my FC3s - quarter pull, big wheels, shine kit and paint comin!!
12-02-10, 02:40 PM
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my FC3s - quarter pull, big wheels, shine kit and paint comin!!
heres my LS1 FC3s. simple build 380 WHP. small cam with bolt ons.
Paint work was done by
almaden collision & kenny auto Inc. in san jose.
a san jose company thats worked pretty well with me.
They did the quarter panel pull and reshaped and fixed up all the mini dings and dents on my car. I believe in a weeks time they will be respraying my blue sapphire FC into the color you see here. harbor blue metallic !!!
I have the shine auto kit.
shine auto front lip.
shine R-spec sides and rear valance
turbo II hood, turbo II spoiler
Modernized S5 tailights
Shine auto forsight front fenders
pulled quarter panels and all the dings dents worked out
i also fit some 17X10.5 FR500 mustang wheels with some 275 40 17 kumho Mx's looks like i can possibly even fit a 315 or a 305 with a close close fit but only time will tell.
other wheels i have for this car are fikse FM5's and a set of bridgestone VTR wheels. but with the bridgestone I will be runnin 25MM spacers to make up for the flush 17x 9.0+48 17x10.0 +38 5x114.3
now ON with the pictures !!!
stock quarters boo !!
roll roll roll your savannah!!
Paint work was done by
almaden collision & kenny auto Inc. in san jose.
a san jose company thats worked pretty well with me.
They did the quarter panel pull and reshaped and fixed up all the mini dings and dents on my car. I believe in a weeks time they will be respraying my blue sapphire FC into the color you see here. harbor blue metallic !!!
I have the shine auto kit.
shine auto front lip.
shine R-spec sides and rear valance
turbo II hood, turbo II spoiler
Modernized S5 tailights
Shine auto forsight front fenders
pulled quarter panels and all the dings dents worked out
i also fit some 17X10.5 FR500 mustang wheels with some 275 40 17 kumho Mx's looks like i can possibly even fit a 315 or a 305 with a close close fit but only time will tell.
other wheels i have for this car are fikse FM5's and a set of bridgestone VTR wheels. but with the bridgestone I will be runnin 25MM spacers to make up for the flush 17x 9.0+48 17x10.0 +38 5x114.3
now ON with the pictures !!!
stock quarters boo !!
roll roll roll your savannah!!
12-02-10, 02:41 PM
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jammed the doors and trunk
fitting the front wide fenders. stock styled
using heat to get a better contour and prevent cracking the hybrid FRP glass
the heart of the car
FR500's
prepping bumpers and hood. etcc
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nice I want a swap and paintjob now =(
I love the roll and wheels, I guess I need bigger wheels to get a roll
are you running an aftermarket ecu or the stock ecu from the ls1?
I love the roll and wheels, I guess I need bigger wheels to get a roll
are you running an aftermarket ecu or the stock ecu from the ls1?
12-03-10, 11:07 PM
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Grip. to be totally honest. after seeing your FC was what inspired the build. Otherwise it would've stayed as its stock body track car setup but some slow days at the body shop also help jump the paint/body build. it was supposed to simple then one thing after another i acquired the kit etcc.
I just got jew'd on my JDM wheels unfortunately so ill be rolling the FR500's for a while until i find some worthy wheels to put on thatll set the car off correctly. the interior needs work and wiring in the engine bay but slowly we will get there.
I just got jew'd on my JDM wheels unfortunately so ill be rolling the FR500's for a while until i find some worthy wheels to put on thatll set the car off correctly. the interior needs work and wiring in the engine bay but slowly we will get there.
12-08-10, 03:31 PM
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Test fitted my production ls1 longtube headers
scrapped the mufflershop crushbent and started my mandrel exhaust
just scrap mandrels I had around the shop.
threw a junk basecoat on the car to let it dry/ help cover and find misc **** that needs to be taken care of before the main base coat
first cover coat
threw the wheels on just to take a peek =)
also took the stock tails and did a SMALL tint and clear
also did it to my rear orange reflectors and my front orange turn signals. and my 3rd brake light in the hatch
scrapped the mufflershop crushbent and started my mandrel exhaust
just scrap mandrels I had around the shop.
threw a junk basecoat on the car to let it dry/ help cover and find misc **** that needs to be taken care of before the main base coat
first cover coat
threw the wheels on just to take a peek =)
also took the stock tails and did a SMALL tint and clear
also did it to my rear orange reflectors and my front orange turn signals. and my 3rd brake light in the hatch
12-08-10, 05:25 PM
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well we spray waterborne in california
we take 490. - clear additive and mix in some black base and spray that on lightly and use automotive clear on top.
we take 490. - clear additive and mix in some black base and spray that on lightly and use automotive clear on top.
12-14-10, 11:18 PM
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test fit with some 26X11.5X16's I used on my MKIV supra. I pull 1.6's on this tire combo and I know I could go more and my supra was underpowered out the hole.
12-15-10, 10:40 PM
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we have a nice downdraft and heated booth. so we're good to go
paint quickly ? nope its slower if you dont have heat and the draft/ air. color matched is MUCH more difficult but easier to blend and the colors are more vibrant
paint quickly ? nope its slower if you dont have heat and the draft/ air. color matched is MUCH more difficult but easier to blend and the colors are more vibrant
12-16-10, 05:54 AM
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the key to waterbase is air flow, did you retrofit the existing booth for water base or just start spraying the water based with no changes?
DuPont is saying fans in the booth, and with the right set up there is virtually no flash time and all the painters I spoke with claim better color match
will see how much longer we have here on the east coast
DuPont is saying fans in the booth, and with the right set up there is virtually no flash time and all the painters I spoke with claim better color match
will see how much longer we have here on the east coast
12-16-10, 09:49 AM
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you dont use fans . you use venturi guns that hook up to your air hose. take that and hand blow or they have a stand that you can put two or three blowing at the car.
and color match is better. only if you can shake off your solvent tinting ways.
and color match is better. only if you can shake off your solvent tinting ways.
