haha right? seems like no matter how much i work its never enough for the fd >.> and then i see builds like this one and think damn sign me up where these people work!

oh are you going to be applying the 3m vinyl yourself? or taking it to a pro?

 

haha im taking it to an amateur (aka Im doing it)

vinyl related.
i think the hood, fenders, doors, and hatch will be a breeze.
i think the front bumper will be OKAY
i think i will butcher the rear.
for the whole "chassis' im not exactly sure what to do since its huge and will mostlikely have to have a seam.

i think im just gonna spray the door jams flat white too.... vinyling them as well w/o a seam seems way too difficult.

 

haha nice. sounds like quite the project. Reason i ask is cuz I'm thinking of 3m-ing my 99 spec lip with the carbon wrap to make it match everything else lol. I'm worried about all the curves and angles >.>

 

i build build threads with pictures!!!

not much of a update tho lol... just filling the extra holes i made while adding the quick release latches for the bumper... on the second go around with filler



cleaning it up



bad pic but reinforcing the bottom


lathe'd an arm for the mirrors... looks like a simple straight piece will work, now i just got to find the right height and make a new bracket that reuses the stock holes

 

i really want to do those quick release latches.

 

the mirrors look kinda high. im kinda nitpicking tho lol
did you mean to do that? or is it just the pictures?

keep it going!

 

sorry i wasn't clear. did you order for the price on the site or call and get a better deal? i need to order matte black and carbon to do some work on the sti and wrap my r1 as well as a few other things on the fd so as much as i need to order any savings will be welcome. also interested in how the mirrors turn out as thats a big savings over the apr gt3s.

 

hahah inspired by our buddy carsey!! its a HUGE PITA tho and to get it to work is kinda hard.. if it was aluminum and i could weld it it would be more sucessfull hopefully my hood doesnt break lol

haha youre absolutely right! the are disgustingly high, im still mocking up. i was just testing if i made the arm straight if it would provide the right angle for the mirror to be perpendicular. i did that at like 1 am on the lathe so didnt feel like turning it dow to figure the right height lol. but its still in the "prototyping" phase


he gave me a special deal but honestly its only a few bucks more. look around and their pricing alone is muchhhh better then competitors.. check out stickercity.com and their pricing then compare it to AVS....

mirrors were 160? shipped i believe.. 20-30 less then apr universal ones.. but i prefer this style over just the rectangles...

tomorrows goal, sand door jams, remove doors and hatch... EEKS!

 

lol im sure you'll make it work. i want quick release bumper/hood/skirts/panties..the works. ready to rock. but over all i love your build thread man, always something new to want to do and decide not to cause im lame....eventually i will hto lol

 

aha it workssssss but not as smootly as i like.
quick release bumper- check
quick release hood- check
quick release skirt- no go
quick release pink panties- in the works!!!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xa48TDCm3J.../s1600/019.JPG

hahah you are lame but atleast you got your fd running

 

will you be able to see the passenger side mirror from the drivers seat? the angle ok?!!

i'm going to sleep ttyl brotha

 

fill the stock mirror holes and find a way to moutn the mirrors on the "triangles" at the front of the windows?

 

idk the mirrors are for looks. who uses mirrors these days?!?! haha jk.. ill make sure i can actually see before i mount them...

i thought of that but i dont like the look of the mirrors in the little triangle pieces

 

Gotta love sundays. doing work sonnnn'

some pics of the quick release hood while i have it off... (custom latches i made)




Why the hoods off...? fiber glassing the center duct to give the UIM/engine some air flow....

first i add a few layers of wax on plexi glass then add some FG and resin


once its dry i peeled it off and i get a nice flexible piece.nice "panel" to give the shape of the duct.



building up some layers and re-enforcing the duct



hatch removed..



and yayyyyyy nasty flaky paint that chips off..thanks Maaco!!


new hatch thats going in... removed the plugs for the spoiler it once had... welded them close and added some body filler

 

Andddddddddddddddddddd what all of you have been waiting for.... finally started to vinyl... and damn it is harder than physics (im taking physics for the 3rd time this semester =( wahh)

**Disclaimer** I have no idea what i am doing and i am making up my own rules as i go along. I am doing what makes sense to me. do not use this as a tutorial.

