Finally saw Pure's car in person...I'm not much of a flashy paint guy but his car is breath taking! Beautiful work!

 

lol "flashy paint job" ...kind of a left handed compliment, however i think if you're intrested in picking up girls by just driving by them in your car then a body kit and & a flashy paint job is the best investment in your car you can make...

 

this car only attracts guys and a lot of them...

 

LOL word last fd ive seen had a group of like 6 guys at a gas station gawking over a red jdm 92 rx7 type r. i was suprised that a random gas station in hollywood would have so many people that are into this kind of stuff...

 

I'm fairly certain Pure knows I wasn't bagging on his car...considering I know him personally. I love aero but my color tendencies run a bit more conservative. I was expecting the car to look nice...but I was very, very impressed...and it was night!

 

That's why you get the bimmer for the DD.

 

If you're going to paint the faces a dark color (matte black or matte gun metal), have you considered getting the rivets painted too? I think black rivets are a subtle but great way to do the 3 piece meisters.



http://www.importtuner.com/features/.../photo_01.html

 

Thanks for the picture Doug. That looks incredible, I really like the black rivets. I went to see the powdercoater today and saw a satin finish, not sure if I really like it. I have been thinking about volk diamond black, black chrome, a reallllly dark gray or ?

volk diamond black:

 

heres few tips on those finishes.

diamond black- this is going to be an extremely good looking and unique finish, it will work especially well with a brightly colored car as it will contrast well with a bright color yet still look good because of its metallic qualities. This is a good finish because in the event you damage your wheel/wheel finish it is repairable because it is a paint finish.

black chrome- this is going to look great as well and is really in style however doing these finishes as a custom job is SUPER expensive from every resource ive talked to. Keep in mind a few companies such as HRE make this finish stock and even from the factory this finish will cost you often the value of the wheel. The major setback ive come to from looking into this finish however is the durability. the nature of the finish is not as strong as a regular chrome and over time will oxidize/discolor and flake. keep in mind you will eventually hit a pothole or ding the finish unless you are going to drive your car really slowly all the time and repairing this finish is probably going to mean re-chroming the entire wheel...$$$$$$$$$$$$

dark gun metal/gray -i would also reccomend this with the volk diamond black because it will offer a great contrast to the color of your car, look into the advan color called "dark gun metallic" see if you can get a wheel painter to match that color if you plan on doing that custom job to that set of works (im doing this on a set of fn01s for my track wheels) if you like volks diamond black you'll probably dig that one.

 

I can't wait to see some pictures of the car with new rims and droped more!

 

That was an incredible and informative response, thank you for taking your time out of your day to write that - it is greatly appreciated. Definitely did not know that about black chrome, my concern is that it would look more like a dirty chrome which is what I don't want.

I want to stay away from a color that looks like the wheel is just dirty which reminds me of matte black or even light gunmetal. I also want to stay away from something that blends too much into the car like gloss black does, you can't see the lines of the wheel. I am thinking something like the advan color your recommended, which is a very dark metallic gunmetal or the volk diamond black. When I went to the powder-coater I got to see satin black in person and it didn't do anything for me so I have ruled that out.

 

Went through a similar thought process when painting my wheels. Still trying to get the color just right, went from a darker black to more of a gunmetal. If the gunmetal is right this time I'll send you a pic to see what you think. Love the choices you've made in your build, looks great!

 

OMG just catching up to this thread. Very nice build I must say.

to answer some previous questions that were asked earlier in the thread that i did not see answered:

Titanium piping can not be mandrel bent. Hence why the use angle cuts and welds to form ti piping.

the dual discharge on the down pipe is for the wastegate to purge separate from exhaust so they dont "clutter" in the piping they flow smoother and faster, then they meet later down the piping where the momentum is already built up leaving the system.

also IMHO i think you need to stay away from all black wheels' my reasoning is this; if you are planning to drop some real dough on these wheels you want them to be seen and admired whereas all black wheels you cannot easily make out the design of the wheel.

call me crazy but i think a bright gold wheel would look outstanding with your paint scheme.

