they are GTR32 wheels , i only got that pair and they are 16x8

 

i still think these panda cars need deep dish wheels, like some old school panasport or watanabe and with some over fenders like the AE86 then your all set... i like how these cars are looking though, coming a long very nicely

 

looks good mazda punk!

just needs to be lowered and a nice front lip!!!

 

your sleepy eyes is too high it looks poser lol
the only way you can pull it off with a stock car imo is slam the car and dont do it soo high lol

 

Haha, I'm never planning on going Panda. It looks badass, but Ima keep mine stock looking. Good stuff though, I'll leave the panda stuff to you guys.

 

you should leave the headlight covers black. IMO that's the trademark of the panda.

I wanna run with a similar color scheme but I don't know the first thing about sanding and painting.... what kind of sandpaper should I use? What sanders would help out the best?

 

i know i know lol....since these pics have been taken i have lowered the sleepy eyes alot more , also the car will be getting lowered in the next few months, i am looking at suspension and just waiting till i have enuff to afford it .
i may actually stop doing the sleepy eye altogether...the only reason i started doing it was cuz my passenger side headlightmotor went out...so only my driver side goes up and down.

ill post pics tommaro of the progress...(and lower sleepy eye pics to keep hypertek off my *** lol )

 

she will be getting lowered soon, and yeah i really want an lip but afraid it wont line up right.


yeah i been thinking about the headlight covers alot...ill prob paint it black and se if i like it...i still have to repaint my hood...i still have a long ways to go, new pics will be posted tommaro

s far as sanding and painting ....well im not a professional by anymeans...just doing what i feel...and learning as i go...currently i have been using just wet or dry sandpaper you buy at autozone grit rate 800 for initial sanding , then moving to 1500 grit and then 2000 grit...thats just what i have been doing when i paint...again this just works for me...i may not be doing it right by the book or whatever but its working for me , as far as paint..right now im just doing rattle can using dupli-color paints and primers , once i get the scheme jsut right and the way i want it i will then (hopefully this comming spring/summer) get it painted with a spray gun by one of my GF's friends who has a paint shop.
trial and error is how we get better right ...

 

i didnt have a good matching white paint so the front wont be done for few days... but here is progress

 

 

how did you get them...i have regular skyline r32s for my fc but i would like the gtr ones for the rear as well.

 

that exhaust is really low.. i mean realllllyyyyyyyyyyyy low
would probably hurt high speed performance underneath the car

 

i bought mine from a member on this site about a year and half ago , i know pandagarage.com sometimes gets them in their shipments or i have heard to check out zilvia.net

 

gah your killing me...my car is too high and my exhaust is too low...
lol jk ,
yeah it does sit a lil low on the rear... its not low engine to y-pipe i belive... if anything when i get suspension ill get the exhaust hangers shortend or have the exhaust redone

 

i like those exhaust they look aggressive, its just that i dont think the manufacture considered that they would be too low to be equiped on aggressively dropped cars

 

yeah, i was looking at it tonight and i think that i might be able to get a shop to make some adjustments to allow it to not scrap when i drop her.... but still not 100% sure...
but your probly right , i dont think they ever considered it .

Future RS any update pics with your panda7 ?

 

Fix your headlights and it would look 10x better in this old man opinion.

 

hehe funny you should say that...i dont have them sleepy eye right now , only when i drive at night i raise them up back to sleepy eye
ill post some pics with the headlights down to make yall happy

 

oh ok...thank you it helps for now...let me know if you find out any other way to get some lol

 

some updates!!!

 

still rockin' the Watanabe's?

 

nice clean that engine bay up... keep it going man!

 

niccee!!!! good job bro!

 

I used to know somebody with the exact same car in Tacoma Wa. Went to Spanaway Lake High School (I think). The exact same color, exact name of a "Panda FC" (this name is used everywhere). The exact placement of the DC skateboarding symbol. Where did you get that pic from (what site, or myspace)?

I believe the car is turning out very well, keep up with the good work!

 

Oh, and if I remember correctly the "Panda FC" has the "Shocker" symbol right above the exhaust...just putting it out there.