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I put my Nismo seats in my 78 510 which by no means is as easy as the 72. The floor boards are uneven and raised towards the center tunnel. With the seat bottoms being flat it required making spacers and brackets. Of course neither driver or passenger side were the same. Please excuse the crap job. Long time dreamer first time welder!

I did a little more painting, pin striping, and new wheels. Got off work yesterday and had the bug I just went to town. Before: Painting: XXR 002: Cause I was told I needed 8inches to have braggin rights Rising sun: Rising suns? I added a double line black pin stripe to seperate the orange and the blue. Brought the lower black line up even with the air dam. Layed out the rising sun that fades from Pumkin Orange, to hugger orange, and hot rod red on the 3 rays towards the front of the hood. pictures dont really do it justice. click on the pictures to see the full size.

Got it painted over a couple of days

Inspiration: This morning: Final Pic all back together

3M. the tape itself is black and comes in all differents widths and thicknesses. usually have to get it from the paint store. It has red backing paper on it. Strongest stuff the body shops use

My bad lol Glad I could help. I didn't color sand between base coats, but i sanded the primer (or what im using for primer, kylon indoor outdoor paint.) What really makes the color pop is 2 coats of clear. Wet sand it smooth no orange peel whatsoever. 2 coats of clear, wet sand. 2 coats of clear, wet sand, and buff. This will make the finish smooth as glass and look like it 3 ft deep. Thats how the old school hot rodders do it.

I would take it to maaco if I was doing a single color. You still break a sweat though. You have to sand it down and remove all the lights and trim. The 250-400 paint job you are not paying them to do the prep work. They spray some crap that melts the old clear coat for the new single stage to stick to. Which is why when you bump into it the paint falls off in huge chunks. No strength to it. But if you want 2 tone like the Bre scheme or a standard 2 stage paint job (basecoat/Clearcoat) it jumps to $1000

So here is a quick update for everybody interested in the Duplicolor system. I decided to go ahead and buy it and share the results. Its cheap its easy I like it! Ok first of all, squash the idea that the more expensive paint the better the qaulity. All the quality of your paint job comes from your prep work. 90% prep 10% paint. Ask any body man. Although the newer Urethanes have gaurantees that last the lifetime of the vehicle, I have seen first hand Lacquer paint jobs that have lasted 13 years. Just take care of them. The downsides to Duplicolor (these are just my opinion) 1. First if you have a darker color vehicle as I do, and you are deciding to go with a color that is lighter as I have, (Yellow/orange/white/red) USE the primer. I am sorry to say that the first quart that I sprayed was thin and I ran out after I covered only the trunk and the hood. I had to go over each one 4 times instead of only two! 2. Since duplicolor is reduced a little too much making it hard to cover you will need atleast 4qtz/cans of primer. I'd say you are looking at about 6qtz/cans of basecoat to cover the entire vehicle still. If you want to add clear to it you will probably only need 4-5qtz/cans. Autozone and Kragens here charge $22 a can. Lets say to be safe you did 6+6+6X$22 you are looking at $396 before tax. So the Dilema is that you are in the same price range as a Maaco single stage One color paint job. As Jesse C. has pointed out Paintforcars offers a very nice kit in a gallon set up that will cost you less in the long run espcially if you buy the kit that includes the clear coat. I remember right I saw kits as low as $178 shipped. Plus it will spray and perform as well as the urethane or lacquer. Now the Upsides to Duplicolor 1. Unlike the urethanes and other paints you can leave duplicolor as it is Basecoat only. It is pretty strong. You could even add some clear to it and just spray it as a single stage! There is no recoat window. As I did I painted a couple coats on today, and tomorrow I can go back out side and add clear to make it a 2 stage paint job if I want to. All I have to do is clear the debris off. 2. Because its so strong and easy to fix, you dont have to have the cleanest paint booth in the world to paint. or if you are like me paint the vehicle one peice at a time in a hand built tool shed! :rolleyes: 3. I find this to actually be the most Valuable quality of all. Over the years I have become quite skilled at the rattle can approach and know how to stretch a few cans to cover a car. Duplicolor covered right over both Krylon and Rustoleum indoor/outdoor paints. No issue with bite. I learned the hard way on one of my previous cars that the Urethane does not mix with the rattle cans. It simply bites into the surface so hard it wrinkles everything. This means for the price of 2 quartz of Duplicolor primer you could buy WAY more than enough of your favorite rattle can to lay down first. I actually have 6 cans of one color, and 6 of another color to basically stencil out my two tone scheme. At my friendly neighborhood walmart which is conveniently down the street from me and open 24hrs, 12 cans of krylon at 3.29 only cost me $42.74 WITH tax (8.25%) easily saved me $95. 4. It is premixed ready to shoot. Which means LESS work. I know that kinda goes against #2 Downside but it does take a lot of hassle out of the guess work. Having said all that I break it down like this: Do you want to do the work yourself? If NO, sand it down and send it to Maaco for cheap. Single stage still looks good. if YES, Do you have the proper equipment and facility to paint in? If NO, I would probably suggest Duplicolor for the shear versatility of the product. If YES, well you may want to try paintforcars.com. I wish I had the facilities because they only sell in Gallons meaning you will have lots of extra paint left over to paint everything you own the same color! Hopefully this will help some of you guys. I can only tell the details right now. I will show the pictures when its all said and done. excuse my mispells and omitted words, its late and I might be high off fumes

how bout a hat for those with enlarged craniums to hold all that extra useless knowledge. Like the Adidas flex fits that come in XXL and actually fit

lol Sorry man, I love that show I couldnt help it. It reminded me of that episode where they find him laying in the front yard and they think he's dead. You looked pretty peaceful in that chair.

I feel like I know you from somewhere..... cant put my finger on it... :D

I am looking for a KA transmission mount for my 72 510. Not sure if it makes a difference but it is a 4dr with manual transmission. I have a set of rear wilwood brake calipers and pads never used for a 510 for trade. sorry no brackets

Most major manufactuers use the same urethanes most expesive repair shops use and Nissan has moved a step ahead like they have over in germany to water base paints. ECO friendly AND they can create more unique tri-coat finishes. A lot which cannot be replicated by basic urethanes and enamels. Go Nissan!