Baronsmokes build

Quicksilvers · 03-09-2018, 11:34 PM

I wish you the best of luck with your build.

Baronsmokes · 03-13-2018, 10:57 PM

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Working on prep for 3 weeks.Block sanding.Primer with guide coat. More sanding.After market hood and fenders not as strait as I thought.All Carbon Fiber.I will just leave a little CF showing.My taste is not to have the hood and fenders showing all carbon fiber.All in the prep for a nice paint job.I will be using a new high soild clear I have not tried but have seem great results.

Slugging away on the body work.Nissan put a lot of clear on but it is soft.Does not have hard glass finish.Working on rear bumper.The rear bumber has half the paint of the fenders.Why is that?

Baronsmokes · 03-08-2018, 10:18 PM

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Have had several sport cars.Older person.60.Allways liked the style of the Z.Bought one last spring.Enjoyed the car on ride home but thought it could use some more power.So the trip down the rabbit hole began.Working on car and hope to have done by spring.Motor,twin turbos,transmision,suspension,CF front clip,wheels and interior.

I posted this in DIY section but thought I would put in with build.This was an adventure.Fog light hooked up as factory.Change stalk on column. Used Canadian stalk so control on correct side.Dash light not there.Need to solder in led.Put 10 amp fuses in blank spots.

Baronsmokes · 05-16-2018, 12:30 AM

After changes to car.No place for windshield washer tank.Making one out of Yeti.Right size cylinder to fit in engine bay.Drilled hole for sensor.3 layers thick.
No wonder they keep your drinks cold.Fits behind fender.Used the stock neck.

Baronsmokes · 05-16-2018, 05:07 PM

New Battery installed.Had good luck with these in other cars.

Baronsmokes · 05-16-2018, 05:12 PM

Where to put factory lights after bumper change.Made brackets and fiberglassed in.Will see how it looks on car.May change.

Baronsmokes · 05-16-2018, 10:05 PM

Door panels , steering wheel and gauge cluster back in.A lot of small adjustments to do yet.Fenders, stance,top.

madwi · 06-07-2018, 05:27 AM

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Where to put factory lights after bumper change.Made brackets and fiberglassed in.Will see how it looks on car.May change.

I like the horizontal lights myself.

Baronsmokes · 06-05-2018, 12:48 PM

Made CF AAM logo to balance look on back of car.

Side note.
I know most people are Fast Intensions.AAM did the motor and tune.The guy I worked with was great.He then left the company and things changed.

ZontheRocks · 06-05-2018, 03:37 PM

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Made CF AAM logo to balance look on back of car.

Side note.
I know most people are Fast Intensions.AAM did the motor and tune.The guy I worked with was great.He then left the company and things changed.

Original! I like it!

Baronsmokes · 04-01-2018, 08:17 PM

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Have had several sport cars.Older person.60.Allways liked the style of the Z.Bought one last spring.Enjoyed the car on ride home but thought it could use some more power.So the trip down the rabbit hole began.Working on car and hope to have done by spring.Motor,twin turbos,transmision,suspension,CF front clip,wheels and interior.

I would like to use stronger language.Carbon Fiber hood.I had made design I wanted to use.The factory hood latch is not good.Screws into hood. I'm running over 600HP at wheels and did not think it would hold.Put in flush mount hood pins after I did design.Should of thought of this before.As you can see it looks like Sh#t.Have been doing body work for weeks and want to paint next weekend.So will tape off pins to follow line and paint part of pins red.I may take off and redo next year but I'm so tired of doing body work and car is ready to go.I just want to shoot this next weekend.Also i have a lot of custom CF parts on car.Car is roadster with custom cf spoiler.Made mold from cut up coupe spoiler. .Making spoiler extension for spoiler.Like the power trix one.Tip of extension broke when pulling out of molds..
I love cars they keep me sane but some days I hate them.

Baronsmokes · 04-03-2018, 05:52 AM

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I would like to use stronger language.Carbon Fiber hood.I had made design I wanted to use.The factory hood latch is not good.Screws into hood. I'm running over 600HP at wheels and did not think it would hold.Put in flush mount hood pins after I did design.Should of thought of this before.As you can see it looks like Sh#t.Have been doing body work for weeks and want to paint next weekend.So will tape off pins to follow line and paint part of pins red.I may take off and redo next year but I'm so tired of doing body work and car is ready to go.I just want to shoot this next weekend.Also i have a lot of custom CF parts on car.Car is roadster with custom cf spoiler.Made mold from cut up coupe spoiler. .Making spoiler extension for spoiler.Like the power trix one.Tip of extension broke when pulling out of molds..
I love cars they keep me sane but some days I hate them.

Well this is how the hood came out.Ok for now may change in future.Shot off front bumper.That high soild clear has nice shine.Before buffing.

Baronsmokes · 04-14-2018, 06:38 AM

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Well this is how the hood came out.Ok for now may change in future.Shot off front bumper.That high soild clear has nice shine.Before buffing.

Still working on paint.Slow going.
Finish will be nice.

Baronsmokes · 04-19-2018, 08:45 PM

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Getting closer.
Should assembly this weekend.I know you are as tired of looking at body as I am.
Threw in pic from when building motor.

Low Rez picks since photobucket will no longer let me link unless I pay their ridiculous price.

Quicksilvers · 04-20-2018, 12:13 AM

Congratulations on the progress of your build. On the body and paint work take your time on it as it will turn out best when you do.

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Quicksilvers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,038 Drives: 2017 370z Rep Power: 25464	I wish you the best of luck with your build.

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Quicksilvers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,038 Drives: 2017 370z Rep Power: 25464	Congratulations on the progress of your build. On the body and paint work take your time on it as it will turn out best when you do.