Be easy - my first PC job and my first click and brag

**sharky nrk** · 03-02-2007, 11:38 PM

My car - 2003 WRX w/ lots of mods -

even though it looks almost completely stock on the outside - its setup to be my track day partner

anyways my only before - paint was not terrible but neglected and has suffered one to many bumper/fender cones and off track excursions

process:

wash megs gold class

clay mothers

wash megs gold class

sonus sfx-1 on DAS Orange at 4-5

sonus sfx-2 on DAS Green at 5-6

megs #7 on DAS Blue at 6

megs #27 by hand

it was late with poor lighting so pics kinda suck, I will try and get better ones tomorrow. I have no garage so car had to be driven 15 miles home so it will be a little less than perfect for the pics tomorrow but anyways

no swirls

more no swirls

The flash and poor lighting owns me

more crappy lighting with no tripod but look at my white accords reflection

more honda reflection

I am gonna finish up the rest of the detail sometime here in the next couple days (only worked on the paint today) and then the Honda is next

I think this PC bug has bitten - :waxing:

thanks for all of the advice

**twitch** · 03-02-2007, 11:46 PM

Very nice for your first time!

Better pictures would show off your effort more but even in the bad pictures you can certainly see a big improvement.

But now you`ve done it... you caught the bug and are hooked :woot2:

**sharky nrk** · 03-02-2007, 11:49 PM

well what sucks is my camera is actually pretty decent but with crappy lighting and not bringing my tripod = sucky pics - hopefully I can show it off a little better tomorrow

**imported_Nimble** · 03-03-2007, 02:14 AM

very nice work and even nicer car! I`m impressed. So did one pass with sfx1 remove most of the swirls, or did you do 2 passes, and if it didn`t remove all the marring, did the sfx2 help remove any, or just clean up the surface?

**sharky nrk** · 03-03-2007, 06:05 AM

well honestly, I don`t think the sfx1 worked all of the imperfections out, not because of the lack of its ability but because of my lack of comfort with the machine and using a "heavier product". I put the sfx2 on x2 and by the second application I was comfortable enough to just "go to town" and after buffing the haze off it was really like "wow this thing really does work and make a difference".

The green pad was much easier to tell how much pressure I was using as well. I think that combined with the increased comfort after doing it a couple of times made the difference. I am going to take the orange pad and PC to the bathroom scale and get a better idea of what that pressure feels like with that density pad before I work on it next time.

**sharky nrk** · 03-03-2007, 01:06 PM

no sun out but daylight pics

**imported_Nimble** · 03-03-2007, 01:07 PM

I see the "Azenis" badge poking out in one of those pics, and here I thought you were just stock.

**sharky nrk** · 03-03-2007, 01:39 PM

lol - looks stock - far from it

PNP VF39

800cc modded stockers

UTEC

uppipe

turboback

pullies

GM solenoid

upgraded TMIC

STi GrpN tranny mount

Kartboy rear diff bushings

Kartboy rear subframe outrigger carrier bushings

whiteline subframe locks

v7 STi RA struts/springs

F and R Cusco anti roll bars

F and R pillowball endlinks

F and R strut tower bars

RCE camber/caster plates

harness bar/b pillar bar

poly trailing arm bushings

poly front control arm bushings

axxis ultimates F and R

stainless lines

Motul fluid

the noticed 225/50/16 615 Azenis

and a healthy appetite for germans on the track lol

**Accumulator** · 03-03-2007, 02:04 PM

sharky nrk- Looks great to me! And I like the outwardly stock appearance, sleepers rule :xyxthumbs

**sharky nrk** · 03-03-2007, 02:18 PM

thanks for the responses - it will become slightly less stock for function purposes but everything I do is for function

case in point - I just got back my v5 STi wheels from the powder coater. still 16s but 16x7 for a more square sidewall and still keeping the offset where I want it (ie not eating wheel bearings)

Also I will be getting a v7 STi scoop to feed more air to the TMIC.

I will try to get some good tripod pics after I do the rest of the detail (trim, wheel wells, interior)

**Accumulator** · 03-03-2007, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by sharky nrk

I just got back my v5 STi wheels from the powder coater. still 16s but 16x7 for a more square sidewall and still keeping the offset where I want it (ie not eating wheel bearings)...

Nice to see somebody thinking about the load on the wheel bearings and not just looks :xyxthumbs

**imported_rydawg** · 03-03-2007, 02:25 PM

your off to a great start...great job!

**imported_Nimble** · 03-03-2007, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by sharky nrk

lol - looks stock - far from it

PNP VF39

800cc modded stockers

UTEC

uppipe

turboback

pullies

GM solenoid

upgraded TMIC

STi GrpN tranny mount

Kartboy rear diff bushings

Kartboy rear subframe outrigger carrier bushings

whiteline subframe locks

v7 STi RA struts/springs

F and R Cusco anti roll bars

F and R pillowball endlinks

F and R strut tower bars

RCE camber/caster plates

harness bar/b pillar bar

poly trailing arm bushings

poly front control arm bushings

axxis ultimates F and R

stainless lines

Motul fluid

the noticed 225/50/16 615 Azenis

and a healthy appetite for germans on the track lol

VERY nice. One of my buddies has a 05 STI tuned/tb exhaust and it put down 300whp/320wtq, sweet car.

With that VF39, are you in the mid to high 200`s in whp?

**sharky nrk** · 03-03-2007, 03:12 PM

yeah pretty much, I tune the car myself (I own a innovate w/b) and it has really never been on the dyno with the new setup, I would gestimate 270ish whp on 93.

I have "tested" its speed straight line against a 255 whp TD06 MKII MR2 and a 247 whp SR20`d S13 from a roll and came out favorably against them. I figure the added weight of my car is probably worth 15ish whp. One of these days I am going to get it on the dyno just for giggles.

I have been setting up water/meth injection but ran out of cash. It will be my next mod and then I will shoot for at least 300 whp