What do I do with my new s13????

Jamies240sx · Dec 27, 2007

Primed her up today boys!!!!! Used a very good, $70 gallon, epoxy based primer.... Heres the results....

Ive decided that i'm gonna wet sand the wheels down really good and spray them with some clear coat.... I think this will bring them out and look good

Jamies240sx · Dec 28, 2007

So what do u guys think of my first attempt at priming??? It looks 10x better in person. So smooth, oh so smooth:gaylaugh

4x4le · Dec 28, 2007

Jamies240sx said:
So what do u guys think of my first attempt at priming??? It looks 10x better in person. So smooth, oh so smooth:gaylaugh

That is the exact look Im wanting. Can you tell me what exact brand it was and all that jazz? How much primer did you actually have to use?

chon · Dec 28, 2007

It looks great! good job.

4x4le · Dec 28, 2007

damn dude, I just looked at the before pics again, that thing looks really good!!!!

See, my car is in a similar state (body wise) as yours was in (mine just has a few more dents and im going to fix them first). It would really make my day for it to look like yours when im done. Allot of people dont like flat black but to each their own. I dont need/want a prissy looking drift car. I want something that will hide damage a little, be easier/cheaper to repair, and stick out less in the city (even though its hopefully going to continue to get filled with decals

, ricer style:greddy::crazyrant!) But I already picked up 1 sponser without even commetting to any events as of yet. Couldnt say no either! But I actually think it might help set off the car to have a few decals on it as long as none of them are rice and Im truely getting something in return for having the advertisement on my car. If anyone calls it rice, Ill have to correct them.
Anyways, hit me up with what the primer was when you get on. Looks good man!

ChuKi RB · Dec 28, 2007

Car looks absolutely amazing. Personally I would make the S14 a track slut only because the chassis is alot less flexible than the s13. But what ever. Do a KA-T if you want. First thing I would do is drop it and do a 5spd swap. Then I would add mods and what not. Of coarse turbo that shit when I say mods lol. Im never going back to N/A hahaha.

Jamies240sx · Dec 29, 2007

ChuKi RB said:
Car looks absolutely amazing. Personally I would make the S14 a track slut only because the chassis is alot less flexible than the s13. But what ever. Do a KA-T if you want. First thing I would do is drop it and do a 5spd swap. Then I would add mods and what not. Of coarse turbo that shit when I say mods lol. Im never going back to N/A hahaha.

Thanks bro, I want to use my s14 as my dd just because I know I can depend on it and i only have about $1300 in it:12dunno.... I think i'm just gonna clean up the '90, new dash, new seats, and keep it auto. I'm probably gonna wait and look for a 5 speed DOHC s13 and then boost it.... I just don't want to spend the money on a 5 speed swap when I could buy a 5 speed s13 running for $500-$1000, if u know what im saying. I'll probably end up buying 2-3 more 240's and have a yard full of em' :gaylaugh

ChuKi RB · Dec 29, 2007

Hey. What ever floats your boat man lol. Either way your money and cars lol. But good plans none the less.

USDM Rice · Dec 29, 2007

The primer came out awesome. I'd clear coat that slut, or it'll go to shit. Mix in some flattening agent to give it that satin black look.

4x4le · Dec 29, 2007

man, come on already. What primer was that you used and how much did you need to get??????? PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE tell me.

Jamies240sx · Dec 29, 2007

This is the primer I used... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-GA...QcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ63702QQihZ010QQitemZ200187820932QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

I got it cheaper at a local parts store. I used the whole gallon just because i wanted to cover it well.

4x4le · Dec 29, 2007

thanks a bunch man!!
Ill be doing mine within a month and a half now.

Jamies240sx · Jan 4, 2008

Well i've been busy lately but ive managed to strip the interior, pressure wash the carpets(main and cargo), paint the fabric on the door panels and glove box, replace gauge cluster, take off tint, paint rusty heat shield, clean the hell out of all the seats, paint my spare tire area, and paint the radio trim piece and part of the center console that runs into the radio trim piece.... Heres the pics...

BEFORE:

AFTER:

STRIPPED INTERIOR:

PAINTED FABRIC:

INTERIOR BACK IN:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

How do you guys like my custom rubber guard on the drivers floor:gaylaugh?? The carpet was ripped right there pretty bad so I got a rubber floor mat and glued it down over the rips... The carpet looks a lot cleaner in person than in the pics..... I think im buyin a blue dash off a guy here on the forum w/no cracks. Gonna have to dye it black...

4x4le · Jan 4, 2008

is your paint starting to not look so good? Or is that just the pic on the last pic?

Jamies240sx · Jan 4, 2008

4x4le said:
is your paint starting to not look so good? Or is that just the pic on the last pic?

Its just the pic.... The flash catches every piece of dust at night.... It been sitting in my dads shop where dust, dirt fly everywhere so its covered right now:greddy:

Tyler240 · Jan 6, 2008

you should have fixed that rust before you painted it on the rear bumper though. Looks great none the less, Im in the process of finding a S13 5speed too.

Jamies240sx · Jan 6, 2008

Tyler240 said:
you should have fixed that rust before you painted it on the rear bumper though. Looks great none the less, Im in the process of finding a S13 5speed too.

Thats not rust on the rear bumper... The bumper is fiberglass:gaylaugh.. I sanded the hell out of it but couldnt ever get it smooth

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