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Topic subjectA few new progress pictures of the car.
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100644, A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Mar-03-08 07:41 AM
Well, as most of you know, the car is repsrayed its final time, as I found a color that I will be happy with now finally. Since this is the last time to scuff the car down, I have changed quite a bit of things on the car. These are just some pics of what I have been doing for the passed week or so.

I got a J-SPEED fiberglass hood off of ebay for next to nothing, and I see why. It fit very poorly and was extremely wavy. I mudded the whole hood and block sanded it probably a good 50 times over and over, and it is perfectly flat now. Here you can see, I sprayed a first coat of primer and this is what it looked like after the first coat of mudd was all blocked down for the first time.
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Here it is now, final coat of primer, will be wetsanded with some 800 and then ready for paint.

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And now the front bumper. I decided to go ahead and shave off the sides of the front bumper as they did not flow very good any more with the rest of the body. I completely shaved both sides and then molded in a set of OE 2gb side marker lights. Yes everyone, I know, the marker light is angled a little bit, and there is a reason for it. When the bumper is on and bolted up, they are actually straight, dont worry :) Then I also decided to shave up the factory fog light holes in the bumper and I think this is going to really turn out nice when its all painted and done with.

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100645, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by PsychO, Mar-03-08 08:30 AM
Looks great Mike, can't wait to see it painted. Which color did you choose?
100648, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Mar-03-08 08:54 AM
Originally posted by PsychO
Looks great Mike, can't wait to see it painted. Which color did you choose?


Haha, time will tell buddy. Let's just say it was NONE of the colors I was picking from about a month ago when we did some photoshops on here!
100651, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Mar-03-08 11:48 AM
Looky what I got today from the UPS guy :)

EDIT: HAHA, I edited the lables on the paint cans so no one can zoom in and see what color it is!!
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100671, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by lild14, Mar-04-08 11:47 AM
Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST
Looky what I got today from the UPS guy :) EDIT: HAHA, I edited the lables on the paint cans so no one can zoom in and see what color it is!! http://imageshack.us>





ha, yea ill admit i tried to find anything that would give it away.....bastard :P
100654, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by cs82685, Mar-03-08 02:37 PM
Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST
Well, as most of you know, the car is repsrayed its final time, as I found a color that I will be happy with now finally. Since this is the last time to scuff the car down,


I find this hard to believe. The only reason I can see it being true is because of the little one. So screw the color is this thing going to run and get times this year at all?
100655, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by Star Turbo Talon, Mar-03-08 03:50 PM
you know, when i look at my side marker lights, they run perfectly parallel with the top edge of the bumper and not at a fucked up looking angle. I dont know, i think they are going ot look all fucked up but could look straight if you jack the rear end way up.

FIX THOSE DAM NSX SCOOPS, they look fucking retarded cock-eyed.
100657, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Mar-03-08 11:52 PM
Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon
you know, when i look at my side marker lights, they run perfectly parallel with the top edge of the bumper and not at a fucked up looking angle. I dont know, i think they are going ot look all fucked up but could look straight if you jack the rear end way up. FIX THOSE DAM NSX SCOOPS, they look fucking retarded cock-eyed.


LOL, No. the scoops are in how I want them.

And my bumper has a different bracket on the bottom that actually pulls it back a litle furthur, hense why the side markers will be straight when the bumper is bolted on.

Yes, the car runs and is ready to see some streets this year, I am hitting the dyno, mid to late MAY and unleashing her June 1 at the Import FaceOff show.
100660, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by dsmmyth, Mar-04-08 04:40 AM
Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon
FIX THOSE DAM NSX SCOOPS, they look fucking retarded cock-eyed.


ROFL.

Sorry Mike, I have to agree with Terry.
100665, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Mar-04-08 08:21 AM
Originally posted by dsmmyth
Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon FIX THOSE DAM NSX SCOOPS, they look fucking retarded cock-eyed.
ROFL. Sorry Mike, I have to agree with Terry.


Fine, since all you guys think they look that bad, which now that I stare at it a lot, I some what agree, I will go ahead and fix that top line on the scoops so they are straight.

Happy.
100684, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by Star Turbo Talon, Mar-06-08 10:24 AM
yes. bottom line too.
100700, RE: A few new progress pictures of the car.
Posted by Flipboi89, Mar-07-08 09:34 AM
ahaha. give us a hint on the color, im not going to lie i tried to zoom in =p