Took many items off my engine and have sent them to a metal polisher just a few miles from me and below are the results of his and my work :cool3:.

 

This is my aftermarket radiator bracket, it was or is stainless steel but now highly polished. The SLICKTOP plate was made by TwinTurboRich and I've had this powder coated and bolts on with some stainless steel allen capped nuts and bolts.

 

 

This is my Tokyo Auto cooling panel, original these come in silver or blue from z32-zone in Japan, mine was silver and the polisher told me it was anodized but now polished up as you can see. The logo was originally silver and riveted on, I drilled these out and had it powder coated, again bolted on using the same attractive stainless bolts.

 

 

Then the usual polished up water pipes, these will be used with red silicone hoses and mikalor t-clamps

 

 

Finally for this post, had my Altia sills polished, this removed many many scratches incurred from over the years, now I have a mirror finish.

 

Take the ******* to a small claims court if he doesn't refund you

Those wing to bumper mount nuts have been done up too tight and before the bumper was seated properly. I'd back them off now and let the urethane relax before it deforms.

Those wing to bumper mount nuts have been done up too tight and before the bumper was seated properly. I'd back them off now and let the urethane relax before it deforms.

 

They've never been perfect Joel, i did the bolts up, yes tight for nice fitment but the ripples were already there, i'll get it sorted for sure when it goes in yet again !!

 

Spent Monday on my stance, attending to all four, some up some down and i'm very happy. Been out for a tootle around the many humps round my parts and where it caught before there was no sign of it this time.

 

 

Going to work with a Lotus Motorsport guy on Thursday afternoon, hook it up to some alignment, set up machinery. I've got it aesthetically right imo but if he wants to drop ever so slightly i'd be comfortable with that but this i doubt will be necessary.

 

 

This last pic is only really here because it looks good :biggrin:, amazing what a bit of tyre dressing can do and very briefly over with the metal polish :yes:.

 

My silver spats are yet to go on, he didn't do a bad job on them to be fair, without these or mud flaps from the rear i just think it just doesn't look right.

 

The wheels look really good Andy :thumbup1: Your Z is just so much better all round.

The wheels look really good Andy :thumbup1: Your Z is just so much better all round.

 

Thank you, yes no home made 300ZX light up things in the quarter windows any more :yes:.

 

Looking forward to speaking to my bodyshop guy tomorrow afternoon, soon put things right.

You can really see where its headed though Andy. When sorted its going to look the business

The car actually looks really well in those pics Andy, I can just imagine what it'll be like when you have the paintwork done to your high standards. Fantastic stance on some fantastic wheels :clap:

That's looking very tasty! I'd say your suspension guy would be more interested in the preloads and corner weighting at the desired ride height.

 

Personally, I prefer it without the spats or just with the slim line mudflaps as I love the minimalist styling in those pics. It'll still look great either way though.

Is this darkspot by the door the paint?

Is this darkspot by the door the paint?

 

Not sure what that is Alic, spooky only appears under the lens, could just be dirt, there is a tiny spot however under the flap and that is a fault.

 

That's looking very tasty! I'd say your suspension guy would be more interested in the preloads and corner weighting at the desired ride height.

 

Personally, I prefer it without the spats or just with the slim line mudflaps as I love the minimalist styling in those pics. It'll still look great either way though.

 

I had no pre load at all on one front corner up to 3 weeks ago, don't know how that come about and how long i've been driving with it like that !!

 

So rather than factory set pre loads i have guessed, you are correct weighing/pre load is what i require from him and further alignment, not really ride height.

 

Might just go with the rear spats first and then look again, certainly needs something on the rear.

My car as been appraised and the news is.....................needs totally re doing, no surprise there !! Lets not dwell, need to move forward is the attitude.

 

So i am now going to strip initially here on my drive and in my garage, much much more than before, he's talking doors off, wings off, spraying the shell and so on.

 

I had none of this before, my bad i know, with a view to him having it in about a months time.

 

So that just leaves me to just furnish this post with a pic (sorry, must sort my lens as i do have a shadow on all my pics), i know it kinda looks ok in distance pics that i have posted but let me assure the reader it is not, neil neil orange peel :(.

 

What a shame it has to be redone Andy but this time it should be done right.

That honestly just looks like a rattle-can job, Andy! Really really poor workmanship!

 

Sorry to see/hear it hasn't turned out anywhere near as good as it should've done...! :(

Good to see you've kept your chin up and am getting on with things! Love your wheels so that's at least something!

"Hello Rik." Have you got someone different to do it? Like the thinking positive attitude :-)

Have you got someone different to do it?

 

For sure not going back to the first guy, the saviour now i'm using i've used many many times before, he has never let me down and his thorough, will not do half a job, we had a good chat this afternoon, don't ask why i didn't go with him in the first place because i don't know the answer !!

 

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For sure not going back to the first guy, the saviour now i'm using i've used many many times before, he has never let me down and his thorough, will not do half a job, we had a good chat this afternoon, don't ask why i didn't go with him in the first place because i don't know the answer !!

 

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Any not a penny back from the previous painter? The expense must be close to buying a new Z :shock:

Had the car up on a ramp today and saw the imperfections in the paint in all their glory, look at the pic below....where do i start !!

 

 

Onto why i was there, professional adjustment of my ride height, pre load check and then digital alignment.

 

 

Lotus expert this guy as the next pic proves called Phoenix Motorsport, he had about 5 in.

 

 

My car now set up perfectly, well worth the couple of hours, pleasant experience and at a reasonable charge :cool3:.

Didn't you remove the door handles for painting, mate...?

Ah man, I feel for ya, that first pic where the light is reflecting on the rear quarter:thumbdown::scared: Did he have a spray booth???

Didn't you remove the door handles for painting, mate...?

 

I took off all pretty much by myself, the bumpers, front lights, rear lights, door cards, door mirrors, spats, rear markers, wing indicators, etc.

 

I ran out of time and remember i told him the door handles were only held on with 2 nuts and one was behind a blank for access, sadly he never bothered.

 

Did he have a spray booth???

 

He did, thinking back i should of run a mile, it's hard to believe such an incompetent job has been done, what hurts more is i let it happen.

 

It'll be put right, mainly due to the fact i cannot live with it like this, going back to Mondo's point, i will remove the handles this time and then the key barrel, lesson learnt and i will be going the extra mile now in every aspect.

rear screen and side screens out boot lid off doors off to for the bit extra its worth the time

I agree, definitely get all the glass out, especially now they have to buzz back all that bad paint and prep to the good stuff.

My guy is talking about the glass out, certainly doors off, wings off - no half hearted pussy footing about this time :thumbup1:.

Gutted for you, that looks atrocious. I sincerely hope you're not using the same guy to repaint it? I can paint better than that, a lot better. Make sure you either get new window trims as they'll have paint all over them.....thinners can get some off, but they can also wreck the plastics/rubbers.

 

I'm afraid I wasn't able to get a red nose panel badge in time from Z1.