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08-13-2012, 10:37 PM
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A little update on my car since i last posted. I got my head rebuilt by Alex over at Ballade, excellent service there.
I have also purchased Shines ASM front fenders along with ASM rear over fenders and the rear bumper extension for the rear over fenders.
The car is currently with Makito with Seven Apple down in Torrance and should have it back in about 2 weeks which is when i should be receiving my CCW LM20s.
Before I took my car into Makito, I decided to cut my rear quarter panels myself to save Makito some time but to also save myself some money and here are some pics of the process. I know the welds arent the best but the rear over fenders are going to hide them anyways and i just needed to seal it from the environment.
Here's the start of the project:
From here, i mocked up the rear over fender and taped off where the edges of the flares would be. I then made an arc with a metal clothes hanger to know where i would be cutting.
From there, i started cutting the panel with an angle grinder
After cutting the outside layer, it is necessary to cut small sections of the inner to be able to weld the two together. After cutting the sections, i took a hammer and started banging away to close to gap to be able to weld.
Heres the end result with some welding
After applying some primer and some paint so it wont start rusting
And here is the finished product before taking it into Makito.
Stay tuned for when the car is finished and sitting on some new shoes!
I have also purchased Shines ASM front fenders along with ASM rear over fenders and the rear bumper extension for the rear over fenders.
The car is currently with Makito with Seven Apple down in Torrance and should have it back in about 2 weeks which is when i should be receiving my CCW LM20s.
Before I took my car into Makito, I decided to cut my rear quarter panels myself to save Makito some time but to also save myself some money and here are some pics of the process. I know the welds arent the best but the rear over fenders are going to hide them anyways and i just needed to seal it from the environment.
Here's the start of the project:
From here, i mocked up the rear over fender and taped off where the edges of the flares would be. I then made an arc with a metal clothes hanger to know where i would be cutting.
From there, i started cutting the panel with an angle grinder
After cutting the outside layer, it is necessary to cut small sections of the inner to be able to weld the two together. After cutting the sections, i took a hammer and started banging away to close to gap to be able to weld.
Heres the end result with some welding
After applying some primer and some paint so it wont start rusting
And here is the finished product before taking it into Makito.
Stay tuned for when the car is finished and sitting on some new shoes!
09-17-2012, 04:57 PM
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So I finally got my car back from paint with the addition of Shine ASM front fenders and Shine ASM rear over fenders with extensions and got my wheels mounted.
I have to say, i am VERY pleased with my current setup.
Shout out to Ken at Shine and Makito at Seven Apple
The current setup of my car is as follows:
Shine Spoon front bumper
Shine ASM front fenders
Shine ASM rear over fender with extensions
Shine Spoon rear diffuser
Downforce side diffuser
Custom vented hood
S2X brace
Whiteline Under brace
KW V3
Cusco Front Sway bar
Greddy TI-C
Custom LED Taillights
Mulderized headlights
Qube engineering gauge cluster
Without further ado:
I have to say, i am VERY pleased with my current setup.
Shout out to Ken at Shine and Makito at Seven Apple
The current setup of my car is as follows:
Shine Spoon front bumper
Shine ASM front fenders
Shine ASM rear over fender with extensions
Shine Spoon rear diffuser
Downforce side diffuser
Custom vented hood
S2X brace
Whiteline Under brace
KW V3
Cusco Front Sway bar
Greddy TI-C
Custom LED Taillights
Mulderized headlights
Qube engineering gauge cluster
Without further ado:
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