Loved your ReAmemiya boost gauge incorporated into your cluster idea! looked great sorry about your bad luck with the circuit board.

these would set that beast off: (Work VsXX)

 

I could be wrong but I think he had those ^ and just sold them
however not in gold/yellow
I really like the painted rivets idea shared on that S15, small details I would never think of

 

lol. well if he did i think he had the right idea the first time

 

ya, well then help me find that mazdaspeed wing and my suspension so i can build my car then, i scratch your back you scratch mine johnny! haha i wouldnt be able to make a useful post if rx7club didn't preach to me.

but back on topic, your car is a tasteful build and your doing things how i would do them and is going to be killer in my book when its done so it deserves good advice. the black chrome wont get dirty because chrome is a type of plating and generally plated finishings are very resistant to brake dust, notice how regular chrome wheels are easy to clean because of its hard non porous surface? it'll keep grime froms sticking heavily. good call with scratching the powdercoat, these finishes do not look as good as you think they will because these are mostly industrial finishes and dont look good for car wheels, and a matte/satin finishes are going to make it worse and they will attract dirt easily and will show surface scratches easily.

 

and those gold vsxx's would be MONEY too on red paint. great suggestion. also look into iforged multipiece honeycombs as a substitue for the works if you want an american brand. im pretty partial to honeycombs on sportscars, i mean mazda put them on the RS RZ and Spirit R stock it'll look perfect.

 

Thanks for all the information on the titanium piping, nice to know for future reference. I had the work vsxx on my old setup, while I liked them for that car I did not like how they looked on my widebody. They were also a huge pain in the *** to clean. With my new wheels I wanted a 5 spoke with a deep step lip - hence the work meisters that are sitting in my room.

Me too, definitely going to match the rivets to the face color.

Haha I am working on your parts, dont worry. I didnt mean that chrome would actually get dirty but it would look dirty even clean. Kind of how a light gunmetal makes the wheel just look dirty even if it is clean. Right now I am leaning towards Volk Diamond black, just awaiting a price quote from the powdercoater in tampa.



Finally was able to install the side generators today. Here is how the bodyshop attached the diffuser:

I did NOT like how the screws were facing up at all so when I installed the side generator I reversed it:

MUCH better this way and not noticeable at all. Had to take the whole diffuser off the car which was a pain.

final pics

Flows very nicely with the feed sideskirts


Okay, now I was having a problem with my arc ti sitting to close to the rear bumper as you can see:

It needs to be pushed further out. If I loose the bolts and push it back I get about 2.5" of room

I need to figure out how to create a spacer or something to extend it. I then took off the exhaust as sitting around the body shop for 4 months did some serious damage. Time to refinish it:

 

The diffusor looks nice with that body kit

 

hmm yeah i know what you're talking about a lot of daily commuter cars you see on the road get that light grey effect from brake dust buildup, you definately dont want that look on your car it looksl like ****.

and for that exhaust issue im glad you posted pictures of that because i have a very simular situation where i the exhaust is far too close to my bumpers paint, i am going to be putting a carbon fiber bumper guard on with double sided 3m adhesive but i also want to figure out how to push the canister out so the tip isnt letting off exhaust right onto my paint. i also think my exhaust looks too recessed in the first place. let me know what comes up on making a spacer. that i have 3 inch piping on my midpipe and 3 as well on my catback. also would be pissed of the bodyshop did that to my titanium exhaust?? how much of that damage did they do?

 

be careful using a spacer that might be too rigid as it will cause mind numbing vibrations.

you need something heat resistant although gives play like a rubber hanger but wont melt.

 

The bodyshop did all of that damage, it is alot worse then the pictures show. I tried using all kind of different compounds and polished to get it off but nothing worked. I ended up just refinishing the entire tip and surround, I took a bunch of pictures along the way so I can write a tutorial. Just need to anodize the tip (also writing a tutorial on how to anodize titanium) and its finished:



That is a good point, but I would think the stiffer it is the less movement it would have?

 

get some tires already.. i want to some those meisters on your car!!

 

Ordered a set of 305.30.19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2's last night, need to get the front tires. Also havent heard back from the powdercoater in Tampa so I need to find a new place to get them powdercoated. Issue is more on the powdercoat then the tires. Should have everything done in 2 weeks. Hopefully.

 

im having a bunch of parts powder coated here

http://www.extremepowdercoaters.com/

so let me know if you are interested.. i get a good discount