Havent posted up in a while-..2 months of fender grinding starts to pay off...

[StreetEG]

Well, I am not sure if anyone has been keeping up with my car, but I just got some pretty aggresive fitting wheels that didnt fit with the current fender lip. About 35 hours of grinding has allowed them to fit properly--- now I need to spend some money on the proper coilovers/camber plates to finish the job. I do have a fender roller thats going to help as well... but whatever I think they look good...

http://www.makingapril.com/greg/Eric/workz.jpg
http://www.makingapril.com/greg/Eric/workz1.jpg

Notice the little "oopsy" in the fender... ha 3 of the 4 corners has one--- but I would rather do it myself with some uh-oh then have paid to get it done.

[TROLL]

35 hours of what? Haha man thats crazy... please explain. And what material are those fenders?

[BlkWhtTSI]

love how the rear looks maybe could use a spacer or 2 but looks awesome! love the car

[240sxDann]

They are made of kryptonite correct? lol! For those who didn't keep up, the fender lip on the inside was not allowing the fitment of his new wheels, so he had to grind it down to get them to fit.

[StreetEG]

35 hours of what? Haha man thats crazy... please explain. And what material are those fenders?


Fenders are all metal, hand crafted. The inner side of the fender had a thick piece of metal as the "skeleton" that the actual metal of the fender was laid over it. While structurally wild it definately restricted the amount of offset I could run. I trimmed it off then spent hte resot of the time smoothing the inner fender as i dont want it to cut into the tire.
http://makingapril.com/greg/Eric/fender%20lip.jpg

Its hard to tell from the picture, but it was a lot of work... Ill take better pictures when I undercoat them.

[TROLL]

Ok I got ya... that looks like exactly what we did on the Supra (well, what Bill did). What did you use to get the job done? I've seem some guys use cut off wheels to remove most of the material but thats could be a little risky. Bill just used a mini orbital sander to take his time and keep things under control for a nice clean finished product.

[DPancoast]

wow, those look good. I <3 Work Equips.

[CarbonIS]

I've done this to about 15 cars now. I've used a cutting wheel and several varieties of orbital grinders,
but I find a nice hard grit pad on a small orbital or DA is what works best, allows you to maintain a nice
smooth line so that the final sanding and sealing isn't as extensive and strenuous. Looks good though,
glad to see you taking it into your own hands to get some bad ass wheels on there :)

[StreetEG]

Ok I got ya... that looks like exactly what we did on the Supra (well, what Bill did). What did you use to get the job done? I've seem some guys use cut off wheels to remove most of the material but thats could be a little risky. Bill just used a mini orbital sander to take his time and keep things under control for a nice clean finished product.

I used a rotozip. Orbital is going to come after I use the fender roller to get that last bit of clearance. Then undercoating. 3 of 4 fenders got ****ed up when I was doing it. Either the blade caught an edge or just a stupid mistake-- Nothing a little paint cant fix

[TROLL]

Are you pulling the fenders with the roller, or are you just leaving that little bit of a lip and then rolling it flat?

[tcturbo91]

looks great man. those wheels fit your car so much better (fitment and the overall look) than the sportmax wheels you had. im rolling my fenders soon too (i picked up some new wheels as well :) ), i think i'm going to buy the fender roller from harbor freight. what kind of fender roller do you have?

[peteyturbo]

I think you guys mean rotary not orbital..Like an angle grinder?

[StreetEG]

the fender roller will be used to pull the fenders a little more in the rear. There is no more lip to push under...
Not sure what type of roller it is either....

[D Money]

shes nasty bro!

[Francogt1]

i love z's but


god that car is ugly poor thing.

[boostedfury]

love the wheels and the car man..great job on doing the work yourself too

[one8turbo]

i love z's but


god that car is ugly poor thing.


you must be crazy

[nthngnss844]

very nice man

[SMOCAN]

i love z's but


god that car is ugly poor thing.

+1

Less is better in this case. I really think no matter what wheels are put on this car, I still won't like it. I'd take a stock z over this anyday.

