JJDAG
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Looks nice and tight and straight seams, nice job!
If there bad I start with 1500 grit wet then finish with 3000 grit wet then buff with soft compound then buff with polish, when sanding you can see the yellow come right off. Be carful of your edges as not to burn through the paint, use some masking tape and just go easy with your buffer.My headlights are oxidizing pretty badly so I spent about 1/2 hr trying the Mother's Aluminum polish trick. Got rid of the yellow tinge but not the results Youtube showed me. The 1 I worked on is clearer but it's still fucked up. May try the other 1 this evening.
Did this job a few months ago. Factory v6 before, did a full suspension swap, k-memeber, axle, new everything. Sway bars coming soon.
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Yes. For now. Planning on a coyote swap next yearIs it still a V6?
Went ahead and had the stock 3:55 ring and pinion gears reinstalled, as I didn't feel the need for 4:10 gear ratio with 5 spd manual and Saleen VI blower. Most of my driving is on the highway at cruising speeds anyhow and felt that gaining top end at 2000-2500 RPM was more important than gaining low end off the line quicker. At any rate, I'll be listing the 4:10 ring and pinion gears up for sale.
About a week ago, got it tuned. Made 430-something on the DynoJet, but it feels way better on the street. No more bogging after shifts. It's running leaner and just feels good. That's on a 10 psi pulley - seems like a low number, but it's safe I think.
A day after I got it back I noticed someone hit my rear bumper and cracked the plastic around the licence plate housing. Nothing major, but it still pisses me off. I dunno if it happened at the shop or afterwards when I was at the mall. I should've done a walk-around before I picked it up. Shop denies anything happened, obviously, and I can't really tell them otherwise. Were this 10 years ago, I'd be really pissed, but it's a daily and shit happens and there are a lot of other imperfections with it. I'm just glad it's running well. One of these days I'll fix all the cosmetic stuff.
The vinyl door inserts are finally falling off my doors after 13 years of ownership. Keeping it garaged 90% of the time definitely prolonged the life of those stupid things. I glued the driver side back on and hopefully it sticks. I made the mistake of taking the whole thing off and trying to glue it. For the passenger one, I'm just going to peel it back as far as the armrest and apply the glue - it should be way easier to line up when sticking it back on.Yea, cosmetics just keep getting worse and worse on mine. I washed it Saturday and I kept telling myself "I will get it re-painted, I will get it re-painted. Don't sweat it." Lol
The vinyl door inserts are finally falling off my doors after 13 years of ownership. Keeping it garaged 90% of the time definitely prolonged the life of those stupid things. I glued the driver side back on and hopefully it sticks. I made the mistake of taking the whole thing off and trying to glue it. For the passenger one, I'm just going to peel it back as far as the armrest and apply the glue - it should be way easier to line up when sticking it back on.
I'm torn about getting it repainted. It's a black car and I hate the upkeep on black, but I feel like I should keep it the original color. But, at the same time, I feel that if I'm going to the trouble to repaint it, I'd want to get something original and unique.