{"id":6575,"date":"2016-07-23T20:41:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T03:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/?p=6575"},"modified":"2016-07-25T23:00:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T06:00:42","slug":"two-tone-preservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/2016\/07\/two-tone-preservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Tone Preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"
The mismatched hood and sideskirts definitely were not going to fly. Granted, my goal with this car is not to attain perfectionist, show-level status like I tried with my RX-7, but it does not change the fact that it is still a clean example of a 240sx. No matter what, there is a standard and no half-baked goods can be allowed to pass. <\/p>\n
I was able to leverage the seller’s willingness to help as part of the deal to get a head start on this project. I asked him to help me facilitate the paint work on my behalf and sent him the necessary funds to do so. This greatly reduced the downtime versus if I were to do it after picking up the car. He brought the car to a local body shop owned and operated by a fellow 240sx enthusiast, who’s familiarity with these cars was welcomed. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n In addition to paint matching the hood and sideskirts, I also requested to have the side mirrors done. Evidently, these side mirrors come in black from the factory, but I think they look far better in white. The next decision was to proceed in two-toning the car. Two tone Silvias are one of my favorite designs, especially with the Aero front bumper. With the car already being white, I wanted to stay true to the original scheme and go with the Ivory White (KG5)\/Champagne Pearl (656) combo, which is usually less prevalent. <\/p>\n Body shop finishing up the hood’s paint:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Juxtaposing the two tone colors with the sideskirts painted off the car:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Bottom section, the two tone cutoff follows and bifurcates the trim line:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Paint work complete and bringing back the 90’s in full effect! The trim line that circumvents the car was filled in with black. <\/p>\n