Kappa Performance Forum
Kappa Specific => Joe's Garage => Interior/Exterior Mods => Topic started by: spicy3480 on January 10, 2009, 10:25:32 PM
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Here are some quick shots...the snow keeps the car dirty :gaah:
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o280/spiky3480/DSC03504.jpg)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o280/spiky3480/DSC03508.jpg)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o280/spiky3480/DSC03510.jpg)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o280/spiky3480/DSC03501.jpg)
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Slide show.
(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s222/bendinelli/Blue%20Demon/th_1.jpg) (http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s222/bendinelli/Blue%20Demon/?action=view¤t=2f6b3264.pbw)
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I'm working on mine. Hopefully in a few weeks, it will be done.
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Here is my pic's of the Norms Fascia that I put on.....
The before:
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u142/KYGXP/001.jpg)
and the after:
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u142/KYGXP/006-1.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u142/KYGXP/010-2.jpg)
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Kim, that looks great. I've seen a lot of nice rearends in my lifetime but this one is absolutely beautiful. I assume you installed it? I want one!!!!! Price????
PM me if you prefer.
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Following Kim's lead :D
before:
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/Chemist_17/P1010453b_SC_2.jpg)
AFTER!
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/Chemist_17/Mods%20Fall%202008/P1060305.jpg)
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CHEMIST! Between you, Kim and DeeepBlueGXP I am most definitely going to have to get a job.....Watch the handle thread I start after YOU lead me down that garden path
:gaah: :gaah: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Does it come painted? or ?????
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Chemist, I have the exact same rear fascia but with it painted deep. Joe, if you have a picture please post for me.
If not I will post when the weather is warmer.
Joe had to do some cutting away underneath to make it fit over the solo mach exhaust. the drivers side tailpipe bumped against the fascia. It is in a place that you can not see.
Grant, you can get it unpainted or painted for a price. I bought it when Norm said business was slow so I wanted to throw some $ his way. I am a sucker for a sales pitch. Hear that other vendors.
Chuck
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Chemist, I have the exact same rear fascia but with it painted deep. Joe, if you have a picture please post for me.
If not I will post when the weather is warmer.
Joe had to do some cutting away underneath to make it fit over the solo mach exhaust. the drivers side tailpipe bumped against the fascia. It is in a place that you can not see.
Grant, you can get it unpainted or painted for a price. I bought it when Norm said business was slow so I wanted to throw some $ his way. I am a sucker for a sales pitch. Hear that other vendors.
Chuck
Chuck,
Seeing a picture of yours is what put me over the top in wanting one. Thanks!!
--Chemist
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Kim, that looks great. I've seen a lot of nice rearends in my lifetime but this one is absolutely beautiful. I assume you installed it? I want one!!!!! Price????
PM me if you prefer.
Why Thanks Man.... I also think it is a beautiful rear-end myself...... Yes... I installed it along with some help from my son.... I purchased it from someone else who sold his car a week after he had it on. I drove up to Cincinnati to pick it up and paid about 300 for it.....
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I know it's not real but kappasphere's new rendering really got me excited.
(http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/possess927/Sol20sketch_120homepage.jpg)
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I'd much rather see something along the lines of the GXP-R
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1052/1451194704_8fa5fd873c.jpg?v=0)
I do not care for KS's rendering at all! Too 'fish faced' IMO. Plus, they've combined sharp lines with a the curvaceous overall design.
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KYGXP and Chemist, love both of your added rear facia's. Thanks for posting for the rest of us to see. I believe you may have some converts, if I may be so bold. Both are grand. KYGXP, yours with the dramatic Mean color adds passionate flair, kind of like what Batman would have chosen. I really like it! Chemist, yours is very tasteful and the perfect touch of class. The original is classic and looks great. It's nice that God gave us the ability to pick and choose. You both made great choices!
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RK Sport Spoiler added after factory spoiler removed. (Critterman and Go-N Def helped)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/44779905.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/f44f9a58.jpg)
Painted stock rear facia to match (Go-N Def helped)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/e7875c0d.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/2b132eb2.jpg)
Painted headlight bezels to match also
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/a9a697ac.jpg)
Norms Side Skirts and my own side fender mod (Chuckdoc and Go-N Def helped)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/08-25-08%20Side%20Skirts/DSCF3757.jpg)
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I still shutter from the thought of all that sanding dust! LOL!!!
