Dave@Canibeat.com's Laguna Blue Project
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Wow. That is way to much work on the fenders to fit those wheels. All of that could have been done with a roller, heat gun, hammers, and fender finisher for about 100$. Why did you go to such extreme lengths for the fender work when it was not necessary?
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I love that Amuse front bumper! Looks like a ton of quality work too.
The black metal around the driver and passenger side window comes off really easy, peel the weatherstrip off, a few screws an only two nuts hold them on. I bought an NFR OEM top and had it resprayed Silverstone. I had the rear window left in too.
The black metal around the driver and passenger side window comes off really easy, peel the weatherstrip off, a few screws an only two nuts hold them on. I bought an NFR OEM top and had it resprayed Silverstone. I had the rear window left in too.
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Probably because he didn't want his fenders to look like garbage like 90% of the S2000's out there. I admire the extra step Dave took to make everything look as close to OEM as possible but still functional with his goal. Car looks great Dave
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I do fender work on S2ks nearly every day and they all leave looking OEM unless they had previous damage. I understand if he can't find a good fender person out there. It just seems excessive to have to repaint the entire car for fender work IMHO. Also, it looks like his body guy flared the entire front fender. This means that the front bumper alignment with the fender isn't going to be like OEM.
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Thanks man! Should have it back home next weekend and then the Recaro's go back in and the side diffusers go on.
I love that Amuse front bumper! Looks like a ton of quality work too.
The black metal around the driver and passenger side window comes off really easy, peel the weatherstrip off, a few screws an only two nuts hold them on. I bought an NFR OEM top and had it resprayed Silverstone. I had the rear window left in too.
The black metal around the driver and passenger side window comes off really easy, peel the weatherstrip off, a few screws an only two nuts hold them on. I bought an NFR OEM top and had it resprayed Silverstone. I had the rear window left in too.
Originally Posted by spunkysandoval' timestamp='1337966553' post='21729566
Wow. That is way to much work on the fenders to fit those wheels. All of that could have been done with a roller, heat gun, hammers, and fender finisher for about 100$. Why did you go to such extreme lengths for the fender work when it was not necessary?
I do fender work on S2ks nearly every day and they all leave looking OEM unless they had previous damage. I understand if he can't find a good fender person out there. It just seems excessive to have to repaint the entire car for fender work IMHO. Also, it looks like his body guy flared the entire front fender. This means that the front bumper alignment with the fender isn't going to be like OEM.
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^ You don't know who SpunkySandoval is or you wouldn't be getting into an argument about fenders with him.
That being said the car looks great. I too, don't understand why you're painting the whole car, but your money. Whatever makes you happy. I am sure the build will be everything you want and more, and thus far has been a pleasure to see come to fruition. Thanks for the updates.
That being said the car looks great. I too, don't understand why you're painting the whole car, but your money. Whatever makes you happy. I am sure the build will be everything you want and more, and thus far has been a pleasure to see come to fruition. Thanks for the updates.
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I'm sorry if I offended you with my remarks. I was simply trying to understand why you went to such extreme lengths to finish your fender work. Take it easy
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Excellent build thread so far...definitely a love-hate situation for me tho..take a perfectly good looking Laguna and do all this bodywork...but on the otherhand I have a feeling it'll end up looking just as nice as your SI. Keep it coming!