damn you for that piuc j/k im already havin a hard time deciding and then u go and post that pic...lol, that car is super clean especialy w/ those rims is it urs?

thanx, that sounds great, ive seen the pics u take and you are a great photagrapher, id love to get some professional shots of the car when its done!

 

lookin good, cant wait to see it done!

 

thanx, will try to post a few more pics soon, since i stared on the other side

 

haha, sorry. that's not my car. it's rotorboy's i believe. it's a rare offset to find. if you search his name with 57pros, you should find some info. im just puttin it out there, not a bad look i might say.

 

its ok, those wheels are just so beautiful! im gonna need a low offset, im thinkin in the 20's but im not sure, im waiting for str8yed to get his wheels so i can see what offset he is runing since he has the same fenders.

 

Hey man, nice job on the car so far. It's really awesome that your managing to do the work on your own. It's definitely coming along very nicely.

Regarding the offsets and rims, my rims are delayed AGAIN. This is getting to be some serious bullshit, but I can't do anything at this point. Now I'm looking at early-mid October before they arrive. If you want you can always search in the suspension/tire section of this forum under "Farhan" username and I had a detailed discussion with Rynberg regarding offsets. Hope that helps. Goodluck.

 

thanx, hopefuly it will come out well seeing this is my first attempt at body work, i have done so much frickin reasearch tho so everything should be ok.

i have looked around abit, and what i am think is just going to auto rnd and maybe have some rims test fitted if thats possible to see what offset gives the car the right stance. it will be awhile untill ill be able to aford some rims anyway especialy the 57pros, so im not really in a hury.

 

oh yea. im sorry. rotoboy661's old rims are on a factory body, so his offset wouldnt be enough for you. here are some more pics if you want them.
they're 18x10 +38 and 18x9 +40. im tryin to put the nail in the coffin on your decision

 

damn thats 1 beautiful car!!! same wheell size i want...
well i think it worked lol

 

I can't hold it in.... Those 57Pros are CLEAN! Maybe it's that sick *** car making them look even better but the lip on the pros is awesome.

 

haha ya i konw!!!!!!!!!! well there goes 3k w/ tires hopefully i can find a nice deal some where

 

i knew you'd come around. glad i could be of some assistance. i love the 57pros, and like i said theyre my number 1 rim choice, but i have so many other things i need to buy for my car. like more Kumho R Comps for the racing rims.

 

haha, i agree, 3k... i could do alot w/ that...

 

You need to remove more of the paint (sand to bare metal) around the area where the fender is being put. THen apply a special adhesive product for polyester resin to attach to the metal, then put some light tissues on the metal first, sand the inside of the fenders end put them on the wet resin/tissue base. You can then overlay the fender onto the tissue base on the metal.

Only in this way you reduce the difference in stretch between metal an polyester material. It's even advisable to sand quite some space to the metal and overlay it as a base to reduce stretch in that area. This will prevent cracks for a longer period of time and spare you the cost of having the car reworked and resprayed every 2 years.

 

thanks for the tip!

 

here is another little update, almost there...

 

ok so hopefully if every thing goes to plan (which it never doesnt) my car should be primered by the end of 2marrow! ill defenetly be posting pics then!

 

keep up the good work bro.

peace.
LEo

 

like i said things dont go to plan... but ill be spraying the primer in about an hour, when im done ill post more pics...

 

You may want to remove your rear bumper and side skirts so that you retain the seams. As it sits in the picture you will have partially blended gaps both in front of and behind the flare.

 

i thought about that but id rather have it molded, i thought to my self, would i ever need to take the rear bumper off? and i dont think i really will, front bumper is a differnt story tho. and to gaps u are talking about, the ones inside the wheel well? if you are tlaking about those then i have already fixed that, it looks much differnt than the pic right now, and unfortunetly i didnt get a chance to primer it but i finished all the prep work so that will be the first thing 2marrow

 

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did you notice the gap between the rear bumper and the rear of the tire compared to the front of the tire and the rear of the sideskirt? its huge! im pissed off cuz that is how mine looks also. is that normal??

 

im guessing its normal... didnt even really notice before tho maybe when i get new rims it will take some atention off that ... hows ur project goin?

 

You're right, it is normal. Check out the one profile shot of the KS Auto car and you'll see what I mean. Good luck on the car BTW. I can't wait to see the finished product.

 

hmm, that is kinda strange, thanx tho it should be done soon, ran into a few hic ups like always but it should be done soon