300zx progress thread

Hi guys. I'm tuning my dream car this time. Progress is gonna be slow and slower, so don't write every 5 minutes: "what's new???"

The car nissan 300zx 1:18 kyosho. Came to me with a busted rear window. I stripped the paint. The first thing I'm doing is custom wheels 100% scratch.
I already hawe the dishes 75% made.

Pics:
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/267/dscn17526ts.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5340/dscn17546pe.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn17546pe.jpg)

Bye.

sounds fun!

good luck and im sure it'll turn out kick ass!

this is cool...

i hope you can post some picture's of the car, before you modded it..

good luck.

:)

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/3346/kopiadscn17097st.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiadscn17097st.jpg)http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/1858/kopiadscn17086sz.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiadscn17086sz.jpg)http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/8093/kopiadscn17112sw.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiadscn17112sw.jpg)http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/8807/kopiadscn17146sq.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiadscn17146sq.jpg)
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2681/kopiadscn17136vu.th.jpg (http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiadscn17136vu.jpg)http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/2258/kopiadscn17154ww.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiadscn17154ww.jpg)http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5360/kopiadscn17171qc.th.jpg (http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiadscn17171qc.jpg)http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6121/kopiadscn17185tx.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiadscn17185tx.jpg)

Here you are @Rasta

Ok got 4 dishes shining like puff daddy's chains:
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/3800/dscn17557ta.th.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn17557ta.jpg)http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/1705/dscn17565ol.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn17565ol.jpg)http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/8219/dscn17571mn.th.jpg (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn17571mn.jpg)

lovelly...how do you did the dishes?

the car looks great...kyosho rullez

wow... thanks for the picture's..

same question.. how did you do the dish? is it machined made?

I cant wait to see it when you're done. 300ZXs are SWEET!

G-man you are gonna have to wait a long time.

The rims were originally a 30mm aluminum tube. Cut into pieces on a lathe, and made those cut-outs for tires. Then i made a nice quarter-round lip, and polished 2 hours with a air propelled dremel like tool. It looks like a mirror, but there are some minor defects. Minor as I said. Now I'm gonna make the spokes oyt of styrene, and duplicate with a form and epoxy glue. BTW the rims will be RH J8 PRO replicas, my favorite rims for the last year.

I also bought an airbrush so I hope to learn how to use it kinda soon.

Cheers, AMNES

Sick Project ... The Rims Are Really Cool ... Cant Wait To See Where You Take This One!

this is gonna be an awesome project. just wondering how are you planning on fixing the rear window?

I guess I can wait....

does this one have carpet and all that? is it a typical kyosho where it is fairly highly detailed?

so far so good.
her is my 300zx
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/122740300ZX.jpg
i still need to do some work and lowere it :smokin:

I'm afraid mine doesn't have carpets... shame But i'll make it smashin'

I think the new window will be made of a CD etui plastic ;]

plastic from a CD case?

Yep.

but i believe that your rear window is curved. cd cases are straight. i know that la customs is doing something wierd w/ his escort project. he is going to do windows somehow. maybe you should pm him aobut it.

Don't nees to. Take a old cd case and put a lit lighter under it. It'll curve like hell. Just need to keep it a little bit further from the plastic so it wont burn or something. I already made crystal tails that way so I know what I'm talking about.

Cheers.

@amnes okay cool. yeah i was thinking if you put like a hair dryer to it then it should bend. i remember when my dad was installing a wood kit in the car you use the hair dryer to bend the wood becaue the wood is cut out onto a flat sheet.

Yep, though a hair dryer has too cool air for thick cd case plastic.

maybe i have a stornger hair blower than you do. the wood was pretty thick.

Yo guys. I already have body style ralated plans to the 300zx.
Front bumper - Nissan 99' JDM Spec Front Fascia
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/5949/7e588653d4f2163c246e468ece177d.th.jpg (http://img369.imageshack.us/my.php?image=7e588653d4f2163c246e468ece177d.jpg)

Skirts - don't know name:
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6906/kopiasilver13ib.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiasilver13ib.jpg)

rear bumper stock as on that silver baby,

And a new wing - Kaminari
http://www.amzperformance.com/product_image/k2.jpg

And finally my car:
http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/4756/dscn17922ad.th.jpg (http://img472.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn17922ad.jpg)http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/549/dscn17937ea.th.jpg (http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn17937ea.jpg)http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/7804/dscn17950li.th.jpg (http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn17950li.jpg)

cool this looks like its coming along pretty well should be a good project...... i wasnt too sure about it when i first saw the rims but i bet it will turn out great :)

good progress. did you cut out the bottom part of the front bumper? the kaminari is nice.

good progress. did you cut out the bottom part of the front bumper? the kaminari is nice.

