I think some John dude wrapped it for him, he might be a member here.

 

Thanks Scott I will definitely take your advice into consideration

PM that guy ^^^ he did a meticulous job wrapping my Z

 

I usually walk to work and have too much time on my hands to justify having someone else doing it. LOL

Definitely looks good though. I was just curious what kind of wrap was used/where you got it since I've heard different brands will be easier/harder to work with.

 

^^^ Lol, I never stated you should have him wrap yours; just complimented the job he did on mine.

John sourced the vinyl for me and knows much more about the durability/workability of different brands because he has personally used them, which is why I mentioned you should PM him

 

Oh no she din't.

 

Lol please bless me with your knowledge, oh knowledgable one.

 

What's in it for me?

 

Lowered the rear height over at Matt's yesterday, Z is sittin' pretty


(iPhone 6 takes some damn good night photos)

Thought I was scraping on the v-band clamp of my Motordyne exhaust or the resonator (thought they were the lowest hanging points)... But at the most extreme angles I have to drive I barely scrape on the mating point of the Y-pipe to mid-pipe, will grind it down without affecting the gasket seal soon

 

Car looks great, plus you don't have any gap f+r, congrats on the good work!

 

^^^ Thanks Blue, yours is one of my favorites on this forum

Went back to Temple City Auto and John rolled/flared my front fenders cleanly to properly fit my wide 285's (they were rubbing before)

 

Thanks for the compliment! I like the front fender roll that you have done. I may go to 285's on fronts (from 265) in this next year, so may need a roll also so I can be 285 square. * A question, I have 9.5"x18 +15 offsets on front, you think I'd rub with 285s in front (probably need 2- 10.5s also)? I've had my eye on Toyo R888's about 3 yrs. now and I think that wide setup all 4 would look nice, what do ya think?

 

^^^ I honestly do not know if you'd rub with 285/35 with 18x9.5 +15 (best guess would be 'no'), the reason why I would advise against it is that 285 width would look wider on a 9.5" wheel than most would want (285 fits perfectly on 10.5" as you know) so I would suggest you get another pair of 10.5's if you're going square. As I was warned by everyone I asked about 285/35 on 18x10.5 +15 up front, you will have to run ~-3.0 camber to make them fit without rubbing (still may need a roll/slight flare). Aggressive meat is where it's at though , square setups also open up rotating options. Toyo R888's are a great choice as well, I was looking into R888's and Nitto NT05's but ended up getting a great deal on these RS3's.

 

Get a body kit peter!!!
Itd compliment everything so much more.
Except you wouldnt be able to ding it everywhere like your oem

 

I think he did have an aero front bumper, not sure why he replaced it.

 

Nope. Stock aero for life.



I think it looks great

Damn it, John!!!

 

I originally ran my 285 RS3s on the 9.5 +15 square. "It worked" and looked fine, but I know performance would have been better on the 10.5s, I just didn't have any at the time and I grabbed the 285s for a lower price than the 265s that probably should have gone on the 9.5s. Fenders weren't rolled, but I did have over 3 degrees of front camber. The 285 RS3s are BIG.

PS - if you are looking at the R888, they will be easier to fit since they're only a 30-series profile.

 

^^^ Thanks for that, Scott.

This will be happening at my next oil change..

 

Nice! And oh-damn, I forgot to mention to you that I had a Setrab oil cooler in my lightly-used parts bin!

 

^^^ Damn it Scott stop tempting me!

Another trip out to my friends' shop, made a small bracket to mount my Hella Supertones and got a tab welded to my tube bumper for my tow strap:


Close-ups:



How it looks with my front bumper on:


Close up of the "bongo tie" my friend recommended to tuck the tow strap:

 

^That's cool! Nice ideas and work!