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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 02:46 AM
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Completed the Sway Bar Swap just now. Car feels alot better. Install was a bit of a pain, but mainly because I just finished a 10 hour shift.
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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 09:05 AM
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I installed a diode dynamics LED strip light in lieu of the single bulb. Much brighter.


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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 05:38 PM
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Day 1 progress. A lot more sanding to do. Probably continue next weekend. Priming, sanding, paint.


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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 09:31 PM
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Ok, what are you priming, sanding, and painting??
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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 10:07 PM
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Ok, what are you priming, sanding, and painting??
did the images not load? emblemless grille, 50% done
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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 10:21 PM
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They're up now, maybe my PC was slipping a gear??
Nice job there, like the threaded stock used as a support for the filler, looks like a solid plan.
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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 10:24 PM
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They're up now, maybe my PC was slipping a gear??
Nice job there, like the threaded stock used as a support for the filler, looks like a solid plan.
Thanks. I figured the threaded stock would be a good choice. Its tightly threaded into the plastic and is super solid. Ordered some 2K clearcoat, so this wont be done till that comes in, but shouldn't be longer than a week.
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Old Sep 5, 2017 | 11:02 AM
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Thanks. I figured the threaded stock would be a good choice. Its tightly threaded into the plastic and is super solid. Ordered some 2K clearcoat, so this wont be done till that comes in, but shouldn't be longer than a week.
That was a great idea using threaded rod. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Old Sep 5, 2017 | 02:36 PM
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Oh yeah, it foams up like crazy.

That's super sudsy, Andy! You using some sort of spray gun for the soap?

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Day 1 progress. A lot more sanding to do. Probably continue next weekend. Priming, sanding, paint.


Looking good so far! What did you use for the filler? I used some styrofoam material as the major filler and the finished it off with regular bondo filler.
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Old Sep 5, 2017 | 07:42 PM
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That's super sudsy, Andy! You using some sort of spray gun for the soap?
TORQ foam cannon. Also made by Chemical Guys.


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Looking good so far! What did you use for the filler? I used some styrofoam material as the major filler and the finished it off with regular bondo filler.
Thanks! I used Bondo with some fiberglass strands mixed in for the main filler. After sanding that to shape, Glazed with glazing & spot putty. Letting it dry for 24 hours, then moving onto primer.
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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 01:43 PM
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Bit more progress. After all the glazing, sanding and primer, finding some tiny imperfections that need to be addressed. That being said first coat of paint went on pretty nicely.

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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 02:49 PM
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Thanks, Andy. That TORQ cannon looks very cool. I have a buddy with the regular Chemical Guys Foam Blaster Cannon but hadn't seen that TORQ one yet.


Oh, and that emblemless front grill turned out amazing! Great job!
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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 03:18 PM
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Nice work on the grill hexotic. That looks amazing!
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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 10:38 PM
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I was finally able to install the custom intakes from Admintuning as well as tune the car in R/T tuning today. I'm loving the results, I'm thinking next up plenium, big bore, and akebono bbk. Just to really be satisfied with the performance.






I hope to catch her her hold up with the sun out to really capture how amazing the intakes came out.
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