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Thanks Al. here is a pic Of the finished rear. Working on the Z in between work but it is coming out great. It's taking form. I have to fill in the obvious gaps but that is easy aiming to get it sitting right first then I can play with the fiberglass and body filler. The rear portion totally kicked my *** haha. A lot of planing and cutting but turned out great. Also I has to trim the quater panel flare just a wee bit for clearance. Next up is to install the 2015+ 370z fog light holder/bracket on my Nismo bumper Evo-R fog light won't go in now until done plus I rather get the wire work towards the end then have a cluster of wires I have to disconnect and reconnect. My headlights are going to get an overhaul as well. More on that later.
Evo-R goodies for the Z. The front end work will begin in a few min wish me luck haha. Measure measure measure another 20 times then proceed to cut. Headlights currently on the car are not part of the final design if anyone had any questions about them.
pics as promised. The front end of the Stardast kit on a Nismo front is tricky. It isn't your standard eBay lip type of installation haha. Took me a few days to knock this out mainly due to the amount of precise cutting, marking then sanding to get that perfectly smooth and clean finish. Getting all the edges to line up was definitely a task since I didn't want to ruin any of the body lines of the flares. I basically had to stretch the Stardast front flare so it lays down over the Nismo bumper like a glove rather then bend it over like some have done.not that it is bad I just wouldn't want to bend the flare to an extent rather have it fit OEM style. The rear was cake in comparison haha. My body work skills went from 0-100 after this. I also did a thing this last weekend and removed my borla exhaust and said Hello to a very nice and clean and light not to mentioned Burnt titanium Tomei single exit exhaust. The sound this thing makes is amazing. Pics below. Pretty much from this point on I will be adding in the small tid bits of my build since the heavy work primarily the flares and body of the car are basically 95% done. I will fill in the mini gap I have between the bumper flare and the fender flare. Now the LED fun can begin. Will toss the side skirts and that new hood on next! This build is a hell of a journey! Stay tuned for updates
man this is looking impressive haha, just a thought, have you thought about making the rear portion the smaller part of the flare mold into the bumper more flush? like what i mean is the flare is like < and the bumper is more squared idk how to word this without pictures haha.
Thanks haha and I Semi get what you mean but the rear flares do curve over the Nismo rear bumper. I do have to fill in the little gaps but plan on doing that when I finally mount it to the rear bumper that's easy. If that is what you are talking about I semi get what ya mean.
Been pretty busy as of late. But as of now I am beginning the prime work on the Z starting with the front of the car and moving to the back. Will tackle the front end pieces once I do the minor touch ups in a few spots. So far everything is coming along pretty good for the Z. It will soon by 1 color haha. Been riding around multicolored for a bit. Also headlights are not final. The lens on this is absolutely done. But I do have a new one ready to swap when I am ready for the LEDs mods.
Thanks king. It's def a work in progress. I have a few days I can take in between work to work on the Z and get it all primed up.
DmanG281 I am not affiliated with any shop. To be honest I am my own body shop. I live in west Orlando if ya ever want to meet up. Have all the tools to do most anything mechanical related and body work I picked up on. I do have a few carbon fiber pieces I am working on and I will shoot them with clear soon.
Thanks highway everyday it looks a little better haha. And as far as the color goes that won't be revealed until well the Z is done lol same as the wheels since I am doing a little tweaking to them. Will run my stock wheels to the ground until the Z is done body/paint wise. Fitment is A1
I will be peeling off the doors of the car next most likely tomorrow. primer week 😁. Got loads of reducer to clea up. Got the paint gun ready. 2K primer is no joke but has layed down crazy smooth so far. Prep work is key! Stay tuned.
03-16-2016, 12:20 PM
