Still have to do some polishing and cleaning, but it's getting close... got my tires and wheels today so I thought I would throw up a pic.


-Robert

Pics of AE, with new rims

 

Geez. I actually like that. I wonder, try painting the original white rims black and powder coating them too? Then it'd be the stealth car!

 

dont mean to critisize but you got one hell of a wheel gap!

 

Ya, i realized that after I put them on. I thought 17's would fill it out more... it actully fills them out less with the lower profile tires. I guess it's just time to lower it a bit the gap does not look 'as' bad in person though .. the angle of the pic makes it look worse.

 

That's about what mine looked like without the motor/tranny - ready for some off-roading

 

Hey hey, relax now ... That picture is taken with the stock AE rim on the other side still, tirerack fugged up and shipped 3 wheels instead of 4 so i think when i get all 4 on it will look lower, and I had just dropped the jack and not even sat in it .. so ZI think it is streched a little... if, after I get all 4 on, and take it for a spin and look at I still think it's too much of a gap i will lower it. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, if I'm not happy with it .. it's won't stay like that.

BTW: that paint job is DIY in the garage, not bad .. once i clean the polishing compound from the cracks.

I will post more PIC's later when it's all cleaned up, polished, and with all 4 tires on it.

-Robert

 

I noticed the pics, looks nice. What all did you use for the color itself and clear, I'm kind of considering painting mine as well. It's just primer now.

I seem to notice wheel gap more for some reason, must be all the hondas with 17's that look like trucks. I like it european (BMW/Audi) style with rolled fenders and no gap - beautiful.

 

not to self. never paint a white car black.

 

I assume you meant to say 'note' but I am also wondering what that is suposed to mean? My guess is that you are talking about the white that is showing. ... rest assured, like I said I have not finished detailing the car, all the white you see is 3M fine cut rubbing compund I used to buff the finish. The electric buffer spins the **** everywhere. The whole car was a mustard brown from the 2 coats of self etching primer I put on the almost bare metal, there is nothing showing through that is white in any way, shape, or form besides the compound I have not wiped out of the cracks. If you have something constuctive to say, by all means speak up... if you posted just to bash **** you know nothing about maybe the lounge is more your style.

But then again you are probably right, If I were you I would not polish my own shoes, much less paint my own car.

-Robert