Nice weather again today (miracles do happen it seems []), and I thought it was time to get off my to-do list and have a look at the progress made so far.
Engine has been running smoothly since the weather turned and we don't se 80-90 degrees anymore.
I still have some clearance issues on the left side as the engine hits the sidewall in reverse and on rough bumps.
The paint looks OK for now and the Euro headlamps looks a lot better than the US DOT headlamps.
I think the white paint looks good with the clear corners.
The car has been lowered with H&R springs and Satish gave it a nice rake, using thinner shims up front.
The car is wearing her 15", 195/65 winter wheels and they don't fill out the wheel well as good as the summer tires.
I got tired of the black steering wheel and airbag so I bought a used wheel on ebay and used some Leatherique dye to paint it gray. Took about 4 coats to change the color. The steering wheel was from a sedan so it is 42 cm in diameter. The SEC's is a smaller 40 cm wheel. Also, the color is a shade or two too light. I'll use it for a while to see how I like it.
I put some chrome mirror covers on to cover the dull and scratched gray plastic. I would like to simply paint the back of the mirrors white to match the car, but these will do for now.
Here are two of my 3-piece rims. I plan to have the centers painted white to match my car.
Aluminium pedals brightens up the foot-well.
Enjoy!
I know I do.[]
Engine has been running smoothly since the weather turned and we don't se 80-90 degrees anymore.
I still have some clearance issues on the left side as the engine hits the sidewall in reverse and on rough bumps.
The paint looks OK for now and the Euro headlamps looks a lot better than the US DOT headlamps.
I think the white paint looks good with the clear corners.
The car has been lowered with H&R springs and Satish gave it a nice rake, using thinner shims up front.
The car is wearing her 15", 195/65 winter wheels and they don't fill out the wheel well as good as the summer tires.
I got tired of the black steering wheel and airbag so I bought a used wheel on ebay and used some Leatherique dye to paint it gray. Took about 4 coats to change the color. The steering wheel was from a sedan so it is 42 cm in diameter. The SEC's is a smaller 40 cm wheel. Also, the color is a shade or two too light. I'll use it for a while to see how I like it.
I put some chrome mirror covers on to cover the dull and scratched gray plastic. I would like to simply paint the back of the mirrors white to match the car, but these will do for now.
Here are two of my 3-piece rims. I plan to have the centers painted white to match my car.
Aluminium pedals brightens up the foot-well.
Enjoy!
I know I do.[]