paint and body shop came to the store and did his thing on the Z it looks perfect now! We still have to apply 2 more coats of clear coat. Tonight we cleaned a bunch of hardlines up and are getting them ready to be reinstalled. I'll post pics Monday. I need some sleep.

[Z-owned]

I want pics!

[300ZXttZMAN]

Here are the pics you have to see it in person to get the full effect.







I accidently had the flash on the following pics which put to much sudden light on the paint.



I unwrapped the booster to find the nice surprise that there was still white on my firewall haha (howards fault tall black guy). So I just touched it up and didn't give a crap about the booster because it has to be resanded then repainted anyway since the damn wrinkle paint didn't wrinkle correctly.


My Dusty Shiny White Gold, Pearl White MISTRESS!

[TTkickedin]

I do like, however, I would've shaved the engine bay a tad, like smoothed out the firewall, and relocating stuff.. Would look more clean/smooth, (Not that it isnt kick a** right now, I just have a thing for 'shaved' bays.)

Good work nonetheless, you still get mad props, yo.

Btw Tony, the Osprey is a beastly thing. You were in the Navy too once?

[NolimitZ32]

I prefer shaved too and I'm not talkin about engine bays.

[300ZXttZMAN]

i prefer shaved too and I'm not talkin about engine bays.

SIG WORTHY!!!!!! Who is going to get it!!!

[300ZXttZMAN]

I do like, however, I would've shaved the engine bay a tad, like smoothed out the firewall, and relocating stuff.. Would look more clean/smooth, (Not that it isnt kick a** right now, I just have a thing for 'shaved' bays.)

Good work nonetheless, you still get mad props, yo.

Btw Tony, the Osprey is a beastly thing. You were in the Navy too once?

You cant see below the vin number on the Z32 firewall!

I relocated everything I want to hah. Its just they way I wanted it!!!

[TTkickedin]

SIG WORTHY!!!!!! Who is going to get it!!!

That'd be me

Also, the wheel wells could use some tidying up/smoothing. That's where the most sahaving could be. But again that's me!! Not saying at all that I dislike your bay. It's teh sex.

[BigTDogg (MA)]

Btw Tony, the Osprey is a beastly thing. You were in the Navy too once?

Nope, I worked for a company that designed a replacement for their prop power/signal unit. The thing that slides down the axis of the rotor.

[300ZXttZMAN]

SIG WORTHY!!!!!! Who is going to get it!!!

That'd be me

Also, the wheel wells could use some tidying up/smoothing. That's where the most sahaving could be. But again that's me!! Not saying at all that I dislike your bay. It's teh sex.

Its cooool! I hope one day I can meet you guys in the north east so yall can see it in person... Plus it would be nice to just sit down and have a beer or 3 with yall.

[300ZXttZMAN]

Boston lager in down town Boston over looking some Twin Turbo Z's... Yea I am down with that.

[TTkickedin]

If mine's ever out of the shop! AHAHAH.

Nah, great Idea. I turn 21 In August. Enough time for you to complete your build right?

P.s. I'll admit I'm a bit jelly of your g35 wheels, and I MIGHT have to go pick up a set !

[300ZXttZMAN]

Ha hopefully my build is done before my b-day Feb 25th (there is an IFO Feb 26 in baytown TX) i'll be 20..

[alms24sebring]

Its cooool! I hope one day I can meet you guys in the north east so yall can see it in person... Plus it would be nice to just sit down and have a beer or 3 with yall.

Thats cool as long as you buy'em

Maybe you can race the baller Civic I have now if I can ever find a dam cherrypicker to finish swapping this motor. D15 nonvtak powa y0!

[300ZXttZMAN]

Its cooool! I hope one day I can meet you guys in the north east so yall can see it in person... Plus it would be nice to just sit down and have a beer or 3 with yall.

Thats cool as long as you buy'em

Maybe you can race the baller Civic I have now if I can ever find a dam cherrypicker to finish swapping this motor. D15 nonvtak powa y0!

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Side note: I'll have an update with pics around lunch time. My SZ oil pan and Powertrix hicas delete is going to becoming in today!

[300ZXttZMAN]

Yesterday we were busy so I didn't have time to take the pics but here they are now!

SZ oil pan

Powertrix hicas delete

I painted the oil pan so that it wouldn't rust.

Pics:

[TTkickedin]

Yeah, So far:

[BigTDogg (MA)]

Ha hopefully my build is done before my b-day Feb 25th (there is an IFO Feb 26 in baytown TX) i'll be 20..

Ugh, youngins.

Still let me know if you're in town, there's plenty of good food places around here and you guys can watch while I slug down frothy beverages

[TTkickedin]

you guys can watch while I slug down frothy beverages

So sig worthy

[NolimitZ32]

you guys can watch while I slug down frothy beverages

So sig worthy