:rofl: Like I'm going to remember? Visegrip them bitches off!

:squint:
If I even see you in the vicinity of my wheels with vice grips I'm going to punch you in the dick.

Now we are getting kinky yeah?!?!?

I didn't say I was going to do it, I'm saying if you forget the wheel locks again, YOU'RE going the HAVE to do it :smilielol5:

Just buy a smaller socket notch the locks and bang that lil socket on there take off wheel lock.

Or just weld a damn Nut on the end..

That's all fine and good if you are willing to ruin the lugs. I have the wheel locks keys, I just didn't have them up there when we needed them last time. I don't plan to ruin nice lugs for no reason.

Done both, both have worked.... I've also just torched the lug cherry red and hammered a socket on.... socket still useable too.... next time, look at my 3/8" drive 17mm deep socket :rofl:

I thought the key was lost.... have you found it?

Haha likely look a lot like my bangers fit a 21 at the tip :rofl:

Well we thought this was a no key sitch...

Fuckin Auggie.....

Never said it was lost. I told you I must have taken it home, which I did. I have two here.

Always love watching that :lol:
Sad Tyler sold his FD.

Well it was another weekend of long hours and a lot of work. Once again gotta thank Brian for putting in the unnatural hours with me. Going to sleep at 7am is getting old :rofl:

Started with glaze and sand, glaze and sand, glaze and sand for what seemed like eternity. Brian and Pete inspected/measured/stacked a short block in the time I spent sanding :lol:

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At the end though the work paid off. Nothing like rubbing your hand (or other appendages :suspect:) accross some freshly 400 grit sanded glaze :o16:

Once again the paint gun was giving us fits. A fresh rebuild kit seemed to make things worse! A wrong parts diagram, two stripped fasteners, a removed seal, and a lot of cussing later we had a functional gun.

With the gun working as it should Brian laid down some more beautiful paint work. Which turned out to be the biggest cock tease ever. More on that later, let's enjoy it while we can.

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So why was the paint a cock tease? Because it's the wrong fucking color :(
The shop that painted my car specifically told me the color was called Frozen Grey Metallic from BMW. So that's what we got. Unfortunately it is several shades darker than the paint on the car. BMW also has a color called Frozen Silver Metallic which looks lighter and what I'm guessing is the actual color of the car. Soo ~$400 worth of paint wasted. Not to mention the time and effort. :icon_no2:

At least there will be much less to prep for the next go around. And silver lining pun intended :awesome: Brian and I both really like the Frozen Grey Metallic color so it may appear on something in the future :suspect:

Damn, for the wrong color that looks great! Maybe you should buy more of that stuff and shoot the rest of the car in that color. :suspect:

:awesome:

Yeah.... I'm pretty well done with that :rofl:

Don't forget porting! Or rather.... trying as hard as I could to make a 4 port engine have 2 port shapes! :icon_no2:

mmmmmmmmm..... that was a pic at what... 1am? :lol:

I'm thinking of buying new parts, gotta price them out first though.... shit gets expensive and I wonder what new guns are selling for these days. I certainly got my use out of that gun in the last 14 years. Three cars, two boats.... and I'm sure I'm forgetting alot of shit... but motherfucking Kyle....

:kiss:

I'm saying this to make you feel better and help you avoid an ass raping in three weeks..... it was a waste from the color onward. Everything else needed to be done.
Having said that, we started with the color at 4am?

Seeing it in one color though.... we can see a few low areas on the passenger side well that we can address now :awesome:

YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH!!!!!!!

Yeah, looks good!

Ah yes, I've been through being told the wrong color. Although mine was only a front bumper.

That engine bay does look great though. It would look good over the whole car I imagine.

lol, wub you Bri.

Double post. POS computer.

:lol: No thanks.

Truth.

Indeed.

I lost track of time at some point, but that sounds about right :rofl:

This.

