Car progess - still in the works, tell me what you think Options

[mgnt232]

Dont have a picture of what it looked like when I first got her.
But this is after i cleaner her up, fixed some scratches bought a repainted the front left fender.
Put on a spoiler and got my decals, hubcaps, most of my system made a custom box, none of the 1/0 gauge wire that is all throughout her
Did not move at this point-

Replacing the clutch, all the brake lines, brakes, front shocks, tires, muffler, made a custom front engine mount, all around engine tune up

Stock 7A-FE

Painted a little, Got a CAI and a Cat-back

Painted alot, with a new 7A-FE

Painted a little bit inside

Painted alot

Got rims and painted the calipers and drums

Got a 250 amp alternator Kinetik batteries all 1/0 guage wiring

Body kit arrived!

Found alot of side rust (all along the side, and under)

Sanded and primed

After a long install, and got underglow

Started prime and paint the kit (temp. getting car repainted next month)

Where she is now, need to finish the paint up tomorrow and slap the rims back on (live in upstate NY so they were off for the winter)





Well thats where she is now, will get good pics tuesday night with the rims and everything painted
Tell me what you think, shes come a long way from not moving, and its been alot of "fun!" (*cough*work*cough)lol

This post has been edited by mgnt232: Mar 7, 2010 - 8:13 PM

[ajmorris1977]

looks good, get some red paint in a rattle can and prime it until you can afford to paint it, its a great start to your celi and i look forward to seeing more pics as you keep fixing it up....

[mgnt232]

Is there some certain type of paint I should use? I really dont know alot about painting, can I use any primer?
If you dont mind could you get me a link to something you would use? (im really clueless about it)
Do you think it will come to a relatively close color? or will it just look stupid?
I really want to do red, but I am on the fence about grey... idk what to do! lol

looks good, get some red paint in a rattle can and prime it until you can afford to paint it, its a great start to your celi and i look forward to seeing more pics as you keep fixing it up....

[ajmorris1977]

Is there some certain type of paint I should use? I really dont know alot about painting, can I use any primer?
If you dont mind could you get me a link to something you would use? (im really clueless about it)
Do you think it will come to a relatively close color? or will it just look stupid?
I really want to do red, but I am on the fence about grey... idk what to do! lol

looks good, get some red paint in a rattle can and prime it until you can afford to paint it, its a great start to your celi and i look forward to seeing more pics as you keep fixing it up....

go to home depot and get a can of rustolium red gloss, it will be a lil different but it covers well and won't look terrible, at least until you can afford to paint the car....thats what i use.

[mgnt232]

Do I... or well should I wash it down, and wipe it down, and prime it first?

Is there some certain type of paint I should use? I really dont know alot about painting, can I use any primer?
If you dont mind could you get me a link to something you would use? (im really clueless about it)
Do you think it will come to a relatively close color? or will it just look stupid?
I really want to do red, but I am on the fence about grey... idk what to do! lol

looks good, get some red paint in a rattle can and prime it until you can afford to paint it, its a great start to your celi and i look forward to seeing more pics as you keep fixing it up....

go to home depot and get a can of rustolium red gloss, it will be a lil different but it covers well and won't look terrible, at least until you can afford to paint the car....thats what i use.

[ajmorris1977]

Do I... or well should I wash it down, and wipe it down, and prime it first?

it is a primer so no need to prime it, wipe it over with a green srubbing pad (like you wash the dishes with) and have at it.....

[mgnt232]

Alright I am 90% positive im going to go red now, hopefully it will go well.
I did have two more questions though.
Did you ever have preface lift front turns, and did they fit your kit in the slightest? my turns I dont know what to do with, Should I just buy '96+ clear ones? Are they different?
And did you ever put mesh in the FB? Was that hard to do? I got some but not real sure what to do with it lol.
Ok so I guess alot more than 2 questions, you are just the most helpful person when it comes to my kit.
How did you get ur license plate to go there I guess-

Do I... or well should I wash it down, and wipe it down, and prime it first?

it is a primer so no need to prime it, wipe it over with a green srubbing pad (like you wash the dishes with) and have at it.....

[ajmorris1977]

Alright I am 90% positive im going to go red now, hopefully it will go well.
I did have two more questions though.
Did you ever have preface lift front turns, and did they fit your kit in the slightest? my turns I dont know what to do with, Should I just buy '96+ clear ones? Are they different?
And did you ever put mesh in the FB? Was that hard to do? I got some but not real sure what to do with it lol.
Ok so I guess alot more than 2 questions, you are just the most helpful person when it comes to my kit.
How did you get ur license plate to go there I guess-

Do I... or well should I wash it down, and wipe it down, and prime it first?

it is a primer so no need to prime it, wipe it over with a green srubbing pad (like you wash the dishes with) and have at it.....

ok, 1st... my 95 front lights were no help at all i bought facelift ones off e-bay, had to cut the bumper a lil bit to make them fit back like mine, otherwise they sit right under the lip and look odd. (to me anyway)

2nd... i meshed the whole kit, all three front sections and the two in the rear (which i fitted led's behind) and i used wing nuts and large washers to mount the front plate to the mesh, its quite easy to do just get the mesh from like home depot, cut it a few inchs bigger than the hole and bend it over the edges and bond with liquid nails.

just keep asking and if i know i'll answer.....