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Old 06-14-16, 12:29 PM
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Well the roll cage will finally get some primer today, will prep everything and spray today. I will have pics once its done. Then the roll cage will be ready for paint finally.

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Old 06-15-16, 08:00 AM
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The roll cage is finally primed, once it dries I will inspect it to see if it needs another coat, or if it can be prept for paint.


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Old 07-20-16, 09:37 AM
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I have been debating if I should remove the heater core or not. After talking to other guys that race in the events I will be driving my car in, they convinced me to remove it. to my surprise it wasnt as complicated as I thought at first.

I initially had clean the inside of the car from all of the prime paint dust, but after removing the heater core I made a mess again. I had to remove the crossmember bar to get to the heater core.


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As I debated removing the heater core, I cleaned the inside of the car after removing the crossmemeber bar.

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Bundle of wires attached to the fused boxes from both sides of the car, I am still trying to see how I remove them. I have been talking to some folks about removing all of the bundles of wires in this car and rewiring only what I need. I have been recommended a wiring kit that helps in this type of task, I am doing research on what I will need and what I wont before I start cutting/removing bundles of wire

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The heater core is in one piece, for those looking to purchase it hit me up, we can get something going. I have some items for sale on my instagram as well as on my facebook for those interested.

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Got some bolts from the guys at dressupbolts, I like their quiality. Recommended by a female S13 owner of a very clean ride. Her insta is nikky_jacobs

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Old 07-20-16, 09:40 AM
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Old 07-20-16, 12:33 PM
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Dang...nice build. I would have lost momentum by now. Good luck with build.
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Nice build and a lot of good work going into this. I love the OMP wheel and bolts. I have a yellow and black OMP wheel but I do like that red!!
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Originally Posted by Dangit2001
Dang...nice build. I would have lost momentum by now. Good luck with build.
I know what you mean, its hard to keep at it. But luckily for me, there are build out there that keep me motivated. I try to stay up to date with car builds to keep me going, I have a picture of what my car would look like when done which also helps.
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Originally Posted by RichS11
Nice build and a lot of good work going into this. I love the OMP wheel and bolts. I have a yellow and black OMP wheel but I do like that red!!

I cant get enough of this Targa OMP steering wheel, once I found it in red I was sold. I had to do alot of digging and ask around in social media for people to get me the company that sells it. I think I will buy another one, in red of course.
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Originally Posted by ELLeon
I cant get enough of this Targa OMP steering wheel, once I found it in red I was sold. I had to do alot of digging and ask around in social media for people to get me the company that sells it. I think I will buy another one, in red of course.
Are they rare then? I have to say I've never seen one until now.
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Originally Posted by RichS11
Are they rare then? I have to say I've never seen one until now.
I guess you can say that, its a special edition made by OMP for sale by one of its distributors

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Originally Posted by ELLeon
I know what you mean, its hard to keep at it. But luckily for me, there are build out there that keep me motivated. I try to stay up to date with car builds to keep me going, I have a picture of what my car would look like when done which also helps.
lets see that rendering of the finished car!! what color is the cage going to be?
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Originally Posted by SoCal Cyco
lets see that rendering of the finished car!! what color is the cage going to be?
2nd that.
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Not the best... But gives an idea. Wing not sure yet, I will need one though. Canards, splitter, diffuser, as well as other aero/downforce parts. But you get my drift I hope.

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Old 07-23-16, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ELLeon
Not the best... But gives an idea. Wing not sure yet, I will need one though. Canards, splitter, diffuser, as well as other aero/downforce parts. But you get my drift I hope.
no, no,no please no.... ;(
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Originally Posted by sakataj
no, no,no please no.... ;(
I did this using the Stuner site, so I didnt spend the time that others have on it. But I tried to add or give the idea of what I want to get. Not sure if a Orido Max kit will be best for aerodinamic for the car or keeping it relatively stock looking or like Carl's rotory hearted GS300. Its between those ideas, I am not a graphics guy so I can only try to recreate it through the limitations of my skills using the STuner system.

As I drive the car I will have to consider a wing due to needing more downforce, it will be something that will be on my mind as I learn the car and want to improve on my time. I want a chassis mounted wing, so not mounted to the trunk. Like the ones Kognition user have on their cars.

This will be part of the car evolving as you can already see in so many of the builds that I use as inspiration or use for ideas on what to add to my build. So my rendering possibly sucks at showing what I have in my head as a vision. But again, this will be a track car that will be subject speed events like Global Time Attack. The car will evolve as I learn what new things I need to add or remove from the car. The shop that I am working with is helping me alot on parts and they can fabricate anything. Same shop that made the cage for me, good couple of guys there.



I like the oem lip kit, the modification made to the bumper to bring in more air through the front bumper, the rear just shows add added styling you get from the lip kit. So I like that about adding the lip kit.
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From serialnine I like how the fenders allow for wider tires, give you some styling which I like. The boot lid I like for its lighter factor on top of looking good to the car. I will have it molded because I like the molded look. The front lip used and side skirts I have already talked to the S9 car owner to know in case I go that route. This is another nice car I like and use for ideas and inspiration on my build.
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From what you see on the images above, I want to mold the rear over fenders like Jimmy Huynh had done on his car. I like the clean look once the fenders have been molded.
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Carl's car is insane, this car had the front bumper modified to accommodate the wider front fenders. This car has also evolved from when it first debut. So just like this, I hope to evolve the look of my car.
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Last I dont know if I would go the Max Orido kit for the Aristo/GS300. I like this kit alot, its offered in FRP or Carbon Fiber lighter but not sure by how much. I have put thought into the possibility of a crash or damage to this very expensive body kit... Maybe I would build a daily GS300 with this kit and just use the oem front bumper, side skirts and rear bumper with the S9 added pieces. So you can see that the rendering doesnt really do my vision justice. I decided to post my work and it could have made some believe that I would destroy the build. Not really, so hopefully this long response to the concerned comment helps.
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