Garner's "build" thread

[DirtyD]

Originally Posted by garner Debating ordering this for the driver seat http://www.seatcomfort.us/#!seat-coolers/c1o78 It'd be amazing in a month or 2, but I may be changing seats come August so not sure if it's worth it

linky no good.

[garner]

Originally Posted by DirtyD linky no good.

Works for me. Just takes a while to load

[garner]

New fender badges on. Looks so much better


Edit: Damn in the pic it looks crooked. But my level said it was level. Ugh

Faux gas cap so far in black primer


Was about to paint it gloss black when I found this

So gotta run to the store tomorrow and pick up another can

[re-rx7]

Dont take this the wrong way....but dude you love screwing stuff up.

[garner]

What did I screw up? Lol

[BV600]

Are the emblems on vehicles level to the ground or to the vehicle panels, rake, etc?

[garner]

Ground probably lol

[garner]

Threw on the stock mufflers. I'm sure my neighbors won't hate me anymore when I leave the house at 7 in the morning

Was gonna throw the factory h pipe on too, but my ramps didn't raise the car high enough for my jack stands and only jack I have is the one that came from ford

[garner]

Should be hitting the dyno in the next week or 2. I'm guessing I'll put down about 360 based on what my friend's v6 put down on the same dyno

[garner]

Another disappointing track visit. 12.9@110 with 2.1 60ft, 13.1@110, and 13.8@109 with 2.4 60 ft. I guess it's not too bad considering my tires have 40-45 psi in them, but I had like 1/8 of a tank and DA was 1000ish

For such a little track, only getting 3 runs in over 3 hours is really annoying. I wish it was like last year where I could get 15 runs in a night.

But I really need to solve my back half stability and braking issues. Car gets super shaky around 1/8 mile, and it sucks at slowing down after the 1/4

[garner]

Trying to think of what to do for the faux gas cap area, not liking it empty. My friend said do the troll face in satin black to where it's not noticeable, but I'm thinking of having a shop do a decal of the tri bar emblem like the v6 have. Any other ideas/opinions?

[Shiftybusiness]

The plane black doesn't look right, and a troll face would be stupid looking. Check out billet badges they have some ideas and they can do a custom one if you have an idea.

[Crimson600+HP]

I have some custom badges from Billet Badges. They are awesome people and will work to get your order exactly the way you want them. Given that piece of knowlege, they are very pricey as these badges are the highest quality you can buy.

If I were you, given how often you change your idea on what direction you are going with this car, I would get the blank disk prepped properly (primered, sanded, painted, wet sanded, cleared, etc.) to get it as smooth as possible first. This shouldn't cost too much. Once that disk in the faux cap looks as close to a factory paint job, get some different vinyl decals made that way all you have to do is put them on and peel them off when you get the itch to get something different. Vinyls can last up to 7 years if you find one that you like also and they won't damage the car.

Just my $0.02.

[garner]

The blank disk basically is professionally done now. I've been working on it since the last pics. Laid down some glazing putty, then sanded it down using thin balsawood as a block that could still follow the contour, and reprimered it.

But yeah I'm really leaning towards a decal, at least for now. Fall may bring a rtr panel if I can't get the faux cap to my liking. I suck at commitment lol

[garner]

Well car is 99% back to stock. Just gotta take it to an exhaust shop in the morning so they can fix the exhaust leaks and tighten some bolts.

Never again will I do a h pipe swap.