S13 restore and respray (Garage style)

[villain]

Here's why i spent 3 hours today in a car:



Maaaad. Drift teks.
Much better offset, except now i have to flare the guards, which i'm okay with.

At first i hated the white but now that it's on the car, it looks alright. Painting the wheels is now not so much of a priority.

[Faynie]

I'm sure there are plenty of people who read but can't be bothered to post.

People like myself

Ive been enjoying this thread for a while... going to be doing some respraying myself eventually.....

[sparrow707]

This build's not getting much love on the forums

Dude, this is awesome - proper DIY. I'm sure there are plenty of people who read but can't be bothered to post. This is just to let you know that I'll be following your build and that I find it MAAAD!

[villain]

Covers might not actually be a bad idea for the short term while i save up for seats.
I should get some seat covers with the GTR emblem.

[Snowman]

I think just get some nice black seat covers instead of s15 seats :P

[Micky]

Haha oh I see your point yeah I probably would get excited to haha it is kinda annoying ragging down my windscreen, if you told me you could of had mine lol

[villain]

Really.. Air Con was the most exciting thing? Haha

Haha, in Brisbane's sub-tropical climate, an air-con is pretty essential. Especially when it's pouring down with rain and still as humid as hell. The windows fog up so badly that we've had to keep a rag in the glovebox to wipe them down with.

It's the little things that excite me...
On that note, I see why drifters get rid of air-cons. That shit is heavy.

[Micky]

Really.. Air Con was the most exciting thing? Haha

[villain]

After quite a long break, i'm slowly getting back into it.
My brother's gotten a new car which means the S13 is off the roads once again, and also now officially mine, yay.
So what's new? Not all that much. I've finished off the sub enclosure at the back, minus carpet. So all i've really done is wired up the sub and made sure it was secure.

I've also FINAAALLY put the boot lock back onto the car. I no longer have to use my pinky to open the boot now. I (re)painted the S on the emblem black as it was all faded and nasty looking and it turned out looking like new.

And probably one of the most exciting things for me is; I finally bought an air conditioner compressor! I am that much closer to having a working air con!


I've also decided (probably an awful decision - cop wise) that instead of trying making this car look perfect on a low budget, i'm just gonna make it a drifter/daily. It will be a cop magnet but hopefully, it will also be legal.
I have a few more purchases lined up but i won't say what they are, in case they fall through. So yeah, this project hasn't completely died just yet!

[Ren-dog]

Do you guys reckon i should do the entire panel/bonnet and quarter or just the individual areas of damage.
I'm not too sure how to feather in paint, as i've only done an entire car at once, so i don't know how consistent it will look if i only do an area.
Any advice?

I think entire panels. Would look better. Sand it back and have another go. Thats what i would do anyway.

[baldolera]

That paint job looks good, pity about the buffer and scratches though. Can't wait to see how this one will turn out!

[ChocSoldier]

I suggested vinyl because it was cheap and easy
But yeah, aqua dip looks awesome though I'd also imagine the price wouldn't be.

[villain]

Carbon fibre could look very cool. I had a look at aqua dip. They look very good but i can imagine it burning a hole in my pocket. And they are located in sydney too, which would make it a bit of a hassle with shipping and what not.

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Carbon fibre vinyl for the centre console? It's still black but it makes it stand out subtletly compared to having it painted another colour.

It would be better to have hydrograhics applied. Op, if you want it to look carbon, look up aqua dip, they're an AUS company.

[ChocSoldier]

Carbon fibre vinyl for the centre console? It's still black but it makes it stand out subtletly compared to having it painted another colour.