Burton Posted October 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 that's pretty sharp - although IMO whenever you get a chance, try to match the black on the rims to the paint on the car ( it would just look even better than what it already looks like IMO ) you should nickname the car stealth fighter or something You forget, these wheels are temporary. As it is currently, it has two wheels with black centers on the pass. side, and two stock wheels on the driver's side. On the 15th I will be buying new tires for these wheels, so the wheel color on there now won't matter a bit..... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/DSCF0060~0.JPG http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/DSCF0059~1.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Got the wheels on. Still need to get spacers for the rear to put em out where I want them, but this will do for now... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/wheels_004.jpghttp://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/wheels_003.jpghttp://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/wheels_018.jpghttp://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/wheels_014.jpghttp://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/wheels_024.jpghttp://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/wheels_019.jpghttp://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/wheels_023.jpghttp://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/wheels_027.jpg Oh, I gotta get some console side covers to. I have some here somewhere- guess I'll find em during the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcyone Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 the wheels look nice I think I liked the pics of them with no center caps better though.. I love the reflection in the fog cover in the front shot.. I thought for a second you had gone assymetrical with them but no.. I'll say it again you've done wonders with the hood... if you ever decide to make more of those header panels I want on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHO Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Damn Mark......I'm not being mean but you need a job.....At this rate you will have reinvented the flux capacitor in a coupled of weeks.....What year will you travel to??? Looks freakin awesome man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattire4me Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Looks great, Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 hellOOOOOO Nurse! nice wheels 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted May 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Lots has changed on this car. I don't post here much as I usually hang out at www.26liter.us, but I figured I needed to update. Since the last update, we have moved to TX and I spent my first year and a half here working at a custom hot rod/restoration shop, but am moving on to start my own shop. About a year ago I took a messed up 88/89 airdam and molded it into the back bumper, shaved the step out of the bumper, and also welded some extension panels to the bottom of the 1/4s. Then the whole car was sprayed with satin black epoxy primer... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/3-22_005.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/3-23_015.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/9-10-08_001.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/9-16-08_003.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/9-16-08_002~0.jpg Since I've decided to go on my own and start my own shop, I figured it was time to finish it off nice and make it a showcase of what I can do. Then, I can take it to all the local shows and hand out business cards and such to get my name out there. Had to upgrade the stereo, not only to have something big and custom to stand out, but also because I want to get back into car audio competing... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/5-20-09.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/5-18-09_006.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/5-12-09_001.jpg It's also getting repainted. It's a custom color that I mixed myself, and there's nothing like it in the world. Its made from various basecoats I had left over from other jobs mixed with some blue candy to give the basecoat some depth, then I also added 5 different pearls- orange, blue, green, red and gold. I call it Burton Blue Pearl.... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/5-19-09_007.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/5-18-09_004.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/5-18-09_002.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/4-14-09_013.jpg I'm working to get it finished by the 30th for a local car show, but my main goal is to have it done for Nats. I have a major front bumper/airdam/bigger IC opening project planned for it later this summer, but I don't have neough time to get it done for the meet. I'll have more pics up when it's finished in the next couple weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingo1 Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Looking good man. I bet it even looks better in person. Remember I still need my airdam done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHO Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Mark...first off...looks good....' What did you "tint" your tails with....night shades? actual tint? How much would you charge to do a set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 I like that color, looking good Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Mark...first off...looks good....' What did you "tint" your tails with....night shades? actual tint? How much would you charge to do a set? Yep, VHT Nite Shades. It only works on plastic lenses and is pretty easy to use. I'd be more than happy to tint a set for you if you want, but you could do it fairly easily yourself. Got everything put back on the car. Got some wetsanding and polishing to do and some interior panels to finish off, but the car will be ready for Nats and many car shows to come... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-01-09_011.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-01-09_004.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-01-09_006.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-01-09_010.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/5-26-09_011.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/5-26-09_013.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/5-12-09_002.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-01-09_002.jpg I'll get some more pics up after I get the polishing done and my vinyl on. Maybe after a couple shows and photo shoots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 If you dropped it some more it would look ten times as good as i does now. Which is pretty damn good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 (edited) Yep, it deffinately needs to be lower. Those are Cosmo coilovers cranked all the way down but with the keeper springs still in. If I get motivated enough one day to pull all the suspension apart and take out the keeper springs that will make it much lower, but right now I'm more concerned about getting some spacers for the rear wheels. That will help the look alot too. Here's lots more pics. Since I didn't make Nats, decided I needed to have a little photo shoot with the car here in my back yard. Some of the angles are the same, but the lighting is different to show how the paint kinda changes with light. In super bright light it looks like a super bright metallicly blue with little flecks of red, orange green and blue jumping out at you. A little less light, and it just looks like a really really deep medium blue with a little metallic in it, almost kind of a gunmetal blue. A little darker and it looks like just a solid dark blue, or a dark charcoal gray, and when it's really dusky, it looks almost black. Anyway, here ya go.... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_004.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_003.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09_035.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09_028.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09_023.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09_022.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09_021.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09_019.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_027.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_020.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_017.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_014.jpg Edited June 14, 2009 by Burton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 (edited) http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_012.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_010.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_062.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_052.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_050.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_033.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_002.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_048.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_047.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-04-09_005.jpg And my new desktop.... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_016.jpg And a beautiful TX sunset... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_051.jpg Edited June 14, 2009 by Burton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 I LOVE the color in this photo... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/6-13-09-a_020.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 yeah, that's kind of the gunmetal blue/charcoal grayish color I was talking about. I love the dusky shots too. I swear that from 6pm to 9pm that car changes about 4 different colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHO Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Looks really good mark....PM me if you feel like doing some tail light work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 PM sent. Anybody else who needs any work done, let me know. I am for hire :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayzee Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 bad Hood!! sell them to me!! :thread20jacked8wq: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Well, not much has changed with my car for a while but figured I'd share a few more pics I have taken since I got a hatch spoiler. I really like the last one. http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/1-10_012.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/1-10_011.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/1-10_013.jpg Also, I was lucky enough to get it into Gearbox Magazine back in April... My link I've got a few little things to fix on it yet and an considering puting these mesh wheels on an 85.5 I have and then puting some SHP's on this car with the lips polished and wheel centers car color. Well, that's what I think about most days. The other days I just consider selling it LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convette Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 car looks good man. The only thing that really bothers me, and I assume its for holding the mesh, is the 3 metal tabs in the grill area... If they have to be there, maybe fill the holes, and paint them black? Idk, just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 car looks good man. The only thing that really bothers me, and I assume its for holding the mesh, is the 3 metal tabs in the grill area... If they have to be there, maybe fill the holes, and paint them black? Idk, just my opinion. They do have to be there to hold the mesh and I started with them in black, but with it all together it looked like it got punched in the face and was missing teeth with those black spots there. I thought about removing the tabs and silicone and ziptie everything in, but that would be too ghetto for me. Even if I couldn't see then stuff I'd know it was there and not right LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingo1 Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 We should see what my wheels would look like on your car Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted July 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 We should see what my wheels would look like on your car Mark. That may not be a good idea. I'm pretty sure I know how they would look- frikken fantastic. Once they were on, I might not want to take them back off LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 ....and this is how it looks. I traded Mingo some work for these wheels and they look killer. I do need to pull the front keeper springs out of the front sleeve overs, and drop the back a little more. That or maybe get a bigger sidewall on the front. Until then I still think it looks a million times better... http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/9-10-11_016~0.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/9-10-11_018.jpg http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10087/9-10-11_020.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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