Some more updated pics.
Got the Kuruma wing in from Charles over at Powertrix last week and took a few days to prep it and fit it on to the Powertrix CF hatch. I now know why Nissan originally designed these wings in foam. It was to give them room to adjust as to fit and easily conform to the hatch fit. The CF hatch that Powertrix sells is a great custom piece as is also the Kuruma wing. I recommend both of these items to folks looking into getting them. But to take both of these items and make them work together to make an ultra lite combination that still offers the factors downforce was a chore but well worth it in the end.
No holes or grooved area to mount the wing like the oem hatch. This is not an issue for most but for me I needed to do some work here.
A crappy stock hatch that I took a pic of to give you an idea of what's involved.
After a day of shaping and adjusting I got it to fit snug and good. Not the drilled guide holes in the fiberglass Kuruma wing.
Other side.
Cutting away at CF hatch to get what i need. I clean this up later with some kitty hair.
Yeah I know. Cleaning this up as well.
1 of 6 nose panels that I have to strip and prime. Then figure out which two that I will use.
1 more shot.
No more drilled guide holes. Filled in. Getting ready for prep to prime.
All primed up and ready for base.
I ended up not wanting the heavy Optima battery and custom mount that I'd originally intended for the project.
The weight of the Optima and the "light weight" bracket.
The new PC680 that I picked a while back per suggestion by Seg over at Specialty Z. Thanks to him for the suggestion. A great item. Picked up the batter and the bracket from Summit Racing for only like $140 or so. Good deal.
Bracket and battery together. So roughly we are saving another 21lbs here.
I have been dying...I mean dying to get this tool and I finally had an opportunity to pick one up. This is a fender roller from Eastwood and it's my favorite tool that I have ever owned. This thing is amazing and easy to use.
Flared mounting washers to help the existing lugs put down even clamping force. Nice touch.
I start to play with it. Didn't heat up anything because I could care less about cracking paint obviously because the car is in primer. But normally you want to take this measure.
If you take your time and play with the settings you can really get a great finished product like this. This is the left side. Took around 20 minutes to do one section.
The other side for comparison.
I will most likely do a write up on the fender rolling process with suggested setting from beginning to end specifically for the 300zx quarters and fenders at a later date using the Eastwood tool. I'll try to put something together after ZCON for you guys.
Anyways, just some updated shots. Gotta get back to prepping for ZCON and working on the project.