1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels

[B C]

^ this guy knows how to have a good time

[Jdesign]

Ughhhhh. Stop that. The E30 is way more fun than the E24.

[patsbimmer1]

Jdesign said:

Ughhhhh. Stop that. The E30 is way more fun than the E24. 

For now... think of that glorious m30 singing while wrapped in a dtm body!

[Jdesign]

[Jdesign]

Z4 rack showed up. I need to order a steering shaft but at the same time, I need a non ABS steering column as well. I did a boost leak test and found that my turbo is leaking internally, so I think its time to pull that off and finally use the rebuild kit I bought last year. Maybe this is my boost issue?!?! I will post pictures once this happens. Its a fairly simple turbo, but I have never rebuilt one so I am kind of excited.

[Jdesign]

I was told that I should make a Rendering of my car awhile back but never really finished. I recently started to make a Vector design of it to use as a T-shirt template. I figured I would share.

It will look similar to this when its done:

[B C]

um, did you sketch that?!?! (I don't know how photoshop works)

[Jdesign]

Snap said:

um, did you sketch that?!?! (I don't know how photoshop works)

Yes, but it was done in illustrator. Here is the reference drawing / underlay, and a video of showing the process of how it's created:

(as you can tell I'm not finished as I have yet to add color)

[Jdesign]

I got a surprise visit from my painter tonight as he delivered my half hood and my license plate. They turned out AMAZING. Im more than happy on the job he did. Im stoked and it gives me ambition to work on this car again now. On top of that, I FINALLY got a tracking number for my new barrels for my Eclairs yesterday. Its only been since April that I bought them and had them shipped from Poland originally. Could my luck finally be turning around for me?!?! Im pretty happy to say the least.

(Dont mind the ugly wheels on the car currently)

I still plan on cutting the Vinyl for the plate letters, but 

[jc43089]

How legal is painting your plate like that?  The hood looks awesome.

[Jdesign]

jc43089 said:

How legal is painting your plate like that?  The hood looks awesome.  

Its not legal. But the plates are already green, and I plan on cutting vinyl for the letters, so I doubt it will be a problem. and thank you, it looks way nicer that I imagined.

[jc43089]

I think it would look better with the numbers standing out, I'm somewhat color blind but I think it is too much of the same color on the back of the car, especially over the texture of the letters.

[m42b32]

That looks awesome!! Are you going to do the plate letters in yellow like they would be normally? If you did I bet you wouldn't have too much of a problem unless they looked really closely

[Bassboy3313]

I have done vinyl plate letters and "California" script for a guy in Cali. With all the hookups you have I am sure you already have a contact for vinyl decals. if not, let me know. I'm always happy to help. 

[B C]

That stub hood turned out great and the detail with the color-matched plate is a unique touch.

Just please promise that anytime you go to show someone something in the engine bay that you go in and pop the hood then lift it up like you would with a full hood and be completely serious about it too.

[Jdesign]

jc43089 said:

I think it would look better with the numbers standing out, I'm somewhat color blind but I think it is too much of the same color on the back of the car, especially over the texture of the letters.

I agree. I have a polished plate frame that I plan on using to help break it up besides adding color to the letters.

m42b32 said:

That looks awesome!! Are you going to do the plate letters in yellow like they would be normally? If you did I bet you wouldn't have too much of a problem unless they looked really closely

I plan on doing them in light gold or brushed silver. I haven't decided

Bassboy3313 said:

I have done vinyl plate letters and "California" script for a guy in Cali. With all the hookups you have I am sure you already have a contact for vinyl decals. if not, let me know. I'm always happy to help. 

Thanks for the offer! I have a plotter at my work and will cut them out myself.

Snap said:

That stub hood turned out great and the detail with the color-matched plate is a unique touch.

Just please promise that anytime you go to show someone something in the engine bay that you go in and pop the hood then lift it up like you would with a full hood and be completely serious about it too.

  Totally am going to do this, but I will need assistance as the hood can fly up super quick. 

Here are some more detail shots of the paintwork with the hood off of the car.

[Jdesign]

So I cut some vinyl for my license plate. I think I am sticking with the brushed aluminum finish, but I will have to slim down the font I made as it overlaps the stamping and causes some distortion in areas(see above the number "8"). Overall I think it turned out awesome, and seeing it complete, I don't think the cops with bother me at all about it. (knocks on wood)

I also FINALLY got my barrels for my wheels so I can start assembly. It looks ridiculous having 10 barrels for 1 set of wheels. I need to order tires so I can get them on the car. 

Next up is turbo rebuild!!

[straight6pwr]

modifying a Wisconsin license plate? i hope you like getting pulled over.

i love it, though!

[Bassboy3313]

Add a tiny bit of heat to the top of that "8" and it should smooth out the wrinkles. Not too much heat tho

[Jdesign]

straight6pwr said:

modifying a Wisconsin license plate? i hope you like getting pulled over.

i love it, though!

LOL yeah yeah. Its not like its not legible. I know a guy that polished his whole plate and was pulled over for it only a few times. Only received warnings. If im getting pulled over, its for no front plate, speeding, or doing something really idiotic.

Bassboy3313 said:

Add a tiny bit of heat to the top of that "8" and it should smooth out the wrinkles. Not too much heat tho

Good idea, but this vinyl is really thick, im not sure how well it will conform.. I will try that first.