the "bmccann101s car gets a new look/ watch me suffer bodywork hell" thread
Love the white with blue for the look you're going for. And I just like it.
It's interesting how the black rims on white car have one effect...but when the rims change to a lighter tone (the blue) the car looks wider because the eye doesn't' get sucked into the darkness of the black-rim wheel well with no reason to flow out....the blue rims is lighter in tone than black so the eye flows from white car to black tire to blue rim and back to the next contrast...which is the car....and so it makes the car stand poised more aggressively because the eye isn't going INTO the wheel well. I really wonder what silver rims would look like....less distinctive per se but would be really clean and even a lighter tone than the blue, so I think the stance might be accentuated even more?
Overall, the white with blue rims for me of those.
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It's interesting how the black rims on white car have one effect...but when the rims change to a lighter tone (the blue) the car looks wider because the eye doesn't' get sucked into the darkness of the black-rim wheel well with no reason to flow out....the blue rims is lighter in tone than black so the eye flows from white car to black tire to blue rim and back to the next contrast...which is the car....and so it makes the car stand poised more aggressively because the eye isn't going INTO the wheel well. I really wonder what silver rims would look like....less distinctive per se but would be really clean and even a lighter tone than the blue, so I think the stance might be accentuated even more?
Overall, the white with blue rims for me of those.
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From: MexiCali dodging potholes
If you do send your car into the stratosphere, by removing the rear speaker box and having a rear cage i.e. p car gt3 then I say a loud color red or orange...
keep it up !
keep it up !
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From: Scottsdale/coyote drophouse
im disinclined to acquiesce to your request. lol.
I have a roll of pearl satin white sitting here, courtesy of Avery Dennison.
Ok so, for updates.. Bob sent me out the very first youtube communication on my gage redo:
In combination with Black Cat Customs neautral colors, STARDAST logo'd gaige faces:
I also picked up a great sponsorship on the Factory 12 Brainiac system, helping me rip out another 40 lbs of head unti, wiring and amplifiers.. all to be replaced by this and a 5 channel single alpine amp w smaller gauge wiring. makgin an easily removable flat fiberglass subwoofer box for the JL13 so i can simply take it out.
Adding back in about 3 lbs, but so worth it.. i will finally be getting off my *** to mount these one off pieces up soon.
I have a roll of pearl satin white sitting here, courtesy of Avery Dennison.
Ok so, for updates.. Bob sent me out the very first youtube communication on my gage redo:
In combination with Black Cat Customs neautral colors, STARDAST logo'd gaige faces:
I also picked up a great sponsorship on the Factory 12 Brainiac system, helping me rip out another 40 lbs of head unti, wiring and amplifiers.. all to be replaced by this and a 5 channel single alpine amp w smaller gauge wiring. makgin an easily removable flat fiberglass subwoofer box for the JL13 so i can simply take it out.
Adding back in about 3 lbs, but so worth it.. i will finally be getting off my *** to mount these one off pieces up soon.
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From: Scottsdale/coyote drophouse
not as many cool pitures on this post yet, but hers the current game plan..
Yanking out the air suspension set up completely .... selling my current Stance LX street style coilovers.
Picking up a set of Stance SuperSport true coilovers, with helper spring and Swift spring upgrade.. 13k/10k raised spring rate as well( i run large R compound tires)
Voodoo13 rear toe and suspension arms.. possibly the fronts as well.
Air cups for at least the front for now, not sure of the brand just yet though.
Going to run just a single air compressor and a very small aluminum tank under the car on the other side of the tomei.
Cuttin out the entirety of the plastic and sheet metal from the speaker bar/seats all the way bay up to the strut bar, which i am leaving.
Adding a gusseted 4 point bar across the span of the car below the harness bar and back to the stb.. covering all the exposed sheet metal with lightweeight black carpet and calling it a day.
Lightweight two piece front rotors are almost ready over at Concept Z Performace for me, and I picked up matching powerstop rear rotors yesterday.
Hawk HPS or EBC Red stuff pads..
Hopefully get a quaiffe diff in here as well as part of this gig.
Yanking out the air suspension set up completely .... selling my current Stance LX street style coilovers.
Picking up a set of Stance SuperSport true coilovers, with helper spring and Swift spring upgrade.. 13k/10k raised spring rate as well( i run large R compound tires)
Voodoo13 rear toe and suspension arms.. possibly the fronts as well.
Air cups for at least the front for now, not sure of the brand just yet though.
Going to run just a single air compressor and a very small aluminum tank under the car on the other side of the tomei.
Cuttin out the entirety of the plastic and sheet metal from the speaker bar/seats all the way bay up to the strut bar, which i am leaving.
Adding a gusseted 4 point bar across the span of the car below the harness bar and back to the stb.. covering all the exposed sheet metal with lightweeight black carpet and calling it a day.
Lightweight two piece front rotors are almost ready over at Concept Z Performace for me, and I picked up matching powerstop rear rotors yesterday.
Hawk HPS or EBC Red stuff pads..
Hopefully get a quaiffe diff in here as well as part of this gig.
Have you thought about going stiffer springs in the rear? The stock OEM Nismo set- up is something like 9k/12k. To me it's the best set up Ive felt in a Z, even better than my current Stance Pro Comp with Stance springs. Something like 12k/7k
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From: Scottsdale/coyote drophouse
Not sure offhand tbh.. Before I order I'll dig further into the spring rates tho.
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so more cool things happened, and Ive only been awake for like an hour lol.
Turns out by long time pal Nico is a product development manager at Voodoo13.. so after i posted a " omg.. do want!" picture on IG, he contacted me about partnering up on the build.. .details are out still, but it looks like I am solidly moving in the direction of voodoo13 suspension arms for the car here.. hell.. YES.
Turns out by long time pal Nico is a product development manager at Voodoo13.. so after i posted a " omg.. do want!" picture on IG, he contacted me about partnering up on the build.. .details are out still, but it looks like I am solidly moving in the direction of voodoo13 suspension arms for the car here.. hell.. YES.
Those plastic pieces going in the interior (gauge cover and handle looking thing) are really nice looking but don't seem to match up with the lines of the dash well. It also looks like the gauge cover is overhanging the vents which just seems like a pretty big oversight when someone designed it. It also looks like you can't open the passenger vent. Not the end of the world but it'd bug me.
But everything does look sick.. That brainiac system looks crazy
But everything does look sick.. That brainiac system looks crazy
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From: Scottsdale/coyote drophouse
Those plastic pieces going in the interior (gauge cover and handle looking thing) are really nice looking but don't seem to match up with the lines of the dash well. It also looks like the gauge cover is overhanging the vents which just seems like a pretty big oversight when someone designed it. It also looks like you can't open the passenger vent. Not the end of the world but it'd bug me.
But everything does look sick.. That brainiac system looks crazy
But everything does look sick.. That brainiac system looks crazy
its hand made and will match just fine, its being held in place by hand. I .. its not an oversight, its jsut not oem.. the vent operation is unaffected. So dont be too bugged by it, its not something that will be produced for sale, so it will only be in my car for me to enjoy and not worry about..
