New Vert

[Uberck]

i might of missed it before, but did you at least sand down to bare sheet metal before rattle canning it or did you just spray over the old paint?

[Dr.Fate]

Fellow Nissan Brother from the mid-west stop the MADNESS! Spend $500.00 please on A real paint job from Macco! thats the only thing wrong with her. I not to talk s!#t about what anybodys doing with their car, Trust me Spend the money. If you need help My Twinbrother is out in Michigan city and knows a guy that can paint for cheap, all you need is the paint and clear coat. Hit me up if your city is close to my brothers.

P.S. Remember I just don't like the paint, Not talking s#!t.

[Uberck]

yea dude if you were going to rattle can your car man at least sand off the old crap and apply a coat of primer to the sheet metal. then you can paint it. what you did its gonna fade and crack after a month or so and look like ****.

[DeXteR]

guys, don't be so harsh. let's not forget what this car looked like when he got it... this paint job is just fine to get by until he can save up some cash to get a quality paint job.

[TIMELSS_vert]

Fellow Nissan Brother from the mid-west stop the MADNESS! Spend $500.00 please on A real paint job from Macco!

any paint job that is only $500 cannot be "real." Simply put, a "real" paint job costs thousands of dollars, and Maaco is just another econo-crap paint shop. The reason their so cheap is cause their materials and methods are cheap, and their employees can't be doing too well either. They may have improved slightly but the fact of the matter is, is his "rattle can" paint looks like what would roll out of one of the econo-crap places minus a little bit of luster due to no clear and possibly not prepping. The paint looks good for what it is, there is no over spray, prevalent running or anything of the sorts.

I commend the guy for taking it upon himself to completely revive this vert from the sad state of affairs it once was in. And further more, doing it 100% himself, and pulling it off! GREAT JOB OTTO!

[krash]

i got Earl Sheib's "Premier paint service on the vert. it costed $600. that paint job is pure crap! the didnt even sand down the car before they painted it! and they left a huge white spot underneath the side mirror ( the car was painted from white to black). a week after the paintjob the paint started cracking in spots and chipping in others. lesson learned: PAY OVER 600 DOLLARS FOR PAINT! $1500 gets you goood paint. and otto, good freakin job man, it looks billions of time better. that ricer you bought it from is probbably gonna want it back now haha!

[otto_3478s]

Thanks for all the POSTIVE feedback... its nice to know that some people apprecitate the work I have put in it. And also note that the paint is PRIMER... which means it will get a real paint job... but i will be doing it. Agian thanks for all the postive feedback and lets not forget it went from this



to this... (front needs lowered now)


Modified by otto_3478s at 4:36 PM 8/17/2007

[krash]

*sniff* its like a manly fairy tale

[otto_3478s]

*sniff* its like a manly fairy tale

AHHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAA!!! NICE!!!!!

[SR20Monster]

hey got any pictures of how you mounted the coolant reservoir any tips? CAR IS LOOKING SICK in WHITE!!

[toplessKAT]

Just read the thread... good job on the car It looks so much better. Im glad there is another Indiana Vert on here :-)

[otto_3478s]

Wow, really nice work.By the way what are the specs on thoes wheel and tires. Im looking to get a new set for mine.you can see my current set up, here zerothread/271413You can see how it just clears the strut. You think you can take some close up pictures of your wheels, i would like too see how it clears behind on yours. Thanks.

Hope this helps... their a 40 offset

hey got any pictures of how you mounted the coolant reservoir any tips? CAR IS LOOKING SICK in WHITE!!

Stock air box needs removed and nut and bolt are required... other than that its not too bad. And thanks for the words man!

Just read the thread... good job on the car It looks so much better. Im glad there is another Indiana Vert on here :-)

Thanks man!!!! Indiana FTW!!!

Oh and by the way guys some one jump on this!!!!!zerothread/276796

[GoinTopless240]

Otto,That thing looks a gazillion (got that number from the kids) times better. Keep pluggin away man.

[otto_3478s]

Otto,That thing looks a gazillion (got that number from the kids) times better. Keep pluggin away man.

Thanks man

[DirftKing102]

awesome!!! I love what you did with the vert that used to be riced out and is not! Nice work! Can't wait for the engine work if you plan on doing any. Like Switching it from Auto-Manual and swapping engines stuff like that

[azndan2]

looks sweetgood job guy

[otto_3478s]

thanks guys im in the process of rounding up a turbo kit of some sort, and trying to stay under 1000. Any suggestions? I was thinkin of a t25 set up with just a basic FMU and maybe intercooler of maybe not. hoping to put out about 200whp or so. ive been looking around at some other setups and they seem to get about the same tq numbers as hp untill bout 250-275 whp ish then tq stays low and hp goes up. has anyone else been experiencing this? any feedback would be great thanks

[USDM240]

wow. so much better. its looks just like mine (panda theme).

[otto_3478s]

hell yeha man panda FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[94_240sx]

USDM240 & otto_3478s,I sure can join for panda theme too.

otto, can you align front bumper some more? I know. s13 front bumper is really hard to adjust and work with, but it looks like you got more gap than before. Somehow I lke old wheels better if I have to choose between the two. It's brilliant what you did with resovior. That's very cool.

[ishkabibble]

I like the reservoir a lot, too! Really clean looking.

One question, though... don't coolant reservoirs have to be mounted higher than the radiator?

[thrty5thsc]

Great work bro!!! I'll be sanding and grinding in a few weeks myself. NY winter will be here soon! The color is a hard dicision! Not sure what color it will end up.

[krash]

woa! i thought you sold it haha! about the turbo, tell me how it goes becuase i talked to my dad about it and he said it would be better to get an sr for a bit more than what i would spent turboing the ka the right way. and make this car look sicker than it is already man because im stuck between painting my vert white or black or red. (*hint*wink*)

[thrty5thsc]

I was thinking gunmetal gray.

[otto_3478s]

94_240sx ---- yes your right it does look a bit off... i got alot more body work ahead of me and im kinda liking the other wheels aswell, i think im gonna go put them on.

ishkabibble ----- No they dont have to be mounted higher because they will still draw in coolant after the thermo spring retracts on the rad cap when the car is cooling down

krash14 ----- HAHA yea i decided i just couldnt part with it... and im still not sure about a turbo kinda liking the sound of 4 more cylinders..... and i have been thinkin about all black too.

Oh and here are some photos from this past weekend out at the local Auto-X event

[ishkabibble]

Running a little rich?

[otto_3478s]

haha yeha i think im gonna just pull the motor and sell it so i dont have to deal with it HAHAHA

[ryguy32789]

HOOSIER POWER!!!!!

Where in Indiana are you man?

[Kristine]

Wow. whoever did that paintjob or stickers was nuts. What was he thinking?

Thank god you took the out of it.Good job!

[otto_3478s]

Alright quick recap of the life of the 240 Vert:

Bringin her home for the first time! Happy about the future plans ahead!

Started Engine bay work!

Engine bay complete!

Now body work begins!

Body work done for the time! (more to come during the winter)

Then 2 weekends in a row of SCCA Autocross!!!

Finally the end... I will miss her

Thanks to EVERYONE in the vert forum for your help! You guys have by far set the standard on which all other forums should obide by! Once agian thanks for everyones encouragement and help with my vert!!!!