my 90 Z32 project from hell

[orangebyke]

first off some may have seen the pic of my 92 on the hill overlooking the city. I sold that car because i wanted a black one to make PERFECT and i got it. alot of mechanical issues have been addressed before i got the car and the other things done were things i would have done myself any way but it did need a new paint job.
So this is my project thread and I will keep it updated until i get it finished and every one gets to see the final product. I will say i have two good friends that are helping me that have been in the paint and body business for years and they both do excellent work. one has already helped me with a BMW i did a few years ago so i know hes good at what he does.
this is how i bought the car:

this is three days later when i started on the rear quater, doing prep work is the most time consuming


now we are a few weeks later and the doors are off and the stoneguard is being stripped and the body work is moving along. hopefully i will be taking it to the shop to get it primed in a week and i will take pics when i do

[ghostdriver]

i think you should leave the doors off. weight reduction yo!!!

lookin forward to more progress on this.

[orangebyke]

quick update.....its primed and heading to the paint booth next saturday. mabey by mon or tues i will get to begin reassembling. here are a few primed pics with more to follow soon

[ExtaZ33]

Looks like it will be worth all the hard work in the end. Looking good.

[Zya8187]

Very nice man. I can't wait to see the outcome

[orangebyke]

Well its been long enough so now i can update my project thread. let me say i know i need wheels and i believe i have that covered real soon. i hope to get a few more things done in the next week or two and if all falls into place........i get to finally show up at one of these infamous meets and get my T-shirt. well enjoy and sorry for so many pics at one time..........
this is on the way to the booth...

and now in the booth

and back out od the booth

going home

sooooo shiny

let the assembley begin

christmas and birthday gifts from my son

and this is what we have today


the end....literally(for now)

[04LemansZ]

It's coming right along and looking good!

[Blacktwin]

man i want my car repainted,looks great.

[Zya8187]

Those megan springs looks good man. Thats a nice drop. How is the ride ?

Also the paint looks amazing. Good job on the whole thing. No stop wasting time and get J-specs. J-specs on black = secks :D

[orangebyke]

thanks everybody.
and ryan the megans dont ride as bad as i thought they would but they arent settled completly yet so we will soon see.

[DbDragStar]

so up to what point exactly did you do all that work yourself? like you bondoed and sanded and primered it all yourself looks like to me. so then how much did they paint shop do? they just did the base and clear right? how much did they charge for that? how much cheaper is that compared to having them do everything?

[orangebyke]

so up to what point exactly did you do all that work yourself? like you bondoed and sanded and primered it all yourself looks like to me. so then how much did they paint shop do? they just did the base and clear right? how much did they charge for that? how much cheaper is that compared to having them do everything?
i have no problem explaining this.....i have a real couple of real good friends that helped me with the body work. knowing the car was going black, i knew i never stod a chance of it looking right if i did it myself. one of them helped me do some of the bondo and shaving the antenna and rear wiper, the he got busy with two new careers and school, so i turned to another friend to finish. We discused doing a little horse trading for the rest of the prep work and primer and then i went to his house and built him a new deck and covered it so he would paint and finish the car but i had to do all the reassemble myself. So to answer your question, i cant begin to imagine what it would cost to disassemble, remove all glass, shave antenna and rear wiper, smooth out the stoneguard, paint and reassemble. i would guess around 5k but i just dont know.
on a side note, this is the second time i built a deck for a paint job so that seems to be a great bartering tool...........any one need a deck????:partydance:[

[carridaleZ]

on a side note, this is the second time i built a deck for a paint job so that seems to be a great bartering tool...........any one need a deck????:partydance:[

so youre screwed if you need a new paint job and a deck but cant do neither one. :thumbsdown: haha

[orangebyke]

so youre screwed if you need a new paint job and a deck but cant do neither one. :thumbsdown: haha

naaa ill build a deck for anything of value.. money is my favorite but ill take what i canget.