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RK Sport Spoiler added after factory spoiler removed. (Critterman and Go-N Def helped)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/44779905.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/f44f9a58.jpg)
Painted stock rear facia to match (Go-N Def helped)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/e7875c0d.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/2b132eb2.jpg)
Painted headlight bezels to match also
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/a9a697ac.jpg)
Norms Side Skirts and my own side fender mod (Chuckdoc and Go-N Def helped)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/08-25-08%20Side%20Skirts/DSCF3757.jpg)
Love the look of the side skirts and I see that they are from Norms but then I visit his site and I don't see them,did I miss the boat, did you guys buy them all !!!!
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Love the look of the side skirts and I see that they are from Norms but then I visit his site and I don't see them,did I miss the boat, did you guys buy them all !!!!
Nope. Just give Norm a call and let him know you'd like a set and he'll make you one. He just hasn't added it to his sites product list yet. Probably too busy knocking out his great stuff.
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Thanks Gunny I will just have to do that is there a special name for them that you know of.
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Thanks Gunny I will just have to do that is there a special name for them that you know of.
Transformer side skirts.
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Painted stock rear facia to match (Go-N Def helped)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/e7875c0d.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s245/deepbluegxp/2008/Spoiler%20and%20headlights/2b132eb2.jpg)
What did you use to paint the rear fascia? thank you
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I bought a HVLP paint gun set and used automotive paint from NAPA mixed to the color for deep (722J) and then clear coated.
This is how we did it.
Go-N Def sanded his ass off, used 320 sand paper to smooth out the facia. It looked great with the coats of blue shot on it. Then I shot the clear and the plastic fibers all lifted like it was dragged down a carpet and all the lint collected on it. This was upsetting. I let it sit in the hot sun for several hours and wet sanded it smooth again. Shot two more coats of blue and then 3 coats of clear and it was finished.
Since Deep-GXP is getting ready to do one I recommended to him to sand it smooth, shoot the clear to seal the fibers, wet sand (400 grit) any bumps and then 1000 grit until completely smooth again. Then shoot the color and clear over top.
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I bought a HVLP paint gun set and used automotive paint from NAPA mixed to the color for deep (722J) and then clear coated.
This is how we did it.
Go-N Def sanded his ass off, used 320 sand paper to smooth out the facia. It looked great with the coats of blue shot on it. Then I shot the clear and the plastic fibers all lifted like it was dragged down a carpet and all the lint collected on it. This was upsetting. I let it sit in the hot sun for several hours and wet sanded it smooth again. Shot two more coats of blue and then 3 coats of clear and it was finished.
Since Deep-GXP is getting ready to do one I recommended to him to sand it smooth, shoot the clear to seal the fibers, wet sand (400 grit) any bumps and then 1000 grit until completely smooth again. Then shoot the color and clear over top.
How did you keep dirt out of the wet paint and clear?
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I sprayed water on the garage floor which kept the dust down.
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When I painted my rear spoiler I bought a big plastic drop cloth and created a booth in the corner of the garage. Took one fan and covered the intake side with a sheet to pump air into the booth and the other blowing air out at the bottom. turned everything on and using the compressor kicked up any dust that was in the space after sweeping it first and then let the fans run for about two hours before I started.
Other than that it is just amatter of trying to not kick any dust up by the guns air pressure, wind and walking around. Take it to a different space to sand it and clean it before returning to the other coats.
Either way it's a chore.
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I sprayed water on the garage floor which kept the dust down.
Or you could just do that :lol:
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not much of chore my way :lol:
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not much of chore my way :lol:
I had too many carboard boxes and stuff on the floor at the time to get it wet, and just my luck I'd have slipped and broke something. Have the barn now so she's got her own room and when I get the power run out to it all projects will relocate from the unfinished basement so I can start that project.
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You could also spray it with a filler primer/high build primer first. This kind primer is often used to fill minor imperfections ie 80 grit sanding marks. then your base coats and then the clear.
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Go-N Def sanded his ass off, used 320 sand paper to smooth out the facia.
It's true. It was completely gone. I couldn't sit for a month!
Of course, it grew back twice as big.......
:rofl:
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It's true. It was completely gone. I couldn't sit for a month!
Of course, it grew back twice as big.......
:rofl:
It probably took you a long time to sand it off too if you were only using 320 paper! :lol: