project panda 7
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From: austin,tx
well did some work on the car and started painting the thing. just testing some things out. finally bught a new paint gun so should get the paint and spray/prep the rest of the car next weekend. also started the motor tear down and pulled the turbo. got the wheels to a satisfactory state and mounted.
here are the wheels freshly stripped and painted.
and on the car
here are some other random pics from this weekend with a refresh on the front lip
me and some friends pulling the turbo
and a comparison of the turbo to a stock STI VF39 turbo
and here is the wife. the car will be hers when the subaru is done being built
and one last one with the engine bay open before cleaning up for the day
MORE TO COME NEXT WEEKEND!!!
here are the wheels freshly stripped and painted.
and on the car
here are some other random pics from this weekend with a refresh on the front lip
me and some friends pulling the turbo
and a comparison of the turbo to a stock STI VF39 turbo
and here is the wife. the car will be hers when the subaru is done being built
and one last one with the engine bay open before cleaning up for the day
MORE TO COME NEXT WEEKEND!!!
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There will be a big update tomorrow!!! Coilovers will be coming soon too.
I had a question for everyone. The struts and springs on the car now seem aftermarket. They are a dark blue with some weird markings. Ill post some pics of them.
I had a question for everyone. The struts and springs on the car now seem aftermarket. They are a dark blue with some weird markings. Ill post some pics of them.
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sorry everyone. not much of an update as of today.
the paint process as most of you know is very tedious. long story short all i did yesterday was sand and prep the car even further... PREP WORK SUCKS
i should be having the paint done this week and the coilovers too hopefully.
still waiting on a good motor to put in the car.
the paint process as most of you know is very tedious. long story short all i did yesterday was sand and prep the car even further... PREP WORK SUCKS
i should be having the paint done this week and the coilovers too hopefully.
still waiting on a good motor to put in the car.
i think it looks great like that with out the filling of the white, idk so much about the black headlight tops.
and you never showed a picture of the back of the car, but im guessing you would have S4 taillights, keep them dont go s5, i think it would look better with the s4's.
looks awesome guy.
and you never showed a picture of the back of the car, but im guessing you would have S4 taillights, keep them dont go s5, i think it would look better with the s4's.
looks awesome guy.
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yeah the white strip between is on purpose i like it like that. as far as the back yeah its identical with all the rest including S4 tail lights.
im not so sure how i feel on the headlights being black either... im still debating on weather or not to paint them at this point.
im not so sure how i feel on the headlights being black either... im still debating on weather or not to paint them at this point.
That's probably the best looking panda car I've seen so far, Good job! Don't fill in that white strip though, it looks awesome! maybe paint the sunroof black for another black spot?
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Balls deep...
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paint the headlight covers white, by the way...are you adding the fender flares also? like the one on that levin?...that'd look hella sick if you did...and for the back, you should add a TII wing or an S4 sport wing in black of course =D
Agreed. Paint the headlights white and it will look sweet! IT already looks great by all means but I think the white headlights with make the appearence cleaner. MY opinion though, regardless it looks awesome man!
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yeah panting the hood black is not a bad idea...
its either that or paint the headlights white.
i would love to do fender flares but i would need some big spacers to fill in the gaps it would create... anyone have a picture of an RX7 with that style fender flare????
its either that or paint the headlights white.
i would love to do fender flares but i would need some big spacers to fill in the gaps it would create... anyone have a picture of an RX7 with that style fender flare????
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From: Austin/Round Rock
damn...that looks sick!!!
i agree with painting the headlight covers white and getting a wing. oh and leave the white in between the molding and lower half.
i give you big props on it man!!
i agree with painting the headlight covers white and getting a wing. oh and leave the white in between the molding and lower half.
i give you big props on it man!!
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Looks better the more it gets finished. The wheels is what makes the car I think. You should do 10ae style s4 tail lights. Wangan wing!!
Last edited by NCross; Sep 14, 2008 at 06:44 PM.