Journey to a new paint

[lubu]

I took the plunge today, cant stand those bubbles and bog areas any more plus my car needs a new paint. So with lots of swearing and sweat I managed to strip off pretty much of its cloths. Found some awesome rusts behind the fenders near the wheel arch, some underneath the rubber seals at the rear quarter windows....

[lubu]

More pics of the lovely FeO, gotta love rusted bolts that just snap in half when you try to screw with it...and the paint-over just made the whole process even worse. I had to chainsawed-Texas a lot of those bolts, not fun.

Just a word for anyone whos planning to bog their car with out the rust treatment first, DON'T DO IT. Found heaps of rust underneath those bogs...now where did I put that disc cutter?

Rest of the car is in good shape, I do have the suspicion that white is not the original colour, scratched some paints and I see burgundy underneath:rolleyes:...confirmation will be made when I start stripping the paint off.

[lubu]

I forgot to ask, I need some tips on how to remove the chrome plates at the rear quarters, there seems to be 3 pins holding each, I tried to pry it but it didnt move and I dont wanna bent it. Thanks.

[lubu]

Update, stripped most of the paint using strip pad with angle grinder. Probably another 5 hours or so to finish the job.

[lubu]

Found a pair of OSRAM HID projector from a previous car project and I thought this would be a nice contribution to the Z.

To make sure that the projectors give appropriate lightning I test fit on the old headlight assembly. I cut the bottom of the headlight to the correct diameter, then I proceed to cut the bottom of the housing to accommodate the extended length, if you do this be careful not to cut the tension spring since we'll need it to adjust the angle of the light later...I also upgraded the headlight harness so that they operate on battery. Not too bad for an hour work.

[lubu]

Here it is in action.

[Sparx Macgyver]

Wow. Those are pretty bright. I like.

[Sparx Macgyver]

Can I ask where you picked up those lights from?

[lubu]

I got it from eBay couple of yrs ago, they are Xenon though.