Lollerskates

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Now I can push this thing all around my garage.

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I got all four for half off from Harbor Freight. Really stoked on them.

Time to fix the paint

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Witness the fitness

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About that time... - Mounted and balanced

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Doing all I can to get the front suspension installed tomorrow. Then its time to get fitted!!!

Gold Lugs Crew

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Some people just can't paint - So I moved on...

I am one of those people.

After repeated attempts to spray a decent clear coat, I have come to the realization that I need to skip it and move on.

I have the entire car sanded and ready for a final clear by a professional.
This paint job has seriously taken a bite out of my summer and I had to take a break from the car because of it.

But moving forward........

I picked up a set of 50mmx13mm extended studs from Touge Factory.

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I like their style. They make a lot of their own parts and they are from Chicago.

Also, I have started refurbishing my wheel hardware.

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As Cassio pointed out via comment on my last post, the wheels are three piece, but were welded together by the factory.

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This means I can take all of the hardware out with little worry.

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This will also allow me to polish up the wheel.

Following Brad's advice, I picked up a 5lb tumbler from Harbor freight. If you toss your rusty nuts in here with the proper abrasive, technically you should be able to remove the rust and get them looking good again.

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Time will tell on that one.

I also was able to mount my fuel lines this past weekend.

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With the help of my lovely girlfriend, I was able to get the feed and return lines mounted up along either side of the transmission tunnel.

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Nice.

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As you can see I also found a couple of spots that need a little wire wheel action and some Zero Rust. :)



Thanks to Brad and Cassio for the help!
I am back in go mode on this build, so thanks to everyone for the motivating comments on facebook and the blog.

Means a lot.

Lobsters, Tires, and Wheel hardware

Just got back from a long birthday weekend on the Maine Seacoast.
Such an awesome place. Full of Lobsters and other Lobster related things.

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Finally got my tires in but I had to settle for a size lower than I wanted.
BF Goodrich G-Force Sport 215/50/15.

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They look fine.
There was no getting the 225s even direct from the MFR.

Also looking to replace or refurbish my SSR wheel hardware.

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I have a local SSR dealer, Pro-Spec Autosport (www.prospecautosport.com) trying to locate a set for me. In case they are unable to locate them I will be trying to clean these up just as a backup plan.

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It would be cool to be able to use the original stuff.

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Anyone know of a good place to find 40 SSR nuts and bolts?
And whether or not I can replace these nuts and bolts with a mounted and balanced tire?

Casablanca

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SSR Casablanca 8

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15x7.5 front, 15x8 rear.
Offset unknown.

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Tough Guy approves.

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Barramundi Design S30 Z - pt.1

By FAR the most inspiring Z I have come across in a long time.

A lights out 3 Rotor build with fender exit exhausts.

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And the dopest set of forged wheels I have ever seen.

Feel the impact.

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Absolutely without a doubt going to do everything I can to get a set.

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I will be posting more on this AMAZING s30 over the next couple of days.

If you can't wait, go find more at CommonSnapper.com.

Wheels Painted

Due to my chronic lack of build funds I used this past weekend to paint my wheels. These are stock from an S130 (280ZX). They came with the car so they will due for now.

They needed a little something to tie them into my Grey primer color scheme.

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I have a brake line swap coming up. Wait till you see how bad my lines are haha.

Back from the wheel shop!

Photoshop that is...

Before:

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Aftah:

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