Great work, looking good.

I (previous owner) along with other 300zx owners never liked 300zx
lights on them in the first place let alone on a classic.
If you used 180b or 240k rear end with the full backing
Id be impressed but Im afraid its looking like some 80s
Yanky 80s trans-am wanabee.
Tinting them could look better especially if you can
add some kind of chrome trimming to go around it to break
up the eightyness of it and head back toward retro.
Obviously with the skills you are showing you can always
go back to original if you get sick of them.
Full marks for workmanship.

lots of curves.....cant stop now lol

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had to lift the centre line of the bootlid so two cuts had to be made either side.

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more trimming and welding

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starting to take shape

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(If you used 180b or 240k rear end with the full backing
Id be impressed but Im afraid its looking like some 80s
Yanky 80s trans-am wanabee.) i can see your point, i tryed 6 or 7 types of lights these (300zx) and corvette tail lights where the only ones i liked. personal choice i suppose.

keep going. i cant wait to see the finished project. I wished i had your skills. I'm partial to the original paint 940 kelly green if you taking sugestions.

Sorry, I'm with D on this one... It's excellent work though, really. However, the 300ZX is a soul less antiseptic excuse for a car. What's great about older cars are the body angle breaks and the trim parts. Flush glass, seamless transitions of lights and body panels, integrated bumpers, etc... Modern cars look like cars with cheese melted over them. I do applaud the need to do something original though. I think you're going to have to go all the way though since you've done all this work. I would shave off the rest of the trim, gutters, vents, etc.. Otherwise the back is going to look very incongruous with the rest of the car. I would have used '71 Skyline GTR tail lights for something different but still keeping with the period.. Sorry to rant on like this! Your fab skills are impressive!

what type of front & rear bars you thinking on fitting,
are putting ZX front aswell