New pics with sportlines on

[TexStang]

Here are some pics of my car and a buddies T/A. I just recently put my sportlines on with a bmr adj panhard bar and brace and love it all.
Any questions just post up

And an artsy shot...i should have paid more attention to the reflections

 

[s1roush]

Very nice photography!
The car looks good too.

 

[Vapor08gt]

DAYUM that is a good lookin ride. What are the measurements between the rocker and the ground ? Also wheel and tire size ?

 

[TexStang]

I did tweak them in photoshop a bit...but the originals were very nice

I don't know the measurements off the top of my head, and I'm not near my car right now to measure it. The tires are 295/40-18 and 255/40-18 Falken Azenis on 18x10 and 18x9 black deep dish Bullitts. Thanks for the compliments

 

[kleistang]

lovely

 

[DKO]

I usually think that the black on black thing tends to look overdone, but I think that's mainly due to the fact that people fail to maintain the color. What kind of polish do you use? Looks kind of like a Zaino job

Extremely nice though, I'm impressed with the cleanliness and the shine on both cars.

 

[matt texass]

dam thats sick buddy. What did you use to wash and wax it?

 

[Steedman07]

Nice...I like ur black on black theme

 

[TexStang]

Honestly... All I did was use some of Meguiars scratch x to take care of some small issues that wouldn't show up in pictures anyways. About 2 weeks ago I claybar'd it and then waxed the whole thing with Zymol wax...which is a horrible horrible thing. I really like the wax, but it is a pain to get off because it dusts really really bad. Anyways, I wash my car pretty much every week, and use Meguiars Gold Class. I've been lucky and had time to wax it after ever wash since then. Before I took these pictures I waxed it with Meguiars NXT, then went over it again right before the pictures with Meguiars spray NXT wax. I really wanna give it the complete zaino go, but everytime I run out of something I end up just running down to o'reilleys and buying what I need cause I can't wait to get it in the mail from zaino.

If you really want a nice nice shine.... Porter Cable DA sander/buffer with some very light cutting pads and Zaino's scratch remover/fixer stuff works extremely well. Also, the Porter Cable makes waxing alot easier if you get a soft foam pad for it as you can easily apply wax, then put a cotton bonnet on it to remove the excess.

Thanks for the compliments guys! I'm really pleased how my car is coming along considering I'm on a college budget. I guess its nice to make a plan of what you want and stick too it instead of slapping pieces on and taking things off. Although I consider the springs an performance mod, it will prolly be the last appearance mod I do... I like the stealthy, can-tell-its-modded-but-can't-pick-out-what kind of look instead of something that screams modded or fast. Now if I'd just get out of college and buy my whipple along with some other goodies

 

[Steedman07]

Here is a pic of mine after I clay barred it, then hand waxed on 2 coats of NXT tech wax 2.0//I dont like using any kind of machine on a black car..
crappy pic, but the best its looked so far..
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[TexStang]

I guarantee...or almost since I'm sure there is some idiot out there that can do it, but I almost guarantee that you cannot screw up the paint with a Porter Cable DA... Especially with a very mild cutting/polishing pad on it... but then again personal preference

 

[Steedman07]

true...I just prefer to hand wax, absolutely no swirl marks...I hate damned swirl marks

 

[Boss281]

Your car looks fantastic! If I had the bucks to build a second s197 as a street machine, it would look just like that--damn that is mean looking. Although with my Boss fanaticism, I'd problably throw a Cervinis chin spoiler and Boss hood scoop...

5 stars dude!

John

 

[TexStang]

Thanks guys... really means alot coming from you gearheads

 

[Roush007]

Love the stance!!
I have Sportlines as well and I love them!!!

 

[Big Smitty]

Looks Great! Gotta love black when its clean.

 

[TexStang]

thanks guys, the compliments are always welcome and appreciated

 

[RedMustang]

Looks great