congrats on the kws, i took out the helper spring to get moar low ;)
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congrats on the kws, i took out the helper spring to get moar low ;)
holy moly haha. I think I'll be leaving it in... we'll see when I get my wheels done but I should get some tire inside the well at full dropQuote:
Originally Posted by schmat66
looks sick man!! I've been trying to scope you out in KW but haven't really seen anyone lol
Thanks man :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jmoua
Sightings in KW are pretty rare for some reason. I live out in New Hamburg, but I'm in Waterloo every day. There's quite a few of us here, but nobody seems to ever see anybody else lol.
We're all avoiding each other because we all secretly hate each other.Quote:
Originally Posted by sawatsky
Get your brakes figured out? Sorry I missed you on Sat, what time did you head to NATORKW?
Haha, I wanted to get out to give you guys a hand and hang out, but my girlfriend cut her thumb pretty bad and I had to go take care of her/clean up mass amounts of blood. I got out to Ryan's around 3:30 I think? We ended up just shaking a bunch of rust out from behind the brake disc and doing a service on the front. Squeals are gone, although I've got some insane gouging on my rotors and pads.Quote:
Originally Posted by turtle
Ouch, hope she's okay. Glad you got them figured out!Quote:
Originally Posted by sawatsky
Today was a good day.
Wheels look like they'll be ready to put back together in about a week's time.
I had originally planned on using standard BBS RS bolts on the wheels. RS bolts are M7x32mm, whereas the huck bolts that were used on my wheels are M8. Most people (there are probably only a handful) of people who split these wheels just use RS bolts... but I decided to buy some stainless steel hex socket M8 bolts. I know I might hear some groans for not going with real RS bolts, but there are a few reasons I went this direction.
a) They are stainless steel and not chrome. They will not rust
b) They are the "proper" size for my holes
c) They are longer to accommodate my spacer idea in the future if I decide to follow through with that (for those of you following this thread)
d) They are approximately half the price of the cheapest RS bolts, before shipping taxes and duty, and I have the tools required for them already as well
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1898/ssbolts.jpg
As you can see, they polished up fairly nicely as well. Top bolt is raw, spent a few minutes polishing the bottom one
Also, my boss decided to be a pal and sent my hex caps off for polishing. They came back today and I'm STOKED on how well they came out :D
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8...hedhexcaps.jpg
I will be taking the faces in for powder coating tomorrow to a place here in Waterloo. The price is great, and it's about a block away from where I work. Still haven't decided what colour they're going to be... but I was told that they will be ready for a Thursday... so come out to the Bubba-Q to see!!
Welp, it appears that my brilliant money-saving idea won't work after all.
I was lead to believe (on purpose or not) that these were as strong as 10.9 mild steel. Turns out they're roughly half that strong, and probably unsafe to run. The search continues, haha
Debating whether or not I should post my wheels here or wait till they're bolted up and mounted
post wheels!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by sawatsky
post it. don't be a tease and post stupid previews or whisper about how its a secret.Quote:
Originally Posted by sawatsky
who did you get to power coat your factories? or did you do it yourself? I also gotta get me a front lip like that.. very nice 3!!
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Originally Posted by zzz3
Done. Family don't keep no secrets!
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/4...2061400660.jpg
I painted the wheels myself with duplicolor paint from Canadian Tire :) Thanks man!Quote:
Originally Posted by Khemiikalz
That's so sweet. ETA on the bolts?
Thanks man. Bolts are in transit, in ontario. I'm assuming Monday or Tuesday they'll be hereQuote:
Originally Posted by Burner
Nice! Spacers?
bbs is thicker than internet famiry blood lol. would definitely kill for them!Quote:
Originally Posted by sawatsky
I don't think so this season. It would just mean another two or three weeks waiting to put my wheels on and I just want to slap em on.
Nice. They look great.
did u do your bbs yourself too? they look amazing!! Im wondering what size they are and what lowering kit you went with.. I love that stance and would be greatfull to give my car that look but my rims are 8.5" wide and dont want any rubQuote:
Originally Posted by sawatsky
Lol thanks man.Quote:
Originally Posted by zzz3
Thanks! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by FD22
The bbs are professionally powdercoated by a place here in Waterloo. They are 17x8 front and 17x9 rear, ET +45. I want to space the fronts out 5mm and the rears 10mm though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khemiikalz
And I'm lowered on KW V2 coilovers.
Thanks for the complimens :)
Is your fenders rolled?
Looks good.. Love the colour
Not yet, but if I want the spacers I know I'll need to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazdy
Thanks man :) it's Pastel Turquoise ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by aris
plz let me know where you got that front lip?
It's a replica DAMD lip from NextmodQuote:
Originally Posted by Khemiikalz
Finally in summer mode! LOL
The polisher went a little crazy stripping the hex caps and took quite a bit of material off. Hence, the centre caps flop around, and I'm worried they'll fall off while driving. Gonna grab some silicone at work tomorrow and put a few dabs in behind on the clips to hold them tight.
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9784/newwheels1.jpg
Still want to go quite a bit lower. Will be removing helper springs up front and lowering the rear to match.
Let me know what you think :)
Daamn sexay sexay bruh!
lookin good man
Great choice on the colour! Looks so clean :drool
Solid colour choice!
Removing the helper spring so you can get this low? :chuckle
http://www.jeetsin.com/download/photo.jpeg
Thanks guys! Means a lot :)
Nitsuji - actually the wheels were originally done in Candy Teal, but it didn't come out well so I got them redone in "pastel turquoise". And the only reason I want to go lower is because the stretched tires look odd. Only solution is to space 'em out and slam the car more LOL
Awesome! Worth the wait Id say. Glad you finally got er done!
Hope to see it in person soon!
I think..... you beat me to summer mode by 3 days (fingers crossed). You must die.
Also the wheels look hawt.
love it man... please slamm it! will look dirty as fuuuu
They look so tight! Nice looking car bro dog. You need help removing springs lemme know.
Colour is very unique. I really like it, car looks so clean!