Yes I'm well aware and that was what I meant, still could have gone to bed 3-4 hrs earlier :lol:

Yes that is one of the upsides.

Thanks man.

Pain in the dick it is.

I like the color, but I'm perfectly happy with the current color also. No chance in hell I'm repainting the car :lol:

That's looking damn good Mike!!! It makes me seriously consider asking Brian to add engine bay painting to my list of work when mine goes up... :suspect:

Yeah it's a good color, but I totally get that lol.

Did they mistakenly tell you the wrong color, or were they lying? Because I was told it would be Mazda black, then they used Lexus black because they had some left over from painting another guys car but took my money for paint anyway because the owner was a crooked prick that ripped his own mom off for $10k, and that's barely scratching the surface.

I'm not bitter. LOL

Thanks Levi.

It could be either I suppose though this was the first car in matte silver they had done so I doubt it's a similar scenario. I've been less than impressed with their work as time has gone on. The shop is out of business now so who knows :dunno:

That sucks the shop ripped you off with the paint :(

Maybe get shiney paint this time? Shiney bits are good. :lol:

You get the fuck out of here with that phaggotry! :rofl:

Update: paint round 2!

Brought a fender to the paint supply shop to have it matched. The color isn't perfect but it's close enough. Under fluorescent lights you can tell it's a little darker still, but under the sun it looks damn near spot on. As with last time props to Brian for laying down the paint.

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...2&d=1471875785

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Really happy with how the fenders turned out.

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You forgot to leave the holes Breh!:biggthumpup:

Super Nice!

Looks great Mike!!! So... you ready to do the same thing to mine?? (cue cheezy dickbag neighbor voice when they see you washing/waxing the car..) :suspect:

I have no interest in doing that again :rofl:

It's been a while, but we put the holiday weekend to good use!

I got my built/blue printed trans from Speed 1 and got it all cleaned/painted and ready to install.

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1484668996

Did a lot of powder coating this weekend as well. Once the ABS is installed you will pretty much never see this penetration plate, but the little details make me happy, and I really like how this came out.

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Modified (to give clearance for wiring harness) and powder coated ABS bracket.

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Got the tranny, brake booster, master cylinder, ABS, and lines installed then it was ready to put the engine in!

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Looks so small in there!

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As usual I gotta thank Brian for all the help, hard work, and long hours! :cheers2:

Got the radiator and oil coolers installed. Unfortunately I'm going to have to change the position of the AN fittings on the radiator. I didn't account for the AC compressor when I mocked it up :( Two steps forward one step back, but what can you do. The brace is there to simulate hood clearance.

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Finished the intercooler cold side piping (added Tial BOV, and welded the vanjen clamp on the Greddy elbow) and installed the intercooler.

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I have to say I really like the way it sits and looks without the bumper and with all the heat exchangers staring you in the face. So raw and mechanical!

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Looking GOOD!!!!

I have to say that, again, I love this color. The rest just looks like a whole lot of hassle and a waste of time. :rofl:
















































For real, though. This build is top notch and I am ready to see it operating under its own power... and in person. Great looking build and the work going into it shows through.

Thanks man :biggthumpup:

I've felt that way more than once :lol:

Thanks Dustin me too!

Whooooo!

Damn, putting in WORK! Looks great.

Looks like it needs some 3D carbon fiber....

Looks good man

:awesome:

It's about time right? :rofl: Thanks

Hmm, some carbon canards perhaps :suspect:

Yes yes yes

Well I wasn't gonna say anything...lol.

My roommate's FD has been down since 2009, so you're still doing alright. LOL

New update. Been very busy with work, so as usual haven't had as much time to work on the FD as I would like. I got the ducting figured out and mostly complete. Also got the velocity stack intake tube setup for the turbo. I'm really happy with how that turned out.

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1489429236

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Still need to finish weld it.

Velocity stack on the fresh air side. There is a filter that goes on this as well.

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1489429302

GLORY HOLE!:rofl: