19" Stock Rays wheels powdercoat project

zZSportZz

Wow, thanks +rep...

I think I like the front better....black with just a pinstripe around the edge. Looks pretty sweet IMO.

fly yellow

I like the black powder coat and the stripe around the lip. I might have to consider doing that with a yellow stripe. I already have a couple dings around the lip of my rims, can those be fixed?

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Mike

yes, they can be sanded smooth and coated over. Minor imperfections can be filled in with powder. If they are really deep, they can be filled in with metal filler and sanded back smooth before coating.

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FricFrac

I like the thin outer edge but not red up on the "Z". I also think if you are going to make the silver rims black to match the car you may as well get rid of the silver on the door handles, lights, etc....

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Phimosis

Here's some brand new shots after a layer of clear powdercoat over the pinstripe!

Fresh out of the oven:


Up close:


Direct sunlight:


Close up shot of pinstripe:

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Tire mounting pictures....


New 305/30/19 Bridgestone RE11's:




Pictures of the sidewall. A lot of threads talk about 305 width being too wide for the rear wheel and the rear tires bulging, so I took a few shots. Note that the tires have a recessed bead, not to be confused with sidewall bulge.

Phimosis

Now for the good stuff! I don't have the center caps painted yet, but within a few days...... will post more as I get things finished up.
I just got these mounted tonight, ran them home, bolted them up, got the car off of the jack stands and ran it into the sunset. As I drove out of town, I finally got away from the shadows and buildings and found a dirt road that was still getting direct sunlight. Unfortunately, this was all I had to work with:





Notice the red dot on the fender....It was the sun as it was setting behind the hills. LOL.




In the dark, the color is a little more red-orange



Even more unfortunately, On my way home I came upon an accident where a soccer mom in an Escalade T-Boned a motorcyclist at speed. Poor guy had one leg hanging buy a few pieces of tissue, totally folded up under his body. I took my shirt off and used it as a tourniquet to control arterial bleeding while we waited for the paramedics. I parked my car diagonally in the road to create a safe zone for people at the edge of the street helping this guy. When the police came they thought my car was involved in the wreck, too. I'll see if I can find an x-ray of this disaster tomorrow at work.
Totally ruined my perfect day with my new wheels on the Z. :-(

Minicobra1

Nice job, they look good mounted up

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Zerafian

Nice on,e jumpnig in and helping that guy out...coulda been like most of us and ben dumbfounded.

As for the rims, now you need so 25mm spacers to widen the stance..they are hidden under the flare.

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Phimosis

I have 15mm spacers sitting in my kitchen just waiting to get put on! I was afraid to go any wider since I am now running 305 width tires.

On another note, here's the x-rays of the guy's leg in the accident:




First one is femur. Second one is tibia/fibula.
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fuct

OMG!!! will that leg be savable? is it worth the years of rehabilitation?

AK370Z

That has got to be the best "Comminuted fracture" pic I have seen till date. Poor guy. I would love to see the AP view (if you feel like sharing ) . Thanks.

oh the rims, the black/orange theme and suspension setup -- all gets a two from me! Great job.

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In the second picture, f you look at the bones at the knee, they are in anterior veiw. The lower leg is in lateral view. For lack of a better term, it is the anterior view, it's just mangled. The lateral view wasn't very good because soft tissue was folded over more soft tissue and it hid the detail.

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nogoodname

Helping a fella out is not ruining a day. That made the day for that guy and that is so FTW!!


Also, the headlight housing and door handles need to be blacked out.

I still think of Knight Rider....lol