It looked so simple at first!

[GySgtFrank]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Truff... I meant after everything is done and welded and you're getting the entire car painted. I did it with the FC and plan on doing it with the 'vert.... closed up all the holes and filled and faired a little.. on the FC.... the 'vert I want to make a much cleaner engine bay..

When I'm ready for paint I'll probably media blast the engine bay then yeah lots of sanding, sealer, primer, et al. I have some ideas for subtle body mods I'd like to do before that though. Such as extend the wheelbase front and rear (which I should be able to do with my setup) and move the wheel openings, clean up the bumpers, lower the front edge of the windshield so the roof line is flat, etc. Just a clean up of the lines without actually altering the intended shape. Mostly ideas taken from the Hot Rod realm. Who knows if I'll ever manage to get to that point though. Suspension, chassis reinforcement, electronics, and engine will be enough to keep me busy for quite a while.

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Gotcha... sounds like an idea... how much power are you looking for? I'm assuming you'd be using either 8.5 or 9.0:1 rotors?

I'd like to be in the 300 to 350 hp range, but even the stock REW numbers would be an improvement. I was planning to look for some S4 TII 8.5s, durability would be very high on my desirability list.

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by GySgtFrank

When I'm ready for paint I'll probably media blast the engine bay then yeah lots of sanding, sealer, primer, et al. I have some ideas for subtle body mods I'd like to do before that though. Such as extend the wheelbase front and rear (which I should be able to do with my setup) and move the wheel openings, clean up the bumpers, lower the front edge of the windshield so the roof line is flat, etc. Just a clean up of the lines without actually altering the intended shape. Mostly ideas taken from the Hot Rod realm. Who knows if I'll ever manage to get to that point though. Suspension, chassis reinforcement, electronics, and engine will be enough to keep me busy for quite a while.

Not sure if serious....

Originally Posted by GySgtFrank

I'd like to be in the 300 to 350 hp range, but even the stock REW numbers would be an improvement. I was planning to look for some S4 TII 8.5s, durability would be very high on my desirability list.

That's a no brainer....

FWIW a stock FD will make about 210-215 on a dynojet. I've done 196 on an S5 for a the shops ITS car and over 220 with a halfie and ITB's....

I think 350 plus would be a good time. You can always turn the boost down but who the hell wants to do that?

[GySgtFrank]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Not sure if serious....

Actually I am, but the likelihood of me ever getting to it is slim to none. The kinds of mods I'd like to do would be similar to the kinds of things that Foose does with subtle modifications. Things that you wouldn't really notice unless you were looking for them. Some of the lines of the car don't quite flow the way they should. They still look pretty damn good for a production line compact car though.

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

That's a no brainer....

FWIW a stock FD will make about 210-215 on a dynojet. I've done 196 on an S5 for a the shops ITS car and over 220 with a halfie and ITB's....

I think 350 plus would be a good time. You can always turn the boost down but who the hell wants to do that?

Hmmm... What I would really like would be a N/A 20B (I'd settle for a 4 rotor too. ) with the ITBs. However like so many other things, that's probably just a pipe dream and the reality will more likely be a boosted 13B and a paint job.

Hell at this point I would settle for just getting the stupid thing back on it's wheels so I can push it over a cliff somewhere.