Year In Review a.k.a. 03tLsNBP's Progress Thread (56K unfriendly)
#362
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^ it's a real CF skin. but it's not coming out how i had hoped. for some reason the resin got all discolored in some places. it looks like shit.
once i figure out what i am doing, ill make a carbon fiber DIY. i need to learn it myself first though.
once i figure out what i am doing, ill make a carbon fiber DIY. i need to learn it myself first though.
#365
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Some random pictures from the meet last night. I didn't take many because I was too busy looking at all the gorgeous cars there.
Me and my friend's Legacy GT
A guy leaking coolant
One of my favorites there
A wall of amps
Tee Ill on air ride
F-15 (http://www.news12.com/articleDetail....news_type=news)
And a pro shot upon entry
Me and my friend's Legacy GT
A guy leaking coolant
One of my favorites there
A wall of amps
Tee Ill on air ride
F-15 (http://www.news12.com/articleDetail....news_type=news)
And a pro shot upon entry
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03tLsNBP (08-11-2012)
#368
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Thanks! The rear lip is sagging so it's held up by duct tape so the mufflers don't melt it. The car is going into the body shop to do the rear bumper, lip, and trunk soon.
Working on getting an exhaust clip. Just got some additional work done yesterday. 3 inch from cat back, dynomax resonator, 2.25 inch to each muffler, realigned rear mufflers for Wings West lip. It is LOUD but not raspy at all. Very deep and mean sounding. I get wheelspin all the way through 1st and 2nd gear. Kinda want to get headers now.
Working on getting an exhaust clip. Just got some additional work done yesterday. 3 inch from cat back, dynomax resonator, 2.25 inch to each muffler, realigned rear mufflers for Wings West lip. It is LOUD but not raspy at all. Very deep and mean sounding. I get wheelspin all the way through 1st and 2nd gear. Kinda want to get headers now.
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03tLsNBP (08-12-2012)
#372
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Your car looks so nice. Only thing that bothers me is the red Mirrors. I think a Brushed Aluminum like the Audi's have would look better. But either way nice car. The Black is so Glossy.
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03tLsNBP (08-13-2012)
#373
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Hmmm, brushed aluminum eh? I didn't even think of that. It would look pretty good. I'll consider getting some aluminum vinyl and trying it out. Thanks for the compliments!
#374
deal with it
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Damn it took you long enough, and light a xmas tree on fire in your neighborhood, thats havoc. A little exhaust noise never killed anyone.
Aslo in the driveway reving it sounds alittle fart cany buy personally what bothers me about exhaust is drone, you can't really compare the two but my friend had a camed out z28 with slp loud mouth and straight pipes and that thing wakes the dead at idle and the drone is ridiculous....thats his daily btw
Aslo in the driveway reving it sounds alittle fart cany buy personally what bothers me about exhaust is drone, you can't really compare the two but my friend had a camed out z28 with slp loud mouth and straight pipes and that thing wakes the dead at idle and the drone is ridiculous....thats his daily btw
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#376
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Damn it took you long enough, and light a xmas tree on fire in your neighborhood, thats havoc. A little exhaust noise never killed anyone.
Aslo in the driveway reving it sounds alittle fart cany buy personally what bothers me about exhaust is drone, you can't really compare the two but my friend had a camed out z28 with slp loud mouth and straight pipes and that thing wakes the dead at idle and the drone is ridiculous....thats his daily btw
Aslo in the driveway reving it sounds alittle fart cany buy personally what bothers me about exhaust is drone, you can't really compare the two but my friend had a camed out z28 with slp loud mouth and straight pipes and that thing wakes the dead at idle and the drone is ridiculous....thats his daily btw
I wish you could hear it in real life man. My crappy mic doesn't do this exhaust justice. Does drone a bit but at WOT...wow.
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deal with it
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Your neighbors suck, me and few friends got piss drunk one night about 6 months after xmas, somehow one of them got a lighter and found a tree, crazy big fire last about a minute, and no one called the cops on us...but they weren't happy about either
Take a trip to Mia and i could hear it person
Take a trip to Mia and i could hear it person
#380
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There's just something I find so sexy about carbon fiber
As y'all have seen in previous pics, my trunk is ruined. So I finally said fuck it and layed the CF down.
Gonna have my friend help me with the epoxy so I don't fuck up too bad lol.
As y'all have seen in previous pics, my trunk is ruined. So I finally said fuck it and layed the CF down.
Gonna have my friend help me with the epoxy so I don't fuck up too bad lol.
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03tLsNBP (08-16-2012)
#388
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photobucket might have been down but they work for me now
what are you talking about? the carbon fiber? not worth it? do you speak from experience?
i mean it's a little under a hundred bucks in material. did you see the condition of my trunk before?
i mean it's a little under a hundred bucks in material. did you see the condition of my trunk before?
#389
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after sanding with 220
used heat gun to get rid of air bubbles on 4th coat (was surprised how brilliantly this works)
4th coat set
more sanding and then a 5th and hopefully final coat of epoxy. This is a ton of work! Then the car goes to the body shop to get the rear bumper and lip refitted and painted and the trunk will get clear coated with extra UV protection. I'm really worried about the epoxy yellowing in the sun.
used heat gun to get rid of air bubbles on 4th coat (was surprised how brilliantly this works)
4th coat set
more sanding and then a 5th and hopefully final coat of epoxy. This is a ton of work! Then the car goes to the body shop to get the rear bumper and lip refitted and painted and the trunk will get clear coated with extra UV protection. I'm really worried about the epoxy yellowing in the sun.
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03tLsNBP (08-17-2012)
#398
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In other news I took care of some maintenance items.
cleaned P2R air filter
PIAA extreme white 921 reverse lights
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Nokya 2500K 9006 fog lights
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cleaned P2R air filter
PIAA extreme white 921 reverse lights
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Nokya 2500K 9006 fog lights
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