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Final steps before paint - AutoOtaku
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Final steps before paint. The most exciting part of a restoration is of course when the car is ready for paint. I can hard contain the excitement seeing these photos sent by Miguel! After much painstaking back and forth decision making, we have selected a paint that we believe best matched the original creme! Enjoy the photos below, as the next post you will see some fresh paint. Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Create a free website.
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Photos: Lost and found. Action shot of the VIP'S 240Z/280Z exiting out of a turn at Westwood Racing Circuit. Gotta love the old American Lemans wheels in bright orange. It never ceases to amaze me the wealth of information and photos the internet possesses. While leisurely browsing the web for vintage race photos, I stumbled upon thirteen photos of my car on the website Martin's Action Photography. You can read more about the history of this car on Hemmings. If only all questions in life were that easy.
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Endless Body Work - AutoOtaku
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One of the best parts about working with Miguel is that he sends me photos. I cannot stress this enough, and could never imagine being kept in the dark during a restoration. The sheer amount of detail put into this build has been a job in itself (mostly due to my OCDness)! As you can see from the photos below, we are trying to make everything it just right. Were race cars built to this detail in this detail in the 70's? Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Create a free website.
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Well, life has certainly "happened" in 2016. The result is that I have not been able to put any effort or attention into this blog! Luckily the same thing was not the case for my race car. So what has happened this year? We finished the race car back in April and have managed to race three vintage races this year. The Sonoma Historics, Portland Historics and Coronado Festival of Speed! In that time, I also completed a house renovation and got married in August! Create a free website.
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People often believe that the most expensive part of a restoration is the paint job. However, I can now say from experience that this couldn't be more false! The chassis of this restoration has so far been my largest investment and will most likely be the most influential aspect of the outcome. Another misconception of restorations is that no putty, filler, bondo, or whatever you want to call it, should be used. This is also false! So what do you do when you need better access to the bottom of the car?
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What truly makes a historical race car? My answer to that is that a historic race car must be brought to "as it ran in period." Les Cannaday of CDM. And Mark Rouse of Rouse Signs. Helped me do just that. I spent a weekend down at Miguel's shop taping off the fenders and hood designs. After much hard work and some fine adjustments by Miguel,the result was a mirror image old photos! Create a free website.
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We have paint! - AutoOtaku
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Finally the day has come. This is what we all envision as the most anxious part of a restoration, paint. Being the meticulous person I am, I had several parts shipped to me and even visited the shop in San Diego to select a paint color. I knew I would regret it if I had not. Here is a shot of Miguel doing his thing! Beautifully done Series 1 hatch. Once a rusty Craigslist purchase, and now, a beautiful work of art! The CP production flares turned out stunning! Create a free website.
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Well, life has certainly "happened" in 2016. The result is that I have not been able to put any effort or attention into this blog! Luckily the same thing was not the case for my race car. So what has happened this year? We finished the race car back in April and have managed to race three vintage races this year. The Sonoma Historics, Portland Historics and Coronado Festival of Speed! In that time, I also completed a house renovation and got married in August! What truly makes a historical race car?
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Playing catch-up - AutoOtaku
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Well, life has certainly "happened" in 2016. The result is that I have not been able to put any effort or attention into this blog! Luckily the same thing was not the case for my race car. So what has happened this year? We finished the race car back in April and have managed to race three vintage races this year. The Sonoma Historics, Portland Historics and Coronado Festival of Speed! In that time, I also completed a house renovation and got married in August! Create a free website.
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The past few months I have been working closely with Petrolicious. To produce the latest video feature on my 1972 Nissan Fairlady 240Z-L. I am extremely lucky having experienced this, as I have always been a huge fan of their work. I could not be happier with the way the film turned out! In this post, I thought I would start off by introducing the video you, followed by a behind the scenes look! The chaser car of choice? None other than the Nissan 300ZX! After the interview, we headed east with the desti...
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