What Have You Done To Your V-Series Today?

[kvnz88]

reviving an old topic

decided to give the plastidip thingy a go today, did my front grille and rear diffuser. The grille turned out okay..got a few small run spots if you look close but from far it looks good imo. I did 4 layers on each with 1 can which was almost empty when i finished. The diffuser didn't turn out as good as i wanted it to be but being first time i think it was okay...will learn from my mistakes i guess. Anyway pictures say more than words, here's a few pics i took along the process (only took a few as i was racing against daylight to get it finished.

Grille (was a bitch to take off lol..)

after

Diffuser

i was bit paranoid about overspray...hence the ridiculous amount of paper lol

after....i ran out of sunlight

took me about 2 hours ish, that was including washing the car and prep work

[rawzz_v35]

reviving an old topic

decided to give the plastidip thingy a go today, did my front grille and rear diffuser. The grille turned out okay..got a few small run spots if you look close but from far it looks good imo. I did 4 layers on each with 1 can which was almost empty when i finished. The diffuser didn't turn out as good as i wanted it to be but being first time i think it was okay...will learn from my mistakes i guess. Anyway pictures say more than words, here's a few pics i took along the process (only took a few as i was racing against daylight to get it finished.

Grille (was a bitch to take off lol..)

after

Diffuser

i was bit paranoid about overspray...hence the ridiculous amount of paper lol

after....i ran out of sunlight

took me about 2 hours ish, that was including washing the car and prep work

Looks good.. Why do you think diffuser didnt come out good? I was thinking of doing the same so any tips would be handy.

Cheers

[rawzz_v35]

Rev-up air box and Z tube last evening..

[kvnz88]

When you peel off the masking around the edges the dip tends to stick and wants to come off with it. I was being pretty careful but still left a few tiny spots on the edges. After some reading I found out you can either spray the coats on fairly quickly, don't allow it to dry and peel off the masking while its still wet, that way you get a smooth clean edge. Or, you can use a razor blade and cut alone the edges where it bonds to the tape and take it off that way, hope this helps. =)

[s4rl]

Hey first time posting here.
Bought this baby a few months ago and haven't regretted it one bit

[s4rl]

mods i have done from then to now

Coilovers
19x11+15 varrstoen 1.1.2 (please don't hate on wheel caps came with the wheels )
JDM Double din stereo kit
Custom Y Pipe back exhuast system

Roof Spoiler

[rawzz_v35]

When you peel off the masking around the edges the dip tends to stick and wants to come off with it. I was being pretty careful but still left a few tiny spots on the edges. After some reading I found out you can either spray the coats on fairly quickly, don't allow it to dry and peel off the masking while its still wet, that way you get a smooth clean edge. Or, you can use a razor blade and cut alone the edges where it bonds to the tape and take it off that way, hope this helps. =)

Thanks mate, I ll see how I go..

[rawzz_v35]

^^^^

Chucked all that stuff on and removed the bottom resonater from the air box too.

Surprised at how much induction noise for a stock setup now

How do you take out the bottom resonater from the air box? Does it just come out or did you have to cut it off?

By the way are you referring to the part in this photo or is it at the bottom of the air box?

Thanks Locky.

[SuperDry2013]

for the arrowed picture -> take the 3 clips off below... slips out

Edited September 30, 2013 by SuperDry2013

[SuperDry2013]

oh and s4rl. Looks like you bought it from the same place I did in Campsie from Igor or Alex?

[xfuzion]

Cleaned the throttle bodies of my 370GT this weekend, as I was experiencing idling issues (sometimes the car would stall...)

Bit of a pain to do if you can't remove your strutbar, but it makes a world of difference.

Mine was covered in black grime, and now its nice and golden..

[s4rl]

oh and s4rl. Looks like you bought it from the same place I did in Campsie from Igor or Alex?

Hahahah yea i did, got it from Igor, top bloke he is. only pain was the 12 hour drive back to brisbane

[Nork35]

bought wheels and painted the grill black last weekend

[awsam]

Hey first time posting here.

Bought this baby a few months ago and haven't regretted it one bit

That looks my like black v36 in the background, i bought from the same place.

[rawzz_v35]

mods i have done from then to now

Coilovers

19x11+15 varrstoen 1.1.2 (please don't hate on wheel caps came with the wheels )

JDM Double din stereo kit

Custom Y Pipe back exhuast system

Roof Spoiler

Hey Sarl,

Where did you get the varrstoen from? and what coilovers do you have? Did you have to roll your guards/ fenders with the setup?

Thanks

[colin.ssc]

Did UpRev tune yesterday. Not too bad I think

[s4rl]

Hey Sarl,

Where did you get the varrstoen from? and what coilovers do you have? Did you have to roll your guards/ fenders with the setup?

Thanks

i traded my old wheels for them on gumtree, but ebay has a varrstoen seller which seems legit.

had some basic coilover i found on this page but might upgraded later on to bc's

all i needed to do was rolled the guards and had to shave a bit or my rear bumper lip inside and also camber

hope that helped rawzz

[GeeDog]

Fitted a pair of 350Z hydraulic bonnet struts. For anyone interested they were a straight bolt-on, no mods needed.

[Howaitonaito]

Bought a Greddy emanage ultimate with boost sensor, loom and laptop with software for the VQ25DET swap in my sedan.

Also bought a rare-ish woodgrain MOMO optioned steering wheel.

[PN-Mad]

Did UpRev tune yesterday. Not too bad I think

Nice, workshop and details?

Pity the run rate is different on the runs. The curves aren't really comparable. How does it drive?