There's a hole in my rear! - Ninja Nissan part 2

[Bleach]

so it looks like a long time ago someone ripped out the back panel by the trunk lock and litterally ripped a hole in the metal to open the hatch.

 

I removed the broken center piece which involves losening up both tail lights as well.

 

Icehouse and I managed to grab a rear center section from the wrecking yard. It was red so I primed and painted it gold. Closest color I could find at Autozone. it'll work for my beater.

 

I used a chunk of the original part (pic 2) to make a blockoff plate where the key hold would be.

 

Then slapped it all back in there. yay, looks ok. :rolleyes:

[nismopu]

exactly how the thieves got all my stuff when they broke into my old 87 300zx. peace.

[Icehouse]

I remember when you bought that panel Kevin... I thought it was red though?

[]2eDeYe]

It was...

 

For some reason the song 'fat gold chain' went through my head when I read that lol

[Bleach]

yes Ice, it says in my post that it was red but I painted it! :D

 

Maybe beige would have been a closer match... ? I can always re-do it by just masking around it. I'll look later. I was just at Autozone today! :(

 

got some bulbs for the 3rd brake light. This car has 4 brake lights. There's a fourth inside the car up top that only works if the hatch is open and you hit the brakes. I think maybe there is a quick disconnect for the rear hatch so you can put a large box in the rear???

[Icehouse]

O wow there is writing about those pictures haha wups