Did a test fit, ready for air now.

[rice4life]

That looks really good, hell of a lot better than I can ever do with photoshop hahahaha

[Kyle_Eagleton]

That looks really good, hell of a lot better than I can ever do with photoshop hahahaha

Haha thanks man, but I didn't shop it myself. I'm super pumped for it though

[244Brick]

Looks great, just merlot


Photoshop on air1 by Kyle_Eagleton, on Flickr

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Looks great, just merlot


Photoshop on air1 by Kyle_Eagleton, on Flickr

Thanks man. And you're always handy to post the actual pictures from my links, so thanks for that too

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Update: Finally pulled the trigger and am waiting on a wingless trunk lip in the mail. (i.e., car will have no large wing). Not sure how I'll feel about it, but the current lip and wing could use some TLC.

Also, I'm working on the idea of removing my reverse lights (shown above in the rear bumper), replacing them into the reflector in the trunk lid, and running a dual exhaust through the holes that remain. I'm worried about my current side exit for when I air out, so I think the exhausts running up that high will be kind of different, crazy, and practical for going lower.

[morghen]

drop the rear wing, you aint flyin anywhere..
really now it will look SO MUCH better without it.

[Kyle_Eagleton]

drop the rear wing, you aint flyin anywhere..
really now it will look SO MUCH better without it.

The wingless lip is somewhere in the mail as we type..

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Update: There's no real point in making an actual build thread, since I'm not doing thing crazy. I'll just put the updates here as I go.

Yesterday I dropped the car off for a new intake to be made. The same guy who did my exhaust is doing it, I'm sure it will unique and functional, I'll put a comparison photo from the old to the new when I pick it up on Saturday. I'm form>function minded, I don't care about performance, but that old cold air intake had to go....

Also, my wingless lip for the trunk has arrived! It needs prepped for paint, and obviously painted. I think I will wait until winter breaks to put it on, so mother nature doesn't ruin the fresh paint. I bought it from another Saturn owner, who only charged me the gas money he needed to take it to UPS, and shipping. Very nice of him, since another source wanted 75 for that small piece, before shipping!

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Update: Friend of mine posted 2 mint Recaro Pole Position seats on Craigslist for $700. He told me I could have them for $600! I told him I needed to wait until the end of the week after I payed my bill for the past semester.


Somebody bought them the next day. After I post this, I'm going to go smash my face off of something hard, and lay in a puddle of the mixture of blood and failure.

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Did a test fit, ready for air now.

Last night I put the wingless trunk lip on. Clearly it needs painted still, but it worked out nicely. It cleans up the rear much better in my opinion.

See it here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/seethin...in/photostream

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Good evening,

Learned a lot, bought a lot, and wasted a lot of time.

Car has changed a little, here's a quick run down.

Wingless


New (actually gently used) seats.



Pontiac Torrent gauge cluster swapped in.


Bought 2 extra NUE's.


Mounted tires on others. 205/40 on 17x8's.

Ordered air from BagRiders. Awesome customer service. Would suggest them to anyone interested in air.

Some of it came today.

Airlift Autopilot V2, 5Gal tank, 1/4th lines, 400C compressor.

Airlift 75559 and 75566 universal struts are in the mail. Should be here next week. The week after I have leave time I will use to install everything. The front struts are going to be a pretty tight fit.. 7 inches in diameter and I have about that much room barely inside the strut tower.

Also, looking for anyone with extra knowledge about bagging cars with McPherson strut setups, any extra info on slotted clevis holes and cam bolts, air install do's and don'ts tips, or anybody that wants 2 free (only for SW members, pay shipping) OEM Saturn black leather front seats for a daily or some sort of project. Literally going to be thrown away otherwise.

Thanks, look forward to feedback. Sorry for the Instagram photos.


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[Kyle_Eagleton]

Here's a photo dump:



Crushed some bugs. Commute 500 miles to work a week.


Stock seats for sale (free for SW). This one has a tear, other is perfect.


Oh, and here's how the car looked when I bought it in 2008. I was 15. I think it's come far since then..



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[rice4life]

I actually like the old graphics.

Those seats look great, what model are they?

[Kyle_Eagleton]

I actually like the old graphics.

Those seats look great, what model are they?

I did not. But the airbrush job they had done was pretty good. I can respect the talent, but I repainted it anyways haha. Thanks, they are Bride Digos. I like them, and they are in almost perfect shape for being used. But I really want fixed backs. So these will go eventually. I'll wait till winter to look for something else.


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[mike410]

Airlift 75559 and 75566 universal struts are in the mail. Should be here next week. The week after I have leave time I will use to install everything. The front struts are going to be a pretty tight fit.. 7 inches in diameter and I have about that much room barely inside the strut tower.

Also, looking for anyone with extra knowledge about bagging cars with McPherson strut setups, any extra info on slotted clevis holes and cam bolts, air install do's and don'ts tips

I figured I'd throw in my two cents as I have these for front struts as well. I decided to slot my top clevis hole, rather than running the cam bolts I was using. I havent had any issues but my car hasn't seen that many miles on it (~1500). I figured if it was good enough for some aftermarket coilover options, that it should be fine on the airlifts.