1989 LX Notchback Build Thread
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I got some stuff in the mail today.
Very good build!
Thanks guys!
I washed it this morning and spent the day doing a paint correction. I'm very pleased with the results. The pics don't really show how big of a difference it made, but it's a huge difference. For a fox, it's pretty slick.
50/50 shot after the first pass with M105.
I also took the 5.0 emblems off. They were pretty rough, so I planned on getting new ones. But after seeing it without the emblems, I might leave them off.
After 2 passes of M105, 1 pass of scratch/swirl remover, 2 coats of Chemical Guys Blacklight, and one pass of Chemical Guys Jetseal.
Then I got the car in my dad's garage. Since I have 2 days off from work and school, I'm going to spend some time getting the underside clean.
I washed it this morning and spent the day doing a paint correction. I'm very pleased with the results. The pics don't really show how big of a difference it made, but it's a huge difference. For a fox, it's pretty slick.
50/50 shot after the first pass with M105.
I also took the 5.0 emblems off. They were pretty rough, so I planned on getting new ones. But after seeing it without the emblems, I might leave them off.
After 2 passes of M105, 1 pass of scratch/swirl remover, 2 coats of Chemical Guys Blacklight, and one pass of Chemical Guys Jetseal.
Then I got the car in my dad's garage. Since I have 2 days off from work and school, I'm going to spend some time getting the underside clean.
Great job on the paint. Amazing how good that 25 year old paint held up. Makes me miss my black notch. Keep up the good work.
Thanks guys!
Today was a pretty good day.
Got my axles in and also put some new shocks on.
Got the wheels on and did a little mockup.
They fit almost perfect. I can't be happier with my decision to go with a 255 instead of a 275. The fender to tire clearance was a little too close though.
So out came the baseball bat and heat gun. I didn't go extreme on the roll, just enough to give me peace of mind.
And here's how it looks now. Can't drive it, because the front wheels are now hitting the brakes after hitting the brakes a few times. I'll have to put a 3rd spacer on the front to make them clear.
I must say, I think it can't look any better than it does.
Today was a pretty good day.
Got my axles in and also put some new shocks on.
Got the wheels on and did a little mockup.
They fit almost perfect. I can't be happier with my decision to go with a 255 instead of a 275. The fender to tire clearance was a little too close though.
So out came the baseball bat and heat gun. I didn't go extreme on the roll, just enough to give me peace of mind.
And here's how it looks now. Can't drive it, because the front wheels are now hitting the brakes after hitting the brakes a few times. I'll have to put a 3rd spacer on the front to make them clear.
I must say, I think it can't look any better than it does.
The coupe looks amazing. Great job.
oh my
Good job, looks great.
Thanks guys.
I worked on getting the car sitting better this weekend. The front wheels rubbed almost constantly because I had to run 3 spacers on each side to clear the calipers and caliper brackets. So yesterday I cut the caliper bracket bar off and filed down the calipers just a little bit.
That clearance
And how the car sits as of right now. I took the pinion snubber out from the rear and apparently the car was riding on that. The car dropped a ton in the rear and is currently sitting on the tire. I'll have to roll the fenders some more to make is functional, but I love the way it's looking. Plans are to go lower in the front and a hair lower in the rear. I'm going for that minitubbed look. I plan to run the car at the track later on in the month, so I'll probably have to raise it back up to get some good 60 foot times.
Nothing to see here, just a little 125 shot..
I worked on getting the car sitting better this weekend. The front wheels rubbed almost constantly because I had to run 3 spacers on each side to clear the calipers and caliper brackets. So yesterday I cut the caliper bracket bar off and filed down the calipers just a little bit.
That clearance
And how the car sits as of right now. I took the pinion snubber out from the rear and apparently the car was riding on that. The car dropped a ton in the rear and is currently sitting on the tire. I'll have to roll the fenders some more to make is functional, but I love the way it's looking. Plans are to go lower in the front and a hair lower in the rear. I'm going for that minitubbed look. I plan to run the car at the track later on in the month, so I'll probably have to raise it back up to get some good 60 foot times.
Nothing to see here, just a little 125 shot..
great job on the build, car looks great
Awesome looking car.
Any tips on the fender rolling? My '92's rubbing, and I'm affraid to crack the 22 years old paint.
Any tips on the fender rolling? My '92's rubbing, and I'm affraid to crack the 22 years old paint.
Since it's OEM paint, you'll probably not have much cracking. Just heat the crap out of the paint, go very slow, and you will have very minimal cracking, or possibly none. I've rolled about 10 cars now and there's always a little cracking, but nothing that is visible.
Great job
Finally got a little time to mess with the car today. I'm going to be running it this Friday, which will be my first time ever making a pass down the track. I figured I should start with the slowest car I have.
I got the nitrous wired up and completed, all I need to do now is run the vacuum lines and mount the bottle.
Looks like a bone stock sub 200rwhp car to me.
Then I put in some much less cut springs. These are only cut 1.5 coils instead of 3, so I will have some suspension travel when I launch.
Then I mocked up an XXR 531. I kinda like them, but I won't be able to tuck them. I will also have to lose the tailpipes or run some different ones which I'm not ready to do yet.
I got the nitrous wired up and completed, all I need to do now is run the vacuum lines and mount the bottle.
Looks like a bone stock sub 200rwhp car to me.
Then I put in some much less cut springs. These are only cut 1.5 coils instead of 3, so I will have some suspension travel when I launch.
Then I mocked up an XXR 531. I kinda like them, but I won't be able to tuck them. I will also have to lose the tailpipes or run some different ones which I'm not ready to do yet.
Man I am so glad you put those on the car. I cannot find pics of 18s on a fox anywhere. You are right though they stick out way too much, I guess it would be hard to get them to tuck
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