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Old 05-26-2004, 11:13 PM   #1
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Bringin up the Z again

As you can see by this pic:

I've done a little more work to my Z. Some smaller than before racinghart CR rims (with low pro slicks) and a CF wing. The wing was from a 1:18 jada but has been modded to not look as extreme.

More importantly, what kind of progress is happening with our other members Zs? And for myself: Anyone have suggestions for the front grille? Its just three horizontal bars right now, I'd like to juice it up a little.

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Old 05-27-2004, 12:41 AM   #2
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Re: Bringin up the Z again

metal screen patches. get them at walmart, i think they would make a great grille although i have not tried them yet myself

and what do you mean by you modded the wing??

also great choice on the wheels
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Old 05-27-2004, 07:57 AM   #3
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Re: Bringin up the Z again

Where did you get those rims??? They look great!!!
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Re: Bringin up the Z again

That looks great. Tint the windows, replace the black plastic in the front with a metel sheet grill.
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Old 05-27-2004, 04:07 PM   #5
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Re: Re: Bringin up the Z again

What do you mean by metal sheet jcz? Like a solid piece of metal?

The rims are racinghart CR rims from the 1:24 Import Racers by Jada.

I moved the little pylons on the wing out so that they are closer to the taillights (makes it look more stable) and shortened them to the wing is closer to the car.
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Re: Bringin up the Z again

looks nice.
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Re: Re: Re: Bringin up the Z again

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What do you mean by metal sheet jcz? Like a solid piece of metal?

The rims are racinghart CR rims from the 1:24 Import Racers by Jada.

I moved the little pylons on the wing out so that they are closer to the taillights (makes it look more stable) and shortened them to the wing is closer to the car.
I meant a metal grill like this:

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Bringin up the Z again

So I see.... I'll have a look around town. Anybody know of specific materials (other than tea strainers) that could be used? I've used window screen alot but it gets kinda boring if all the cars have it.
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Old 05-28-2004, 01:28 PM   #9
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Re: Bringin up the Z again

K&S Engineering makes different size screens. They can be found online as well as your LHS.
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Looking good there.
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