Marsin

hey rvalero i was actually doing some reaserch upon fidanzza flywheel and I came to the conclusion that I will be sacrificing torque for this flywheel. so I spoke to some gurus here at ottawa clutch and he recomended that he make me a stage 2 clutch. I just found out that there is a guy here that makes custom BULLY clutches. He told me to bring in my flywheel and he going to machine it and straiten it out. This set up is also a lot cheeper because I dont need to spend on flywheel. the clutch and kit for it is going to run me $700.00 cdn. have you installed your new clutch & flywheel yet? And I am thinking of doing the work myself!

rvalero

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The guy who is doing the install had an accident, and was out for about a month. Right now he is really busy. As soon as he gets some time, he'll get me in. I also just ordered FIGS rear control arms. I should be getting them in a few weeks. Good luck with your install!

OOO_ROB

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Thats clean..WHat lip is that?

rvalero

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JdmEyes TRD Replica for the USDM bumper.

OOO_ROB

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Thats dope..!

rvalero

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I had a mini photo shoot with Strike's car at UCSD. I was practicing my low light shots. If you have suggestions and/or constructive criticism, I'd like to hear what you have to say.









One thing that really annoyed me was the glare/ghost (the 2nd pic in particular). I guess I could shorten the exposure time, and adjust the F stop accordingly, but I wanted to keep the background in focus (AV mode). I'm still learning, so go easy on me LOL.

ES3_Ray

matching rims?

i really like ur car, probably wouldnt change anything if it was mine.

rvalero

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Thanks. Strike has 19" VS-XX, and mine are 18". The only other exterior mod I want to do is a headlight retrofit. Black chrome w/ AP1 or E55 low beam projector. I haven't done much research on the subject, but I'd like to get it done some day.

Keep your eye on this thread for black chrome plating http://my.is/forums/f201/headlight-a...atings-407333/.

The process hasn't been perfected yet, but here's an example with Ti plating.

BernieIS

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I wish I lived somewhere I could keep my car clean all year round. This is a great build. I love this car.

rvalero

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I guess I haven't updated this in a while, so here goes.

Tuned Parts Rigid Bars:


Karl-Sport short shifter (Think B&M but almost no whine):


Momo RaceAir Leather shift **** and shifter boot:


Swapped out my N1 for an L-Tuned exhaust:
Before


After



Custom Armrest:



Figs adjustable Mega Arms, endlinks, and toe links:



Sport Design head & fog lights, smoked side markers, DIY black pearl emblems, and spoiler brake light red-out:





Front-mounted camera:



Repainted brake calipers and rotor hats:



Figs hood props with LS struts and Figs battery tie down:



Painted engine bay covers and Figs clutch dampener delete:



...and I think that pretty much takes us to the present.

sway162

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Never gets old looking at your pics. So clean Rey. What's your take on those rigid bars? Worth the purchase?

rvalero

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Thanks Josh. I didn't have wheel hop issues, so I guess I didn't really notice anything. However, they are good for 12 cool points and at least 5 man points haha.

shhhua

How is your BO so clean! If/when you see my paint, it is in the complete opposite condition. I don't know how to do all of the detailing that I need to keep my paint looking like yours. You wouldn't want to detail mine by any chance would you? Looking good by the way!

rayy117

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very clean car!

rvalero

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The secret is regular maintenance once you get it in good condition. I haven't polished my car in over a year. I used to do it every 6mo. before I messed up my back. I try to wash my car weekly when it isn't raining, and wax about once ever 4-6 weeks. That may sound like a lot, but it's not too bad when you have a dual action buffer like the Porter Cable 7424 (or similar). I'm not polishing any more cars until I finally get mine done lol.

Thanks.