Originally Posted by fly yellow I like the black powder coat and the stripe around the lip. I might have to consider doing that with a yellow stripe. I already
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06-28-2009, 08:15 AM | #31 (permalink) |
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yes, they can be sanded smooth and coated over. Minor imperfections can be filled in with powder. If they are really deep, they can be filled in with metal filler and sanded back smooth before coating.
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06-28-2009, 01:21 PM | #32 (permalink) |
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I like the thin outer edge but not red up on the "Z". I also think if you are going to make the silver rims black to match the car you may as well get rid of the silver on the door handles, lights, etc....
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Here's some brand new shots after a layer of clear powdercoat over the pinstripe!
Fresh out of the oven: Up close: Direct sunlight: Close up shot of pinstripe: |
06-30-2009, 03:10 AM | #34 (permalink) |
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Tire mounting pictures....
New 305/30/19 Bridgestone RE11's: Pictures of the sidewall. A lot of threads talk about 305 width being too wide for the rear wheel and the rear tires bulging, so I took a few shots. Note that the tires have a recessed bead, not to be confused with sidewall bulge. Last edited by Phimosis; 06-30-2009 at 05:25 AM. |
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Now for the good stuff! I don't have the center caps painted yet, but within a few days...... will post more as I get things finished up.
I just got these mounted tonight, ran them home, bolted them up, got the car off of the jack stands and ran it into the sunset. As I drove out of town, I finally got away from the shadows and buildings and found a dirt road that was still getting direct sunlight. Unfortunately, this was all I had to work with: Notice the red dot on the fender....It was the sun as it was setting behind the hills. LOL. In the dark, the color is a little more red-orange Even more unfortunately, On my way home I came upon an accident where a soccer mom in an Escalade T-Boned a motorcyclist at speed. Poor guy had one leg hanging buy a few pieces of tissue, totally folded up under his body. I took my shirt off and used it as a tourniquet to control arterial bleeding while we waited for the paramedics. I parked my car diagonally in the road to create a safe zone for people at the edge of the street helping this guy. When the police came they thought my car was involved in the wreck, too. I'll see if I can find an x-ray of this disaster tomorrow at work. Totally ruined my perfect day with my new wheels on the Z. :-( Last edited by Phimosis; 06-30-2009 at 03:37 AM. |
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Nice job, they look good mounted up
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sucks about the accident, but good thing you were there to help. Wheels look great! Nice to see the final product, as I was going to do something really similar had I not bought the nismo wheels.
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Nice on,e jumpnig in and helping that guy out...coulda been like most of us and ben dumbfounded.
As for the rims, now you need so 25mm spacers to widen the stance..they are hidden under the flare. |
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On another note, here's the x-rays of the guy's leg in the accident: First one is femur. Second one is tibia/fibula. :sad: |
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Helping a fella out is not ruining a day. That made the day for that guy and that is so FTW!!
Also, the headlight housing and door handles need to be blacked out. I still think of Knight Rider....lol |
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When I was at the scene, the paramedics told the motorcyclist they were taking him to the trauma center where I work. I checked up on him this morning and unfortunately they had to amputate his leg at the knee.
I'm a motorcyclist as well as a medical doctor and when I see human tragedy like this it does ruin my day. That could have been me on the pavement and this guys life will forever be worse than before this day. |
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Dude, Antelope Valley Nissan? I was born in Palmdale and lived in Lancaster for years
Damn that leg got tore up. What about the rest of him, anything else major? Poor guy lost his leg, but at least he didn't lose his life after getting hit by an escalade. |
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