Maybe someone here can offer suggestions and ideas... This is the only complete body kit that I've found for my 87 hatchback sentra: http://www.erebuni.net/clearance/nisentra.htm (First Picture)
First of all, what do you guys think of this kit? I think it fits the car pretty well and adds a bit more style. The looks of it grow on me more every time I look at it. I plan on getting the whole car painted dark grey. I'd like to here some opinions on this idea I guess.
Oh, and is this particular body kit all I have to choose from? And what are Testarossa Door Caps?? If anyone knows of any other kits for my car, please let me know.
One of my main concerns is whether I should get the body the way I want it first and then swap in the sr20det, or the other way around. To paint it, they'll have to take a lot the car apart(including the engine) and I'm afraid the painters will mess something up if I get the engine installed first(since it wouldn't be a typical set-up). Do I really have anything to worry about? What would you suggest doing first?
Oh ya, and if anyone knows where I can get some better pictures of this kit I'd like to see them, particularly the rear and some up close shots if possible.. Once again, thanks.
Ohhhh, Gotcha CMart... A Testarossa has the same type vents on the actual door though right? I think that's what they're talking about because it says they're not shown in the picture above. Or am I wrong?
And if anyone has an opinion about whether I should do body work/paint first or the motor swap first let me know. I'd hate it if a painter messed something up after the swap... Heh.
Originally posted by XBwick Ohhhh, Gotcha CMart... A Testarossa has the same type vents on the actual door though right? I think that's what they're talking about because it says they're not shown in the picture above. Or am I wrong?
And if anyone has an opinion about whether I should do body work/paint first or the motor swap first let me know. I'd hate it if a painter messed something up after the swap... Heh.
Thanks!
it's best (but not always practical) to paint with no eng, trans, glass or interior... that way you can paint the door jams, under the hood, all the normally "overlooked" areas. at the least, if you can have it painted w/o the engine trans, you can get your engine bay cleaned up and painted...
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Lezarus, Yeah, I want a full paint job. I'll just go with my gut I guess with whatever I decide to do first. I'm trying to make this project right in every way ya know. hmmm...I don't want to "overlook" anything on this car if ya know what I mean.
id definetly go with taking out everything, engine, trans windows interior, etc... and then do the swap. once the engine is in and runnin fine then put together the interior
You know you can bolt up the sedan front end? fenders hood bumper, it all bolts up. Not to many folks know about it, but it actually looks pretty good.
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oh, really? I've noticed the two cars are very similar, with just a few slight differences. Are you mainly referring the the body kits though? Like, any kit I find for the Sedan will also fit on my car? I was really wanting to mix and match a few different things so this is great news! Thanks.
Do you know of any other aftermarket body parts/kits that will work with little modification? I'm mainly talking about body kits and whatnot, but if you have any other suggestions for anything, lemme know. Thanks a lot!
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