I was gonna go to Wyotech, still considering it. Im majoring in auto technology, and completing a certificate in auto body at my local community college.

 

did u sand blast the wheels?

everything is looking amazing

 

Nah I dont got a sand/media blaster. I need to get one though, im tired of hand sanding wheels. I hit them with the air sander and hand sanded, etch primed, and primed. They were painted already so i didnt worry about taking all of the material off, took like 60% of it off and just made sure it was all scuffed up good and primed over that.

 

that entire car is epic. love it love it love it

 

Hahahaha, loser. I would like to take an engine class and build some engines... but no programs around here for me.

 

wow thanks alot

cant wait till its done

I would too! and if i wasnt moving I definitly would. I like going to school for cars. Its not school when your working on cars 6 hours a day. I took 2 years of regular classes b4 i transfered into this program, and its night and day how i look forward to going to school now. And where I go is really cool, everyone is free to work on there own ****. Most kids in the mechanic's class build the **** out of there cars, most of them are broke so you never see anything super nice, but theres the occasional nice car. Buddys low 11 second foxbody mustang needed a new tranny so he pulled it in there and put a new tranny in one day. Just **** like that I wish I could do. I need a clutch, but I have no idea how to install it. If i trusted any of the kids in there I would let them install it for me.

 

I looked into Wyotech but couldn't justify 30k without job placement.

 

I was thinking that too. I better get a job at porche or something making good money after that tuition. If i spent that much and wound up working at joe schmo's autobody, id be pissed.

 

So, did you drive it around with primered wheels and brakes? Isn't moisture and oil/brake dust going to get into that primer and ruin it?

 

No the primer actually protects it. Filler absorbs moisture and if you have filler over bare metal it has to be primed or else it will soak up all the moisture and start corroding the metal. Primer is fine. Doesnt have UV protection but you dont need it since its primer, and its gotta be sanded and its gonna be painted over

 

damn sounds like a lot of fun. makes my 4 year college degree feel worthless at this point. I wish I could have done engine building myself, instead of computers. I like to rip my LNF engine out, put a turbo kit, tune it. I gurantee no one in Wilmington at import night would touch me.

 

totally off topic but how do you like the invo's? I need to get some new tires soon and I'm looking at those or the neogens...

 

There alright. They grip pretty good but i still dont have a problem spinning the **** out of them. They handle real well though and id recommend them to anyone

Theres turbo foxbody mustangs out there that run low 11's high 10's. I gave up on performance for awhile as it seems everytime i **** with it this car becomes increasingly unreliable. Between spark plugs, high pressure fuel pump, both o2 sensors, and now my clutch going and im still not at 30k miles. Plus the rediculous speeding ticket I got. Its much cheaper to go back to stock for awhile If i wind up getting a beater car in the near future, like some POS civic or something and just put liability insurance on it, then ill put my **** back on my car. Or when i get a new clutch

Update!

I hit a racoon a few months after owning this car, and they had to repaint my bumper and replace the front lip, and apparently they painted a nice piece of hair in my fog light. Damn $1,300 dealer paint job!


Well i sanded it out and feather-edged all the rock chips in my bumper, i feathered them out more after this pic i just wanted to make sure i snapped one! I forget lately




Now i feel like a ricer driving around. I filled in those little divits where the license plate goes with some finishing putty. So it will be smooth as a babys ass.

 

so are u gonna keep ur evo mod and the stripes like u have on ur sig?

 

Evo mod yes, stripes no, the whole hood is gonna be black and then the black eye lids will go over the headlights with an orange outline

 

what grit did you use to work on the bumper?

 

thats gonna be sexy as hell! has anybody seen wat color ur gonna use or r u leaving it a mystery?

 

DA with 180 on the chips, then 400 the rest of it, then took a scotch bright to all the edges and bottom lip and all, and shot with primer

yea i posted a photoshop a few pages back, its not the exact color but its gonna be a candy orange and metallic black. gonna put silver flake or pearl in it. Calling to order the paint right now, then ill do a spray out to see exactly how the color will look

 

can't wait to see the outcome, looks incredibile so far

 

did you use finishing glaze where you used the da?

 

Finishing glaze, I only used that to cover the small dimples from the license plate. I just put 3 coats of primer surfacer over the DA markes. Then i wetsand it next week

 

coming along nicely man. Love it!

I've been thinking about your wing though. Wonder if there would be a way to make it adjustable. I'm considering it for myself since my car will be making the trip to Germany where we have the lovely Autobahn.

 

Im sure you could make one like that, but it would probobly have to be sheet metal, and need some sort of hinges or something. hmm...

 

Looks good bro! What are all the bubbles in the primer on the front bumper??

 

i believe those are ater drops from washing or wetsanding..??they are right gestapo?


and ralli your finally gonna ship it oer there?? you might need to do the spoiler then lol