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> Sideways's 240z build, 56k wont enjoy this one.
sideways
  Posted: Apr 5 2009, 11:52 PM


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A small handfull of you know about my project, but most of you will not- This has been an ongoing project of mine for a long, long time- and things are finally starting to pull together. Now might be a fun time to let the secret out.

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Its just a tease, for now- This thread WILL be updated with many pictures within a few days as it all starts to fall together, and will be updated again in a couple of weeks as the project really takes off. Ill update it over the following months as more progress comes along, I have and will continue to take pictures of what im doing- So keep an eye out for updates.

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April 11th 09.

Finally got the pictures, not the greatest quality but you can see what was going on, Ill keep updating this post with more information as time goes on and I feel less lazy. As I do new things to the car I will also update this again with my current work.

Id only done a few minor things before this, but over all this is how it showed up when me and my buddy started working on all the body work. As you can see, one hell of a project to start.
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The guy before me thought hed done a decent job on the bondo..

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Mm cracked bondo. Sadly this was all over. The previous owner tried to shave the rear as well, unfortunetley they also thought itd be a good idea to just lay in a good 1" of bondo to do so. The remedy?

Dig it out and do it right. Remove all the mierda, weld in a panel to reduce the layer of bondo needed, grind the welds, and recover. A tube was inserted into the back that vents into the body behind the panel to act as a vent to release pressure that could build up during the hotter summer days. Needed? Dont know. But i dont want to find out the hard way during summer it was and have the body filler crack all over again.
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This was done equally on both sides and the rear, so no need to post those.


Also decided to remove the antenna, I rarely if ever listen to the radio, like the look- and ive got a sattelite radio anyways if i care to bother. So, Off with it.

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Sadly I cant find the pictures of the build up process- But it was given the same one-over. A filler panel was welded to the back side the nground down smooth, a layer of body filler added to the top, then sanded smooth (with a pvc pipe as a sanding block no less).

No other interesting photos of body work, but minor (and major) dents were filled, all emblems were removed, etc. Once it was done the body was primed, lightly coated, and then wet sanded to as smooth a finish as we could get. Made a HUGE difference in the peel on all following layers and gave me a lot less work and hassle to deal with.

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This was just done with basic cheapo rattle can primer, but after that the doors were removed, the car was masked, and we started the real painting. Starting with the first layers of an actual automotive primer. This stuff is VERY thick, and hardens beyond anything youd expect (with dated 70s chassis and metal tech this this outer shell increased the chassis rigidity about 50%. This is based on nothing but pure speculation.)

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From here all minor imperfections were sanded and dealt with (to the best of my ability), and then the color was added. Because of how you need to paint this the base and clears needed to be applied one after the other, so i never had much of a chance to get inbetween shots. But either way 3-4 coats of base and then 3 coats of clear later, this was the result.

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The gloss is MUCH better in person than in these pictures, light in the room is covered by a piece of plastic (Theres plastic on ALL walls, above to the sides and below), and it adds funny reflections. if you look at some of the pictures though you can easily make out objects far away from the car. Overall, sure its not perfect. But Im still VERY pleased with my results I got. This is my first time painting a car, I think its pretty damn good for two guys with a paint gun in a garage. The car still needs to be buffed out as well once the coats are finished curing completley- Ill have more pictures once thats done and the car is put back together.

next major update will be the engine, from the mods, build up, and dyno numbers. keep tuned.

Update: May 13th, 2009

My hundreds of parts and nuts and bolts and seals and whatnots are finally starting to come together and resemble an engine. It will be 99% finished by tonight. Im still waiting on some freeze plugs i ordered to show up, but thats no big deal. It will be a fully assembled motor beyond that by tonight.

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Posted: Apr 6 2009, 12:12 AM


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I've been waiting for this :]
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Sideways, what is it with you and really old cars?

I dig it. smile.gif
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Posted: Apr 6 2009, 12:36 AM


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Same here. About damn time we got something besides your engine. tongue.gif
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lol

btw matt, its a really long and complicated story, BUT, my brother and his crew know your friend jason with the 3 S12's, who knows case, who knows you lol

small world, ran into him like 3 weeks ago, went to his house to kick it

and also, i know what it is wink2.gif

you need more pics !
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QUOTE (WRX DEMON Type R @ 46 minutes, 51 seconds ago)
Sideways, what is it with you and really old cars?

I dig it. smile.gif

I can work on them wink2.gif

And BWAHAHA to knowing the J-Man. Ive got time- PM me that long and complicated story, im damn curious.

Nomake- What does you mean just my engine tongue.gif

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QUOTE (sideways @ 5 minutes, 41 seconds ago)
I can work on them wink2.gif

And BWAHAHA to knowing the J-Man. Ive got time- PM me that long and complicated story, im damn curious.

Nomake- What does you mean just my engine tongue.gif

ill do it tomorrow, i really got to get to sleep here, waking up in...5 hours dry.gif
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IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS!?

If it is, I officially love you w00t2.gif
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Shh, It may very well be what you think it is
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Are we allowed to take guesses? smile.gif
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QUOTE (WRX DEMON Type R @ 6 hours, 11 minutes ago)
Sideways, what is it with you and really old cars?

I dig it. smile.gif

Old cars are way more awesomer than new ones.
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QUOTE (Akina'sZ34 @ 5 hours, 15 minutes ago)
Are we allowed to take guesses? smile.gif

Is guessing needed? There's only one generation of cars that have a fender like that...
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looks like the days worth of sanding are paying off.
i cant wait to see it painted biggrin.gif


EDIT: you guys, its a obviously a custom subwoofer enclosure rolleyes.gif

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Should be good, please post updates as they come.
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Agreed, that isn't a classic sports car! That's an aerodynamic subwoofer enclosure! tongue.gif

Seriously, this is going to be epic. Keep updates and details frequent, and get some nice photos soon!
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I have no idea what that picture is supposed to be. To be honest, I'm now more confused than before I entered this topic.
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QUOTE (ToyotaFan84 @ 18 minutes, 0 seconds ago)
I have no idea what that picture is supposed to be. To be honest, I'm now more confused than before I entered this topic.

It's the front driver's side fender of a very well-known classic sports car from Japan.
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Oh wow man, I thought you still had the Conquest back then. What did you do with it?

Also, pretty effin sweet on your secret project man, looks like I might jump on the bandwagon sometime this year, but for a different purpose lol.
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It's the front driver's side fender of a very well-known classic sports car from Japan.

Yeah, in my head I don't know why someone wouldn't recognize the car right away. laugh.gif
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QUOTE (Bubs @ 2 minutes, 25 seconds ago)
Yeah, in my head I don't know why someone wouldn't recognize the car right away. laugh.gif

The pic alone is enough to recognize at a barely glimpse as to what it is laugh.gif
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QUOTE (Ayako Watanabe @ 14 minutes, 34 seconds ago)
Oh wow man, I thought you still had the Conquest back then. What did you do with it?

your getting him confused with sidewaysstarion xD

sideways is the guy with the ae86 and this
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QUOTE (Sensation! @ 2 minutes, 25 seconds ago)
your getting him confused with sidewaysstarion xD

sideways is the guy with the ae86 and this

No no, I know sidewaysstarion has a large collection of Starions, but in one point sideways bought himself a Conquest, few months later after buying the Corolla. fear2.gif

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