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i seen this the other day while browsing around looks good but only prototype atm and usdm so would need to see if it would work over here but it definitely looks the business

found it http://www.madmotors.co.uk/bodykits-spoilers-14000/body-kits/nissan/nissan-350z/mm-nissan-350z-n-jp-vizage-style-front-bumper.html

seen this its close to that http://www.madmotors.co.uk/bodykits-spoilers-14000/body-kits/nissan/nissan-350z/knight-racer-nissan-350z-03-08-ings-front-bumper.html

try going past on a motorbike

there an answer to that http://www.amazon.co.uk/3M-1080-BR120-Brushed-Aluminum-Textured/dp/B009T54SAK

i searched 350z alcantara dash in images as im sure id seen a few of the cluster tops done before in it so thought it would give you an idea. wouldn't like the idea of having cardboard on my dash even if covered its a potential fire hazard but you could coat it in cheap pva clue thatll give it some strength like the old mask molds you make as a kid cover the balloon in paper dipped in it then pop the balloon same principal here just over the cardboard. dont think theres anyway not to be sanding anything down as ull need a good serface for the leather/material to go over got me looking into doing this now though

http://s234.photobucket.com/user/bullitt5897/media/DSC_4474.jpg.html quick google i know this is for the 370 but shudnt be too hard to mod the top of a 350 cluster

it was being in a car with a women driving at high speeds id be sick too

if i was doing it id make a mock up in cardboard cover it in clingfilm and start layering fiberglass patches and resin build a few layers up and let it set remove the cardboard and use body filler and hardner over it and smooth off with sand paper quick primer then cover in what ever you want

looks nice there. those wheels go for a pretty pennie if you want to change them can pick some refurbed rays up for 500 and flog these and make around 1k for other mods

this looks like its going to be fun 3 years in the making. reckon itll be running at japfest?

The hood is a right PITA with the groves and curves I did my own but it's not great and needs redoing tbh some people find it easier than others but there is definitely a skill to wrapping and they are worth paying for someone to do. 300 isn't a bad price when your looking at 2-3 hours labour for 2 people and the materials

this builds coming on very nicely. your doing well with your little experience of modding you've now done more than a lot of the people on here. well done on just giving things ago. also i see your like to add all this late at night when most are sleeping haha i just added a load on my build too look forward to seeing what else you get up to next

next up try and get into my mates garage this week to wrap the rear wings then onto the doors and the roof sills pay days shopping list is a nrg short boss so i can get my wheel on some steering fluid as messing with the car lock to lock has seemed to burnt some off and got lights on dash now (there just on min levels once warm hovers over min line but esp and skid lights come on front brakes come on then let off and all then drives like normal. read up that it just the sensor reading it low) may also look out for some nismo side skirts now im off to bed before i think of something else to wrap or buy

right enought wrapping for now onto some bits for the inside finally getting rid of that tan/orange/dogpoo/vinderloo colour bits of the O/H for mas so naturally she didnt think/know that i needed a boss and new knobs to fit these so i got busy on the old ebay and order my self a cheap china boss and a knock off sparco quick release and a proper set of sparco knobs and pedal set right the china boss was just plain rubbish wouldn't of fitted unless you removed all of the steering assembly including the indicator sticks and unit they attach to but at 15 wasn't to fussed but ended up with a full refund and didn't have to return item as it wasn't fit for its advertised car as for the knock off sparco snap off looks the business 2 solid bits of aluminum and a good mechanism and solid lock so that was a steel at only £15 the sparco knob and pedal set took a little longer due to a paypal issue so only got these today so fitted these with the gaiters i got at xmas

now next up the rear bumper now this was a right PITA i tried doing it all on my own and its awful but im going to put it up here to show that im no pro and lots of mistakes are happening. not happy with it by any mean and will be redoing it when help is available but for now its on the car like it is . after a few hours taking it off and cleaning it to within an inch of its life (it was filthy and lots of double sided tape for number plate) i began so anyway was really annoyed at it but was too late and i needed the car the next morning so on it went as it looks good from a distance but up close loads of error and even a very bad slice of L/H side as i some how ended with to much material so please be gentle as i know its a bad job but it is my first wrapping and it is also coloured carbon fibre texured material which if you ask anyone is a right PITA to work with

now the side skirts getting pretty good at removing these now been on and off about 10 times so when i get my new ones itll be a dodle time for a shower to get it nice and clean then it turn into this night time fitted shots crappy day light window pic

next up the wings bumper off again headlights removed side skirts aswel finished up ( no during as was very time consuming and re wrapped it 3 or 4 times as i kept ripping it as nearing the end

so ive been away busy over the xmas break and been getting things done . first up was to begin my full car wrap so what better way than to start at the front bumper off so i took it off into my nice warm house to do the work then fitted back on to car minus the badge misplaced my double-sided tape so had to order some more

He was a visionary who would of thought that 10 years later everyman and his dog would be getting it done 😉

yeap the carbon stuff is really bad 3m don't make coloured textured vinyl because of this it has a tendency to rip along the pattern so is a nightmare to work with but i havent seen a whole car in it so wanted to be different as for being professional im far from it loads of mistakes and marks on it but im going to be tracking the car so its going to probably need redoing various times also my first time wrapping one panel let alone a whole car so im getting better as i go along

thanks should be done in next week or two keep an eye on my build thread http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/102783-zena-the-warrior-princess/ just by doing each panel on their own and removing some of the other panels like front bumper and side skirts there omp tr-s got mine from here good seats for the money, http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/top-100/motorsport-top-100/omp-tr-s-steel-frame-seat

Im guessing that you've answered your own question there. i guess i have but as with anything new your always second guessing if your doing it right that's were you guys come in to bounce ideas over

just a teaser of whats been going on the last week or so

a few pics so far