Jesse's Bugeye
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IBratmanI
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Looks good. I want to do mine, but my oven is tiny lol
The thread I followed had two options for opening the headlights. The author actually used a heat gun. Here's the link: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2369555
Just all I did was ignore the retrofit parts of his DIY.
So i finally got some day time pictures of the blacked out headlights.
I think some Hella Black Magic's to replace the factory fog lights would really pull the look together in the front.
The more I look at the flaps, the more I think I want to bring them in a little bit so they don't stick out as much, but I think I'll want them how they are now when I get some new rims and roll the fenders...
I also got some pictures of the interior LED lights. They make a world of a difference. I need to find my camera charger so I can stop with the crappy phone pictures...
I think some Hella Black Magic's to replace the factory fog lights would really pull the look together in the front.
The more I look at the flaps, the more I think I want to bring them in a little bit so they don't stick out as much, but I think I'll want them how they are now when I get some new rims and roll the fenders...
I also got some pictures of the interior LED lights. They make a world of a difference. I need to find my camera charger so I can stop with the crappy phone pictures...
I've been torn for a while about what colors to paint my car... Maybe some input from you guys would help. I've narrowed it down to three schemes. Any input would be great!
Gunmetal grey with crimson red accents and rims
Black with crimson red
White with black accents, rims, and roof
I'm leaning more towards the gunmetal grey, but I've never seen another one to know if I like it. This is the closest i've seen and its called frozen grey which is essentially flat gunmetal.
Gunmetal grey with crimson red accents and rims
Black with crimson red
White with black accents, rims, and roof
I'm leaning more towards the gunmetal grey, but I've never seen another one to know if I like it. This is the closest i've seen and its called frozen grey which is essentially flat gunmetal.
It's paint. Apparently it's called frozen grey. I like it a lot, but I'd want to have gloss paint which is why I wanted to do gunmetal.
I do too. I wanted it to be white for the longest time then I saw that frozen grey and got pretty excited about that. I originally wanted to do white with electric blue, but I'm feeling a less noticeable look now. I don't want my car to stick out too much. I just want it to look good.
So as some of you know, my poor bugeye has a bad rod bearing. It's with Meyagi in standish now, so it's in good hands. Once he has time, he's going to go ahead and put a 2.2 block in it with all my current parts. The extended warranty company screwed me and delayed the whole process...
Marino
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best of luck man hope your able to get it on the road again soon. always scared of spinning a rod bearing ..
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Thanks man. Mike said the damage was done when I got it. He said it's probably because the guy before me used Mobil 1. After I thought about it, i'm pretty sure that he did.. It should be ready in a couple weeks... It just feels like forever haha.best of luck man hope your able to get it on the road again soon. always scared of spinning a rod bearing ..
SUBARUDE
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Sorry but Mobil 1 did not cause your motor to go I have in my garage right now a 02 wrx with 280k miles on and has had Mobil 1 since 10k miles it's a one owner car but good luck hope the next motor treats you better
Mike went ahead and took the whole motor apart and found a couple of issues.. The clutch I had replaced in November, with only 2000 miles is junk. The tech that did the work put a bunch of never seize and it splattered all over the place and ruined it. So that's awesome. The manager at Quirk is going to talk to the tech that did the work and get back to me tomorrow about hopefully having them pay for a new one. I also need a timing belt kit so I ordered a Gates kit with water pump and ordered a new oil pan since, according to Mike, mine's "crispy." So that all sucks. Mike's going to throw a Perrin catless Up Pipe in it that he has laying around for cheap for me so that's cool. After all that, the brand new 2.2 short block from the dealer with 0 miles, and new head gaskets, this car better not have anything else go wrong for a good long while...
Got the rims in early!
Now I just need my car back.. Hopefully picking it from Mike Friday and taking it to Kinetic Saturday, if not, I'll be skipping school the middle of next week haha.
Mike also told me that my injectors are stock.. Which means the guy who sold it to me lied or is an idiot. Either way it's kinda disappointing haha.
Now I just need my car back.. Hopefully picking it from Mike Friday and taking it to Kinetic Saturday, if not, I'll be skipping school the middle of next week haha.
Mike also told me that my injectors are stock.. Which means the guy who sold it to me lied or is an idiot. Either way it's kinda disappointing haha.