Galantman03's 8G Build

[8thLS6]

Can't really think of any suggestions except for maybe extending on the flare end on the bumper to match the fender, and then mold it into the bumper for smooth transition.

Also maybe this evo will help you with ideas on the fenders and skirts..or maybe not lol. Figured worth posting. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/...cfeb17bf_o.jpg

[Palmz]

tought you ware going for this look

Did you think about cuting it like this

this is alway what i wanted to do but i just want to add a 1inch to mine front and back (ps i know my paint skilz are amazing no need to tell me :D )

Hella dope build btw :D

[Galantman03]

Damn. Nice work. It's awesome to see someone that's not afraid to go the extra mile to build the car they truly want.

Well this build has taken a drastic turn, so I do what I have to do. I never intended this I swear lol

Can't really think of any suggestions except for maybe extending on the flare end on the bumper to match the fender, and then mold it into the bumper for smooth transition.

Also maybe this evo will help you with ideas on the fenders and skirts..or maybe not lol. Figured worth posting. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/...cfeb17bf_o.jpg

Yeah, I am now realizing why you always see wide fenders that go back into the door flush.

tought you ware going for this look

Did you think about cuting it like this

this is alway what i wanted to do but i just want to add a 1inch to mine front and back (ps i know my paint skilz are amazing no need to tell me :D )

Hella dope build btw :D

Maybe not that, but I guess Ill see. I'm not going to change this fender lol. I'm going to finish it up and see if I can still make my original plan work.
Paint skillz are hella dope lol

[Palmz]

lol youre so damn secretive

[Galantman03]

I have to be. People see stuff and just do it lol. Thats why I had to go to the extreme. Everybody has JDM stuff now, so its hard to be different on the forum lol. In public not an issue.

[spdracr]

more pics!!!

[Galantman03]

No more till its done I tell ya! (in other news, gotta wait another 4 weeks till I can get a status on the rear kit, sigh)

[demond0d5]

Did you think about cuting it like this

Hey I'm really glad you threw this up cuz I'm (hopefully) gonna be doing something similar some summer but not as extreme. With the bags dropped my 235s touch pretty much everywhere so a simple roll didn't cut it...been watching his updates closely to get some ideas :p


Jared did you ever consider fingering just the edge so that you could flare that out and weld up an extra strip on the outside instead of in the middle? Just thought of this and think I may try it.....that would bring the outer edge up away from the tire and adding the strip brings it a little back down (at an angle) but may be worth looking into.

[Galantman03]

If you cut and open up the edge, there goes all your support to keep the fender structure. I thought really hard about where to cut the fender, and I was looking at just rolling that edge, but decided against it because of the fender integrity needs that bend to keep the form. And then trying to get that surface flat and smooth sucks lol. You can try it.

[demond0d5]

good point...I was looking at it from a cosmetic standpoint and didn't think about the structural side of it.....well damn :/

[Galantman03]

Yay! The parts I needed have shown up. 17mm spacers and an Omni 4 bar to replace my AEM 5 bar.

[boosting90]

hey boss u ever put these monster on dyno???

[IVORY_G]

I thought of you being able to do your fenders like this:





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[Galantman03]

It's funny you put up RREs evo 6 lol. That rear kit is what I ordered... Now that the cat is it the bag I have nothing left to say....


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[Techn0Nut1996]

Thats gonna be sweet!

[coconut]

Can't wait to see the finish product!!

[demond0d5]

That's kinda what I figured you would do but you're so damn secretive I started to doubt it! XD


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[IVORY_G]

It's funny you put up RREs evo 6 lol. That rear kit is what I ordered... Now that the cat is it the bag I have nothing left to say....


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Ah hah! lol!

[Galantman03]

Time for an update!
So last week sunday I went for a drive with no hood, one wide fender on and no bumper haha. Had to clean up the dust from the bodywork, and I wired in a new map sensor (omni 4 bar) and I received my new map from the tuner.
I have been working on the fender for a while, trying to get it perfect.









I then installed the new map sensor, and decided to go for a drive.


The car came alive! it was night an day difference... I heard the wastegate for the first time.
And even though the boost leak test was good to 30 psi, I kept blowing off the couplers at the turbo outlet, and the throttle body, twice at each location, so I never was able to get a good log.


So I ended up beading the couplers with jb weld


and installed some tow straps. these bolt to the frame rails, with the setup that came with the crash bar. This allows me to tow the car without removing the front bumper, and because I have a little ocd, I had to have 2 on the front.



And this is how she sat after the first time she hit 23 or 24 psi.


This Saturday I ended up putting everything back on the car, and just taking it for a spin. After I finally was able to "fix" the boosting issue I was pumped to just enjoy the car. Decided to wash the car fully again, and on the drive there, the car wouldn't go past 10 psi again! WTF... I was so mad... So after washing and drying it, I was cleaning the bay and ended up going over everything that I did compared to the week before, and it hit me. Last time I didn't have the air filter on the turbo. I was like screw it, I took it off, had 2 other people meet me and hop in the car with me and as I left the car wash, I floored it and hit 23 psi no problem. I FINALLY FOUND MY ISSUE! It was the dang air filter. The map sensor was bad as it was reading 50 psi with the car off, but the filter was the fricken main issue for the past year I guess... I never would have thought about that. So now that the car is running great, I will just continue to fit the new rims and tires that I got, because at the current boost I am spinning up to 4th... So I need some grip. Until next time

[xd_01]

Looking good, finally you get to enjoy it!!

For next time,, http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/for...r/99872/page1/