But I like the wheels...

[Supraholic]

The most important thing is that you like your car...

With that said, i think you started off quite well with the rear and then just killed the front end...

This is a great example of what a widebodied Z should look like:
http://fc79.deviantart.com/fs15/i/2007/063/e/f/Work_Samples_by_datsunfreak.jpg

[Francogt1]

a Z should be "widebody" with bolt on flares anything molded looks like poop

who ever built that car had no taste

few examples of what a Z should look like.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n186/francogt1/2227601990_b66c34ce15_o.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n186/francogt1/2227641828_771769e0a5_o.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n186/francogt1/2227682088_32a64a80b6_o.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n186/francogt1/2227057513_380cfc4bff_o.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n186/francogt1/2226838313_87ca3cefcd_o.jpg

[lownslow95]

The most important thing is that you like your car...

With that said, i think you started off quite well with the rear and then just killed the front end...

This is a great example of what a widebodied Z should look like:
http://fc79.deviantart.com/fs15/i/2007/063/e/f/Work_Samples_by_datsunfreak.jpg

Damn, that thing looks clean as hell.

Also, nice work man.

[10-42Adam]

Looks good, Eric.

[malloyboy1]

car looks great a little more work and your there

ive never rolled fenders, what part does it change, the outside lip to take away sharp edges or the inner structural part to get lower and take away edges?

[dragonfly2k3]

while i think OPs car is not the greatest, the grey one made my pants tight.

[Proven]

The Z looks great streeteg and glad you didnt sell it. The wheels are killer!!

The other Z's posted by guys that felt the need to show pics of what they think a Z should look like are nice to but theres no point in it? Not like he's going to call you for advice? Switch up his build plan to suit what you think it should look like? If you posted your car up to show and someone started posting pics of better looking ones in their eyes maybe then you would see how it makes no sense.

[StreetEG]

Well at the least Supraholic has a pretty sick build going on--- which makes me care about one notch more then I do about Fagoncots---so that brings it from about 0 to 1. But other then that while I cant make everyone happy I sure as hell love working on the car and cant wait until summer!

[dt98gsr]

car looks great man, I LOVE the Equips and can't wait to see it in person.

I would love to do a photoshoot of the car, it's so unique!

[agoodall]

i saw this car a year ago a meet in Hockessin DE...its gorgeous, the pics don't do it justice

[dt98gsr]

^^^ That's why I want to do a photoshoot of it!

[frosti108]

definitely a weird looking z thats for sure :lol:

nice fitment though

[poisonivory]

can't please everybody man..there is nothing out there that every single person will agree on. Don't worry about negative feedback. I personally love your Z and can't wait to see when it's all done.

[StreetEG]

Photoshoots always welcome haha---I have some Red Brides that are going in and I am in the middle of polishing some parts in the bay...should spruce it up....actually...I am not sure what I am still doing on the forum I got some work to do lol!

[dt98gsr]

Photoshoots always welcome haha---I have some Red Brides that are going in and I am in the middle of polishing some parts in the bay...should spruce it up....actually...I am not sure what I am still doing on the forum I got some work to do lol!

I'm definitely down man, I think we both live relatively close to each other so just let me know when you have the other stuff done and we can meet up and do a shoot!

[Supraholic]

Well at the least Supraholic has a pretty sick build going on--- which makes me care about one notch more then I do about Fagoncots---so that brings it from about 0 to 1. But other then that while I cant make everyone happy I sure as hell love working on the car and cant wait until summer!

Which is why I said is MOST important that you are happy. Just giving you my honest, respectful opinion on the front end - That's it!!! You still have a nice Z regardless!!! And I wouldn't mind taking off your hands one day :wink:

[StreetEG]

ha no hard feelings...I just have some pride in my work thats all.

[Supraholic]

ha no hard feelings...I just have some pride in my work thats all.

No comment on the - Taking it off your hands - part I see... :wink:

[StreetEG]

haha it will be a while before I let it go...Lets see how this supra turns out.. maybe a trade could be in order