05tLwdp's progress/first pictures (Update 6/16/13-Page 5)
09-24-2011, 12:52 PM
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Love this Build. you've done a great job.
I think the headliner would've popped more if you had left the a,b,c pillars in stock form and only covered the liner.
The engineering you have put into your custom parts is impressive my friend. love the puddle lights.
Good luck with the rest of your build.
Love this Build. you've done a great job.
I think the headliner would've popped more if you had left the a,b,c pillars in stock form and only covered the liner.
The engineering you have put into your custom parts is impressive my friend. love the puddle lights.
Good luck with the rest of your build.
09-25-2011, 12:43 PM
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So the install of the megans were done last night, it rides amazing. I still have to dile in the damping. It's a tad too soft and bouncy right now. As far as the drop goes I can't go any lower in the front or I will rub. Right now the front tire is about a ring finger gap from the fender when turned. As for the rear I am going to lower it 1/4 to 1/2 more. But as of now I had 3 people in the car including me with no issues or rubbing.
Once I lower the rear and get everything set and finalized I will take some nice photos with a legit camera instead of my cell.
Once I lower the rear and get everything set and finalized I will take some nice photos with a legit camera instead of my cell.
09-26-2011, 07:03 PM
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Anywho I seem to have the dampening diled in at 19 front and 25 rear. 0 being firm and 32 being soft. I didnt realize how careful you have to be lol. I allready scraped like 10 times just driving and rolled into a parking space stopper lol. I can't even get into my own dam driveway haha.
I need opinions!!!! Do I go lower in the rear or leave it alone?
I need opinions!!!! Do I go lower in the rear or leave it alone?
09-26-2011, 10:56 PM
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Damn dude that stance is perfect. Looks 28857382927371x better with that drop. Its fuckin aggressive! Clean ass ride man good job. Its funner driving low too cause you drive more carefully haha.
09-28-2011, 08:56 PM
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The drop is perfect. I like the calipers-well done. I updated the title dates of your thread for you.
02-21-2012, 02:10 PM
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Whoa, is that NOS?
If it's not then I have no effing clue what it is
If it's not then I have no effing clue what it is
02-21-2012, 02:52 PM
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02-21-2012, 05:49 PM
#181
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Allright I suck at keeping secretes, it's a 20cf nitrogen tank used to soon fill my air bags.
I'm going with universal air bags to replace the springs on my Megan coilovers.
For the air management I went with accuair's e-leveling system.
The nitrogen will fill the bags so I don't have to hear the pump all the time. But in the event of running out of air I got a viair compressor with pressure sensor to automatically come on when I have a pressure drop.
I plan on having the system done by spring due to the fact that I will be doing the install and working full time. I will keep everyone informed with pics!
I'm going with universal air bags to replace the springs on my Megan coilovers.
For the air management I went with accuair's e-leveling system.
The nitrogen will fill the bags so I don't have to hear the pump all the time. But in the event of running out of air I got a viair compressor with pressure sensor to automatically come on when I have a pressure drop.
I plan on having the system done by spring due to the fact that I will be doing the install and working full time. I will keep everyone informed with pics!
02-28-2012, 04:58 PM
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04-16-2012, 06:47 PM
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This past weekend i started in build on the audio again and the air suspension butttttt theres some major problems...anyway heres some updates
here is the enclosure- 3.5 cubes tuned to 32hz using 3/4 mdf and plexiglass with dual slot ports
rear of box, painted inside to match car this will be visible through plexi glass from the trunk
and the start of construction on the trunk. everything will be behing plexi-glass with white led's to brighten everything up!...remember this is still a work in progress nothing has trim panels yet.
testing the led's in the box only
on too the suspension!!! these are universial bags that are made to replace the spring on your coilover.
and here is the bad news.....like an idiot i did not measure the front upper control arm width, and of course the air bag is too wide to fit through it. so now im stuck with only rear air bags and regular coilovers in the front until i figure somehting out.
but anyway i threw my rims on to see how it would look in the rear
aired up
and down
here is the enclosure- 3.5 cubes tuned to 32hz using 3/4 mdf and plexiglass with dual slot ports
rear of box, painted inside to match car this will be visible through plexi glass from the trunk
and the start of construction on the trunk. everything will be behing plexi-glass with white led's to brighten everything up!...remember this is still a work in progress nothing has trim panels yet.
testing the led's in the box only
on too the suspension!!! these are universial bags that are made to replace the spring on your coilover.
and here is the bad news.....like an idiot i did not measure the front upper control arm width, and of course the air bag is too wide to fit through it. so now im stuck with only rear air bags and regular coilovers in the front until i figure somehting out.