Yep it's cut out. I don't want those "ribs" in the side vents, and I want to pull the lip out a little bit to the front.
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3541/cleanzred9kt3ff.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cleanzred9kt3ff.jpg)
As you can see it's a bit deeper than the rest of the bumper, so it'll be even. School has ended for this week so I hope to work on the rims.

Progress on my custom scratch made RH J8 PRO rims:

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/9002/dscn17989vf.th.jpg (http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn17989vf.jpg)http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6978/dscn18074xg.th.jpg (http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn18074xg.jpg)http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4079/dscn18088xg.th.jpg (http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn18088xg.jpg)

Still to work on them.
Peace my people!

happy 2000 post to me!!! nice rims. what are the spokes made out of, styrene? i assume you are going to paint the center to match the rest of the wheel right?

Nosliw the center is going to be gold or grey i don't know yet.
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4940/dscn18100fz.jpg

you should paint it so it maches the car.

Did my first ever form out of candle ?wax? and stuffed some epoxy glue in it.
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/8244/dscn18933om.th.jpg (http://img487.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn18933om.jpg)
I think the problem is that when the epoxy cures somekind of gas vapores, and thos airbubbles form in the replica. Gotta buy a new epoxy that doesn't give me that effect.

Cheerz,

Maciek

thats pretty sweet.. and a good idea.. really good idea! I think I will have to use that.. try 5 minute epoxy.. the 2 part.. dries clear.. and with little to no air bubbles

Ive had to make windows out of cd cases before.. what I did was take some tape.. tape the old window to get a pattern.. put it on the CD case.. cut it out.. boil some water.. dip it in the boiling water for like 5 seconds.. take it out to see if it bends.. if not.. keep puting it in for like 5 seconds at a time untill it is soft enough to bend.. and it will hold the shape when cool and there will be no burn marks. works also for taillights n such

How do i not burn my fingers with the boiling water?

I'll try some other epoxy. It doesn't have to be surer duper stuff/ And i dislike those 5 min epoxies. They don't dry as hard as the 24h ones - at leats the ones I Used to use.

Thanks for the tip

Cheerz,
Maciek

you put it on like a large spoon for puting it in the water.. and wear latex gloves IF you want to when you try to bend it.. it should not be that hot when it comes out of the water.

you put it on like a large spoon for puting it in the water.. and wear latex gloves IF you want to when you try to bend it.. it should not be that hot when it comes out of the water.

hrmm sound interesting. how long does it take to cure?

Probably less then 30 seconds.

Whoo. I didn't post for a long time. I see that our forum is half dead so I feel responsible.

Back to the Z.

I cut out that piece of plastic for the rear window:
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2774/dscn22460jh.th.jpg (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn22460jh.jpg)

The wheel I'm making is 95% ready. Glued a ring to it so I can mount it to the brake rotors. That ring fits right into the rotor. Later I'll make caliprs, so the caliper will be in 1 place, and the rotor is going to rotate just like in a good 1:24 car.

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4996/dscn22476ys.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn22476ys.jpg)http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7726/dscn22481fw.th.jpg (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn22481fw.jpg)http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/521/dscn22519kc.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn22519kc.jpg)

Now the bodywork.

I'm in the middle of it. The front bumper is already pulled more to the front, the sideskirts are as planned, and the kaminari rear spoiler is 50% made. Still alot of work with putty ahead of me but ill get over it.
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/709/dscn22524ac.th.jpg (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn22524ac.jpg)http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6296/dscn22541bb.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn22541bb.jpg)http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7048/dscn22550ks.th.jpg (http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn22550ks.jpg)http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2231/dscn22565rz.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn22565rz.jpg)
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4674/dscn22578hs.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn22578hs.jpg)

I dont remember posting pics of the interior. Its at the begining of being rebuilt so still there is alot to be done. I plan on making a lcd in the dash, and 16cm speakers in the door panels, maybe even 2 in a panel.
Ohh and the JDM tail lights.http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/8186/dscn19147rv.th.jpg (http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn19147rv.jpg)http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/403/dscn19136ss.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn19136ss.jpg)http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/6599/dscn19160gw.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn19160gw.jpg)
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/8930/dscn19173jr.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn19173jr.jpg)http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/4969/dscn19318pj.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn19318pj.jpg)http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/451/dscn19331bv.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn19331bv.jpg)
http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/7249/kopiadscn19337uf.th.jpg (http://img321.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopiadscn19337uf.jpg)

