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Evo Viii Project
I got an Evo Viii a few weeks ago and ive decided to do another project. I dont have my camera because i couldn't find it when i left florida over the summer so i wont have any pics ntil either this weekend or the next.
Tday i painted the headlights and taillights Flat Black and made the wheel wells bigger to fit my thicker tires and new suspension set-up(illhave more details when i get the camera, but i used the stock truck rear arms and custom extension on the upper shock mount; the tires extend about 1 or 2 millimeters from car) I am sanding some tonight but i wont do much, then im gonna prime it tomorrow with a coat. Im thinking about painting it Red. For the body im going to use the stock spoiler but other than that im not sure since i havent seen the full body kit. If any1 has ideas im open to all of them |
Okay, today I hand painted 2 or 3 coats of flat white paint as a base. Then i painted a couple coats of Testors Gloss Red, also by hand. for once my handpainting came out fairly well. I painted the rims flat black.
I didn't use any tape so a couple of my windows look pretty bad. CAN i fix this by painting them gloss black or is there a better way?? |
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but it's a little too late for that :p so gloss black will have to do. |
It shouldnt be too bad, i only got a little red around the edges and some white so it should just be as easy a a little touch up
I also got some on the screen-like pieces in the bumper and hood; should i cut them out or paint them flat black? |
have you cosidered hinging? i got a friend that wanted is doors and hood hinged, the Evo viii looks great with suicide doors and hood. i like your paint scheme. you should go flat black for the screen like pieces.
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sounds cool
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Okay, im almost done. Hopfully ill have pictures tomorrow night or saturday.
I painted the windows and they came out quite well, there are a few places i have to go over still. I painted the fins directly above the windows flat black and the front bumper has some well place flat black also. I think i may have gona a little overboard with it but it still looks good. The sceen like places are flat black. By next week i should have an Atomic AWD Ball bearing motor all wired and ready to go. DOES Radioshack sell motor capacitators? |
Sounds like a nice project. I don't think Radioshack has motor capacitors...if they do I've never seen them. You can get them off ebay, Xmods International is where I got mine.
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RS has caps, but not specific for xmods.
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all those ebay capacitors are schemes. they arent specificaly engineered for xmods or anything. all capacitors are the same except for the amount of electricity they can store.
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I got mine from Xmods International...and it's awesome, and what's a scheme?? you mean scam?? and if it were a scam....they wouldn't affect performance.
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Read the rules DON'T DOUBLE POST!
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sounds cool. but they do have capacitators on www.undergroundxmods.com for less than $3
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ya i meant scham or w/e :p :p
i used a random capacitor of an old circuit board of sorts and it does everything that all those sellers say they can do for $3+ for free. i just had to rant on that and i'm very sorry for getting off topic any way.. back to the evo 8, i think that red might look cool, which body lit did you use? |
here is the outside, i still need to upload the suspension
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ttA32754/6.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ttA32754/5.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ttA32754/4.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ttA32754/2.jpg |
Wheels are a little big for me but the paint job is sick and by sick I mean friggen awesome!!!! Overall looks NICE! Good job!!:D
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that really is awesome man.great job and great paint job idea(like colors and stuff).what kindof tyers do u have cuz they look a little big.oh yeah,love the black lites.their sick!
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The tires came off of a diecast mercedes model i found packed away in florida over the summer, i chose to use them because they gave me the extra clearence i want to drive on packed dirt... speaking of rally, the thread i just read said something about makin inner wheel wells which i will most likely attempt within the next few weeks. since the pics, i found that i needed to make the front wheel wells slightly bigger so i can turn completely.
Besides that, i have driven it and the tires dont have quite the traction i was looking for and the back end doesnt like to stay in line with the front(thats with the stock motor, i still havent put in my Atomic AWD Ball Bearing stock motor) so im hoping that that will change when i get the AWD kit. The car will be mainly used for drifting on hardwood or cement, or just driving on dirt/pavement... so im gonna have to find an 'all-terrain' setup |
nice car dude ive been waiting for pics. nice job
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