The Reconstruction

xBtony · 02-05-2009, 11:02 PM

^^^Woo!!! updates are always fun! Lol.

crxgames · 02-05-2009, 11:07 PM

They're awesome updates at that!

859Toaster · 02-05-2009, 11:11 PM

Indeed they are. I love tax time. lol

859Toaster · 02-07-2009, 03:10 PM

Weather finally warmed up enough to work with sticky tape some, so I got this done today...... But until the money or deal arrives to order a Kenstyle front lip, this will do... Or until it falls off. lol

So some of you were right, when you guessed front lip. However outta curiosity I looked at making fender flares out of them, and no... It'd look dumb as hell. lol

xBtony · 02-07-2009, 04:01 PM

NICE!!!!! The grille looks good, and the lil lip it kinda cool...Nice updates!

859Toaster · 02-07-2009, 04:10 PM

Yeah its kinda cool for only $20

Figured I would take the cheaper road less traveled.... Plus If I don't like it, I could always reseal my garage door. HAHAHA! Win win!

crex149 · 02-07-2009, 04:44 PM

Stenger, I have a Kenstyle front lip in my garage! It's fiberglass and needs a little work, make me an offer. I can even meet you with it halfway if you want it.

859Toaster · 02-07-2009, 04:52 PM

I'll bring you some Dixie Chili from up here

Thats worth more than any amount of money! (can you tell I am starving?)

Right now I am not in the possession to buy a kit or anything.... You'll see why in the coming days

enuf2spare35 · 02-07-2009, 06:56 PM

He should just give it to you and wait for the karma

859Toaster · 02-07-2009, 09:47 PM

HAHAHAHA! Ben with the great payment option! Can you paypal Karma?

Toup · 02-07-2009, 09:54 PM

Last I checked, no.

859Toaster · 02-07-2009, 11:04 PM

Dang. They need to update their payment methods then.

crxgames · 02-07-2009, 11:32 PM

I personally pay for things in Yutos. [/inside joke]

gravebox · 02-08-2009, 12:02 AM

Wow, WTF man?

what shop did you go to for your repairs before? cause they did a crap job with the paint. look at the shade difference between your bumper and the passenger fender... they didn't paint fade to adjacent paneling... that's kinda messed up if you ask me...

but what you've been doing looks sick though. i had to stop rockin the tow bar though

the new fog lights took over that spot.

859Toaster · 02-08-2009, 12:18 AM

Well for starters, matching the bumper to fenders is a task in its self no matter how skilled of a body guy you are. Pearl paint reacts differently to plastic than metal, so that's problem 1.

Problem 2 is taking it to a crappy body shop for insurance fix. My passenger side door no longer lines up as it should, the jams have runs and weren't cleared, they over buffed the paint in a few spots. Umm, there is pits in the metal, over spray on my already destroyed key lock (thanks to low life criminals)... I had to re tighten the inside door handle because it was only on by a few threads... They didn't even blend to the fender (I know because there was a slight scratch on the fender, and its still there).... Basically I can't take it back because it was fixed on someone else insurance (was t-boned a year ago), and well, they weren't going to cover the rental for another week to get it fixed again. So I got bent over and spanked on that deal.

Now the driverside of my car, they people that did the repair work from the accident, did a wonderful job, and went above the call of duty and fixed a previous dent or two.

So yeah, I know the passenger side of my car looks like crap. But it no longer even bothers me. After about a month, I just said screw it. After all, I do have a bare metal hood... lol

PCH · 02-08-2009, 12:27 AM

Under a good light you can tell a diff in colors on bumper and fender even on a factory painted car (at least i could on my TCM). May be it's the flex additive, i don't know, but there always will be a difference. May look fine in the shade, but show under the sun, etc.

859Toaster · 02-08-2009, 12:31 AM

Yeah, I seen mine from OEM as well.

SEE! This is day 2 of owning the car:

God its come a long way!

859Toaster · 02-08-2009, 02:23 PM

Yay! More progress before I go make even more progress...

Oh and block off plates for mirror's have been made. But they look like crap and were my first attempt. So no close ups on them.... At least I can go ape poo with the pressure washer when I am washing my car again

Black_Box · 02-08-2009, 02:33 PM

lookin good man, lovin that little lip addition, creative!

859Toaster · 02-08-2009, 07:46 PM

110psi

DUMPED!

Monroe Air Shocks. Come from a Ford Crown Vic (2000). And it wouldn't have happened if it was for the guys at bBSquad doing it first. Having to control it via plug in compressor for the next day or so. BUT Soon my on board air controller will be here (gauge, switch dump valve, and compressor) so I'll be able to control it from my seat.

More to come with in the next 2-3 days.

Ok, those last pictures are terrible.......

So I went and took this Pre-White Castles

All up! (110psi, no rear springs)

Took a dump down to 40psi.... And the wheels got stuck in the fenders. Time to roll!