Ruthless18x

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Looks pretty good.

Please don't be one of the guys that puts the Nismo badge on the V2.

haeshik

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noice

Lee R

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Kal-El is selling his diffuser. It has some scratches but you can paint it matte black to match the rest of your set up. Good deal!


https://my350z.com/forum/socal-marke...-part-out.html

Thermal1

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I like it!
I vote black grill too (until you have FI to show off a FMIC)

Other than that, i wouldnt change a thing. You live in Athens? I am a UGA grad living in ATL now....

f-350z

looks great..

how did paint the wheels? i mean did he remove the face from the lip? details plz
i want to re-paint my wheel's lips with chrome finish, but dont want take the risk of loosin the screws.

SatchScream

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Very nice, what happened to your headlight?

abarclay

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Thanks for the heads up! I sent him a PM, but I think he wants to only sell it locally

I think you're right about the grill, I might end up painting it. I'm up here for grad school right now, hoping to be finished next Spring. Did you ever meet up with any kinda of Athens Car Club or anything? Where in ATL are ya?

John at Holt Body Shop did them for me. He did remove the face so he could paint them. I believe he sanded down the lip before painting them black. When he put them back together, he said he torqued each bolt with ~35 ft/lbs and put loctite on them.

Thanks, it's condensation from the night before (I have to park outside), I'm guessing because of the humidity down here. It's on the outside of the my car, you can actually kinda see some on the back of my car in the pic from the rear.

NA&CH

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Love this combo. V2 with the veilside. I like the red stipe. Played out in 2009. everyone changed now. Post pics with the Diffuser and the red brakes.

Grill = Black

Chris

f-350z

@adarcaly, Sir, what about the tightening sequence and steps?? or he just tightened them w/o any sequence and steps?? can you check with him plz

another Q, do you feel any kind of vibration after painted them?

thx in advance

Entaille

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my thoughts as well, the v2 looks so much cleaner with black mesh.

pony_killer

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looks nice. what exhaust is that?

abarclay

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I'll check with John as to the steps that he followed for taking apart, painting, and putting back together my wheels

I think you're right, and it seems to be the general consensus around here. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

None other than Motordyne Shockwave V2

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O HELLA OEM

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that a nice llllooooking Z!props

f-350z

any update from john?

abarclay

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My bad, I'll post it tomorrow, I still need to give him a call

abarclay

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I just spoke with John and he said that he doesn't like giving out the sequences of steps he uses because he could potentially lose business around town, but he did tell me that he removed the bolts holding the 2 pieces of the wheels together, sanded down all the parts that were to be painted, primered them, and then put them back together, torquing each bolt with 30-35 ft/lbs. He also used blue locite on each bolt so that if need be, the wheels could be taken apart again.

I haven't had any vibration issues, but the wheels were balanced off the car, and then put on the car and balanced again.

John said that most body shops, if they are competent, should be able to paint 2 piece wheels. Hope this helps.

f-350z

thanks a lot Sir

dkmesa350z

iTrader: (41)

Looks great, Andy. The finish on the wheels looks so awesome in person.

Lol at John not revealing his bolt tightening method for fear of losing business. I would imagine torque in a star pattern just like lug nuts.

AustinA02

looks good man.

i actually have the same v2 front and veilside sides in the shop getting painted matte black right now to match my wheels. i should have them back later this coming week.

i also have the replica chargespeed rear bumper there too and the diffuser area is getting painted matte black. I'm also getting the emblems and handles painted the same black and my headlights housings will be matched black soon.

im glad i got to see a kind of preview before i got the pieces back. thanks

abarclay

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Thanks Keith and AustinA02, I definitely want to see your car when you get it back from the shop AustinA02. I think painting my headlights and grill is going to be my next mod. I hadn't really thought about painting the emblems and handles, but I bet it's gonna look clean with them all being matte black. Please post some pics when you get it back!