Don't listen to these haters dustin. They're just jealous.
Oh, and all the people I know that have left primer on their cars for any length of time never had any trouble...

umm... You are SUPPOSED to adjust the idle screw way up when you rebuild so it idles good... and even a little bit high wont hurt.

 

Don't have the BAC though which has the screw on it.

 

congrats man .... 3rd time a charm eh?

regardless, you did it yourself so that has to feel awesome!

 

I dont know why you'd be buying performance parts for a car that's all in primer...I just can't roll like that, and even a maaco job would be better than that. The first dollars I had in hand would go toward paint...then, and only then, would i start dicking around with the rest of the car.

 

People prefer performance mods over non-functional appearance mods day in, and day out, but as soon as primer comes into things people get all weird.

 

yea, why do you need paint to do mods?? my car is still 3 colors and i dont really have any plans to paint for a while, performance comes before looks any day.

 

I'd drive an rx-7 with a clean interior/exterior and decent paint that's bone stock and arguably slow all day before I'd drive a modded rx-7 that's much quicker but looks ratty inside and out.

 

Yep, I agree 1000%



And to the primer guys only some sealer primers are fine to drive around in. They have a satin or semi gloss look to them (hence the wording Sealer Primer).

Dull surface primers (which that car appears to have) attract moisture, have a lot of talc as a filling agent and will lead to blistered final paint down the road and adhesion problems (might take a couple of years- but it will happen) if you drive around with them. Go ask any body shop if you area non believer.

 

LoL! paint over mods. What a bunch of ricers, hahaha.

Paint is..... 'nice'.

Mods are essential!

A clean car is key, done one colour and put together.

I love seeing the primer car with a bunch of 13.xx timeslips in his glovebox at the track. thats how it should be for those of us still in highschool modding on a budget, anyway....

I just rebuilt my S5 tii, i'm 18 and the last thing i care about is gloss or primer.

good work dustin, was any porting done, or is it just a stock rebuild for now?

 

they didnt make an STI wagon

 

heheh, the primer waz to kinda make it 1 color, i will sand it again i guesss at paint time, and to me, ehh i would rather mods over paint anyday!!

 

Wow, like we didn't cover THAT already...

 

holy crap you havent been lynched yet?

 

I felt that way at first when I was rebuilding my engine and getting my car ready to get back on the road... I rebuilt the engine but didnt worry too much about the body... When it came time for new fenders and bumper I opted to get black (the same color as my car) so that I didnt have to go primer or so I didn't have skittle (sorry dustin... been there and done that with my 280zxt)... They took more time to find and a I had to take s4 parts so it didnt cost an arm and a leg... but at least my car looks decent from a few feet away and so far no one has pointed out that the trim on the fender doesnt match the trim on the door... but now that Ive driven that car around for a few months I really wish It was in even better condition... I have a ridiculous dent on the rocker pannel under the driver's door and some clear coat peel on the rear quater and a flat black hood and headlight covers.. It looks ok... like a primered car... but now I'm looking for a better body to put my engine in... I think after you drive around in a car thats primered for a few months you will wish you had done something different... even if it is a damn fast car... it just loses is appeal after a while...


Edit: good work Dustin.. maybe a macco job for a few hundred is just what the car needs... and a street port

 

why did you have to rebuild it twice? wasn't it something like the water seals didn't properly seat or some **** like that? i've never really read a step-by-step walk through of a rebuild other than the haynes manual, anyone have a link? (rather than searching for 2 hours i don't have). what are the basic do's and don'ts of a rotary rebuild. i'm in the process of rebuilding my T2. good job though, i'd be proud of that.

 

He pinched a seal, and then used out of spec side seals.

 

you have already done body work I assume? Macco, best $230 I ever spent on my isuzu pickup. Made it look 1000x better than what it did (faded white). I drove the truck for 2 years, left it in the rain, waxed it once a month and shined till I sold it. Never faded in any spots or have a single chip, no runs etc. Macco is cheap but the paint will last if you keep up with waxing regularly.

 

Someone already mentioned that.

 

Thats what your mom said.

 

The difference in whether a person feels like he needs a nice looking car or a fast beater is directly related to their age. When you're young, who cares what your car looks like, your invincible, "They're only going to see my tail lights anyway". But with age comes responsibility, Try driving your beat up " Fast Car" to your next big corporate meeting. As an adult, you'll find that your decisions are predicated towards more esthetic endeavors.

 

^ haha right

 

blah, i would rock my fc how it waz if it got me from point a to ponit B

 

if you have a GF... and she wont ride in it... then you might think about doing something different... or just dumping her and finding someone who will ride in it

 

Think about who started this thread, then think if this comment is REALLY relevent.

 

ouch thats diffenetly a burn right there.