JDM EK9 Race car project nearing completion
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Gav-EK9
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yet more fantastic work, never fails to be a good read with great progress! keep up the good work, the amount of fab work thats gone into this build is awesome.
x2 this is awsome !!!!
Heh seen the light Rik?
The car is at GTRefinishers having the final step - a full re-spray inside and out.
I spoke to the owner (Grant Walker) earlier today and I will have the car back by next weekend, so final pics not far away (until I decide to throw a K20 in there anyway!)!
Not long to go now!
The car is at GTRefinishers having the final step - a full re-spray inside and out.
I spoke to the owner (Grant Walker) earlier today and I will have the car back by next weekend, so final pics not far away (until I decide to throw a K20 in there anyway!)!
Not long to go now!
Well more progress over the last little while - the car will be finished tomorrow, all that will be left to do is apply the livery and all will be done for now.
Let's take a little look at the past couple of weeks though, through the prep work and the beginning of the painting, although I won't be giving too much away until I can post the complete car with paint finished and the interior all re-fitted (what interior!?!).
Any way, it was decided that we were going to delete the fibreglass bolt on flares and go for something a bit more subtle, so Andrew set about making some from steel to blend into the body:
By timmib at 2011-05-20
Once primed it was looking even better:
By timmib at 2011-05-20
And finally painted (side skirt is not attached in this pic):
By timmib at 2011-05-20
As you can see there is a pronounced flare but now looking very much factory seeing as the flare is made out of steel and painted properly rather than my rough-as-guts rattle can paint jobs I've done in the past!
Here's a pic of how the front looks, much, much nicer but still looking tough due to the satin black paint!
By timmib at 2011-05-20
Let's take a little look at the past couple of weeks though, through the prep work and the beginning of the painting, although I won't be giving too much away until I can post the complete car with paint finished and the interior all re-fitted (what interior!?!).
Any way, it was decided that we were going to delete the fibreglass bolt on flares and go for something a bit more subtle, so Andrew set about making some from steel to blend into the body:
By timmib at 2011-05-20
Once primed it was looking even better:
By timmib at 2011-05-20
And finally painted (side skirt is not attached in this pic):
By timmib at 2011-05-20
As you can see there is a pronounced flare but now looking very much factory seeing as the flare is made out of steel and painted properly rather than my rough-as-guts rattle can paint jobs I've done in the past!
Here's a pic of how the front looks, much, much nicer but still looking tough due to the satin black paint!
By timmib at 2011-05-20
Cheers Gav. More pics will be up once the front bumper is on, should be early next week! I can't wait to see it either!
It means that years of tinkering have finally come to an end, and maybe I can have a holiday instead of blowing my money on the car!
Isn't that what cars are for though?
It means that years of tinkering have finally come to an end, and maybe I can have a holiday instead of blowing my money on the car!
Isn't that what cars are for though?
You must be pretty damn happy with your car Tim, it certainly was honking at Taupo! Nice lap times, almost cracked into to 1:17`s......... I need moooar powa, oh and slicks would have been nice. Good luck at Hampton Downs and i`ll see you at Puke.
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this is epic! come so far!
