rockstar143's '04 NBP progress thread (part deux continues after 6 year hiatus)
02-05-2013, 01:49 PM
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02-05-2013, 01:51 PM
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alright folks, am outta here....
gotta work overnight tonight so will be online then messing up your threads
gotta work overnight tonight so will be online then messing up your threads
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02-05-2013, 01:53 PM
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wait, this was your new thread???
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02-05-2013, 01:54 PM
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^idk but that chick in the gif is effin' cute.
10/10 would bang.
10/10 would bang.
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02-06-2013, 01:04 PM
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dude your car is flat out.... amazing!! It has come such a long way and everything you've done is in the right direction. I want true dual sooo bad tho.. every time i look at your car i get anxcious to do something else 
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02-06-2013, 10:52 PM
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Jeremy, you and Betty need to come to the National Meet in June.
02-06-2013, 10:58 PM
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Me too me too!!!
02-06-2013, 10:59 PM
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^^^^ Absolutely!
02-07-2013, 08:19 AM
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Me three, me three! 
02-07-2013, 09:35 AM
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J won't travel unless you sedate him and put him in the trunk. 
He's a real pain in the
He's a real pain in the
02-07-2013, 10:00 PM
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Austin, it will be your job then to sedate him, throw him in YOUR trunk and make the hop to KC in June!
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02-08-2013, 07:20 AM
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Yeah, but now I'll be expecting it. 
I have a hard enough time traveling, so traveling for a car related thing that Betty isn't interested in is a tough sell. I'd love to meet you ALL in person though.
J.
I have a hard enough time traveling, so traveling for a car related thing that Betty isn't interested in is a tough sell. I'd love to meet you ALL in person though.
J.
02-08-2013, 08:19 AM
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I guess we're sedating Betty too.
Luckily the TL's trunk is roomy.
Luckily the TL's trunk is roomy.
02-08-2013, 10:57 AM
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lol yeah I have
wait...
wait...
02-08-2013, 11:29 AM
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02-08-2013, 11:26 PM
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02-09-2013, 10:08 PM
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LONG Modding Day with Austin...
I got zero great shots, really shoulda broken out the tripod...
Oh well...
Hopefully A man, does us justice
J.
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I got zero great shots, really shoulda broken out the tripod...
Oh well...
Hopefully A man, does us justice
J.
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02-09-2013, 10:10 PM
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nice....hoping to see some nice shots from Austin....
what all did u guys accomplish?
what all did u guys accomplish?
02-09-2013, 10:12 PM
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^Money shot right there.
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02-09-2013, 11:01 PM
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Good list of work. How long did it take you guys to do all that?
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02-10-2013, 05:09 PM
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Hey Steven, well, yesterday, Auztinz got here at 930am, and without much fukin around time, it took us till about 6pm including the washing of the cars and the photo shoot. Long but not really. He's gotten better at modding, but I'm still enough of a control freak to not want to have to redo things so I take over.
Anyway, went to bed last night itching to tackle some change...my headlights...so of course, at 6am I was wide awake and chomping at the bit to get started. So I did...
Opened them up again, and removed all the excess butyl tape that I'd jammed in there, I now realize that that caused the light to not close all the way and the excess squeezed out to where you could see it around the outer edge. In addition, I didn't like that the blue didn't match the teal...and the cf wrap around the orange reflectors had come off on the inside edge. Time to tackle all that stuff...
So, cleaned up the excess butyl...bitch of a job since it sticks to everything.
the chrome strips were chipping, so painted them plastidip black
I was tired of the CF wrap on the orange diffusers so painted them plastidip and then gunmetal and then cleared over...they look awesome. I like that they don't mask how long the light is like the black and cf wrap did.
I polished the inside lens by hand, and waxed it to protect.
Once everything dried I put it all back together, and wetsanded 1000/2000 grit, m105 orange and then m205 white the outside, wiped down the lense with IPA. Then tried something I'd read on multiple sites for UV protection...
1/2 Mineral Sprits and 1/2 Spar Gloss coat...stirred up and applied with a blue shop paper towel. I did 1 coat, and it kinda pooled in some areas...I waited 10 minutes and then applied and pulled another coat across...and eventually a 3rd coat. They look awesome...and from what I've read, 1 coat gives you 2 years of no yellowing...we shall see. The best part is it dries flat so no orange peel to knock down later.
