Said goodbye to a German and welcomed an Italian
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Said goodbye to a German and welcomed an Italian
This is car # 103 and it is a good one!
She was welcomed by her roommates...they shared some sushi and bratwurtz...
I had a list of things that I need to get done in order to get her to where I wanted.
1. The car has a lot of carbon fiber inside and out and I am somewhat familiar with that material. I refinished the rear splitter and wanted the "fins" to pop up a bit more so I added a little silver on the inner fins and I think it turned out pretty good.
2. Amber delete - the color amber does not seem to match anything in a red car so I blacked it out...I think it makes her look meaner.
3. The plastic window on the convertible top showed the usual wear and age of a 10 year old car, even though it was always garage kept. I used a "blue power" cleaner that I had used on the past in a few S2000's that I had, and it seemed to work really well. It did the trick. The side windows are tinted so after the cleaning, it was pretty obvious that the plastic window wasn't. I decided to use a "clinger tint" material and it actually turned out great. I also did this to my S2k's and I will take better photos when the weather cooperates and I have her outside.
4. The V1 was hard-wired so now I won't get busted (at least, not so easily) and won't have that chord dangling everywhere. I got to test it with a couple of local prancing horses a couple of nights ago.
5. The car had a couple of spots on clear bra where it showed some scuffing and scratches and all of that is now gone!
Loving it so far. Next is some headers and exhaust.
She was welcomed by her roommates...they shared some sushi and bratwurtz...
I had a list of things that I need to get done in order to get her to where I wanted.
1. The car has a lot of carbon fiber inside and out and I am somewhat familiar with that material. I refinished the rear splitter and wanted the "fins" to pop up a bit more so I added a little silver on the inner fins and I think it turned out pretty good.
2. Amber delete - the color amber does not seem to match anything in a red car so I blacked it out...I think it makes her look meaner.
3. The plastic window on the convertible top showed the usual wear and age of a 10 year old car, even though it was always garage kept. I used a "blue power" cleaner that I had used on the past in a few S2000's that I had, and it seemed to work really well. It did the trick. The side windows are tinted so after the cleaning, it was pretty obvious that the plastic window wasn't. I decided to use a "clinger tint" material and it actually turned out great. I also did this to my S2k's and I will take better photos when the weather cooperates and I have her outside.
4. The V1 was hard-wired so now I won't get busted (at least, not so easily) and won't have that chord dangling everywhere. I got to test it with a couple of local prancing horses a couple of nights ago.
5. The car had a couple of spots on clear bra where it showed some scuffing and scratches and all of that is now gone!
Loving it so far. Next is some headers and exhaust.
