Project Z

[Eye of the Tiger]

Here's my authetic plate on the car:

Cool. So now it's registered for ever and you don't have to pay for it?

[Raza]

Can anybody recommend a good paint?

I'm thinking Single Stage Nason Fullthane urethane. I don't need/want a showcar shine and I'm not worried about it weathering, but I want quality paint. I'm not afraid to spend a few hundred on this.

I've also read that metallic paint is easier to lay down than solid. Is that true? I want to use metallic blue paint anyway.

[The Pirate]

Behr paint sucks ass.  I painted some shelves with it once, it was terrible.  The paint stuck to, and pulled off onto, everything that I set on the shelf.  I promptly went back to Sherwin-Williams paints.


Edit:  I realize your post was tongue-in-cheek, but take note.  Should you ever find yourself purchasing paint, run far away from Behr.

[Raza]

Behr paint sucks ass.  I painted some shelves with it once, it was terrible.  The paint stuck to, and pulled off onto, everything that I set on the shelf.  I promptly went back to Sherwin-Williams paints.


Edit:  I realize your post was tongue-in-cheek, but take note.  Should you ever find yourself purchasing paint, run far away from Behr.

Behr paint is the best.  I've painted everything with Behr paint.  My walls, shelves, floors, roommate, pets; everything.

[280Z Turbo]

That's one hell of an exhaust pipe you have there...


I'm not mocking, your car rocks!

It's 3". There's a 24" glasspack midway down the system. The reason it's drooping down is because the exhaust manifold is off the car.

I have driven the car with S/S brake lines and my stock "2007 season" brakes. In 2006, my brakes were in such bad shape before I put the lines on that I can't tell you if the lines themselves really made a difference.

The "2008 season" brakes also use S/S lines, but with vented front rotors, 4 piston fixed calipers, and rear discs.

[280Z Turbo]

Cool. So now it's registered for ever and you don't have to pay for it?

A one time fee of $30 and it's good forever. The plate is from my dad's Corvette from when he first got it.

At least Michigan still likes classic cars.

[Soup DeVille]

You keep saying how rusty your car is, but it looks pretty damned clean to me, especially for a Michigan Z.

[280Z Turbo]

You keep saying how rusty your car is, but it looks pretty damned clean to me, especially for a Michigan Z.

You have to know where to look.

[Soup DeVille]

You have to know where to look.

I see a lot of Zs with rust poking through the corners of the rear bumper, and at the bottom of the rear hatch glass.

I see none of that in that pic, at least.

Granted, your running boards and inside rear wheel wells may be a different story...

[280Z Turbo]

[Eye of the Tiger]

Gross

[J86]

What's wrong with boat paint!

I'm not much of a painter by trade...Soup, do you know why Awlgrip is no go on cars?

Sweet plate, btw.

[280Z Turbo]

Gross

It's all POR-15'd now.

[280Z Turbo]

What's wrong with boat paint!

I'm not much of a painter by trade...Soup, do you know why Awlgrip is no go on cars?

Sweet plate, btw.

What's wrong with automotive paint?

It probably doesn't shine like automotive paint or adaquetly protect against UV damage. I don't know.

If I wanted cheap shit, I'd just do Rustoleum paint.

[Eye of the Tiger]

It's all POR-15'd now.

OH GOOD

[J86]

What's wrong with automotive paint?

It probably doesn't shine like automotive paint or adaquetly protect against UV damage. I don't know.

If I wanted cheap shit, I'd just do Rustoleum paint.

Nothing

I wouldnt call Awlgrip cheap...

[280Z Turbo]

I see a lot of Zs with rust poking through the corners of the rear bumper, and at the bottom of the rear hatch glass.

I see none of that in that pic, at least.

Granted, your running boards and inside rear wheel wells may be a different story...

I don't.

The main areas are the rocker panels, behind all four wheels, battery tray, frame rails, and floors.

[Soup DeVille]

What's wrong with boat paint!

I'm not much of a painter by trade...Soup, do you know why Awlgrip is no go on cars?

Sweet plate, btw.

I don't know why it wouldn't work. People tend to like their cars shiny though...

[Soup DeVille]

I don't.

The main areas are the rocker panels, behind all four wheels, battery tray, frame rails, and floors.

Those are pretty much a given on everything though...

[280Z Turbo]

Well, I'm going to need a helicoil for one of my rotor to hub bolts. The threads are gone now.



I'm going to have my machinist fix it.

[JWC]

You seem to have the same luck as I.

Shit happens when working on 30+ year old cars.  I keep telling myself I'm having fun.

[J86]

i HATE helicoil....good call sourcing that out!

[Danish]

Helicoil?

[J86]

making new threads.  it sucks,

[280Z Turbo]

How about these wheels:




16x8, 0 offset, available in black, red, silver, gunmetal. You can't beat the price at $400 shipped. They'd work great with 225/50/16 Falken Azensis's.

I really like them!

[CALL_911]

How about these wheels:




16x8, 0 offset, available in black, red, silver, gunmetal. You can't beat the price at $400 shipped. They'd work great with 225/50/16 Falken Azensis's.

I really like them!

Those look great.

[280Z Turbo]

Anybody ever do any porting?

I'm thinking about porting the exhaust manifold.

[J86]

Anybody ever do any porting?

I'm thinking about porting the exhaust manifold.

no, but had the cylinder heads on a gm 4.3l v6 ported by some other guy.  Didnt cost too much if i remember...

I imparted that information because I knew you would find it absolutely invaluable.

[Soup DeVille]

All my info comes from these guys: http://www.diyporting.com/

[Eye of the Tiger]

Anybody ever do any porting?

I'm thinking about porting the exhaust manifold.

I ported a 2-cycle moped and a flathead lawnmower once.