Angie's FC Exterior Buildup thread
02-08-09, 02:16 PM
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Thanks. And I honestly did think about down the road as far as the urethane goes. At the same time I wanted something that wouldnt just simply fall off the one time I decided to go fast some late night. I really hope that the wheels look right... I guess if we decide they arent for the car we may have to look into different ones. They looked pretty good on the FC they came off of. Too bad the pic I posted earlier is down. I cant find a pic of them and of course I didnt save the pic to my computer - D'oh!
02-09-09, 06:21 PM
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Car is home now. It was fairly windy today so i guess it was as good of a day as any to "test out" how well the kit holds up. Everything seemed to be just fine, so all is good.
Final pics:
I'll update this thread again when the tires, wheels, and springs are mounted. See ya then.
Final pics:
I'll update this thread again when the tires, wheels, and springs are mounted. See ya then.
02-10-09, 01:38 AM
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Car is home now. It was fairly windy today so i guess it was as good of a day as any to "test out" how well the kit holds up. Everything seemed to be just fine, so all is good.
Final pics:
I'll update this thread again when the tires, wheels, and springs are mounted. See ya then.
Final pics:
I'll update this thread again when the tires, wheels, and springs are mounted. See ya then.
02-10-09, 08:57 AM
#181
Yeah the gaps irritate me. I could probably fix the gap on the side but there would still be one that goes around the corner on the pass side. I think the rear piece is about 3/4 inch too wide and also 1/2 inch too long on each side (where it mounts into the fender well).
02-10-09, 06:25 PM
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I didn't read the whole thread but I would just like to say that if you designed and made that body kit then you should be very proud. I used to build ambulances and then got into tinting/custom car audio-video-lighting and it isnt easy to make a mold with fiberglass. Is that what you used? Hey I know first hand know how hard it is to design and then fabricate something with fiberglass and then try to get it to fit perfectly. **** I can remember not leaving the shop for ******* hours smoking so many cigs - daisy chain smokin' lighting one off the other! Nice job... Looks sharp
05-10-09, 07:03 PM
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Yeah, it does need to ride a little lower.
On another note, I had to replace one of my moldings once. If there is any hint of heat around they become very flexible, and in return they are no longer straight. What was your trick to getting them straight to put on the body?
On another note, I had to replace one of my moldings once. If there is any hint of heat around they become very flexible, and in return they are no longer straight. What was your trick to getting them straight to put on the body?
05-10-09, 07:45 PM
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I noticed that if you sit them at an odd shaped angle they will stay that way so what I did was let them sit overnight on a flat table and the next morning they laid flat. I tried to force one once and learned the hard way not to do that lol.
As far as riding lower, yeah I agree BUT there are Eibach Pros on the car in the pic. I guess I should have went with the sport line but at the same time I didnt want to worry about hitting every small object lying in the road. The stock springs made it sit lower they were so old and tired.
As far as riding lower, yeah I agree BUT there are Eibach Pros on the car in the pic. I guess I should have went with the sport line but at the same time I didnt want to worry about hitting every small object lying in the road. The stock springs made it sit lower they were so old and tired.
