LeBirdNest
Titleist
testing out a few different paints on my bumper tonight!
flat black
Heres some pics of the progress.
12/09
*started out with wheels*
02/2010
*tinted windows 30% in front 25% in back and blackhoused heads*
04/2010
*no name short ram intake*
*painted engine cover white, and looks like crap.*
(recent pic though)
06/2010
*sanded all paint and re-primed*
*added window visors and a tilt license plate bracket*
*back to stock wheels*
11/2010
*DIY smoked tails and debadged emblems*
(recent pic)
04/2011
*deleted tape player and installed three way 12v hub w/USB*
(recent pic)
08/2011
*dropped on F2 Type 1's*
09/2011
* DIY install of voltmeter*
* swapped indicator/odo wedge to LED*
* painted front bumper with truck bed liner* (no pics yet)
09/2011
Some shots of the new Rustoleum Bed Liner front bumper paint job! looks and feels amazing. a little dirty as i live on a dirt road
i used rustoleum spray on bedliner and used a flat black paint for the honda emblem.
9/25/11
10/10/11
heres some more progress.. i got new axles and did changed em last week...
sorry, only a few pics and i was too freakin busy and greasy to snap them.
10/20/11
alriiighty, now.. i finished most of the car except for the trunk and back bumper and some of the rear quarters. this bedliner is looking awwsome.. also, i put my black wheels back on. im happy! gonna finish the rear this weekend..
heres the pics of the front end prep/paint i did last week.
and this is the rest of the car paint prep and paint process that i did the other day. a few touch ups aside that i will do this weekend and im not sure about the chrom trim if ill paint that black too or not , im super happy with it!!
so far so good! and here's a couple more shots some with some without my cross bars.
10/29/11
*finished the car off!!! no more shark!
heres the prep/paint pics of the rear
and heres a some pics i took of the car fully painted. looks mean!
11/2/11
*painted my honda emblem and surrounding chrom fluorescent green! dang near perfect!
11/21/11
*got my 02 coupe bumper in
*also, took my window visors off.
12/14/11
*painted the green emblems back to black.
been awhile since i noted my progress.
how she sits as of 3/1/12
pictured:
*polyu Mugen lip
*new blackhoused heads with clear corners and amber strip
*MB battle rims (not yet on)
*rolled fenders
not pictured:
*i actually put a new SRI on recently too
*put in some new speakers in the front doors.
UPDATE (late update
) 7/7/2012My red/clear tails are on as well as my emblems are brushed chrome and my rims/tires have been on for a while now haha.
next up are these and im painting my calipers black.
I have been lazy lately with this thread butw ill try to keep it updated more frequently if i do anything to the car.
LOL forgot i had this thread..
heres how she sits now most recent mod has been two non foulers for my CAT to get rid of the P0420 code
but, i have stripped the tint, touched up some bedliner and put a different mugen lip on there. also, cut my strut toweres and will be welding angle iron over the holes. the only reason i haven't done t hat yet is because when you rely on someone else.......... yea.. also, i think ihaven't uploaded a pic of my exhaust in here yet.. hmm. well anyways. heres some pics. some with my phone and a couple with my K10D enjoy1/11/13
heres the fouler.
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