Year In Review a.k.a. 03tLsNBP's Progress Thread (56K unfriendly)
#122
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washed the car lowered it more.
lowered -0.5cm in the front
lowered -2cm in the rear
i think this may be the lowest i can go.
also experimented (miserably
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and finally a side shot to get an idea of my lowness.
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actual progress coming soon...
lowered -0.5cm in the front
lowered -2cm in the rear
i think this may be the lowest i can go.
also experimented (miserably
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and finally a side shot to get an idea of my lowness.
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actual progress coming soon...
#125
MechEng
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haha i love that stance right now. we shall see as time goes on if i tire of it as well. i only smack the control arms on very large bumps (which i try to avoid anyways). i am still about 1.5 cm of threads away from smacking control arms on every bump.
#128
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in preparation for the Heckscher Park Azine meet tomorrow, i spent a good part of my day...probly 6 hours... washing my car. also took off the rear mud flaps.
since i dont have a PC or anything like that, everything was done by hand and basic cleaning stuff from Autozone. came out nice but nothing like you see in the Wash and Wax section.
Power Wash
Scrubbed with Turtle wax soap and sponge
Clay bar
Cleaned and waxed windows and sunroof with Mothers wax
2 coats of Mothers wax on all panels
Plastx on headlights
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gotta love shooting after the sun sets. cant see the massive amount of swirls
since i dont have a PC or anything like that, everything was done by hand and basic cleaning stuff from Autozone. came out nice but nothing like you see in the Wash and Wax section.
Power Wash
Scrubbed with Turtle wax soap and sponge
Clay bar
Cleaned and waxed windows and sunroof with Mothers wax
2 coats of Mothers wax on all panels
Plastx on headlights
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gotta love shooting after the sun sets. cant see the massive amount of swirls
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#131
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but yeah agreed the meet was pretty unorganized. hopefully the summer ones will be bigger and better.
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Fucking hell you're low. Looks great
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#137
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so it wont chip away with just a nail swipe. but the door panel inserts ARE leather. so the vinyl paint wont stick to that either. it will chip away on its own. i am going to reupholster my door panel inserts myself this summer. and also finish painting all the wood on the doors with SSM.
if you want to go this route, go professional or use a proper leather dye.
#138
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MY $30 ROOF SPOILER MOD ![what](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/what.gif)
bought a roof spoiler on ebay at a custom length (43 inches) and taped it on the car to see how much i needed to trim
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then i got to sanding and sculpting and painted it NBP
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the clear coat is curing now and it will probably go on the car tomorrow morning. finished pics with the dSLR coming soon. stay tuned
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bought a roof spoiler on ebay at a custom length (43 inches) and taped it on the car to see how much i needed to trim
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then i got to sanding and sculpting and painted it NBP
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the clear coat is curing now and it will probably go on the car tomorrow morning. finished pics with the dSLR coming soon. stay tuned
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#142
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ebay seller name is iris18608. they sell "trunk spoilers" but you can just ask them to make you a custom size. i got 43 inches and it was the perfect amount. i only needed to saw off a little bit and sand/shape with various grits (240 > 320 > 600 > 800 > 1000).
i will upload finished pics very soon....
i will upload finished pics very soon....
#149
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here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...#ht_4747wt_939
i asked the seller how long it was and they told me they could make custom lengths.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...#ht_4747wt_939
i asked the seller how long it was and they told me they could make custom lengths.
#160
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Sure. Next week ill take it off and take pics. I've taken it off before and the paint is etched. Ill have to really buff it out. Im getting some black housed headlights in the next couple weeks too
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