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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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Default My 1:18 Matte Black 350z AND NOW ITS GOLD! 3-4-09

All of the work I did myself. I really wish this car was real.

Matte Black paint job
Nitrous Express nitrous oxide system
18" SSR Professors SP1's (Ok their Nismo's, but it's just a toy car, right?)
Smoked out headlights & tail lights
Full Debadge
Porsche Carrera GT seats
Chevy Malibu spoiler (I know looks retarded, but there are holes there so I had to cover it up}
Twin Garret GT35R turbos
Full Porsche Carrera GT engine & tranny swap
RSR turbo back exhaust
AEM Gauges (The chrome thing on the driver side door where a mirror is supposed to be is a gauge)
Nismo Lip Kit
Cutout center portion of the lower grille
Lowered
Brembo BBK

I don't have any pics before the repaint. It had a few different things.

Heres how it was BEFORE
(Search 1:18 Nissan 350z Nismo. It's the silver one.)


Here's it now. Sorry for some of the pics, the camera wouldn't cooperate.










DURING THE TRANSFORMATION









NOW! 3-4-09









Old Jun 21, 2008 | 11:24 PM
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also i know the color doesnt look matte, but thats cause of the lighting. if you see it in person its matte
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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Nice! Brembo BBK?

I used to do model airplanes before but I couldn't find the same patience (like you had) in cleanly painting them. Nice job man!
Old Jun 21, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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o yeah that to.

i can make the paint 10x smoother but im to lazy to do it right now
Old Jun 22, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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Nice. What camera/lens did you use to get those pics?
Old Jun 22, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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Canon EOS 30D. It's just the standard lens, but my dad has this big giant one.
Old Jun 22, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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haha crazy! i'm doing 4 model cars right now. porsche carrera gt, CWEST RX7, Ferrari Enzo, and an Audi R8 :D haha small world. awesome job on the 350z! really feeling that Porsche engine swap :D
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i used to have this crazy s2k 10000000000000x better than this one until my cousin dropped it and everything was bent, chipped, broken off, and all the rest
Old Jun 22, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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yeah it sucks when all that dedication and hard work goes to $hit cause it breaks! just be lucky its not a real car
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if it was, they wouldnt be speaking right now.
Old Sep 23, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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teaser

Old Sep 23, 2008 | 01:06 AM
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not bad for a 13 year old!
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what to expect?
-shaved tail lights
-shaved reverse lights
-shaved spoiler holes
-shaved door handles
-shaved front reflectors
-new exhaust
-new rims and TUCKED
Old Mar 5, 2009 | 06:06 AM
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OH HEY ITS GOLD NOW!









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Oi, better pictures needed
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you need to clay bar it badly look at all that orange peel
Old Mar 5, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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ill get better pics soon!
and it has orange peel up the a, but i like the textured look on a model car
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