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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 07:29 AM
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i hit 60k yesterday lol.
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 08:24 AM
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Megan Headers...

For the last three days I've been tackling this. If you are going to install headers, go ahead and drop the cradle and engine onto a jack and lift the car up over the engine to save you the a** pain. I have set all of the bolts on the driver side header and once they're tightened >'m pretty much done. This DIY almost broke me 😂😐

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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Chief_McGrass
For the last three days I've been tackling this. If you are going to install headers, go ahead and drop the cradle and engine onto a jack and lift the car up over the engine to save you the a** pain. I have set all of the bolts on the driver side header and once they're tightened >'m pretty much done. This DIY almost broke me 😂😐

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Damn bro i feel for you. I definitely want to do this but am afraid of dropping the engine. Maybe we should put together a diy so i can read lol
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 03:05 PM
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can you briefly describe what exactly it was that made it such a pita...
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by micafd3s
can you briefly describe what exactly it was that made it such a pita...
Yes. Little room to work on drivers side, siezed bolts from 100k mile motor, weird angles, etc. I had to hammer the old header on the drivers side out and then use a ratchet strap to pull the new one in because it wouldnt fit properly through the bottom of the engine. Right now im having the grind my steering shaft connectors down because they are hitting the exhaust -_- im almost there though. I turned the car on earlier and it sounds mean. Definitely can tell there is better airflow.
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 06:27 PM
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Cleaned up the nasty chipped calipers.

Turned out pretty great.


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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 06:44 PM
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nice color choice, looks like a quality job too!^^^
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Slatey
Cleaned up the nasty chipped calipers.

Turned out pretty great.


nice wat'd u use?
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by blnewt
nice color choice, looks like a quality job too!^^^
The calipers were pretty tore up. There were some bad chips out of the old paint. You can still kind of see the chips, but far less so.
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by saywat?
nice wat'd u use?
VHT Gold Caliper Paint + VHT Caliper Clear Coat.

Sanded with 600 to rough up the old paint and knock down some of the chipping, 3 Coats of Gold, the decals from Concept Z Performance, and 3 Coats of Clear..
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Slatey
VHT Gold Caliper Paint + VHT Caliper Clear Coat.

Sanded with 600 to rough up the old paint and knock down some of the chipping, 3 Coats of Gold, the decals from Concept Z Performance, and 3 Coats of Clear..
u sprayed the back and bottom too? how thorough with the paint were u?. i jus wanna kno since u did it with the calipers still fully mounted. i wanna do mine someday
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by saywat?
u sprayed the back and bottom too? how thorough with the paint were u?. i jus wanna kno since u did it with the calipers still fully mounted. i wanna do mine someday
I did sand the back, tape off the bleeder valve, and tried to get at it the best I could. Probably didnt get 100% perfect coverage on the back. But I got top, bottom, front, and side really well.
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 10:21 PM
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removed the interior trim pieces for shipping


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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 10:24 PM
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let me guess cf wrap? less is more man lol
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by saywat?
let me guess cf wrap? less is more man lol
getting them hydro dipped
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