The scratch made 16 speaker -
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/115/dscn19376vs.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn19376vs.jpg)http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/999/dscn19386oj.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn19386oj.jpg)[URL=http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn19396xm.jpg]http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6329/dscn19396xm.th.jpg

And ill tell you guys that my S2000 was in the worlds biggest car tuning magazine
- Maxi Tuning - of course in the Polish edition - scan4u:
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5329/img0251zn.jpg

great work in the Z dude...and congrats for the mag subject...really nice...your car deserve it...hehehe =)

looking great so far. I think it would look great if you made the lips on the rear wheels wider, so push in the spokes deeper.

ehh the rims are just a mock-up so... but still I cant make the dishes deeper, because the wheels wouldnt fit the wheel wells. But I shurely will make the biggest lip I can with no widening - that is not an option for the Z.

very nice work so far. are you going to paint the window frame on the back window black like the stock piece? and is that all you are doing to the tail lights because you should also take the red off and paint the whole back of the tails black, it would look really nice. and great job on getting into a mag! how did they contact you and stuff so they could get your car in it?

About the mag. It has a forum where Polish model tuners present their cars. I pm'ed 1 of the editors of the mag and there it is. I was the first person that had his model car presented on a whole page.

The hatch window - yes ill paint it black on the sides just like stock.

The lights - thay are done JDM tails look just like these.

http://300zx.com/Products/Aero%20Performance/TailLenses/jspectails.jpg

well tails are a nice subtle touch.

Its comin a long!

Hi my 300zx project is going forward slooow. 95% finished sideskirts and front bumper, 50% kaminari spoiler, and 0.1%rear bumper. Pics:

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/2861/dscn24002al.th.jpg (http://img481.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn24002al.jpg)http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/4161/dscn24019rz.th.jpg (http://img327.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn24019rz.jpg)http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/2819/dscn24039eq.th.jpg (http://img327.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn24039eq.jpg)http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/237/dscn24045if.th.jpg (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn24045if.jpg)
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/9807/dscn24076kf.th.jpg (http://img327.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn24076kf.jpg)http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/9359/dscn24104nq.th.jpg (http://img327.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn24104nq.jpg)

looks nice so far!

I've finished the kaminari spoiler in 95%.
http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/7241/dscn24734em.th.jpg (http://img471.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn24734em.jpg)

And I made 1 piece of the rim form. Now I have to wait 24h. It's going to a soo long 24h :)

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5287/dscn24845bh.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn24845bh.jpg)http://img418.imageshack.us/img418/2936/dscn24920hz.th.jpg (http://img418.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn24920hz.jpg)

The nicest 300zx i've ever seen , thats for sure!!

Kool car.

can i buy it from you?? =)

lovelly bodywork!

holy crap nice car coolest ive ever seen

So you like it? YaY. One day when I get my 1:1 300zx z32, I'll start making such a bodypack. No questioning. I love this car and i had to make it cool.

indeed dude...lovelly!

Hi again guys. I have some good news and some better news. The good news is I'm not dead yet. The better news is I'm still working on the zedex.

Just widened the rear bumper with putty a lil bit.

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7543/dscn2708dx6.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2708dx6.jpg)

Also I finished working on my custom rims. I have already 1 set. Thet just need to get nice gold paint, glue and they're finished. I spent about 25$ to make the first set. The 300zx cost 30$ alone, so I just doubled it's value lol.
URL=http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2721vh7.jpg]http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4628/dscn2721vh7.th.jpg[/URL]
Here are some pics of the rims, modded suspension, and also custom made speakers(with their parents), cloned with resin> as the rim spokes.
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/3756/dscn2711xi7.th.jpg (http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2711xi7.jpg)http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2128/dscn2713ro7.th.jpg (http://img45.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2713ro7.jpg)http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/4028/dscn2714uj1.th.jpg (http://img45.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2714uj1.jpg)
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/8044/dscn2722pn7.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2722pn7.jpg)


Now some fotos of the car on the rims.

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4721/dscn2718vy9.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2718vy9.jpg)http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/3702/dscn2715rg3.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2715rg3.jpg)http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4186/dscn2719xg0.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2719xg0.jpg)http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2073/dscn2720xg6.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2720xg6.jpg)

CheerZ, Amnes

That bodywork is really smooth , nice job!! :ylsuper:

Sweet! That body work is nicely done.

oh thats nice...cool rims dude!

:grinyes: sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

I finally finished my custom 1:18scale RH J8 pro rims. It's een like four months since I started building them. Lately i repolished the lips, and painted the spokes withe some custom mixed paint. The set w/o tyres is sold for bout 10$. Reasonable price?

I just need to glue the spokes to the lips.
http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/5139/kopia2dscn2828cm8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)