Bullet's Build Thread (Progress and past pics!)
02-27-2014, 07:24 PM
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I've always wanted a polished plenum, but I'm pretty happy with my powdercoated Crawford plenum.
Good job on that polished plenum!
Good job on that polished plenum!
02-27-2014, 07:33 PM
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Thanks Kno!
Smoothz- Those crawford pieces are real nice I've heard. I'm not gonna go crazy with it and polish everything, just doing small stuff. Polished strut bar, arc intake, maybe sleeve the hoses.
Smoothz- Those crawford pieces are real nice I've heard. I'm not gonna go crazy with it and polish everything, just doing small stuff. Polished strut bar, arc intake, maybe sleeve the hoses.
03-02-2014, 10:04 PM
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Had CF sides sitting in my garage and finally put them up for sale. I sold one set for cash and I had the other set that I was gonna sell BUT I got offered a trade so I figured why not. Got a Neo grinta personal steering wheel and a burnt titanium nismo shifter. Gonna be selling the burnt titanium nismo shifter if anyone's interested.
Also on the way is a Seibon TS CF Hood, should be here in about a month and a half.
Also on the way is a Seibon TS CF Hood, should be here in about a month and a half.
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03-04-2014, 11:18 PM
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Haha ah yes, I'm really dead now. My dad said "Stop buying car parts."....so I've been trading. 
Anyone know where I can get brackets fabbed to mount these in the Z?
Anyone know where I can get brackets fabbed to mount these in the Z?
03-05-2014, 08:16 PM
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Nobody saying you SHOULD this
Sorry for hijack
03-05-2014, 09:46 PM
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Is that your engine bay? I'm curious where you got the fluid tank.
And I agree. I saw this engine bay pic and it really is what I'd like to make mine look like. My car is a daily driver and it's not like it's a show car. I don't need it to look awesome, but polishing up the plenum and buying a polished strut bar really does a lot for the engine.
I'm hoping I can dig out the palm grinder tomorrow after I finish working on the Z. I've been hand sanding it down and it's working just really tedious.
And I agree. I saw this engine bay pic and it really is what I'd like to make mine look like. My car is a daily driver and it's not like it's a show car. I don't need it to look awesome, but polishing up the plenum and buying a polished strut bar really does a lot for the engine.
I'm hoping I can dig out the palm grinder tomorrow after I finish working on the Z. I've been hand sanding it down and it's working just really tedious.
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03-06-2014, 08:14 AM
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nice progress!!
thats an evo 8 seat right? i think you can check out planted technology they have brackets for our car and universal side mounts.. you can prob attached those to evo 8 stock rails with a little modification..
post up your results when you get it in..
thats an evo 8 seat right? i think you can check out planted technology they have brackets for our car and universal side mounts.. you can prob attached those to evo 8 stock rails with a little modification..
post up your results when you get it in..
03-06-2014, 06:16 PM
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Is that your engine bay? I'm curious where you got the fluid tank.
And I agree. I saw this engine bay pic and it really is what I'd like to make mine look like. My car is a daily driver and it's not like it's a show car. I don't need it to look awesome, but polishing up the plenum and buying a polished strut bar really does a lot for the engine.
I'm hoping I can dig out the palm grinder tomorrow after I finish working on the Z. I've been hand sanding it down and it's working just really tedious.
And I agree. I saw this engine bay pic and it really is what I'd like to make mine look like. My car is a daily driver and it's not like it's a show car. I don't need it to look awesome, but polishing up the plenum and buying a polished strut bar really does a lot for the engine.
I'm hoping I can dig out the palm grinder tomorrow after I finish working on the Z. I've been hand sanding it down and it's working just really tedious.
glad to gear you continue to move forward with engine bay. Find a good used cf engine cover after polish... Or paint car color....CAI will also help make it stand out. The just keep it clean.
03-06-2014, 06:30 PM
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And haha I actually sold almost all my instruments minus my 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars. I'm definitely planning on going to the next meet though. I'm putting in a request to work an early shift that day so hopefully I'll actually be able to come!
Today I put on my blacked out lights, changed the oil and put a K&N drop in air filter just to hold me over until I have spare cash for that o-so-shiny arc intake. Also I finally got the notification that my custom plates are ready. Got dark before I could take any good pics so I'll post some in the morning.
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03-09-2014, 07:55 PM
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The guy with the Evo seats bailed D: Oh well
So here's officially all the goodies I got this weekend.
Just slowly gonna be working on polishing the plenum, maybe doing some suede stuff on the interior and saving for the paintjob from here out.
So here's officially all the goodies I got this weekend.
Just slowly gonna be working on polishing the plenum, maybe doing some suede stuff on the interior and saving for the paintjob from here out.
03-16-2014, 09:21 AM
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Got a DSLR. Full photoshoot is planned for Tuesday, but here's a couple pics I took. Also gonna be taking pictures of the saleen mustang today, it's going up for sale. 
03-16-2014, 11:44 AM
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Here's some of my dad's car. Asanti's, full engine bay is done up, and it's clean as hell with only 4k miles on it. I took the noob pictures. Pro pictures were taken a while ago by Drew Phillips.
03-27-2014, 07:57 PM
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Very big week this week!
My dad sold his mustang, I start my new job tomorrow, and my polished plenum and new center console are here!
Now that I have weekends off and will be working more I should have some more spare change to put into my car, progress will be picking up real soon!
Anyways, I'll add the pics into this post once I get some nice ones. Right now I'm unsure what to do about the center console. Original owner partially sanded/filled it to remove the texture so I'm going to complete sanding it and am debating between repainting it flat black or getting it repainted silverstone when I take my car to get painted.
My dad sold his mustang, I start my new job tomorrow, and my polished plenum and new center console are here!
Now that I have weekends off and will be working more I should have some more spare change to put into my car, progress will be picking up real soon!
Anyways, I'll add the pics into this post once I get some nice ones. Right now I'm unsure what to do about the center console. Original owner partially sanded/filled it to remove the texture so I'm going to complete sanding it and am debating between repainting it flat black or getting it repainted silverstone when I take my car to get painted.
04-06-2014, 09:45 PM
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Seibon hood is still on backorder. Might be picking one up locally on saturday.
Polished plenum and carbon fiber air division panel are ready to install, just waiting on some dressup bolts before I put them in.
I played with my DSLR so here's a couple pics.
Polished plenum and carbon fiber air division panel are ready to install, just waiting on some dressup bolts before I put them in.
I played with my DSLR so here's a couple pics.
