Where'd you get ruff racing 287s in gold? Or did you get them coated after your bought them?

 

I need to do this to my nismo, makes the engine look more exotic

 

I bought the 287s silver normally, and then i base coat clear coated them gold. lol chrysler sparkle gold to be exact.

 

Why yes it is my dad's shop, lol that is amazing to see someone on these forums that is really close, lol. amsoil > royal purple! lol jk.

 

Yea i thought about color matching, but then I thought it would look a little boring in my taste, maybe later when I get tired of the red.


oh and the paint is a base coat clear coat, but the clear coat has a flattning agent in it to get that satin look to it.

 

i did that before 3 months .but your work is better

 

Your dad did say something about amsoil being better but i'll stick with my purple lol. I'm do for another oil change, maybe i'll see you there. How much do you charge for lowering spring installs?

 

prob. $60 for 1hr labor. what kind of springs you getting? I'm also looking to get some springs, maybe some Tein S-techs or gf210s can't make up my mind, mostly because of speed bumps

 

That color is nice i wanted a color like that, something darker.

Did you scuff everything? including the black?

 

Prob the GF210. $60.00 is a very reasonable price. I'll swing by the shop when the springs come in.

 

where did you learn to type like that?

 

I think if you painted that awful yellow dip stick handle red it would really make your engine bay complete

On a side note..must be nice to have a dipstick thats easy to get to..

 

Should have left the "NISSAN" black.

 

i need to go clean my engine bay

i like the red

 

you just need 1 can of paint (i got mine for 4$) and any kind of tape and plastic bags to cover the black the cheapest mod ever

 

Looks good

 

do you just tape off the area you don't want painted and simply just brush on the paint? Do you have to put on a basecoat then a second coat? Primer or anything else? kinda new to DIY

 

brush it on, no.

well i just scuffed with a grey scotch bright and then I cleaned it with some wax and grease remover. then i sprayed 3 coats of red base, and then a flattened clear coat. and yes tape off the area you do not want to spray ie the black plastic. make a edge around the area being painted then behind the taped line tape some masking paper around it. then start to spray.

 

I love how people tell you what color you should have done! LOL, it looks great man, you did a awesome job. To the people that have opinions of what he should have done, it isn't your car and he supplied pictures to give you ideas for your own vehicle. This from is guilty of to many people busting ***** (all the time).

 

^ ehh i like getting everyone opinions to see what I can improve or take away. And I agree with whoever said I should have left the Nissan letters black. I got a little carried away when painting the cover and while waiting for the base to flash, i taped off and started to paint the emblem, when I got done with it I kinda regretted doing it.