The tools


first i took the "squeegee" and soft side of the velcro and applied it to one end. this gives a smooth side to apply pressure.

measured out the vinyl and cut!



dont be cheap. its better to cut too much then too little. i was cheap. i was a few inches short but idc since its on the bottom, and since there will be side skirts over it.

lay it out. (i held it in place with magnets) fold half of it back, peel backing and cut the backing. now apply


now do the bottom half


trim and tuck vinyl over.


viola!




Not to be a dick but please dont ask me how to do it. this is my first time EVER doing this (minus a few test pieces) i really dont know what im doing and im trying different things each time. i know there is a proper way but i havent figured it out. ive been doing a lot of it by feel/touch. IF YOU WANT TO VINYL YOUR CAR buy a LITTLE first and do it on some DIFFICULT pieces. if you still feel confident then go ahead and try it. there really is a learning curve and this cant be taught by reading or a tutorial. you NEED to try it out on your own. i consider myself very crafty so i was confident after a few pieces i tried that werent 100% successful. I really dont feel confident enough to give advice as i dont want to be liable as its pretty risky and expensive to try.

just to give an idea...
i did my headlight covers a while back and had decent results considering it was my first time EVER.

i then tried the fender vent and failed pretty bad. it is a very difficult piece

now today, the first fender took me the whole miami vs orlando game.

second fender took me less than an hour

the other little piece (part of the 99 spec side skirts) took me about 30-45 minutes.

overall, the the visible exterior looks pretty good. where you bolt the fender (hides under hood) came out like ****. i didnt care as it was such a huge PITA i said fck it. it was also tough holding the fender and stretching the vinyl by myself. often i would get crap on my fingers and dirty the vinyl.. it looks like it will be a PITA to keep clean. idk if it is even washing out......


cheeeeeeeeeeers mate

 

Looks great to me Benny. Can't wait to see the whole car done in person.

Keep the pics coming!

 

I love DINOC!! but your right... It can be a major pain in the *** to get "right." I failed major doing my interior guage panel.. seems as if having an extra buddy there to help would make all the difference in the world. I think the hardest pieces will be your roof because of the windshield and how it breaks down to 2 thin strips on either side. and your hood because you have an aftermarket one with lots of contours...and the area of the hood itself is pretty big. Almost a 3 man job... Hope your friends like you;-) Can't wait to see the finished product!!

 

thanks steve!

aaron, i think the hood will be fairly easy.... im worried about the body, and the rear bumper scares me.... =/

 

gotdamn that looks good... i love that "i have no idea what im doing" works very well. keep it up man. im gonna subscribe to this again so i can get double updates.

 

Just caught up on this dude - awesome work. Loving what you're doing here man - engine bay is lookin faaaaaaaaahhhhnn.

I'm a long way away so I have no idea what all the personal shiz was that was going on earlier, but a build thread's no place for junk like that - keep on keepin' on man. You're working some magic, that's for sure, as it's the first time I've ever seen a Scoot hood on a car and not wanted to burn my eyes

 

hahah i never know what im doing, but isnt that how we learn? haha
lol double updates

Thanks man! my engine bay is no where near yours i kinda wish i kept with the purple scheme it looks so good! hopefully i can finish up and refreshen up all the powder coat since it all looks like crap (gun broke on my for the last few parts so it wasnt sticking as well)

minor update:
went to a local speed shop yesterday and tested out some recaros...... omg. fell in LOVE with the poles position. so one will be on order this weekend! (hopefully)

also planning on having the hatch vinyl'd this weekend a long with the hood (maybe)

 

did a little work today, no pics, but im going back at it again tomorrow so ill get some pics..

still doing a lotttttt of prepping. the hatch is nearly prepped.
rear bumper is sanded and the holes are being filled as we speak(de-badged and close the key hole since it doesnt work)
sanded the side skirts, an reinforced the other one. (wrapped one more of the smaller side of the 99 spec skirt)
added more fg layers to the hood underside duct as well as the opening where it cracked. and the windshield wiper nozzles/will get filled tomorrow
also wrapped a headlight cover but dropped the other one and scuffed it so thats being reprepped..

idk what else super tired and cant think lol..... till tomorrow...

 

Nice Benny. U go boy. Make those mistakes and learn from them so you can wrap my car later!

 

How much vinyl did you get?

 

lol idk about that. its starting to become a pain in the ***. my hands are sore

50ft. tbd if thats enough