sounds good

 

I'm at the shore. 5 minutes from Atlantic City

 

Car looks great! lol sounds like this annoying ass toy we bought for our dog last year though lol

 

you're far down... well come up north one time, we got meets every 1-2 months.


believe it or not its kinda addicting. I always seem to find myself going WOT

 

I may just turn this into an update thread... so ill post some new things going on from time to time.

I just bought some new power grid adjustable front sway bar links. Hope that fixes my damn front end clunk... really getting tired of it ... These will be replacing my moogs. they were okay, but i read a few reviews that the power grids are far superior.

Took off my carbon fiber trunk... the finish was terrible. The clear coat pealed and was getting to a point where it was almost unfixable. Actually working with a vendor on here and will be getting the trunk redone with a twist

Got this cool e85 gas cap last week lol.

 

CAD_88 is still around. I have him on Facebook. He made my cluster pod. He had a ton of projects going on at his house and on his car; I think he just got mad busy.

 

in 4 incoming updates that i already know about

 

I have CF mirror caps from him... he does top notch work.

I'll actually be getting my carbon fiber trunk dipped in CF hydrodip

 

That will proabably hold up better haha.

You cannot just re-gel it and hit it with top notch UV clear? Sherwin Williams makes a clear that is baller as hell and isnt going to let that CF gel get ruined anytime soon.

 

lmaoo fake carbon real carbon ftw? haha

 

Well i guess i spoke to soon.... not doing the hydrodip. It was insanely expensive.

So now I need to see my options.

 

Gel coat and high quality clear.

 

hmmm... can you speak into this a bit more.

I should take some pictures of my trunk. Its an extreme dimensions one.

I am embarrassed for them. I can't believe they are still in business. I'll never buy any products from them again.

I spoke to them months ago, and they wouldn't warranty it because it was over their one year policy.

 

thanks for the quick response. I was typing out my other reply to you before i was able to ask lol.

Details? I am going to search the interwebz now but if you can point me in the right direction that would be appreciated.

 

I am looking for a good starting point for you.
It is something I understand and have had done before, but I am bad at explaining it.

 

buy a tvs ...

 

Car would looked more sleek if you just painted the trunk black but whats the point of that

 

Gotcha bro... I am going to call a few body shops first. I rather have them do it honestly. Plus, I don't have a paint gun so thats going to end up costing a decent amount right there... might as well have the pros do it since it may end up costing about the same once i get the spray gun and clear + misc things. Ill figure it out.

I have some experience with carbon fiber work. I still have the epoxy gel from my CF project last year. I did some researching and it may be something I will be doing. I only need a small amount of gel on one corner... everything else the clear is still there. I need to fix that corner, wet sand with high grit and then use a UV clear coat... polish and wax. (in a nutshell basically)... its something I don't have a problem handling, i just don't have a lot of time nowadays.


I saw one on FB a couple weeks ago and was toying around the idea of picking it up. Truth of the matter is i finally got my current M62 setup running the way I wanted it to since converting to e85 a while back. Seemed to have a bunch of gremlins keep popping up. So now i want to finally enjoy this setup for a bit (who knows how long that will last lol.) I may go ported head/cams/springs route and run it with my ported M62... possibly go for that #1 spot (m62 category) on the dyno thread

I ended up getting an item (or items for that matter) that easily surpasses the price of a used TVS. Came down to those 2 options... I ended up going with something that makes the appearance pop instead of the power route.... well just because... I'm a ricer

Not gonna lie I kinda agree with you... rocking a stock wingless trunk now... definitely looks sleek and the fit and finish is a lot better. But I miss my CF trunk. Gives my car a bit more character so I will end up putting that back on once its redone. The black and CF are so close in color (especially when its dark or cloudy out) it blends pretty well. Plus I have quite a bit of other CF parts on my car so it enhances the other pieces IMO

 

Carbon fiber trunk ftw i havebeen working on mine for a while just sanding it here and there. Gonna take it to a shop to get sprayed eventually and rick a cf trunk with the highrise wing.

 

I have an M3 lip spoiler on my wingless trunk. Perfect.

 

i wana seeeeeee ive been looking for one of these for a while now ....

 

A little sneak peak

 

needs more pics of tires installed lol

 

Car is filthy but what I got for now lol.

Still tweeking some kinks, rear wheel is rubbing a bit on the brake line so need to adjust it and push it a couple mm back. These bad boys are 9.5" wide so it's a tight squeeze. My fenders are rolled and fronts slightly pulled... Tires are stretched.... Kinda like the look but may go a little wider next set of tires. Lip is pretty crazy.

Absolutely love them. Had my brother driving up and down the block while I was diagnosing the sound/rubbing and they flow amazing with the car. Car looks like it's floating on the road when it gets moving.

 

they are nice!! Good choice