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http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...t/DSC07401.jpg
Got these in, one for the silver car, one for the laser :D

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...t/DSC07402.jpg
tranny/ clutch/ flywheel off. I napped and Brendan worked on that :pc:
The clutch was pretty shot, flywheel stock and tranny good.. got a new act/ fidanza ready to go in though :D

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Got the motor disassembled. Bearings were crap! Getting rid of the front balance shaft and grinding down the rear.

Head looked great :)
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...t/DSC07405.jpg

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this was done in your garage? :)

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looks like your making some headway

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now just put it all back together and your set.

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Yup.. MY garage :D

Brendan made fun of me that it won't run for another 3 months :(
I just ordered in some SS brake lines, prothane motor mounts, clear cam gear cover, ACL rod/ crank bearings and a fire-retardant jacket :)

Other then that, think I just need a few sensors (knock/ O2)

I'd really like to pick up the MOMO steering wheel, but omg, 200 + 75 for the hub adapter.. Trying to bring myself to spend that much

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This thread wouldn't be 4 pages if you had a penis. Looks like fun though

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Do you know someone who powdercoats? Any idea how they made your Valve Cover that color? I'm curious because I do coating in my garage for fun, and wondering how they did it. I ended up doing a gloss black base coat, then I put a coat of transparent red on top of that. That's how I got mine to match my car the best I could. Here's how mine turned out. With minimal light it looks like a gloss black, but when light hits is you can see the red. Car looks good though! You should throw a Maaco paint job on that, the paint looks pretty sad.
http://dsmstyle.com/forums/attachmen...3&d=1174654429
http://dsmstyle.com/forums/attachmen...4&d=1174654429
http://dsmstyle.com/forums/attachmen...5&d=1174654488

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^ That turned out really well too.. It's def really hard to tell what it really looks like without seeing it in person
He did a black tint as a clear over aluminum (or maybe it was chrome) :)

But I would never get a maaco paint job. Trash!! I have a guy that does all my work.. just trying to get the engine in sort before spending money on the looks

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I love it when people call my paint job trash! They do a nice black cherry actually! Paint still looks good to this day. Just don't get their cheapest paint job.
http://dsmstyle.com/forums/attachmen...1&d=1149296708

http://dsmstyle.com/forums/attachmen...8&d=1149296597

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Your paint job can't be beat for the price.

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did you paint this yourself?

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Doesn't look too bad. I had a laser painted there.. omg the overspray. It was awful! I don't think they even put a clear on it.

But I'm going to have my guy do a few extra things.. Got a few ideas for him to paint :D He painted the silver car, and wouldn't go to anyone else, esp for the price!

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Who are you talking to? If me, I said it was done at Maaco.

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oh woops i looked at kittys name and thought it was her car.

so did you just have them use ppg or something?

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I just had them do their 2nd to best paint job, and had them match the black cherry already on it.

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What did you do to your car before dropping it off though? Remove parts, prep any thing?


Kittay, you guys must love your DSMs

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I love dsms.. I fell in love with the look of a 1g before I even knew wtf it was.. lol

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lol same here

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I drove the car there in it's wonderful multicolor condition. In their parking lot, I removed the headlight lenses, tail lights, marker lights, and the center grill piece between the head light lenses (they sprayed that separately). That's it. I didn't prep anything. I paid for their prep job.