Let me rephrase: She's back from the body shop

[Hijacker]

I have a few more pieces to pull off the body such as the rear upper quarter panel molding, the side view mirrors, the door handles, the trunk spoiler, and the trunk lid. But she looks really sad right now almost stripped down to the unibody

But in a few weeks, no more rocking the multi-colored jalopy look.

[94_240sx]

Same OEM white color, 326?

[Hijacker]

Yep. With a dash of gun metal grey on the lower quarter of the car.

[DeXteR]

You know how we roll...

There better be a photo shoot before it dries.

[Hijacker]

If the shop's lucky, I won't be hanging around taking pics of the process >.>

[DeXteR]

LOL

When I FINALLY get around to getting my rotating assembly balanced (after buying everything... ) I'm going to see if they'll let me document it...

[Eikon]

Awesome Bart.. You're about a month ahead of me I think. I'm hoping at least.

Love the two-tone, white with a grey lower will look very hot!!!

[Hijacker]

I didn't get the front bumper in time, so I'll be rocking the Qs bumper with a GT-R grill. Maybe if things turn out right, I'll try to land the bumper lip in a few months and get it color matched.

[Hijacker]

Update. We trailered the car to the shop today and dropped it off.

On every car, each engineer is allowed to design one bolt/screw that is impossible to get to. The ASC engineer apparently decided hiding a screw for the exterior q-panel molding behind the quarter window was a great idea. >_<

[94_240sx]

On every car, each engineer is allowed to design one bolt/screw that is impossible to get to. The ASC engineer apparently decided hiding a screw for the exterior q-panel molding behind the quarter window was a great idea. >_<

Oh! I think I saw that one when I removed my quarter window. Can't you just bend screw driver in 90 degree and remove it? Hard to reach screws and bolts are fine with me. I hate rivets that you can find all over on top mechanism.

[94_240sx]

Yep. With a dash of gun metal grey on the lower quarter of the car.

Forgot to ask this. Is that gunmetal color same as that you can find on other factory 2-tone s13s? I hope so. That color is really nice.

[Hijacker]

The silvia front end I have right now is silver/gunmetal so he'll color match the grey off that. Mated up to the factory Super White, it'll look drop dead I think.

And that little screw wouldn't be so hard to get to if you could drop the quarter window another 1/4 of an inch. As it was, it was an odd angle and the window lowered enough to let me get on the screw, but not enough to keep from possibly stripping the screw out. Tahnkfully neither stripped out. The manual calls it a mucket screw and says that the windows will drop enough with the adjustement nuts to get a screw driver on it. I call shenaniganz now.

[JONES MOTORSPORTS]

What shop is painting your car?Is it in Roanoke? Sounds like it will be very nice with 2-tone.I am considering painting my car a 2-tone configuration With silver and black, and get some better rims.

[Hijacker]

The shop's located in Salem, VA, which is in Roanoke county. One of the workers there is married to one of my co-workers, and he's done some nice work.

[JONES MOTORSPORTS]

Yep- lotsa little shops hiding in Salem. I have some friends that own a shop down by valleydale in the maze of sidestreets down there and a coouple of tow companies right there too.One of the bodymen that used to work at first team has re-opened the old custom colors shop over there as well.

[94_240sx]

The silvia front end I have right now is silver/gunmetal so he'll color match the grey off that. Mated up to the factory Super White, it'll look drop dead I think.

Oh!!! That's original 2 tone bottom color. I've always liked that color. 326 never had 2 tone. s13 2 tone was more like creamy/yellowish color rather than white and there are green and dar grey 2-tones. Agreed. It'll look gorgeous.

[Hijacker]

Yep- lotsa little shops hiding in Salem. I have some friends that own a shop down by valleydale in the maze of sidestreets down there and a coouple of tow companies right there too.One of the bodymen that used to work at first team has re-opened the old custom colors shop over there as well.

You're talking about Ryan Newman. I went to high school with him!

A couple of my friends are techs over at First Team. Dan and Mark. Good kids, and Mark has hooked me up in the past with his emplyee discount. Made getting the timing chain assembly for my SR cheap.

The shop I'm using is Regal Paint. It's just around the corner from Custom Colors. I was on the fence as to who I was gonna go with, but Regal won out in the end.

EDIT: Here's some photoshops I did years ago for the two tone



Originally I had liked doing a lighter grey, but with the Enkei's I really liked the darker grey. Gunmetal will pop even more once it's done. It really is gonna look super good once it's done, buffed, and polished.

[94_240sx]

Someone just posted this car in 240 gen chat. He was showing off new paint job.

[DeXteR]

It really is gonna look super good once it's done, buffed, polished, and slammed.

Fixed.

Can't wait!

[Hijacker]

Yeah, that was Veebee. He stole my two tone idea >_< Well, great minds I suppose...

Dex, as much as I'd like to slam it, I enjoy getting over the speed bumps around here. I already scrape at the ride height I sit at.

[JONES MOTORSPORTS]

Yep, Ryan Newman.I was the bodyshop Foreman at 1st team for about a year and a half.Do you know Roger in the Nissan service dept?He has a 600 plus rear wheel horsepower 2004 GTO- probably the fastest car I've ever ridden in!

[Hijacker]

I've heard of the car, but didn't know who owned it. I'm more familiar with Nate and Steve back in parts, although I think Steve has been gone for some time now. They have this guy named Joey working the counter now, and I try my best to avoid ordering through him because 99% of the time the order either doesn't get put in or gets screwed up. I had a hug fiasco waiting on main bearings for my SR rebuild. It took 2 weeks of "it'll be here soon" to find out that he had never ordered them.

I'm hoping he actually ordered the plastic clips for my spoiler and the "Nissan" emblem for the rear.

What made you leave Roanoke and head out towards the Richmond area?

[-RJ-]

Someone just posted this car in 240 gen chat. He was showing off new paint job.

dam, i was gonna buy some s14 se rims too to replace my 300zx rims. i wish i did now lol

[94_240sx]

Quote »dam, i was gonna buy some s14 se rims too to replace my 300zx rims. i wish i did now lol[/quote]Do you have TT rear wheels from z32? They are wider than NA ones and in slight concave design. If you don't, get them for the rear and put spacers on to push them out on all 4 corners. To me, z32 wheels look better than s14 SE wheels when it's done right lowered, pushed out and with some minus camber. Don't get me wrong. I think s14 SE wheels are gorgeous on s13 too. These OEM wheels should really good on 240 vert. R33 GTR, z32 TT and s14 SE. R32 GTR wheels look too plain.

[-RJ-]

i would love to have the R33 wheels, but they are too expensive lol, but i probably will end up jsut buying 2 TT rims, those are 245 / 16 right?

[Hijacker]

Bumpin' to the top. I just went over to the body shop and the vert look great! I'll have pics up either tonight or tomorrow. I still have a lot of assembly to do to the car, but the paint looks awesome.

I had him shoot my coupe doors, but not my convertible doors, so the car looks a bit funky with the old paint still on the doors (it doesn't match the 2 tone as well as the white just looks plain old and oxidated). Once my new exhaust comes in, I'll be ready to show off to the hoties!

[DeXteR]

Can't wait.

[-RJ-]

oh boy, my panties are in a knot from anticipation lol. i need money dam it so i can do cool stuff to my car too

[onosqv]

OOOO, can't wait!

Mine just got back from the body shop too, I should be posting pics shortly as well, new paint battle time!

[ishkabibble]

Cool!

I'll be joining the paint battle, too... mine should be finished this weekend.