nspec's 01 CL-S thread
#601
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first time driving the car around with finished body work and
I was getting the car on the drive on lift and went too fast, hit the metal place in two spots and it took off a quarter size piece from one end and chipped off plastic a few inches away from that spot.
I took it to another shop to have the mufflers put on. next week is paint. by the way, i'm using two different shops, one for body work and the other for paint. Thats why its taking for ever.
I was getting the car on the drive on lift and went too fast, hit the metal place in two spots and it took off a quarter size piece from one end and chipped off plastic a few inches away from that spot.
I took it to another shop to have the mufflers put on. next week is paint. by the way, i'm using two different shops, one for body work and the other for paint. Thats why its taking for ever.
#604
Whats up with RDX owners?
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That sucks. At least you know the lip is attached to the bumper solidly. And those chips dont look too terrible.
#606
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On the lip kit. I glued the entire thing together just like i wanted because I couldnt trust any body to do the same kind of work. Then gave it to a body man to sand it down and smooth it out and get ready for paint.
Then its going to another guy at a different shop for paint. Since i've had it, i've tried over 6-7 different people to paint parts of the car that were scratched or what ever before I settled for one.
For the mufflers, i took it to the muffler shop so they can line it up perfect and weld it right.
For the motors/tranny swap. it went to a different shop. I swapped all the electrical and other parts.
i guess thats why my projects take for ever. it always has to go the person who's good at what the problem is.
Some more stuff to do on the car very soon:
- install pulleys
- adjust valves
- new headers
- change the piping to 2.5" all the way. too tired of the raspyness
- new front tires
Edit: I actually took the car there to swap over to 2.5" but it was too late so i just had them throw the mufflers on call it a day.
Last edited by nspec_ya4; 02-05-2011 at 11:03 AM.
#607
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it was exactly like this. We had to put two long pieces of wood there, but it still happened
#609
hey guys im new here but its cool to know there are so many acura lovers out there ...the car looks effin awsome man . i just bought a 01 cls ..and im going to use your thread as a go to guide thanks
#611
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Thanks. a lot of people have already done a 6 speed swap on their TLs. have u checked up on those?
#614
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a good advise would be to make sure u strip paint off of the kit before u start working with it. Also use screws at first to mount the kit on. And for the sides, cut them in the middle. I made the mistake of cutting them on th edges and had to fun rebuilding the edges.
#615
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that must suck ass. One of the things i hate the most about working on cars. Rusted/frozen bolts and nuts
a good advise would be to make sure u strip paint off of the kit before u start working with it. Also use screws at first to mount the kit on. And for the sides, cut them in the middle. I made the mistake of cutting them on th edges and had to fun rebuilding the edges.
a good advise would be to make sure u strip paint off of the kit before u start working with it. Also use screws at first to mount the kit on. And for the sides, cut them in the middle. I made the mistake of cutting them on th edges and had to fun rebuilding the edges.
#616
3.5 psi
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a good advise would be to make sure u strip paint off of the kit before u start working with it. Also use screws at first to mount the kit on. And for the sides, cut them in the middle. I made the mistake of cutting them on th edges and had to fun rebuilding the edges.
#617
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The painter picked up the car finally. Hopefully will be ready by Tuesday.
Spraying the kit, reclearing the cf hood with a little bit of nbp and spraying the doo handles
This lipkit hasalready costed me a shit load, not to mention all the labor I put in it.
Spraying the kit, reclearing the cf hood with a little bit of nbp and spraying the doo handles
This lipkit hasalready costed me a shit load, not to mention all the labor I put in it.
Last edited by nspec_ya4; 02-11-2011 at 02:56 PM.
#623
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Thanks diddy. Yeah i love how it looks now. just needs a nice clean up and a detail job. and i'm really happy with how the hood came out. from side, it looks NBP when u start coming closer then you can see the cf pattern.
#625
I can't wait to put a lip kit on mine! Acura is dumb for not making a bolt on kit for the cl because it looks so good. Looking good nspec.
#627
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i'm one of those rare CL owners that doesnt really like the 03 tail lights. I've been thinking about doing something custom with my taillights, like i did wiht my old accord, completely black out the housing.
#630
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here's another view of the hood, in this u can see the weave.
picked out a great spot for a shoot too.
just a quick glimpse of that town
#633
What's done to the hood exactly?
#636
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in these old pictures, you can see the yellow in the hood from different angles and now you cant. you can only see the weave when looking at it from top. Basically, the hood was darkened.
In this picture, you can see how it looks much lighter, than it does in the picture i posted in post 630 (which was taken at a little bit higher angle)
In this picture, you can see how it looks much lighter, than it does in the picture i posted in post 630 (which was taken at a little bit higher angle)