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Gunmetal 350z build, 04 plate gt pack


Elliot350

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Am going for subtle styling smooth front bumper, jdm rear, single exit exhaust and accompanied with carbon fibre front lip and side sills. Am also welding up the oem spoiler holes and running it with just a roof spoiler..... That may not be to everyone's taste :/

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Wheels are a bit of a secret at the moment but there 19's In a bronze colour. I'm a bit uncertain on rear spats at the moment as I'd like something carbon to match the front and sides but isn't much out there that I like really.

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So a major part of the puzzle has finally arrived after a 11 week wait..... Due to two wheels going back to the paint stage as they didn't pass quality control.... So you would expect them to be absolutely mint, well NO! One has a flat spot and have paint issues on two others so only one good wheel out of the four...

 

Anyway here are some pictures am in the process of getting the problems sorted out.

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Pretty sure a wheel shouldn't have a flat on it.....

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Bit of paint inbetween the spokes missing

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Slight bit of paint around valve hole missed as well

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They are sorting me out a new rear wheel but the paint finishing will have to be sorted over here due to costs of sending them back and forth to the states they have offered discount which will cover all/some of the cost of this just need to get the right powdercoat code as I love this colour!

 

Enjoy guys :)

 

 

 

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Small update from bodyshop as well, not in a mad rush for the paint to be finished as everything else seems to be going wrong! But the primer guide coat flatting has begun tailgate all sorted at the moment and front bumper has been primed, love the way it looks all smoothed has come out really nice!

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So progress has been pretty slow over the last few weeks but the wheels are almost sorted, the colour has been matched so they can now all be refinished. Have also fitted my wheel that I got from jack at royal steering wheels, I went for dark grey alcantara all over with a grey stitch and grey strip at 12 o'clock.

 

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The underside of my corrosion free bonnet has now been painted and refitted with the rubber seals installed etc looking nice. The car will be painted this week should see some serious progress!

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I have also started to rent a lock up for Zeus, somewhere nice and dry and off the road only a couple of minutes from my house. Over the past week or so have been smartening it up, painted the walls White and the floor grey also installed some lights for getting the car out in the evening and nights spent tinkering.

 

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And at night with the lights on, not bad for only battery powered!

 

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Hope you guys enjoyed the update.

Cheers,

 

Elliot

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Bodyshop progress...

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Now time to lay down some solid gloss black!!

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It was then time to at last lay down some base coat on the bumpers and side skirts along with the spoiler.

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Then time to make it shine!!!!!

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Sorry if the update is a bit boring but has been lots of progress over the last couple of weeks so lots to catch up on! Will make another post later on today where the body was masked and painted!!! Then time to upload some pictures of the rebuild :)

 

For those going to trax il see you there! Will be the cars bodyshop debut lol

 

 

 

 

 

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Gloss black mirror bases

 

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Black handles

 

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Carbon lip and side steps

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Import rear complete

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Facelift lights vs non facelift

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Forgestar f14 wheels finally on after all the hassle!

 

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And to finish off a mad reflection shot....

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The car is now ready to leave the bodyshop, apart from me breaking one of the a pillar trims as I saw a slight dent in it and tried to tweak it :( another replacement will be sourced and painted.

 

On to the next stage of the project soon which will be meister r coilovers and Eibach rear camber arms. Mishimoto radiator, Torqen undertray, Torqen black hoses and also aux belts changed.

 

Enjoy!!!

 

 

 

 

 

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Gloss black rear badge with some graphite sparkle....

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Password JDM billet wiper delete now body colour

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Some overall finished pictures now with facelift rear lights installed.

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Really gutted that I didn't make it to trax but was a bit of a last minute rush that I wasn't prepared to do, incase of messing something up.... Already managed to break the passenger side A pillar trim again!! 😤😤

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So it's been along time since I've posted any progress since the bodyshop, a lot has been happening including buying my first house so the car is now going to take a bit longer to progress but never mind. Anyway on with some updates,

 

Took the car to a local meet

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Moved it in to my new place which has a much better garage than what it was in before

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After being stored in a leaky garage before it was in massive need of a good wash, so gave it a rinse off.

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Sorted the garage out a little, bit of a sweep and carpet on the wall to protect my door getting in and out

 

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