Vivek's Vert.

[Vivek]

How similar would you say it is to that HRE?

[mbonanni]

I love your car. lol

[F34R]

How similar would you say it is to that HRE?

Hard to say as they are using perfect lighting. But from that picture I have to say it is almost the same. I matched my custom wheels to it and stocked up on 4 cans if it ever goes away!

I did ALL my trim, bumpers and the kidneys in the oil rubbed satin.

One thing to remember with the paint is to shake it VERY well to mix the black and bronze together. I found if you don't it is black in the start and almost a brown bronze at 1/4 can. I believe it is a 3 to 1 mixture.

Look at the back bumper's left bend, you can see the bronze POPPING from the sun light.

I love your car. lol

Thanks <3 I cannot wait for dat m30 :evil:

(please don't side track LBV's thread)

[mbonanni]

I see a lighter color looking better on your car vivek. IDK why.

its just me doh.

[e30shmobberr]

dem borbets will look sweet

[Vivek]

Solid shift carrier bushings (Delrin front, nylon rear, tight as hell on both ends) and put in an even shorter shifter. Great upgrades.




And because I'm a huge asshole the color that F34R suggested that I loved last week seems like it may be too dark for my tastes now. Maybe it's been the shitty weather lately.

[Vivek]

Primed the fronts. No runs, paint laid down perfectly. I couldn't find wheel specific primer so I used high temp engine block primer, per the recommendation of the guy at kragen. Should be good enough. I'm waiting for the paint to dry now and then I'll shoot the backs.

[pandaboo911]

make sure you remove the paint on the conical surface where the wheel lugs/nuts mount :)

[JinormusJ]

Woo woo

[Vivek]

make sure you remove the paint on the conical surface where the wheel lugs/nuts mount :)

Will do, but why's that? I decided to go with oil rubbed bronze.
A few thoughts:
FUCK whoever decided to skim these wheels with bondo. I knew I'd never get it all off, and of course you can see little bits here and there.
The paint is ever so slightly uneven. In some places its shinier than others, and i sprayed it pretty evenly. Maybe I'll clear coat them for a gloss finish.
I like the color, not bad at all.

[lambo]

What color did you go with?

[JinormusJ]

What color did you go with?

I decided to go with oil rubbed bronze.

Just a guess

[jaywood]

Saw this plate and had to snap a pic...

[lambo]

Just a guess

[Vivek]

Small update with no pics. I let the faces dry overnight, then flipped them over and painted the barrels. Well even though the paint was 20+ hours old it stuck to the plastic sheeting I had them on on the lips, so I have to touch that up a bit. No big deal because I planned to dust the faces again to even out the coat. But that means that this paint dries slower than fuck and I'll have to wait potentially weeks before mounting tires.


And HAHHA that license plate is great lol