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Last edited by marcus.raw; 07-19-2010 at 05:02 PM.
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got some rx7 r1 struts loaded with tein s techs. should hold me over till after i get wheels and tiresOriginally Posted by jciotti
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finally got to lay some paint. we tested the hatch jams 1st to see hpw the color is. love it so far
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the hold up is cutting the fenders because im scared lol. once we cut, then we can mount, mold, blend, primer the fenders in, primer the car, and start painting for real
did all my door jams
put a basecoat over the rear quarters
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Looks Awesome!!!
-Tim B
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Shaved door handles?
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The FD has them installed on the doorframe
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its going slower than i had hoped but getting there...
cut the fenders
remove the lip
cut slits on the bottom lip
raise lower lip to fender wall height
welded shut
now just gotta grind it smooth, throw a bit of paint on it, and then the over fender back on
also, drilled the holes on the front end to get it buttoned up, and checked it against my carbon fiber hood fitment, gotta trim the hoods bump stops a bit. shines kit fits very well i must say
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so we fabbed up some custom sheet metal fender liners to close the gap from body panel to over fender. just have to grind off some of the weld and spray some undercoating on it
you can see the lip from this angle
underneath view, the yellow line marks where the body panel would be
with the overfender buttoned up against it
face view
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man, this body work stuff is going really slow. the guy was sick for 5 days so he just started back up not too long ago
rear quarters are molded in
feathered out the front over fender tab to keep the oem lines going
molded, but maintained a seam where the overfender meets the stock body. some people blend this in completely which gives it a different look. its needs the seam imo
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very cool. keep 'em coming. can't wait for the paint!
-Keith
Flickr
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more molded pics
blended the rear, kept a crease on top, ill round that edge though
how the crease meets the body
99 spec lights on it just for fun
gas tank area, filled in the panel so you dont see 2 fenders
blurry iphone pic, sorry
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so now that the rear is done, my guy has been working on the front end. these aftermarket panels like dont fit 100% with eachother, on an 18 year old car, with a mix/matched kit and a hood from another vendor. well, my guy has been re-working the kit and hes finally got some pretty awesome shut lines! from here is all downhill, just prep, primer and paint! im taking a 1 week vacation cruise on sunday so he says itll be done by the time i come back! awesome!!!
he also installed my aerocatch hood latches!
these latches instruct you to install them with the keyhole toward the back of the car.so some might say i put them in upside down. something about if you lefted the latched popped, and if you had enough wind or debris to hit both latches open, the hood could fly open. well, these have locks on them and they look better in the "tear drop" pose. i also lost .000000025 drag coefficient going from an aerodynamic position to a teardrop position, big whoop, lol
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finally, for the 1st time in one year she is all one color!
spraying paint tonight
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Nice, dude! Looks very good.
- Scott
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thanks, ill have some painted pictures tonight =)
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is that primer or the color?
and dude, it's funny, a few 7s have popped up on speedhunters, sooooo hot! Can't wait to see yours finished!
I own this joint!
gear list.
yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift, that's why it's called the present.
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primer. i gotta check out speed hunters lol.
so we finished the final coats last night, we will put the tim back on then i can get it back
sorry for the ****ty iphone pics
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still needs a buff and polish to get more reflection, but were going to wait till tomorrow for that to give it a few days to dry
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I'm pretty sure this is one right?
then this one is for sure:
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I own this joint!
gear list.
yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift, that's why it's called the present.
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Yup, the top on is re amameya kit/tuner, an rx7 equivalent to Cobb, and the bottom is a complete FEED kit like mine, except I changed the front bumper, I thought theirs was a bit busy
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Looks awesome
-Tim B
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Thanks, All the pics are of the 1st wet basecoat, we did 3 base and 2 clear. It is a one stage with fine metallic. I didn't take pictures of the clear coat or other basecoats yet as the iPhone doesn't capture it well at night. So it's not finished yet. I'll have some better pics this afternoon*
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he did wet sand and polish, but he didnt wet sand enough, we ran into issues when i asked him to redo it.
theres still peel, so ill be taking it elsewhere soon, got tired of working with this guy. but at least the paint quality is good, no drips, dirt, thin/burned spots etc, and theres enough clear to still sand (5 coats)
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i cant believe most of my paint posts fit on one page here, it goes back through like 6 pages on my other build thread
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nice, so it's finished/registered/drivable finally?
I own this joint!
gear list.
yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift, that's why it's called the present.
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Never finished, It is drivable and registered, got all that taken cared of before I went in to paint.
But yea, this is at the point I can say the project is complete, but it's "stock", so I guess I can start my "fun list"?
I'm in no hurry to get wheels tires and mods, but I'd like to do them lol
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You'll never be finished
Looking great. Can't wait to see it when you figure out how to get rid of the orange peel.
-Keith
Flickr
I own this joint!
gear list.
yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift, that's why it's called the present.
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Best part is that the EXIF data's intact!
“Sharpness is a Bourgeois concept.” -- Henri Cartier-Bresson
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they ALWAYS are on speedhunters.Best part is that the EXIF data's intact!
I own this joint!
gear list.
yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift, that's why it's called the present.
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oh, nice!they ALWAYS are on speedhunters.
“Sharpness is a Bourgeois concept.” -- Henri Cartier-Bresson
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got it back from the new paint guy. now it looks perfect =)
no peel, paint is a mile deep, interior shampooed, engine steam cleaned, im almost ready for seven stock, just needs sideskirts!
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Very nice!! love the color
-Tim B
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thanks guys! itll look even more better with my CF sideskirts and a nice set of wheels to fill the arches. but this is the 1st time i have a sense of completion with this car and it feels out of this world =)
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i slapped my efini badge on this morning before work
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a copy and paste of seven stock 13
always a crowd around my car lol
my buddy josh, joes' brother in front of my car, we rolled together, hes rotary
rotary lawnmower?
joe made this stick, and let me borrow it, it started to bubble in the heat lol
mine and joes @ circle k
sorry, a lot of them were of my car haha
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looking awesome, marcus.
err...concerning the link above...ghetto wiring anyone?
http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagam...NE-RX7-031.jpg
-Keith
Flickr
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nice!
So what were the comments? Mostly positive or negative?
and what's with the stick?
I own this joint!
gear list.
yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift, that's why it's called the present.
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95% of the people loved the swap. rotary guys left and right would come around and say they want to do it, F rebuilding, F bad mpg etc. it was really respectful suprisingly.
about the stick, my friend with an ls fd had it for his car, but broke down on the way to the meet. so he gave it to me, i couldnt say no, felt bad for the guy not being able to bring his car
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is that a good wow or a wtf did you just do to a perfectly good car wow? lol
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took this yesterday with my iphone 4, using an HDR app and photoshop app lol.
i have a few vendors and the venue to pay for this month for the wedding so this projects been on a bit of a hiatus, but i layed out my finances and i can have 1600$ toward my wheel fund by the end of november! so ill be keeping an eye out on the used 350z market, if i cant find what i like ill keep adding to the fund and just buy what i want new i suppose.
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Looks great! Can't wait to see some wheels on it.
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i just ordered my wheels!
work vs-xx wrapped in ventus v12
Front : 18x9.5 +19 (A-disk) | 245/35/18
Rear : 18x11 +20 (O-disk) | 295/30/18
sooo much win =) they should get here sometime next week!
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