Hello, well i have told many of you that i am going to paint my 240 flat black, and i have been real busy but i have been working on it, i have sanded the hood, bumper and fenders, as well as the rear bumper and trunk.

Bodywork wise i have popped a dent out (hammer style) and bondo'ed around and sanded to body lines, removed rear wing and put the new front bumper kinda on (only 2 screws holding it).

I am sanding it all down then going to start painting, the 240 will eventually be the color of the bumper, until then, it's quad-tone!

I also put pictures of my Xterra cause its being driven allot now that i'm working on the 240 ;D

Ill keep pictures posted as I progress

 

nice, good luck

 

just wondering, what bumper is that

 

Sorry about the bad quality and the sun coming through on the fense. The bumper i am not sure of the brand because i bought it off PXRacing from here on the 240 boards so i am not sure. I like its simplicity and cheap price, i have to get surgery friday but i'm going to keep working on it and keep you all updated.

 

What are oyu going into surgery for? Lookin good, it'll look a whole lot better when it is painted though.

 

I had Tendonitis in my right shoulder, and it never got better and theres grit around the ball socket or whatever, nothing big they just go in and scrape it out.

But ya i'm looking forward to getting it all good, ill sand with my left and and do the rest of the body work with my left arm, then in lioke a week ill operate some paint, take it easy ;D

 

makes it alot easier to paint it yourslef. Smart move. I tried painting a car by myself before, didn't work too well. Ima pain my new 240 by myself though.

 

this guy is hard core as far as that car goes... im working with him on building a custom wide body kit for this car... keep lookin for more changes and advancements in the look of this one...

 

what grit ya sanding with? im doing the same exact thing right now to my 240 trying to get it into flat black... im hoping to have mine painted as soon as i decide on a front bumper

 

depends on how far you are taking the prep work... if you are just scuffing it for paint then you can use a green scotch brite pad... but sanding like this should start out with 120 then move to 200 until the panel is smooth... use a cross blocking patern to reveal any low spots... cross blocking looks like an x patern... use primer with a guide coat to help with the high and low spots... then thin skim coats of spot puddy to fill in where it is low...

 

Well, ive pretty much finished the sanding, its raining outside right now so i cant take a picture, but i am waiting to get the stuff to make my widebody kit, ill post pics through the progress of it, my arm is out of its sling so i can definetly work allot faster, just need the materials to come in. Ive also checked out the air compressors and paint guns, didn't get one yet but i know the one im going to pick up, pics coming soon!

 

Looks like an Extreme Dimensions Drifter Bumper, Ricer stuff

 

Wow thanks for the critique, it cost me 80 dollars and my old one was broken, and i don't have allot of money to buy a 600 dollar bumper.

 

Stock bumbers can be had for cheap. Sorry, I am just not a fan of that kit.

 

i happen to like the bumper... im not a fan of the whole drift kit but i do like that bumper...