importwarrior Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) hey dont forget to get the measurement please!front and rear. well rear anyways. you still dont have the ngine in yet probably. http://www.starquestclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=141356 http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q299/I-W/D2s/D2-1_zps683a4c05.jpg Edited February 20, 2014 by importwarrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTTY Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 burning the midnight oil , them D2's look fab ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Looking good! I've been eyeing my D2s but gotta get your wheels done first before I can play with my own toys LOL. You really should have hit that wheelwell with a little bit of undercoating or truck bedliner while that strut was out.... would save you from having to tape all that stuff up when you do it later. If I didn't retint that back window Sunday I would have gotten it on there myself Edited February 20, 2014 by Burton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natallica Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Not AT ALL knocking anything that's been done, the car looks beautiful... but how come the clear wasn't stripped off of the rims before painting, then re-cleared.I'm of the opinion that they would have REALLY looked sweeter with the 'spider webbing' removed. Maybe I'm just too picky Either way, she's lookin' pretty sweet. -N8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Not AT ALL knocking anything that's been done, the car looks beautiful... but how come the clear wasn't stripped off of the rims before painting, then re-cleared.I'm of the opinion that they would have REALLY looked sweeter with the 'spider webbing' removed. Maybe I'm just too picky Either way, she's lookin' pretty sweet. -N8 Those are his roller wheels. The blue on those wheels were done by Nick and on the car when it came here. The actual wheels that will be going on the car are still in my shop, have been stripped of all clear, the raised surfaces of the spokes and the lips have been dry sanded up to 400, and I'll be starting in on the wetsanding grits and veggie oil... 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, this weekend. Then, they will be highly polished. Nick wanted me to clear them when I get them done, but I talked him out of that, since the clear will discolor over time, and diminishes the polished effect. He was going to wait til the wheels were done before coming to get everything, but I found some re-work issues on the car that needed to be handled, and he needs the car to get his stuff done. Now that he has the car, I'll get the wheels finished and bring them to him when they're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natallica Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Ahhhhh, I see now. Good call.I'd just hate to see all of that hard work done and then have sub-par wheels.Should've figured you guys were already on top of that! -N8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 hey dont forget to get the measurement please!front and rear. well rear anyways. you still dont have the ngine in yet probably. http://www.starquest...howtopic=141356 http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q299/I-W/D2s/D2-1_zps683a4c05.jpg I'll be sure to get it for you sir...but it may be a while before the motor is back in and it's off the stands all the way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 burning the midnight oil , them D2's look fab ! Well the one D2 looks pretty good anyway...lol! Thanks for the help over the phone Scotty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Looking good! I've been eyeing my D2s but gotta get your wheels done first before I can play with my own toys LOL. You really should have hit that wheelwell with a little bit of undercoating or truck bedliner while that strut was out.... would save you from having to tape all that stuff up when you do it later. If I didn't retint that back window Sunday I would have gotten it on there myself Thanks Mark! Don't worry man, we'll get those D2s on your car. Also, the car is up on stands, so the coilover just needs to be unbolted from the top and everything will drop down to give me clearance for the bedliner coating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Not AT ALL knocking anything that's been done, the car looks beautiful... but how come the clear wasn't stripped off of the rims before painting, then re-cleared.I'm of the opinion that they would have REALLY looked sweeter with the 'spider webbing' removed. Maybe I'm just too picky Either way, she's lookin' pretty sweet. -N8Those are his roller wheels. The blue on those wheels were done by Nick and on the car when it came here. The actual wheels that will be going on the car are still in my shop, have been stripped of all clear, the raised surfaces of the spokes and the lips have been dry sanded up to 400, and I'll be starting in on the wetsanding grits and veggie oil... 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, this weekend. Then, they will be highly polished. Nick wanted me to clear them when I get them done, but I talked him out of that, since the clear will discolor over time, and diminishes the polished effect. He was going to wait til the wheels were done before coming to get everything, but I found some re-work issues on the car that needed to be handled, and he needs the car to get his stuff done. Now that he has the car, I'll get the wheels finished and bring them to him when they're done. What Mark said...the ones on the car are my crappy SHPs. The ones Mark is doing are going to look HAWT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 burning the midnight oil , them D2's look fab ! Midnight...3am...but who's keeping track?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Yea NikoFab you rock man that car is really getting alot of love,time and money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yea NikoFab you rock man that car is really getting alot of love,time and money. Lot's of love, not enough time, and way too much money! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormzz Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 gone through all the pages niko.. good buildup! so keen to get into repairing rust, painting my starion now i've finished my other project.. keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconro Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 That paint looks amazing. I love the little details that were put in. Burton did a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 gone through all the pages niko.. good buildup! so keen to get into repairing rust, painting my starion now i've finished my other project.. keep it up! Why thank you sir! There's been a lot of thought put into this build. Of course lots of thought requires lots of patience...ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 That paint looks amazing. I love the little details that were put in. Burton did a great job. He frickin kicked tail on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Well I started working on the MPI mock-up by removing all the front bits and trying to get an idea of what kind of space I'm dealing with for the intercooler.... http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/4959150_orig.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Front brow was first... http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/1431548_orig.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Then the header panel... http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/2454163_orig.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) The stock IC had to come out... http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/1999418_orig.jpg http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/8610125_orig.jpg http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/2236825_orig.jpg Edited March 30, 2014 by NikoFab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Even Angie pitched in...here she is polishing up the header panel. http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/7166012_orig.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Everything out of the way...time to see what I'm going to be dealing with. http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/2708100_orig.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) Here's the Godspeed IC. This isn't exact positioning, it's just resting on the stock IC mounting tabs...but it helps give me an idea of what's going to need to be done. http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/7104688_orig.jpg http://www.nikofab.com/uploads/3/2/3/6/3236317/5619441_orig.jpg Edited March 30, 2014 by NikoFab 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Starting to look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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