Distant240Sx Project.

[distant240sx]

Thanks Krash14. I too don't like how the fenders look under the wide body. I intend to fixthat. I was going to cut, but i chose to roll them instead. Once rolled, i don't think you will be able to see it anymore. but we'll see.

And the wheels, i hate them also, they where on my old 240sx project car.before i crashed it. It's just there untill i fiinish the car and find new ones.



they looked fine when i first put them on the vert. but hey every ones different. .

Well anyway, Starbuck's reply, just makes me want to hurry up and finish the car. but he seriously need to relax a bit.
Modified by distant240sx at 6:59 PM 10/3/2007

[STARBUCKS]

Wow, Starbucks coffee seems to really get people emotional? LOL.

Hey guy(gal??pms??), I don't mind that you don't like the body kit, paint job, engine bay, ect, ect. But relax a bit, breathe in breathe out. I did post up my pics, and do exept to get peoples opinions, positive and negative. But from the look of your Myspace pics, it feels as if you just put on some new wheels on you car, lowerd it, and now feel you have the best car in the world. and from your Myspace pics " http://www.myspace.com/mrcoffey " it looks like you do feel your car should be on a magazine. Well, anyways, Thanks for the reply, it is the longest one yet.

All i have done to my car is complete suspension front to rear, wheels, 5 speed swap, and all the little bull**** like seatbelt relocation blah blah blah.. The motor is stock, and the body is stock. I have a motor on an engine stand being rebuilt to go in it.. and its not some bull**** *** painted KA.. lol... my car shouldn't be in a magazine.. A good friend of mine is a photographer and he likes to go out on photoshoots.. big deal? I've had more of these little **** box cars then you've probably ever seen.. And i've built several SR/RB/CA powered cars for my personal use.. not to mention the 100+ cars i've built at the shop.. so don't give me your **** about "ooo your car is stock you can't tell me mine is ugly" all that money you spent and the car is still slow as ****..

[STARBUCKS]

Did you see his pics? he yanked out the motor and took the parts he painted off of it.

I saw his pics... Did you see them? lets see... the only stuff he took apart was the motor he painted all kinds of **** in the engine bay w/o taking them out of the car.. look at the throttle body.. looks like **** he did stuff like paint the ****in vacume hoses for christ's sake

Quote »Some people take great care in keeping thier engine bay clean. have you seen 94_240sx's car? have you seen his engine bay? SPOTLESS.[/quote]I'm well aware of people taking pride in their engine bay.. You should have seen the engine bay in my old fastback w/ an SR swap and SC61 on it.. i polished everything. it was so clean you could eat off it. as far as 94_240sx's car goes.. I saw it in person last night and that car is immaculate.. the entire car is absolutley perfect. He didn't just take a bunch of **** apart and start painting on it.. he took his time and cleaned it.. and the stuff he did paint he did it the right way.

Quote »How could he have manageed to do that when the parts were painted far away from the car? Im not seein it...[/quote]I don't even need to comment on this.. i'll let the picture do the talking..

look around the wiper motor and the coil

Quote »other people here seem to have a different opinion about that but w/e[/quote]You and who ever else thinks that are wrong.. you will never get the full potential of the wide body if you leave the stock fender in there.. metal will only stretch so far

i know its not my car and i'm glad its not my car.. this car's engine bay is not clean or nice.. its rice at its finest... 94_240sx's engine bay is clean and nice.

[distant240sx]

Hey StarBucks. Dude, you still sound as if you feel you are better. Ok fine, your are rebuilding an engine to drop in the bay. Woo hoo.I never implied that i was aiming for a fast car, or all performance. if so i would have posted it in the Ka or KAt section. The picture you arereffering to, was an "in progress picture" i had put stuff back together to see what it looked like so far. Every part i took off whent into a parts washer and then the sandblaster. With your "6 years experience" even thoe you look like 17, and arrogant, you should know that i am ASE certified, have schooling in mechanics, collision & repair, and worked in a shop for 5 years. I have rebuilt many engines(stock and perf),& not only nissans. Have worked on many bodykits. And never saw any problems, with any of my work. Only from looking at your myspace, not just from the pictures, does it look like you are too into yourself. (by the way the only one posting positive comments is your sister .) doesn't affect me that you don't like my car, or have negative things to say about it. But you called me kid, and the only one acting arrogant and rude like it is you. I bet you would never have the balls to talk the way you do in person, to someone other than your friends. because if we ever meet, and you speak to me that way, you will find your self counting stars, and missing teeth. well, with all that said, hope you enjoy your day. .


