Kornmanz's build. Finally.

[kornmanz]

Ok so my build started off with me installing an electronic boost controller and my gauges but I dont have any pictures. Only after pics. So I'm going to start this thread now and just keep updating it when I do something new.

Tonight I started my paint work. I bought all the sanding paper and bought 1 can of flat black paint and 1 can of primer just to see how much I can cover with 1 can of each.

Car started like this this morning:

I sanded everything down and made sure every thing was smooth before I started primering. This is from when I started primering

Then I let the primer dry and wet sanded it down so it was super smooth. I then painted the black as much as I could but I knew that I was going to run out before the whole hood was done so me and my friend decided to have a little fun with the lack of paint.

This is where my car sits now:

Tomorrow I'll go out and get more paint and re-sand the black and touch it up so its a uniform color. I just ran out of paint so there are some spots that need to be touched up that will be done tomorrow.

Stay tuned, soon this car will be all black and badass.

For reference my engine looks like:

and interior:

[CSUPUEBLOTIM]

Interior and bay look real good. Pictures of exterior are a little blurry to really see whats going on. What mods are you running?

[kornmanz]

Greddy titanium valve springscrower titanium valve setcrower 272 cam set (also getting a 264 duration cam)phase 2 motorsports rocker arm stopperspro-machine acid treated headpro-machine multi angle valve jobpro-machine ported and polished portsARP head bolts and studsHKS 1.04mm multilayer metal head gasketbrian crower bronze valve guidesOEM valve seals (new)OEM timing chain tension-er (new)5 Ziegen Oil cap

Nismo rod bearingsNIsmo main bearingsNismo thrust bearingsEagle h-beam rodsOEM pistons (new)OEM rings (new)OEM oil pan (new. Got replaced because other one was dented)Greddy blow-by canisterARP rod boltsGreddy aluminum pulley setgreddy oil filter sandwitch plate

Aeromotive tsunami fuel pumpaeromotive 100 micron inline fuel filteraeromotive fuel pressure regulatoraeromitve fuel pressure gaugegreddy fuel pressure fittingsBGRG custom high pressure fuel lines with 6AN fittingsApexi SAFC 2 fuel controllerZ32 Mass air flow sensor

Nismo thermostatSamco braided radiator hosesgreddy radiator capkoyo polished aluminum radiator12" electric fan (2)Phase 2 motorsports aluminum coolant tankB-road carbon fiber air diversion plateAEM air filter

Stock turbineGreddy turbo timerGreddy Profec b Spec 2 boost controllerBGRG steel braided oil return lineHKS equal length exhuast manifoldHeat solutions exhaust heat wrapJDM lab aluminum intercoolerJDM lab intercooler pipingBlitz BOVBlitz BOV fittingApexi DownpipeApexi dual N1 Exhaust systemOEM o2 sensor (new)

Z32TT dual piston front calipers2 Z32TT brembo rotors2 240sx brembo rotors (rear)2 phase 2 motorpsorts steel braided brake lines4 tokiko performance shocks4 tein s performance springsFR and RR began racing strut tower braces

[kornmanz]

The pictures of the interior and engine bay are done with my digital camera and the rest are with my phone. I have no idea where my camera is so I cant take pics with it.

[sil8tdrftr]

wow i see things are coming along great ... the hood is gonna take like two and a half cans of color... but you should have been able to use one can of primer to coat the hood??? or did you??? well... take some day time pics so we could see how the paint came out

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Wow, your interior looks super clean! What type of seat is on the passengers side? Almost looks like z33 but I'm not sure.

Btw, good luck on the paint, I hope it turns out well.

[kornmanz]

wow i see things are coming along great ... the hood is gonna take like two and a half cans of color... but you should have been able to use one can of primer to coat the hood??? or did you??? well... take some day time pics so we could see how the paint came out

Yup, one can of primer and the whole hood was done, but the primer can was larger than the color can. I think I'll be able to finish the hood and front end w/ about 1.5 cans of color.

the seat is a GTS seat is what the previous owner called it. If I could find another one like that I'm gonna replace the racing seat for the driver. I want both seats like the passenger one and have regular seatbelts.

Trying to keep this as clean as possible with a body kit.

