zanzee01 Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Hi again everybody! After a long gruelling ordeal with finding, chasing and eliminating rust, I am stoked to say, we now have paint! A new addition also is the front air dam (thanks to Warren at All Z Parts). AND *finally* got my restored dash back today! Next up comes dash going back in, windscreens going back in, then we're off to the mechanic for a full health check and I'll be ferrying parts to and from the upholsterer in the mean time... we're on the way I am considering having my grille chromed- thoughts? Also I am a little concerned about the back badges for the boot lid- I have seen some with Datsun (on the angle) and 260z underneath, and some with Datsun (on the angle) and 2+2 underneath. Being that this is a 2+2 does that mean I should have the latter on her? Quote
Retro Z Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Nice!! is that Black or grey??..can't really make it out in the pictures. Post up more pics, i'm liking it very much. Good work. Quote
zanzee01 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Posted July 27, 2012 Hi Retro Z, Thanks Yeah it's black- the photos aren't too great, I just ducked round to the painters and took a couple on my phone, when she comes out to go to the mechanic I'll take a bunch more and post them up with pics of the dash as well :D Quote
Zedback Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Congratulations Zanzee!! Very shiny and black. My daily driver is very shiny black too ...under all the Greenbank dust!! Quote
Retro Z Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Its funny because just yesterday i always talking to another forum member (Vramjee) as we are both in the process of restoring our cars and i said to him "nobody has done Gloss black... one of us should do gloss black" Fast foward 30 hrs and you've painted your car Black!.. Love it, can't wait to see the car all done. Quote
Stivva Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Make sure you put new side repeaters on and not the old ones! http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DATSUN-NISSAN-240Z-260Z-FAIRLADY-FENDER-INDICATORS-/130663754043?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e6c2aa93b#ht_3205wt_1024 clear is there too Quote
Moderators Zedman240® Posted July 28, 2012 Moderators Posted July 28, 2012 Is there heaps of dust on it? Makes it look more satin than gloss... Looks great though! Be prepared to wash every weekend. Quote
luvemfast Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 Looks great. Does it have a metallic through it? Or is it a grainy picture Anyway, well done. The biggest gripe I have with owning a black Z is the loss of contrast, where you loose details and those sexy lines. Not to mention on track, you can't actually tell it apart from other black cars until its very close. Quote
zanzee01 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Posted July 28, 2012 Hi everyone, thanks for the awesome comments Yes, that Greenbank dust is a killer, guess I'll just have to drive fast enough to keep it off.... You should definitely think about it Retro Z, it makes them look sooooo sexy. Have some new side repeaters ready to install, thanks for the link Stivva. Yeah it has a layer of dust on it in the photos, and they aren't that great a quality, but yep she's gloss and no, not metallic- I'd spend forever trying to make it look clean! (what am I saying, I'll have to be doing that anyway!) Luvemfast, call me cheeky, but isn't the idea that on the track you aren't anywhere near the other black cars trailing behind you? LOL Quote
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