Modified by distant240sx at 1:28 PM 10/4/2007

[krash]

ok, i stand corrected on the overspray, i didnt know you were talking about those parts. i thought you were talking about his manifold and what not. but i dunno because in this pic:

i see no overspray. maybe he repainted it i dunno. and he did sandblast his crap before painting it. also, i dont see silver vacuum hoses. point them out. i see silver covers on the wiring harness.

[DeXteR]

on a more serious note...

coffee guy, it's one thing to be critical of someone else's work and another thing to be a d-bag about it. you sir, are being a d-bag. we're all pretty easy going around here in the vert forum and very supportive of the community. your comments - however valid they may or may not be - do not require snide and condescending remarks.

perhaps, since you're still young and since your parents obviously neglected to educate you in the matter, you need to get the "everyone has different tastes" lesson.

not everyone is concerned with going fast.not everyone is concerned with looking good.not everyone is concerned with doing the same thing everyone else is doing.everyone is different. therefore the things they like to do and the way they like to do them are going to be different from others'. that doesn't make you better than them. that doesn't make you worse than them. just because you like things a certain way doesn't mean everyone else has to be the same as you.

deal with it. be courteous. don't be a jerk.
Modified by DeXteR at 9:54 AM 10/5/2007

[krash]

lmao dexter, well put. straight and to the point

[S13_convert]

Agreed Dex!

Can we get this kid off of here?

[S13_convert]

Distant, it's great what you're doing BTW. Keep up the work and it will all be worth it in the end. You've come a long way already!

[distant240sx]

Thank S13_convert, and all you other guys. This is why this forum is great. It mainly consists of very mature and respectful members. And the vert forum, is just such a great community to be a part of.

Thanks again guys.

[distant240sx]

Okay gang, so i got the fender roller and rolled the inner fenders to hide them.



took about an hour or so, bu this is the result,









Now the fenders tucked in pretty good, but i spray painted the inside black so that it was completely not noticible. I just got the passenger side done today because it got late and it was going to rain. but as soon as i get dry weather i will get the other side done and post more pics.

[krash]

good job dude. its looking good. i was sure it was possible

[GoinTopless240]

It looks good Distant240sx. I commend you on rolling the fenders instead of doing some hack job on them by cutting them. One note from the Starbuck rant."Trimming the Stock 1/4 panel and spot/seam/stich welding it is NOT gonna weaken the car... and you can't pull the fenders enough with a fender roller where its gonna work." Well I'm guessing from his infinite knowledge of the Vert that he MUST have forgotten that Nissan did actually put reinforcement in the 1/4 panels in the vert.... I'm guessing they were a bit of a PITA to roll... huh..If you ask anyone who has tried to roll the fenders on a Vert they will tell you that it was hard not to buckle the fender... the extra bracing in the 1/4 makes it a bit stiffer (read - reinforcement)... perhaps the Starbuck guy need to hop on over to Zilvia.net or something... I wasn't even sure why he even ventured into the Vert forum... definetly out of place here...But I digress... sorry guys, but I needed to put one of my long replies in.

Keep up the good work Distant... and remember that opinions are like *ssholes everyone has one and they all stink..lol

[ishkabibble]

This project is coming along nicely.

GoinTopless... what's... up... with... the... ellipses...

[distant240sx]

Thanks guys, I had never done this before, but i was sure i could roll the fender enough to hide them, because i had seen some 240sx's with some heavily rolled fenders. The only thing is, I just had to cut about an inch by where the side skirt screws on just to tuck it in well. But it came out good, and im happy.

[krash]

man, you gotta tell me the secrets to painting a car. im trying to paint mine, and i have experience, but its not my job. your paint looks great man.

[DeXteR]

if you're not great at painting, you'll be great at wetsanding.

[Eikon]

Nice job on the fender rolling distant. I have to admit I was a little worried about how it would turn out.. but you got it right. Nice job!

I know you want to avoid bending some really expensive rims, but to pull off that widebody the right way.. you're going to need to track down a set of wide wheels... very wide wheels. If nothing else.. just for a photoshoot.. Maybe you can find somebody to loan you some for pictures.. then you can go back to something a little more reasonable for daily driving.