but anyway i threw my rims on to see how it would look in the rear
aired up
and down
07-12-2012, 05:52 PM
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whats up acurazine!!!! got a few updates as far as the air ride goes. it turnes out i was not able to use the universial bags on my megans so i was forced to sell the coils and get ksport air struts. the ride like stock but i do need to dile in a few things. anyway heres my iphone pics for now
the airstruts came with 1/8 compression fittings that i swapped out with 3/8 PTC 90 degree swivel fittings.
here is one of the level sensors that reads the height of the car at all times. as for location i mounted it in the wheel well and welded the arm onto the sway bar.
as for the trunk im almost done, just need to do some lighiting for effects but here are some pics of how she looks now.
and after some black suede and plexi glass we have this
as for the stance its low lol, i cant drive fully dumped because the front of the car actually sits on the tires but the rear can go lower. i have the stockies on for now untill i get some new tires for the nice rims but this is how she sits now.
fully up
dumped
well thats how she is now, as i said before i still need to install like 5ft of white led stripping in the trunk for effects and then put my good wheels on and it will be looking all types of sexy lol. i will have some legit photos and stuff later on after i finish the install but thats it for now. all comments welcome!!! good/bad
the airstruts came with 1/8 compression fittings that i swapped out with 3/8 PTC 90 degree swivel fittings.
here is one of the level sensors that reads the height of the car at all times. as for location i mounted it in the wheel well and welded the arm onto the sway bar.
as for the trunk im almost done, just need to do some lighiting for effects but here are some pics of how she looks now.
and after some black suede and plexi glass we have this
as for the stance its low lol, i cant drive fully dumped because the front of the car actually sits on the tires but the rear can go lower. i have the stockies on for now untill i get some new tires for the nice rims but this is how she sits now.
fully up
dumped
well thats how she is now, as i said before i still need to install like 5ft of white led stripping in the trunk for effects and then put my good wheels on and it will be looking all types of sexy lol. i will have some legit photos and stuff later on after i finish the install but thats it for now. all comments welcome!!! good/bad
07-12-2012, 09:32 PM
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Dude, big update! I've updated your thread title for you.
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07-12-2012, 09:39 PM
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SO sexy! I want air suspension badly.
07-15-2012, 12:09 PM
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Ok so Friday I installed white led strip lighting for the trunk, I only used half of what I originally was going to use because they are so bright lol, Anywho this is a night shot of the trunk. However it is a cellphone pic so it us a litte over exposed.
Saturday I stopped at a BMW meet and had some photos taken of the car by their photographers so u didn't have ugly iPhone pics for you guys.
Saturday I stopped at a BMW meet and had some photos taken of the car by their photographers so u didn't have ugly iPhone pics for you guys.
07-15-2012, 12:16 PM
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07-27-2012, 07:25 PM
#195
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What's up everyone! I need your opinion. I sent my front 2 wheels out to get the dents fixed from pot holes and they scuffed up the lips wile doing so 
so I decided to strip the clear to make them a high polished finish and I got an idea in my head of doing the face white to match. I used white electrical tape on the rear wheel to get a feel. Let me know what you think, I'm still on the fence on this idea.
[IMG]http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss338/HeavyHitter-
install/7c017348.jpg[/IMG]
so I decided to strip the clear to make them a high polished finish and I got an idea in my head of doing the face white to match. I used white electrical tape on the rear wheel to get a feel. Let me know what you think, I'm still on the fence on this idea.[IMG]http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss338/HeavyHitter-
install/7c017348.jpg[/IMG]
07-27-2012, 07:30 PM
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Looks dope to me! You are in dire need of new tires though
07-27-2012, 07:34 PM
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I like the wheels....but man, you are SO LOWWWWW.
07-27-2012, 07:40 PM
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Haha I know! Those tires only have 2k miles on them. After dropping my car on the coils I didnt get it aligned so they just chewed up fast I'm not going to put them on until I have a fresh pair of rubber on the rear lol
That's full down there's no way I could drive like that lol. I drive about an inch below stock height.
I'm not going to put them on until I have a fresh pair of rubber on the rear lolThat's full down there's no way I could drive like that lol. I drive about an inch below stock height.
Last edited by Steven Bell; 07-27-2012 at 07:45 PM. Reason: Merged Posts.
07-31-2012, 05:07 PM
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So yesterday I decided to find a place to mount my accuair remote. At first I wad going to mount on the dash somewhere but I took the rout that jptl04 took and utilize the space in the cup holder. I just used some MDF board and some black suede to top it off to make the holder.
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06-16-2013, 07:25 PM
#200
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Hello acurazine, few updates for the car and wanted to share.
1.had the roof wrapped in gloss black
2. Re did my trunk with new re audio xxx sub
3. Had my rims powder coated white
Now onnnn to the photos...
Just getting an idea for the placement
1.had the roof wrapped in gloss black
2. Re did my trunk with new re audio xxx sub
3. Had my rims powder coated white
Now onnnn to the photos...
Just getting an idea for the placement