Somewhat dialup friendly. Some chrome plated parts I just picked up.

[SpeedyZX]

I just came back from the plating shop. This is what awesome quality chrome plating is supposed to look like. These guys have been in business since 1955. Here's some teaser pics:

http://www.speedyzx.com/ChromePS030904/DSCF0007.1.jpg
Greddy manifold before chrome plating.
http://www.speedyzx.com/ChromePS030904/DSCF0013.jpg
Greddy Manifold chromed
http://www.speedyzx.com/ChromePS030904/DSCF0029.jpg
Thermostat pipe
http://www.speedyzx.com/ChromePS030904/DSCF0039.jpg
Water jacket pipe
http://www.speedyzx.com/ChromePS030904/DSCF0025.jpg
Oil dipstick tube
http://www.speedyzx.com/ChromePS030904/DSCF0036.jpg
Chrome plated spark plug cover


Here's the link to the rest of the pictures:
http://www.speedyzx.com/ChromePS030904/CPstuff.html

[wanganwonder]

baller style. pretty funny. should look nice though

[SpeedyZX]

baller style. pretty funny. should look nice though

I wanted to be different since a lot of people with the Greddy manifold just have it polished. I wanted something that looked nice and has low maintenance. I didn't want the finish to dull like a polished finish does over time. I know, it's much bling... but what the hell.

[mellojoe]

nice!

pimp.

[s14falcon]

big pimpin baby.

[Burmonster]

BLING!!!!!!

I like it.

[zero.counter]

Quick questiuon, how was the pricing for the chroming?

Also, looks nice!

[SpeedyZX]

Quick questiuon, how was the pricing for the chroming?

Also, looks nice!

It was $500.00 just for the Greddy plenum and $100.00 for everything else. It includes cleaning, bead blasting, and chroming.

[Kid Zelda]

The quality of the work looks great. Is that $500 just for the manifold to be chromed, or $500 for the manifold and chroming. (No need to answer that) but I find that rather expensive; then again, I am not sure how much a good shop charges for chroming.


Looks good man, total opposite of what I am doing...

Every time I come around your city ***BLING **BLING***

[-E-]

to much bling, they did a good job

[phrozen]

nice z speedy 99 jdm aero!, are u speedy from tt.net?

[mike13]

there are two people in this thread with generic ass photoshopped sigs with lens flares

[fliprayzin240sx]

The quality of the work looks great. Is that $500 just for the manifold to be chromed, or $500 for the manifold and chroming. (No need to answer that) but I find that rather expensive; then again, I am not sure how much a good shop charges for chroming.


Looks good man, total opposite of what I am doing...

Every time I come around your city ***BLING **BLING***
yah same question...I mean id see a point in chroming the intake too. I think it would actually be functional. But $500 jes for chroming is hell. thats a lil below $1k jes for the manifold and chrome work.

[Ian]

can you not spell just?


and what purpose would the intake chroming serve?


i think it looks sweet personally...i wouldnta paied 500 for it but thas cuz i dont have 500 to spend on chrome lol

[fliprayzin240sx]

can you not spell just?


and what purpose would the intake chroming serve?


i think it looks sweet personally...i wouldnta paied 500 for it but thas cuz i dont have 500 to spend on chrome lol
can you stop being a dick? oh yah...can you spell paid???

[s14xman]

^^^ you got him on that one Ray!! hahaha lmao

[fliprayzin240sx]

^^^ you got him on that one Ray!! hahaha lmao
its JUST funny how everybody wants to be a damn english professor nowadays...Hey X did you got to that meet last wk end???

[s14xman]

Yea it was coo, dont wanna jack this guys thread so hit me up on aim: nissanS14boi

[matic 240sx]

so this is for a 510?

[fliprayzin240sx]

Nah...SR...looks likes a S13 SR looking at the intake mani

[SpeedyZX]

nice z speedy 99 jdm aero!, are u speedy from tt.net?

Yup, that would be me... SpeedyZX. Heh heh heh

homepage: http://www.speedyzx.com

[SpeedyZX]

so this is for a 510?


Yup, it's going in my Datsun 510. I don't want to deal with trying to smog the car since I live in California. 1971... SMOG exempt BABY!!! :coolugh:

[WilloW]

Bling blang, Chrome looks so clean.

[adey]

I think the chrome is definitely looking good... I wish I had that kind of money to throw away on chroming anything and everything in the engine bay! :p
If your car ends up looking anything like the blue/turquoise SR'd 510 in the socal meet pix page of yours, that would be awesome.

BTW What are you doing about rear suspension, keeping the leaf springs, or doing some sort of subframe swap? Custom subframe, maybe...?

[SpeedyZX]

I think the chrome is definitely looking good... I wish I had that kind of money to throw away on chroming anything and everything in the engine bay! :p
If your car ends up looking anything like the blue/turquoise SR'd 510 in the socal meet pix page of yours, that would be awesome.

BTW What are you doing about rear suspension, keeping the leaf springs, or doing some sort of subframe swap? Custom subframe, maybe...?

I am doing a 280ZX suspension swap to do the disc brakes... coil springs.. Cusco front camber plates... still ironing everything out though.

[cowbomb]

bling bling?

[mrmephistopheles]

i'm NOT shocked that you're also a Z32 guy. :D

[nightwalker]

chrome looks nice. Not my cup of tea. Still cool though. polishing and chroming gets too hot for my tastes.

[SpeedyZX]

i'm NOT shocked that you're also a Z32 guy. :D

Z32s are aweZome cars as well :D

[phrozen]

i love Z's been a member of tt.net for a long time, couldnt afford one though cuz of school and bills so i ended up getitng a 240 instead. but yea nice chomed parts if you guys dont understand why.. its more of a Z enthuziast kinda thing ud have to be a member of tt.net to understand why

[FRpilot]

definitely looks nice. i want chrome too but then i heard chrome plating retains heat. polishing dulls after a while, but it helps dissapate heat better than chrome. thats what i hear. anyone else havee an opinion?

[mrmephistopheles]

Z32s are aweZome cars as well :D

Indeed. Now get some '99 headlamps to match your bumper!

[matic 240sx]

Nah...SR...looks likes a S13 SR looking at the intake mani


i know, i was going by his site.. he is putting the sr in a 510.


I think that is great, it fits into the look... most people that do the 510s get chrome wheels and what not.. post some pics of the car if u can..

[No Motiv]

bling bling

[SpeedyZX]

Indeed. Now get some '99 headlamps to match your bumper!

I do have them. Check out my homepage at http://www.speedyzx.com
I've become a J-spec whore.

http://www.speedyzx.com/picwhore012504/DSCF0006.jpg

[xVaporx]

what is their turn around time and do they do mail order? Reason I ask is, a lot of places cannot/will not chrome aluminum and I'm looking to have some work done myself. If you could direct me to a website or contact info I would appreciate it.

[SpeedyZX]

what is their turn around time and do they do mail order? Reason I ask is, a lot of places cannot/will not chrome aluminum and I'm looking to have some work done myself. If you could direct me to a website or contact info I would appreciate it.

Here's the information:
http://www.indplate.com/

They have been in business since 1955

[Ghettokracker71]

chrome looks nice. Not my cup of tea. Still cool though. polishing and chroming gets too hot for my tastes.
Yeah I'll agree with that one....cool,but not for my car:)