Now to the more serious business. Sorry I missed this thread.. I would have jumped on this Starbucks thing a little quicker. I'm impressed that you have thick skin. Congrats to you for not letting him get you pissed off.

To STARBUCKS: Do not flame other members of the 'vert forum. Feel free to express your opinion in a constructive manner, but not in the way you have done in this thread. Here's a basic rule of thumb for you... If the forum has to use a spam filter to edit the content of your opinion about another person's work.. then it's not acceptable.

We've all worked very hard to make the 'vert forum a very welcoming, mature, friendly atmosphere. I won't allow that sort of childish flaming on our forum.

Consider yourself warned. Please don't act like this again in the future.

[Groomy]

man, you gotta tell me the secrets to painting a car. im trying to paint mine, and i have experience, but its not my job. your paint looks great man.

+1 to the painting skills man it looks Very nice!i agree with the needing wide rims even just for a photoshoot, looks very tidy though man, and the engine bay is just as spotless~!

[.white240.]

I agree with most everyone else.... the car looks amazing. Its good to see someone start on the basics and build from there. Thats how I've always tried to build my vert as well. Get a solid foundation, and build off that.

Now... I'm not much for bling or super flashy looks....but some big rims would look SO good. IMO Maybe not to this extent, but;Probaly my favorite car ever...but then again I'm a ziptied drift car slut.

[krash]

hey dexter, dont lose all hope on me yet but, to my knowledge, 1200 wetsand + Buff = shiny? im really tryin to learn up but i cant really find a good place to lol

[DeXteR]

i'd have to check with my body man. i personally, don't get too wrapped up in the appearances - mostly because i've never had a car with a finish worth fussing about. that being said, i don't really know exactly what grit you should use - just to use some wetsand to "smooth out" an imperfect paintjob. depending on how bad it really is, you may need to start with a coarse grit (coarse being a relative term) and then step up to a higher grit.

my body man (his sn is prodigy here, i believe) did a HUGE flake job on a car for a friend of ours. they had some clearcoat issues with the flake being so massive. i think they wetsanded the car 3-4 times to knock the flakes down - each time, stepping the grit up to a finer compound.

anyways, seek professional advice, as i'm not in any postition to give you specifics like that. i'm sure someone here can help. good luck

[krash]

thanks man! ill keep lookin around. BTW distant any info would be great, your paint looks awesome!

[DirftKing102]

Man i remember when this project first started. Now its looking great!!!! I love your idea of the smoked tail-lights. Never seen that sucessfully done before. I love how the car turned out! Hopefully you won't wreak it.

[distant240sx]

Thanks guys,

Well on the paint job, Umm well i have no secrets. I use PPG paint and reducer, I use Nason clear coat and activator, I have a gravity feed spray gun, and i set the pressure to 45psi. Umm, To get a nice shinny finish try and paint very evenly and slowy, Not too slow or you will get runs, but not too fast or you will get a dull finish. But a dull finish can always be buffed out without wetsanding, just know how to buff. But if you get orange peal, you will have to wetsand and then buff.

[distant240sx]

Okay, here is the update on the other fender side.

Here is the begining.

Middleand finish.

[distant240sx]

now, i know i need a pair of wide rims.

I have been looking around for rims that look good, and fit good.

I was thinking of going with 18x8 with a +15 offset, and then some tires to wrap them up that are not too thin. What do you guys think? This is going to be my daily driver, so i want to be able to rotate wheels, so no staggering. The picture that white240. posted looks sweet. what size are thoes?? If i ever have to get a photo shoot, i will definitly get something that looks extreme, just to get good pics. but for regualr usage i want them just to look good. Also, i am going to paint my hood, should i paint it white or keep it black? The pic by white240, looks good, but we vert owners have a black rag top, so i don't know, maybe black hood looks better?

[krash]

looks great. for the hood, unless you are going to paint the trunk black too, i would paint it white or go CF. if you paint just the hood black, people are going to think you are trying to imitate cf, which is annoying when its no the case. but keep this in mind,

Black hood + Black Top + Black Trunk =

[DeXteR]

i like how the last 3 pictures get blurrier... it's like the camera was getting drunk or something while you were working.

[distant240sx]

yeah. sorry for the blurry pics. after roling the fender my arms got a bit tired and couldn't hold the camera still. I will take some more pics when I put on the new wheels.