Had to have my custom vented hood modified to get it to close , since the addition of the Gotham oil pan brace AND the XS cast oil pan caused the motor to rise about 3/4"







The hood is in primer , by the way.

 

More............

 

Hood looks like it has a tumor.


Car looks great though.

 

Hood doesn't look good with that added modfication. Is the color flat black?

 

Wow thats really amazing.

 

Not quite understanding why you'd need an oil pan brace in addition to the XS oil pan in the first place.

 

Very nice, how did you modify the hood...and is that satin black?

 

I'm hoping it'll be a lot less noticable after it is painted black. The colour is an original MAZDA Sikkens pearl black . That is the first base coat , it will get four to five more coats and the same number of coats in clear.

 

I got a fiber glass guy to make it for me , everything is made of the stuff. The painter just chopped out the part that was making contact and redid the fiber glass work.

 

looks like they painted your intercooler...

 

OMG, What turbo is that ? Its huge ...Loose the hood.

 

Nope , I did .......... Not a fan of the shiny grill , bling bling look .


Its a GT4508R ............... That is easier said than done , even if I loose this hood , anyother wouldn't be able to close without modifications.

 

cool

 

I dont like the hood but other than that, sweet car.

 

the hood looks like a guy who stuffed a sock down his pants. A stock hood with a "scoop" over the offending area would look better.

 

if you dont mind, how much is this paint job running you?

 

Now that it is painted , it looks a whole lot better , I'll put up some pics. soon.

Only $2000USD.

 

That's a bargain! All that really matters is that you're happy. I know that you spent a great deal of your budget where it counts-under the hood. I'm envious of your build.

 

did you keep it flat black or did they clear coat it? Just asking because flat black is sexy as hell!

 

That is some weird pipe work. Paint looks good. I've been thinking of repainting my car after seeing that it could run me 2k I think I really might just step up to it thanks for the post.

 

Why did they stop painting? Shouldn't get any contamination on the basecoat....

I like dark graphite colours, should look demonic - very cool.

Did the car used to be red?

coming good so far

 

More pics ,!!!..............here U see her being colour sanded (during and after ) and compounded , before re assembly


Lotta dust , but I am sure U can see some perl !

and here is the hood thea nobody likes !...................

 

couple more ...........................