Dang, I want Joey to put up April nominations!
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The quest for 9s ceased, now the goal is a circuit track monster!
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Tree branch definitely fell on it. There was a dent right next to the sunroof on the roof frame. Fixed that before I had the car painted. The sunroof was such an eyesore to me even though no one ever noticed it. Finally had some free time, and a nice day (71 degrees and sunny!) So i threw it on.Originally posted by F22Chris View PostDem wheels doe, sir.
How the hell did you manage to crack the sunroof? Tree branch or something?
And MACCO? Hope they pay that guy what he's worth, cause that paint is ace.
And he did a great job. Alot of people actually bring cars in for restorations and have him paint them there. They actually painted a jaguar e type right before my car was brought in.
Originally posted by af_1132 View Post hopefully soon enough!
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This blew out on me this week. Changed it again, this time put some copper seal on the gaskets, new bolts and washers with loctite on them. Seams to have sealed up nicely.
this is going to be my next task, cleaning this bay up and painting it. Right now it looks pretty terrible
hit 175k this weekend
and gave her a proper detail this weekend. Here are a few shots.
pretty cool honda of woodland hills (california) license plate frame that i picked up
took off the 5 speed emblem since i got tired of it
polished my muffler up
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finally work has slowed down so im able to post an update
Ran into an overheating problem due to a busted hose, so i changed all the hoses and the radiator while i was at it, good thing i did!
cool pic i took infront of some mansion i was working at lol
grabbed a new exhaust for my car
...then 2 days later this happened. Hit a deer on a highway doing 60 mph
I first replaced the headlight glass, mirror (already painted it to match) hood (primered it till i paint it this weekend) and the driver wiper blade. All together the parts cost me $60
and heres how she looks after the new windshield. Funny thing is my windshield was cracked badly, and i was on my way to get it replaced THE MORNING I HIT THE DEER... lol good thing it happend before rather than after.
still pissed I broke my hood visor. I have tried to find a replacement but everyone seems to be sold out
Have a few parts waiting to go on, new UCA's with the SPC camber kits on them and ES poly bushings, 2 new front tires cause of the previous camber wear, a new "mugen" front lip to replace my busted legend lip, and a few other parts kicking around. i have the yonaka exhaust on the car now and it sounds great!
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Nice work on the quick recovery. nothing like getting knocked down, picking your self -up and keep on moving forward.CB7TUNER.com
Educating each other one car at a time.Comment
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Sound clip on the Yonaka's?
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Yeah, quick work, sucks about the deer, but glad you're ok good sir. I like how the maaco job turned out. I'm seriously considering it for a refresh now, haha. Two things:
1. Where did you find the wood kit for the dash?
2. Did you find pricing to be fair with maaco?Comment
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I got the dash kit from this siteOriginally posted by khal.lawson View Post
http://www.dashkitspecialties.com/HDA-6A.html
I went with the dark burlwood color!
And I think maaco did an awesome job for the price! I didnt notice any imperfections (orange peel or runs) and its been over 4 months since I had it painted, and the car has held up extremely well. it still looks like newComment
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Originally posted by DarkcloudWimp go low or go home hahaOriginally posted by cb7_tillidieComment
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The thing with Maaco is that results differ in every region, it really depends on the painter. I went to a local one once; the price was great, but the result had a couple spots where it looked like the guy had touched it and raised a couple points in the paint. This car looks great, though. Only thing irking me is the wheel stickers on reps.
I don't suppose you ever got a shot of the Vibrant UQ resonator mounted up? I'm curious how well it tucks under the car, since my current plan involves two of those.Last edited by CyborgGT; 08-02-2015, 03:10 AM.Comment
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The painter by me is really good which is the only reason I use them. Ive seen other maaco jobs and they have looked pretty bad, but most of those are from inner city places, or they are getting the cheap $299 paint job.Originally posted by CyborgGT View Post
Honestly the resonator doesnt tuck well at all. I had the guy who did my exhaust mount it so I would get the most clearance possible. so it was kind of angled underneath the car. He couldnt get it to lay flat in any spot, because the resonator is so wide and the exhaust tunnel under the car is soo small. The only place he could have made it 100% flat was if he welded it where the test pipe went.Comment
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Theo,
Who did the body work?
How much did maaco charge you?
Looking to paint my wagon since I drive it every now and then.
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Originally posted by excalibur02 View Post
My buddy and I did the body work, it came out great!
Maaco was $715 after tax. I got the second most expensive package. You can get basecoat/clearcoat for more (most expensive) or cheaper jobs for between 299-500.
If you ever wanna check out the car in person to see the job they did hit me up on facebook and ill meet up with ya sometime since i work right in rockaway
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