My first turboed car ;)
YESSSSSSSS. i have mine too, just been lazy to get it done. cant wait to see pics.. i dont think plastidip is "great" but its a damn great solution and the results are acceptable in my book. its a lot nicer driving a car not worrying about a 5-7k paint job!!
ps i really want rpf1s
ps i really want rpf1s
yea I am excited to see how it looks with the plasti dip... I will hopefully be painting it on june 2nd but we will see how long it takes us to 1/2 tub the wheel wells with the shine auto fender flairs, hood mod, shaved gas cap, antenna hole & wiper whole. I totally agree... I am a novice racer I wont feel as bad if I slide into the ditch or brush against the wall with a 150$ paint job vers the 5-7k paint job ha.
I say leave it in the box just for that picture. It'll give you something to think about if you ever do have a fire.
I really think you're making a mistake with that plasidip being that the original paint is there and doesn't seem bad at all. You just need to paint a bumper cover to match and it shouldn't be that expensive.
But you seem like the kind of guy who needs to learn the hard way so I think you'll do what you plan to do no matter what anyone tells you.
I really think you're making a mistake with that plasidip being that the original paint is there and doesn't seem bad at all. You just need to paint a bumper cover to match and it shouldn't be that expensive.
But you seem like the kind of guy who needs to learn the hard way so I think you'll do what you plan to do no matter what anyone tells you.
well shawn who's your financial advisor? because i'm sure he'd be kicking your....and most of our asses for dumping money into the worst investiments of all time hahaha. Can't wait to see this thing ripping brotha!!!
- Ap
- Ap
btw I am now signed up for the first road course event here in town!!
MAPerformance Proving Grounds at Brainerd International Raceway
June 21st so I am now really feeling the pressure to get her on the road!
So Robert is heading up the the lakes area to help me out big time!
Goals for the weekend....
put my injectors back in
Put in the -an 12 bulk head fitting into my fuel cell
Run the -an 8 lines for the return
Wire in the fuel pump
Install the shocks
Drool at my tires/rims on the car
Mold in the hood vents
Shave the gas tank lid
Shave the Radio antenna
Shave the rear window wiper
Going to be an over load of pictures coming up!! so stay tuned!
Last but the most important..... Drink lots of beer!
Goals for the weekend....
put my injectors back in
Put in the -an 12 bulk head fitting into my fuel cell
Run the -an 8 lines for the return
Wire in the fuel pump
Install the shocks
Drool at my tires/rims on the car
Mold in the hood vents
Shave the gas tank lid
Shave the Radio antenna
Shave the rear window wiper
Going to be an over load of pictures coming up!! so stay tuned!
Last but the most important..... Drink lots of beer!
I was 2 distracted when getting the front wheels/suspension on last night I forgot to snap some pics of the fuel cell setup! so stay tune for picture overload the next few days!!
Well this is how the weekend went!
Here is Robert hard at work with the air saw!
I call it ART! lol
Air vent installed int he car!
Jk... here is vents bonded to the hood.
Hood pins cut in
used red spray paint for primer to hid the body work better.
So this was the first time painting and we put the plasti dip on 2 thick on the hood... In this pic it is still wet but this morning it did look ok.. not perfect though which I am ok with for now.
Side shot
Here is Robert hard at work with the air saw!
I call it ART! lol
Air vent installed int he car!
Jk... here is vents bonded to the hood.
Hood pins cut in
used red spray paint for primer to hid the body work better.
So this was the first time painting and we put the plasti dip on 2 thick on the hood... In this pic it is still wet but this morning it did look ok.. not perfect though which I am ok with for now.
Side shot
Back shot with the rear wheels... & we have the gas tank glued with 42/40
Happy car!
I had plasti dipped the bumper first.. Turned out better then the hood!
Safety first!
I had dropped the fuel cell to do some wiring.
fuel cell
Happy car!
I had plasti dipped the bumper first.. Turned out better then the hood!
Safety first!
I had dropped the fuel cell to do some wiring.
fuel cell
Good luck today....pretty sure your going to be happy :-) 22lbs by 3300... is disgusting.. you know for a road race car..this thing would really rip up a drift course. You'd be hooked..
I shared a couple photos and a datalog on our FB
https://www.facebook.com/Turblown
Might be back on the dyno this week if the bugs get worked out..
https://www.facebook.com/Turblown
Might be back on the dyno this week if the bugs get worked out..
