She's just about out of paint. The rear spoiler and bumper still need to be painted, but after that, it's reassembly.

This is before the clear coat:



This is after the clear coat:





fm

 

loving the 80's strips. question though, what's up w/ the "moulding" part of the front bumper? is that tape on it?

 

It's still taped off.

fm

 

Sweet.

 

Oh damn! You went all out old school on the paint! Badass. Love it.

 

At least i can easily spot him if he attend the next SS

 

Very nice FM!

 

Very cool, what kind of money does a paint job like that run?

 

Body kit, flares installed (which required cutting/welding), fix minor body issues, new windshield, and paint was about 4k.

fm

 

If only. I had planned on coming this year but they decided to have it right before Thanksgiving week. I'll be going to visit family so it's a no go. Any other weekend in Nov would have been ok. But right before Thanksgiving? A bunch of us were planning to come but we all had to bail for the same reasons.

fm

 

She's done. Picked her up today at the shop:





Decals go on in a couple of weeks, after the paint has completely cured.

The oxidized wheels are really letting it down, so I need to get the SSRs on. In order to fit them, I have to put extended lugs in the rear rotors. I'll be pulling those off the car soon. The fronts will require a thin spacer in order to clear the SE calipers...probably 3-5 mil.

I'll also be dropping the car about 1-1/2" in the rear and maybe 1" in the front.

So, yeah...these flares turned out WAY better than ZG flares would have. I have absolutely no complaints.

fm

 

car looks awesome fm!

 

Those wheels are simillar to the Old School American Racing, Turbine Wheels called "Hurricane"

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...1&d=1363983946

 

^^What front valence (chin spoiler) is that?

 

Those are the same wheels as mine. I'm pretty sure they're called Cyclone II...covered this on page 3 of the thread.

fm

 

The air dam and the side skirts are from Versatec. An 80s kit available for 1st gens. Picked it up from a forum member about a year ago.

fm

 

Weird your bumper has a spot for the lisence plate mine dosnt
Paint looks very throwback tho good job man

 

Amazing FB FM, looks awesome.

Please post complete pics once everything is completed. The front bumper, skirts, and arches are one of the best combos I've seen.

 

Thanks all,
Yes, the front air dam is from a kit designed to go on a stock RX-7 with side moldings, so it's understandable that there's a spot for the front license place. I like it...although I don't plan on putting a front plate on.

Tomorrow I'll be going to the parts store to get extended lugs for the rear as well as an angle grinder to trim the brake shield so it doesn't scrape the inside of the 13s.

fm

 

Wow!! I really love the progress!!

 

nice car those flares look awesome

 

This is how I got her 2 years ago:



Here's how she sat today (Oct 26, 2014) at the American Auto-X event in Marina, CA:

 

I don't think those steel rims are gonna work anymore. Beautiful!

 

That looks fantastic. Well done

 

Amazing love it... These cars really look great with flares.