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By bruny
#178911 cool build mate,that will be a beast when done,loads of torque,whats the ground clearance like?
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By i8umup
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bruny wrote:cool build mate,that will be a beast when done,loads of torque,whats the ground clearance like?


thanks. ground clearance sucks ass dude. the oil pan and header sit uber low and and hill or bump will cause issues so im on the constant look out for pot holes
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By bruny
#179138 am like that to,any holes i avoid,if i do hit a bump my traction bar will hit it first,lol,but still always looking for them,keep up the good work :thumb:
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By i8umup
#200291 ok this build thread is about to kick off again. yesterday i painted my hatch after long debate over weather or not i should just sell it or what. i desided to keep it and well ran into a guy thats gonna sell me a full gsr swap so now ill have a heart again. heres some pics of the car bein preped and all ill take a couple shots of my getto paint booth today and when i wetsand and buff ill post up some finals engine is suppose to be in by friday but well see how that goes.

sanding complete bondo on the dents and all looks good
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here it is all taped off and ready to be pushed back in to the booth
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By i8umup
#200416 the new paint hit sunlight for the first time today when i buffed and waxed it. overall with this being my first time painting anything with a hlpv and not some rattlecan B.S. i think it turned out ok. there are some issues on the hood where in the poor light i could not see how much clear i had on and in all the car could use more clear as a whole. the color looks good its just not shining like i thought that it would. but for the 150.00 that i spent on the whole project i need to just stop bitchen and be proud lol... well heres some picks

passenger side
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front end
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driver side
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and one from far away
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By ProJect84120
#200419 great price... im thinking of painting my hatch the same way. nice blue lovin it......................
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By flyinryan122
#200423
i8umup wrote:the new paint hit sunlight for the first time today when i buffed and waxed it. overall with this being my first time painting anything with a hlpv and not some rattlecan B.S. i think it turned out ok. there are some issues on the hood where in the poor light i could not see how much clear i had on and in all the car could use more clear as a whole. the color looks good its just not shining like i thought that it would. but for the 150.00 that i spent on the whole project i need to just stop bitchen and be proud lol... well heres some picks

passenger side
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front end
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driver side
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and one from far away
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A cut and buff would probably make it shine like you want :) they are tough for a first timer though
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By i8umup
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flyinryan122 wrote:[A cut and buff would probably make it shine like you want :) they are tough for a first timer though


i used some meguires rubbing compound that i got from the local paint supply house and used yellow carnuba wax. dude i buffed that shit with the 1500 grit compound like 4 times. eventuly gave up and waxed it lol. i dont know man i mean it shines its smooth and all its just i look at my other cars and i can see myself in the paint and with this i cant unless really close.