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the cliche and played out, but never bad looking parking garage photoshoot. (no 56k)

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Old May 15, 2008 | 12:44 AM
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the cliche and played out, but never bad looking parking garage photoshoot. (no 56k)

so here are some pictures of my car, version 2.0, now im not done with the paint, keep in mind i will add more coats later. but ive got the aero kit mounted, and ive got my tokicos all the way around, with RB springs up front, and isc racing adjustable spring perches in the rear.













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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:03 AM
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:19 AM
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Old May 15, 2008 | 02:29 AM
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are you gonna paint the entire car black? gotta dig the polished LE wheels!
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Old May 15, 2008 | 02:43 AM
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Damn. When did your car start looking so good?
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Old May 15, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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She's coming together alright! Good work Cody...
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Old May 15, 2008 | 06:16 AM
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Gotta love the bees nest. The rats moved out....
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Old May 15, 2008 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Paradox
are you gonna paint the entire car black? gotta dig the polished LE wheels!
Those aren't LE rims... My guess is that they're probably 15x7 but I couldn't tell you who made them.

They look good though, get that car painted and you'll be all set

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Old May 15, 2008 | 08:11 AM
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Jon, if I remember correctly, they are 13 inch wheels...
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Old May 15, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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they are 13 inch wheels, i have a set of them, there is no name on the rim but the caps i have say simmons on them
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Old May 15, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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Car looks good, I prefer my FB's with a spoiler out back, but the kit looks good on there, two tone white and black always looks good (yes I'm a bit biased lol)
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Old May 15, 2008 | 11:14 AM
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i think that with the body kit..it would be nice to have a spoiler...but i like the color scheme
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Old May 15, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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they look like reikens i have a set on my car. Mine are 15x7
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Old May 15, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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Car looks good, I prefer my FB's with a spoiler out back, but the kit looks good on there, two tone white and black always looks good (yes I'm a bit biased lol)
to be completely honest your car was one of the ones that inspired me to paint it this way.

the rims are enkies 13", and i do have a spoilerm its a one piece wrap around, but it needs some finishing work, i dont have any idea how to mount it, and im not even sure if i want to....

thanks for all the kind words..... and for the record, the thing is a blast to drive now with the new suspension, like 10x more fun than before.

here is a before shot to show what ive done with it since i bought it in '06

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Old May 15, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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2cute has a paint job like that except she rockin gold with black. I was thinking about doing red with black once i start messing with my body.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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looks good. It was fun watching you race in GR at the furrin group event.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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looks good. It was fun watching you race in GR at the furrin group event.
you as well, are you going to be around for any more events this summer? and if i could give you a piece of advice, a decent set of tires would greatly allow you to take advantage of your suspension mods. like the sumitomos that everyone runs are only like 52$ a tire... but either way, hope to race with you again!
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by perfect_circle
to be completely honest your car was one of the ones that inspired me to paint it this way.

the rims are enkies 13", and i do have a spoilerm its a one piece wrap around, but it needs some finishing work, i dont have any idea how to mount it, and im not even sure if i want to....

thanks for all the kind words..... and for the record, the thing is a blast to drive now with the new suspension, like 10x more fun than before.
Really?! Thats cool
Yea I have a 1pc spoiler I picked up a year ago that I want to put on mine to replace the "it sort of fits" FC spoiler but haven't gotton around to it either...
I bet its a blast, new suspension always feels great on these cars.
Keep it up, it looks way better than where it started
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Old May 15, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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It does look good. I think if you paint the car black underneath the trim to match up it would look great. What is on your right headlight? And BTW, your right rear sidemarker is out LOL
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Old May 15, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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its a bees nest, its been there since my car sat when right after i toasted my clutch and bent my axle in the same day....truth be told, the axle was bent when i bought it, but it got worse at my first autocross
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Old May 17, 2008 | 12:26 AM
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oh, i cant believe i forgot about this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43EE9BmCXQw
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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2cute has a paint job like that except she rockin gold with black. I was thinking about doing red with black once i start messing with my body.
yep. i cant really tell from those pics if its flat or gloss black but im rocking facotry gold with flat black pacific kit and gloss black with a polished lip panasports

to the OP what kind of paint did you use. now that i look a bit closer it looks gloss. also what kind ofprep work did you do to the body pieces. it seems from the pic there are a lot of waves in your sides

this is mine



i also took it a step further and candied the corner markers and fog lights

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Old May 20, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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i just used rustoleum spray paint, it is supposed to be gloss, buts its on there so thin that there isnt enough to reflect the light. when i get my **** together and have more time ill finish it off. i used an orbital sander with 120 grit paper. i know i need to go alot higher if i want it to look good, but for the time being it will do. i can see swirrels all over from the sanding, like on the hard lines were its hard to get a sander, places that need to be hand sanded. but for less than 12 hours work inclusive, im not complaining
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Old May 20, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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im just curious why wouldnt you just wait till you had the time and ability to paint it properly?

now those need to be skimmed before proper painting. you just made a lot more work for yourself....
i guess to each their own though...

as for 120 grit.........lol thats what i STARTED with to pull the paint off from the previous owner of the rear and sides...........i ended up with like 800 or 1000 i cant remember for sure........and while i will say this kit is well built and in good shape new there is still stuff wrong with the mold.....so where was a lot of prep work required.....which obviously you neglected......
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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well it looks better here than sitting in my garage. this is no show car, intend to drive it, and i dont want to wince every time i hit a cone at an autocross....

seriously, your rims cost more than my entire car.
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