[turtle]

cars looking good do u have any straight on shots of the rims

[Sidewinder]

turtle, on May 21 2007, 08:24 PM, said:

cars looking good do u have any straight on shots of the rims

Just dived out and took one, it needs to be cleaned

This post has been edited by Sidewinder: 21 May 2007 - 07:39 PM

[turtle]

nice i like them alot

[Lumina LTZ]

oh, damn .... Maybe they're not THAT good looking.

Just kidding bro,

keep up the good work.

[stlouismontes]

What size are the rims? Maybe you should put some new tires on them I'm thinking a fresh set of whitewalls. lol . just messin with ya. Your car is lookin good I'm so glad you got ride of the chrome wheel covers those things just dont do it for me.

[Sidewinder]

stlouismontes, on May 25 2007, 09:38 PM, said:

What size are the rims? Maybe you should put some new tires on them I'm thinking a fresh set of whitewalls. lol . just messin with ya. Your car is lookin good I'm so glad you got ride of the chrome wheel covers those things just dont do it for me.

The rims are 17inch, any bigger and I wouldn't have got the great deal that was given to me. The rims already have brand new rubber on them, Toyos specifically, they are awesome. The wheel covers will only go on in the winter now, and you may have seen from my other photos that they aren't exactly chrome over the winter lol, I don't wash 'em much

[stlouismontes]

try painting them black

[Sidewinder]

stlouismontes, on May 29 2007, 01:17 AM, said:

try painting them black

If your referring to the hub caps, I was actually thinking about getting new ones, and painting them black isn't a bad idea either.

[Cully77]

If you're gonna paint the caps black, why not just roll on the steel wheels (I think painted caps might end up looking like steelies) Do something cool with the steelies... make them look like MCC's wheels. Or also I know of this spray paint by Rust-Oleum that is called "hammered"... You can apply it directly over rust and you don't need to primer. I bought a can in silver that I think would be perfect for steelies (I'm using it for a project completely unrelated to cars, but it shows a steel wheel as an example right on the can) They had lots of colors too.

This post has been edited by Cully77: 05 July 2007 - 09:41 PM

[Sidewinder]

That also isn't a bad idea, I actually like what MCC did with her steelies, I know where I can get the chrome rings too. Anyway I'm not so worried about that right now, so I'll figure it out in a few months.

[99z34na]

those proxes rule. i had a set of them on my gp for four years and they were great.

[Sidewinder]

99z34na, on May 29 2007, 03:49 AM, said:

those proxes rule. i had a set of them on my gp for four years and they were great.

I love them too, they were well worth the extra money, completely changed the way the car drives and handles.

[fatwhiteguy]

That car is t!ts.

[Sidewinder]

Well, today and yesterday were very busy. I have a few projects for the Lumina on the go, and since I have had two days off I got to work on one of the bigger things. Aside from being able to work on my car, the best part about today was tooling around in this:







Since I had the Beast, I figured I would try out my camera's video function and get an exhaust clip:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v626/Kri...ban_Exhaust.flv

[Sidewinder]

Continued:

That aside, I spent a good couple hours of the past few days on this:



Its the bumper of the '95 Z34 parts car I have. The car was in a minor collision, and the bumper needed some repair work, so I got my first taste of fiberglass work!



Broken support was fixed and strengthened with resin.



Support connector was cracked, now fixed.



Lower support connector was also cracked and fixed.



Cracks in the bumper from the collision, resin was brushed over them.



Cracks we reinforced from behind with both resin and fiberglass mat.



The collision ripped apart the bolt holes that hold the bumper to the passenger fender. Whoever fixed it figured drilling screws through it would be a good fix. It has now been properly fixed.



Fiberglass mat supporting the back.

[Sidewinder]

ugg...too many bloody images my arse....

Continued:

So with it all fixed, it was time for sanding....and more sanding...and after a few hours of sanding (yes hours) it currently looks like this:



Primed



Cracks in the bumper. It need a little bit more sanding before I put on the last coat of primer and paint it, but it should be done withing the next few days!

And finally, my souvenir!

[Cully77]

Cool, how necessary are the connectors do you think, lol... The reason I ask is that one of mine is broken, don't know how it happened... but the other one is intact... the thing is, the air damn looks more normal on the broken side. I think it is probably because it is putting more stress on the non-broken side. You can't tell unless you're really looking closely though. Anyway, looks good, looks like it was a fun project!

[Sidewinder]

Well the connectors from what I can tell are what the plastic support bolts up to. That plastic support has an insert for the bottom portion of the bumper, I'm guessing to give support and to keep it from flexing too much. I figured since I was doing it I may as well fix everything for it.

[Sidewinder]

Well, so far everything has turned out well with the bumper. I had my one screw up, the plastic support insert that I tried to repair snapped again when I was checking to make sure it line up, so I decided it needed some fiberglass matting. After a couple days of work, its just about ready to go on.

Pics:

Fully painted and almost ready to go!



Repaired portion of the bumper, turned out really well. It needs a bit more work, but I'm not worried about that right now.



The bumper with my car in the background.




While I was outside today I decided to take some quick video clips. The clips are of the engine and the exhaust with only the filter changed to a cone filter. If anyone wants to know what it sounds like, you can like them to these.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v626/Kri...nt=823d6cd3.flv

The engine is stock aside from the cone filter.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v626/Kri...nt=c26196cd.flv

As a side note, can a mod please change the title so it just says Sidewinder's White Lumina. It doesn't seem to want to let me, thanks.

[jeremy]

thank God you aren't one of those people who install body parts before painting them to match....

[Sidewinder]

jeremy, on Jul 15 2007, 07:48 PM, said:

thank God you aren't one of those people who install body parts before painting them to match....

Yeah I can't stand that, and I would rather take the time to paint it than to have a bright red piece of arse on the front of my car. The Z34 style looks better than the Lumi bumper, but not when it doesn't match the car.

Hopefully next week this, among other things, will be installed.

[RICH17]

lookin really good man. it makes me miss my old 99 LS

[Sidewinder]

Well, I made quite a bit of progress today with the bumper and painting some things. I got a few pictures before I ran out of light, I will get a few more tomorrow.



Stock Lumi Bumper is off!



Started painting the caliper in this pic.



Finished drum behind the wheel.

Thats all I got atm. I'll get better pictures tomorrow or Wednesday when its not so cramped.

[98mcls]

Looks like a lot of fun!! Are you gonna pull off your side trim?? I think that would really clean up the sides.

[Sidewinder]

Eventually I will, they are already starting to fall off so I think I'm going to finish them off.

[Sidewinder]

Well I got the bumper on, as well as painted a few surfaces. For those of you with Luminas and want the Z34/LTZ front, so you know, make sure you get the foam backing from the Z34/LTZ bumper...the stock Lumina insert is different and the Z34/LTZ front won't fit over it. Took me a good while of work, but the bumper looks fantastic, and it even fits around the headlights better than the old one, enjoy!










Got sick of rust behind my wheels, so blue it went.


Same as above.





Edit: Could a mod possibly change the title of this thread to Sidewinder's Lumina if you can, thanks!

This post has been edited by Sidewinder: 26 July 2007 - 05:22 PM

[Cully77]

awesome!, side molding time?!

[Sidewinder]

Yeah I'll be getting rid of it eventually, not really sure when.

[Cully77]

Yeah its still kind of a big decision, because once you do it, there's no going back... at least not without spending some cash

[chemical_brother]

Nice job with your Lumina, it looks great. I used to roll with whitewalls, so you wont hear any complaints from me.

What percentage tint do you have? It's the best I've seen on a white Lumina.