"bronzit .. FTL" build

[610EURO]

redid 1 of the center caps:


(left is redone)

also completely stripped one of the barrels and painted that as well, i dont have any pics of it out of the wrapping, i forgot to take some.





that silver metallic is what im going to spray the faces with. i prefer the metallic over the solid grey.

my battery kept moving out of place so i wanted to fix that today. in my black car i made an overly complicated setup to hold the battery down. with this one i just wanted something simple.

i took some of my aluminum stock, took the battery and tray out then went to work.





about a half hour later i had this :





very simple design, 3 posts support the top bar which hold the battery down while the bars support it side to side.

i had a small split in one of the accordian pieces of my intake boot so i fixed that.

started shaving the drivers side of the engine bay but ill save those pics for when its near finished

[610EURO]

got one of my style 19's bolted back up today.



that spot in the center of that 1 spoke that looks like a serious paint chip is just dust. should be for sale soon. i completely lost interest in them.

[sergov]

would look super awesome on those oz wheels
however i like the look on the borbets too

[610EURO]

would look super awesome on those oz wheels
however i like the look on the borbets too

when i finish with the OZ's i will have them on this car. they should look perfect.

[1badg35]

looks great so far. what did you do to those futura bolts to get them to shine like that? the before and after is shocking.

[610EURO]

looks great so far. what did you do to those futura bolts to get them to shine like that? the before and after is shocking.

thanks. didnt see this till now, replied to your PM

[610EURO]

Here is the last few updates. i forget to update here.


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well it happened. it was late and there is no street light out front of my house so i couldnt see down to use my mirrors. i visually know how far i have to be from the curb based on the tree at the street. well it was night and i forgot that with my glasses on i lose depth perception. my vision is only ever a few inches off which usually never mattered, in this case it did. so as i went to get closer i just hit, and it wasnt gentle.

carnage:







took me about an hour to tape and repair the wheel. turned out pretty much the same as before it touched the curb.







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started getting the paint back to good condition. i stopped polishing in the middle to show how bad it really was :



unpolished:



polished:



obviously i cant polish out the bumps no matter how hard i try, so i will still be replacing the hood and trunk. but you can see how bad the trunk really was. all those marks were in the paint, i have cleaned the car over 20 times in the last month and none of those scratches or marks came out. quick rub over with some polish then wax and it was all glossy again.

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my 2 "toys".



because of the heat and humidity i havnt been able to do much work or play on either one in over a week.

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well a buddy of mine offered to mod the strut brace for me free of charge. got it cut in half and shortened:





he re-welded every joint so the welds dont look like they were done by a first time welder anymore. i had to grind and file both sides of the brace mounts to get them to go around the centers of the towers. also the one side of the brace is at a different angle then the other. quality control at IE must be non-existent. very not happy with the quality now that i have actually had a chance to put it/them between the towers.

should be able to test fit it tomorrow after he gets out of work.

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since it was raining today i decided to do my rear trim.

removed the bumper and got the trim off. the bumper and trim all had nasty dirty under them like i took the car off roading. its alot worse then the pictures show.





had to replace the center trim as it was mangled from when the PO backed into something.



took one off of myone of my other bumpers



got the trim and bumper all cleaned up. then started to reinforce where the lights were so i could have support for the filler in the front.





thats all of that for now. my buddy brought the strut brace back to check for fitment before final welding.i spent about half an hour machining GC upper spring hats to be a press fit onto his cosmo camber plates. then he left with the bar again. all looked good so it should be back and ready tomorrow.

wheel fitment:







i will be going lower soon, just havnt had the time to mod my suspension.

should be able to get alot of the trim done tomorrow and hopefully the bar will be able to go on.

[aledelic42]

your car looks perfect in person

[610EURO]

your car looks perfect in person

thanks. i still havnt seen a blue A4. you must drive by at times im not outside.

[matt752]

Mate, this is beautiful. Awesome build and an awesome car! It's spot on.

[Sterling_Archer]

car is definitely on point.............can't wait til mine is on par with yours

[aledelic42]

thanks. i still havnt seen a blue A4. you must drive by at times im not outside.

yeah, I remember being next to your car at a stop light a while back in this..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4198310780_4855fcc866_o.jpg

which I sold recently and am now driving this..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/4618121324_890bdfb054_o.jpg

I drive past your place almost every day to and from work

[610EURO]

Mate, this is beautiful. Awesome build and an awesome car! It's spot on.

thanks. it came a long way but it still needs alot of work.

car is definitely on point.............can't wait til mine is on par with yours

my car is still far from par IMO. but its getting there slowly. goodluck with your e30

yeah, I remember being next to your car at a stop light a while back in this..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4198310780_4855fcc866_o.jpg

which I sold recently and am now driving this..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/4618121324_890bdfb054_o.jpg

I drive past your place almost every day to and from work

weird. if i see another lowered car i usually give it a glance. but i dont remember seeing you. around what time do you travel by ?

[610EURO]

most recent 2 updates:

well i went out drinking yesterday so i didnt get to work on the bumper. i put it back on the car and drove to the spot with primer and sanding marks all over the rear trim.

today i got a coat of black on it so i can drive around with it. it still needs work but till i get some SEM here i dont want to do the final prep work.







after that coat of black i wet sanded and put it back on.

then went to AZ to pick up a claybar kit. i really needed to remove the grime that washing/waxing didnt seem to remove.



so i hand washed the car. dryed the car, followed with a touchless wash. then claybar'd the entire car, windows and all. then followed with another touchless wash.

my car saw alot of water and chemicals today :

its still wet in these pics but i wasnt going to wait for it to dry again.












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here is some interior shots, since i almost never post any. i cleaned the carpet but thats about it, the rest has the dust build up and fingerprints from the last few weeks.





















real men like to be in control :



ill get to cleaning the fingerprints off and cleaning the seats eventually.

[B Rod]

So CLEAN!