vq35 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Hey folks It's been a while but some updates on my restoration on my 01 5spd SE. This is where I am currently This is where it started Tons of these throughout body M Then the work begins on exterior Fast forward then WHAM Was contemplating ALL Black front end but thought I would try this out as I have never seen it, opinions expected and welcome!! Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vq35 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 More New snow shuz, most current - rims to be blacked out once snow goes! Then came engine tune consisting of Next is rear susp - ALL bushings complete nightmare so looking forward to 4x4 parts mixed in with OE bushings for more compliance - front end after that with oe strut mts etc Currently sagging n generally ****** condition- lastly anyone done engine mounts on manual 4x4 ???? Any insight would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Not exactly a fan of the paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 i agree, those bumpers and flares need to be blacked out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I woulda took the wheel weights off the outer edges and call it good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Reminds me of a trailblazer two-tone, breaks it up but if it's good/bad is YOuR decision. Nobody else has to drive it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit34rocker1017 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 It might look better blackened out, but the original truck was two-tone with the gray tone on the bottom so blackening it out would defeat the purpose of buying a two-tone truck. It looks better than the original, and looks clean. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicano2005 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 man that's good man! one question: on the bumper scratches, did you paint the whole bumper or paint matched? because mine has a lot of rust spots and i wanna fix them. but don't wanna paint the whole truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180sx Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Looking good!! Keep it up! I like the 3.5 emblem in the middle. Nice touch! Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vq35 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Wow thanx folks, the front grille will be the first to be all black, however the bumpers/flares I kinda like - my original intention was to get qx4 f/r bumpers and compliment them with 96-99 flares (alas the flares didn't lend themselves to painting so I had to ditch that idea) - and the stock fog lights were expensive so i settled for this - Actually I saw a two tone trailblazer and that's wat triggered the choice! my main concern is mounts and bushings (including engine mounts) Maybe lowering springs and I will update when I put order through to 4x4 - REALLY wanna also explore the LSD upgrade mentioned in one of the posts-that would actually be mind blowing - Anyone do engine mounts for a 5spd???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTied Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Those gaskets look familiar.... I like the paint job, it is bold - esp the grille. I think I prefer a single colour but looks way better than I might have imagined! It depends - of you value having an easily identifiable/unique two-tone I say leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igetstabby Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Maybe lowering springs ...k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vq35 Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 ...k. Other option which is more likely is to get just rear med-heavy duty 4x4 springs (which also give .5" lift) and just do the struts n mounts upfront as they seem ok for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vq35 Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 man that's good man! one question: on the bumper scratches, did you paint the whole bumper or paint matched? because mine has a lot of rust spots and i wanna fix them. but don't wanna paint the whole truck. That was an option for me initially but I ended up doing the whole thing. IF there was no rust and little dings, I would have just painted the bumpers n flares, and that alone would have been ok. But when the flares n bumpers came off, you see a lot of rust and accumulated dirt. It is better to deal with it at one time otherwise it would just get worse in a hurry. I wanted to also change the standard grayish oe color on the bumpers n flares. You can take them off (be sure to order OE clips/fasteners)-sand down/prep then paint the whole thing. Methinks blending the paint would be a good option also and would probably look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicano2005 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 That was an option for me initially but I ended up doing the whole thing. IF there was no rust and little dings, I would have just painted the bumpers n flares, and that alone would have been ok. But when the flares n bumpers came off, you see a lot of rust and accumulated dirt. It is better to deal with it at one time otherwise it would just get worse in a hurry. I wanted to also change the standard grayish oe color on the bumpers n flares. You can take them off (be sure to order OE clips/fasteners)-sand down/prep then paint the whole thing. Methinks blending the paint would be a good option also and would probably look better. thanks! a few rust spots have started to pop out and i wanna fix them this summer. i was hoping to match the paint instead of painting most of the truck. and on the flares, mine started to peel off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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