Wow, that dash has gotten bad in the last 1.5 years...I'll give you guys a heads up (as members before me have) once it's all taken care of. Just want to ensure it all goes through.
and here is the after effect, went and took some quick proper pictures
I'm proud, she looks pretty good for an old girl.
Spoiler back on, btw...yesterday with Austin, I felt very generic without it. I'm rockin it proudly until a final solution happens, either roof or new trunk spoiler. Till then, don't feel like driving around with my trunk covered in vinyl plugs.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463280920/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463280920/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462193157/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462193157/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
Anyway, went to bed last night itching to tackle some change...my headlights...so of course, at 6am I was wide awake and chomping at the bit to get started. So I did...
Opened them up again, and removed all the excess butyl tape that I'd jammed in there, I now realize that that caused the light to not close all the way and the excess squeezed out to where you could see it around the outer edge. In addition, I didn't like that the blue didn't match the teal...and the cf wrap around the orange reflectors had come off on the inside edge. Time to tackle all that stuff...
So, cleaned up the excess butyl...bitch of a job since it sticks to everything.
the chrome strips were chipping, so painted them plastidip black
I was tired of the CF wrap on the orange diffusers so painted them plastidip and then gunmetal and then cleared over...they look awesome. I like that they don't mask how long the light is like the black and cf wrap did.
I polished the inside lens by hand, and waxed it to protect.
Once everything dried I put it all back together, and wetsanded 1000/2000 grit, m105 orange and then m205 white the outside, wiped down the lense with IPA. Then tried something I'd read on multiple sites for UV protection...
1/2 Mineral Sprits and 1/2 Spar Gloss coat...stirred up and applied with a blue shop paper towel. I did 1 coat, and it kinda pooled in some areas...I waited 10 minutes and then applied and pulled another coat across...and eventually a 3rd coat. They look awesome...and from what I've read, 1 coat gives you 2 years of no yellowing...we shall see. The best part is it dries flat so no orange peel to knock down later.
Wow, that dash has gotten bad in the last 1.5 years...I'll give you guys a heads up (as members before me have) once it's all taken care of. Just want to ensure it all goes through.
and here is the after effect, went and took some quick proper pictures
I'm proud, she looks pretty good for an old girl.
Spoiler back on, btw...yesterday with Austin, I felt very generic without it. I'm rockin it proudly until a final solution happens, either roof or new trunk spoiler. Till then, don't feel like driving around with my trunk covered in vinyl plugs.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463280920/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463280920/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463298090/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463298090/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463297500/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463297500/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462198269/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462198269/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462197719/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462197719/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462197299/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462197299/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462196775/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462196775/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462196301/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462196301/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463294516/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463294516/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463294042/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8463294042/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462193157/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8462193157/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
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02-10-2013, 05:41 PM
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Goddamn. 
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02-10-2013, 05:51 PM
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Thank you Yumcha.
Oh, and forgot to mention, car is going in for service and for tire install on Wednesday, so I don't trust anyone to touch my butter soft WORK lugs...hence the swap over to regular lugs.
Oh, and forgot to mention, car is going in for service and for tire install on Wednesday, so I don't trust anyone to touch my butter soft WORK lugs...hence the swap over to regular lugs.
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02-10-2013, 06:09 PM
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So jealous that you get to wear shorts and flip flops in February.Sounds like a busy weekend! Loved the blue in the headlights before, but the matching teal goes with the rest of the car much better. Spoiler looks beautiful
You ever consider doing a projector setup in the fogs?
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02-10-2013, 06:25 PM
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Incredible........
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02-10-2013, 06:58 PM
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Looks sick with the wing, J, you should have threw it on yesterday! 
Headlights look awesome too, the teal looks really nice.
Headlights look awesome too, the teal looks really nice.
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02-10-2013, 07:56 PM
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Man ur TL looks sexy bro. You are good at what you do bro. Love the pics and the car. Keep it up. For an old girl, she has class..hey, I know this has been asked many times but what are the specs of both the rims and tires?. That fittment is on point. Spacers?
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