[mm_zeus]

Nice engine goodies. Looks like you are heading in the right direction.

on another note: what happened to the bouncy chick that was in your sig yesterday?

[kornmanz]

I think it got moderated lol. I'll put it back in, if it gets taken out again though lol its definitely getting moderated.

[kornmanz]

on another note: what happened to the bouncy chick that was in your sig yesterday?

its back

[2projects2many]

its back

sig only shows once per page.

[kornmanz]

sig only shows once per page.

no yeah I know lol you missed what we were talking about.

[krimsonviper]

you engine bay is delicious. you have a perfect sleeper by the way.

[Ilvemynissan]

Very nice build you have goin. Im gonna watch this

Also, where did you get that carbon fiber peice around the hood latch?

On a side note* LOL Great sig man, haha that's great.

[tEknoS13]

DUDE u are the first i've seen with a 5Zigen oil cap lol i got one too, it sweet

[kornmanz]

you engine bay is delicious. you have a perfect sleeper by the way.

Oh yah lol. The only thing that scares the kiddies away is my huge front mount. The kids here in town who know their cars tend to not try with me. Yet people in minivans, trucks, hondas, and jeeps want to race me lol

Very nice build you have goin. Im gonna watch this

Also, where did you get that carbon fiber peice around the hood latch?

On a side note* LOL Great sig man, haha that's great.

I snagged it from ebay when I saw it. According to the guy its a rare real JDM piece. I only believe him cause I've never seen anything like it lol.

And yeah I try to keep my sigs entertaining.

DUDE u are the first i've seen with a 5Zigen oil cap lol i got one too, it sweet

haha yeah it looks good with my engine setup

[kornmanz]

So todays plan is to get the front end painted and done (up to the front quarter panels on both sides) and try to fix my front bumper.

Any ideas guys? I was thinking of going to home depot, picking up some fiberglass wonderful stuff and having some fun with it. I'm not too worried about ruining this bumper any further so I'm gonna at least try and fix it.

[urcaptnspeaking]

yeah just fiberglass it

[kornmanz]

Ok so digitulmuse came over and decided to get like 2 inches from the car and messed it up so we had to re-primer and paint it.



This is us going down the side of the car.



We get to the back of the car.



And thats it done



Lots of sanding to do tomorrow and a few more coats.

[kornmanz]

Anyone have any ideas on how I can polish up the chrome pieces I have on my car? I want the front mount to stand out in comparison with the front end being flat black.

[RB24D]

Anyone have any ideas on how I can polish up the chrome pieces I have on my car? I want the front mount to stand out in comparison with the front end being flat black.

Blue magic metal polish that stuff is the shiznit!!!

[kornmanz]

Blue magic metal polish that stuff is the shiznit!!!

I'll keep an eye out for it thanks. I cant get some of the spots off of the front mount. Lol stains from dead bugs...fun stuff..

[presidential]

Take your damn taillights off when you paint. It takes 5-10 minutes tops and gives you a much cleaner result.

[kornmanz]

Good idea, I'll take em off when I paint the black. As for now I taped that **** legit.

[ddgsxr504]

Looks good, I like it. Now ditch that cheap @ss ugly steering wheel.

[kornmanz]

Looks good, I like it. Now ditch that cheap @ss ugly steering wheel.

Its actually a nismo

[ddgsxr504]

Its actually a nismo

Nismo only makes one type of steering wheel and that ain't it. I would be shocked if you paid over $30 for the one you have.

See the Nismo engraving on the bottom spoke?

[kornmanz]

Decided to work late tonight and get some more of my car done. I sanded everything down and gave it all a fresh layer. The sides I have had painted black already are pretty much done after the next wet sand.

This is when I first got in the garage.



This is after sanding everything and primering the left side.



this is after the whole car has been painted black except the roof



Back end

I will get more pics tomorrow in the day light so you can see better. Goodnight for now guys. Tomorrow is a lot of sanding and some more coats. :P

[yuanchen]

interior looks clean

[gingerbredman]

wow.. i just spent 8 minutes watching kornmanz's sigs

anywho! nice project, liking the interior, ah seeing someone working on their project car motivates me, i need all the motivation i can get, i've got 1 running out of 4 right now haha

keep it going man, GL