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Hey,. Might be helpfully to who Eva is installing a body kit or wanting to know how to paint there car..

Basically over the next month i have put to gather a basic pictorial.. On how i have updated the exterior of my project car..

Things i will be doing..

Full Body Kit.. DoLUCK Thanks psi parts..

S2 Wing later to be a gtr one when i find one in wa

Making my own Grill from S1 one.

Clear Side indicators

PAINT ...

Led Tail lights..

First things first if there is anything that i can help you out on. or you can teach me something... just post it up hear.. Lets talk..

Body KIT..

So i started on this build by getting the Full Body kit from PSI PARTS... these guys are awesome. I picked the same kit as they had on there project car.. it stood out like no other and makes for a very desirable.. Design.

so shipping to all told about Monday 30th mar to wed 8 apr $ 1045.00 Total. $$1045

S2 wing

Came in great condition. $75.00 Total $$1120

Indicators

Clear nismo ones $60 Total $$1180

Paint

This was the hard decision as my car was a blue. two tone.. it was kina looking ok but it needed so much work to make it look half descant .. Roof needed a spray and also the bonnet..

so since i have all the equipment i will be doing all work my self. time and prep will make a great looking car.

Paint choice was a S3 R33 GTR colour of (KR4) very deep silver..

So what iv got for the paint is

4ltr surface primer. + hardener

5Ltr Base coat (KR4)

Clear 4ltr + 2ltr hardener..

20ltr of 2pac thinners

4ltr wax and grease

500ml of plastic primer (rear skyline garnish)

all of this came to.. About $680 Total $$1860

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  kleicl said:
Indicators

Clear nismo ones $60 Total $$1180

Nice work. Wondering if you got the indicators locally? Closest i got to that price is perfectrun.com.au but i'd rather buy here in Perth. Keep the progress updates coming.

Thx

Jonathon... i got the indicators off ebay.. for $50 they were used but in perfect condition.. shipping was $10 and they cam via express post.. this is by far the best way to purchase items.. small items as the body kit cost me.. $344 shipping

After the decition of painting the car in my home made spray booth... now thinking its gona be a wast of time too much dust ext.. i have rang arround and found a body shop in malaga that will just shoot the paint for me.. in there booth..

this means that i will ne too transport the car from glass place to home to do a final sand and putty then to the spray booth then back home to sand the primer then back to the booth for the base coat and clear then back to the glass place..

i have rang arround and found that i can hire a car tralier for 107 full day or 90 for 4 hours.. ( i will need the tralier on 4 seprate days) is this an good itdea or will it be cheapter to do a long term hire ect,\

anyone got any ideas.. thanx

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spray teh primer at your house mate, wet the floor and go for it

call obriens, they come to you to remove windows

then once its primed and sanded, plastic sheet the car on teh trailer and tow it there, then tow back once its painted and dried.

2 x 4 hour hires should fix you up that way

thats how i did my car.

  kleicl said:
Thanx chris...

yea i might do that as i can spray the primer.. and it wont matter if i got some small items in the paint because i will need to sand sand sand.. lol back to 800grit ay..

exactly

also means that you can touch up the primer if you happen to rub through

Guys just an up date i have finnished the front bar.. and its all reddy for its final primer. as for the rear bar i will need to sand down where i needed to add fiberglass and make the sides more eaven. ahhhh

and the skirts are just goning to be time time.. so in a week or so i should be finnished the kit reddy for a final primer..

its looking good so far.. what do you guys think..

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Not much time ay.. just needed to work out on how to secure it to the car..

What i did was cut., the metal crumble zone on the front .. thats the thing that you need to cut to fit all the vents arround ext..

then place the front bar up to the car mark all holes and drill them then i made a custom metal bracket that sits on tho where the grill is and fiberglassed that the the underside (so i have something solid to bolt to the crumble zone) and fiberglassed the two side brackets that attach via two screws to the side fenders.. and thats it

Iv just run it toa problem with my custom grill so iv just brought a s1 gtr custom one off ebay..

does anyone have any ideas on what i should do for a spoiler... and what do you think of the front bar..

all sanding and work will be starting next week

  kleicl said:
Iv just run it toa problem with my custom grill so iv just brought a s1 gtr custom one off ebay..

does anyone have any ideas on what i should do for a spoiler... and what do you think of the front bar..

all sanding and work will be starting next week

Hi mate, although I am not a Drift Wing (duck wing) fan, you're going for the Phat look, as such I suggest you go Drift Wing for your R33.

In regard to the front bar, put some canards on the side and it would set it off nicely...up to you though...I think you should go for a stealth look.

Cheers,

SM

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