Restored Bridgestone Zona Mesh-1 JDM Wheels

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Bridgestone Zona Mesh-1 Junk Yard Salvage / Vanteiden kunnostus

How lucky was I, after almost two years of continuous seeking, to bump into an add selling a set of 14 inch JDM rims. And the seller was only about two hours drive away. The description and two pictures clearly stated that the condition was not good. They truly looked like crap but in return the price was low. The seller told that despite the looks the metal was solid and the base was good.

So off I went to inspect the goods. All four were in one piece, square, no cracks or big dents. The cherry on the top was the existence of four center caps! So I became a proud owner of a rim refurbishment project. Not an easy one, but it was all worth the effort. I would not recommend this to anyone unless you have serius issue with spare time... Next summer I need to get nice set of tyres, perhapst some 185's at the rear and low profile 165's at the front. Might have use for some spacers too.

But damn they ended up looking good!

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Millä tuurilla löytää Suomesta sarjan ehjiä 14" Bridgestone Zona Mesh 1 -vanteita? Hyvällä kai. Vanteet oli pelastettu jostain paaliin menevästä Nissanista tai Datsunista ja olivat kyllä sen näköiset, että olivat viettäneet parikymmentä vuotta tekeytymässä ulkotiloissa. Hinta oli toki kunnon mukainen. Plussaa siitä, että keskikupit oli kaikissa tallessa. Ihan hirvittävä homma kunnostaa tämmöiset hunajakennovanteet kotikonstein, mutta tulipahan tehtyä. Ei olisi ollut muutakaan parempaa tekemistä viime kesänä. Hyvät tuli!

Engine Bay Rust Repair / Konehuoneen ruostekorjausta

As the rest of the car, also the engine bay was in decent condition. No sigs of major rust issues were there. The original paint on the engine block, cam cover and air filter box have some chips, but nothing major there either.

However battery mount had to be sanded and repainted.

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Konehuoneessa kaikki kohdallaan. Maali on hyvässä kunnossa niin korissa kuin moottorinosissakin. Akun ja pissapojan alla normaalit ruostevauriot, jotka hoitui hiekkapaperilla ja maalilla.