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Old 07-18-2009, 08:49 PM
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My progress so far

Well I picked up an SVX with a JDM STI Type RA 6speed in it. The car is just a blast but it really needed a lot of TLC. So far this is where I have gotten.

This is when I got it a month ago;







Two weeks into owning it;




And now (month into it);






I did all of the body work, its my first full body job by my self so its not as straight as i wanted it to be (still some dents I couldnt get out) but I am REALLY happy with how it turned out. The color is Copper red from a 2008 Mazda MX-5.

The car has the Smallcar clear headlights and corner lights... 1997 SVX grill, JDM warehouse lip, BBS RSGT replica wheels. The wheels will be going black with a red lip.

As for the engine..

Right now the car has a gutted secondary cat and gutted muffler (its still quiet but sounds good under throttle). It has a ECUtune stage1 installed and I have the Nissan 370cc injectors and Z32 maf sensor to go to stage 2, im just waiting for my new chip to get here.

From there I have this that will be going on at the same time:

Garrett 60-1 Turbocharger
Tial 50mm blow off valve
turbo Smart 38mm wastegate
stealth FMIC

And I will be building a 3" exhaust for the the car from the turbo till axel back where it will split into two 2.5" pipes with mufflers...

I should be installing the turbo next weekend.

For the interior I have kept it mostly stock. I have started to turn the grey to black. The carpet is all black now and I am waiting for my leather black dye to come in from NU Leather (they have awesome reviews and it is suppose to last the life of the leather as long as its conditioned). I have installed an STI aluminum shifter trim and shift boot as well as an OEM STI shift knob. The fake wood grain will be going satin black.

Let me know what you guys think!
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Old 07-18-2009, 08:49 PM
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Old 07-18-2009, 09:02 PM
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Re: My progress so far

Looks a million times better. You do great work!
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Old 07-18-2009, 09:15 PM
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Wow, you work quick.
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Old 07-18-2009, 09:23 PM
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Re: My progress so far

Looks great, especially for the first time. It looks really good! Did you paint over the tips exhaust tips though? It could just be the shadow.

Good luck with the turbo project and keep us posted
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Old 07-18-2009, 11:04 PM
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haha i did paint the exhaust tips (accident) I was already spraying when I noticed that they werent covered so i said screw it. Im putting different tips on it anyway so its not an issue.
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Old 07-18-2009, 11:18 PM
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Re: My progress so far

Nice paintjob Paynter. But the doors/rear fenders seem misaligned
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Old 07-18-2009, 11:23 PM
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Re: My progress so far

they are a little bit. Im not sure if it is because the bracket behind the rear skirt is destoryed or if its because my door needs adjusting. Thats my goal for tomorrow!
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Old 07-19-2009, 04:54 AM
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Nice paintjob Paynter. But the doors/rear fenders seem misaligned
Wow, you're good danny. I can't tell even after you mentioned it.
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Old 07-19-2009, 04:54 AM
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Good job, It looks great
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Wow, you're good danny. I can't tell even after you mentioned it.
Thanks Tim. There is still more but I don't want to mention it...

Paynter did a good job trying to hide it though













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Old 07-19-2009, 05:26 AM
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Re: My progress so far

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Wow, you're good danny. I can't tell even after you mentioned it.
I noticed before he said anything, fit and finish are the first things I notice on a car, the way the doors fit on his car would be totally unacceptable at the shop I work at. I wanted to say something as soon as I saw the pictures, but didn't want to sound mean, so I didn't say anything at all.

I probably have 4 hours in adjusting my passenger's door alone, but the car was hit from that side and had been repaired by someone totally incompetent and had NO gap between the quarter and the door when I got the car. I only have about an hour in the driver's door, since it wasn't bad, maybe 1/16" off at the striker. Now they open and close like a brand new car, which is important since I have no door handles.

I would have taken some time and made those fiberglass splitters on the front bumper fit better too, I understand that is how they come out of the box, but a little time with a grinder and some Tiger Hair and they would fit like they would if Subaru made them. Of course, you shouldn't mold them to the bumper, that is just asking for cracks, but minimizing the inconsistencies in the gap between them and the bumper would have made a big difference.

Considering it is your first big job, you did pretty good. I don't want to pick it apart too much, since you are happy with it, which is all that matters. There are a bunch of little things that would bug the hell out of me if that were my car though.
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Old 07-19-2009, 06:39 AM
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Re: My progress so far

know the splitters fit like crap as well, but I only had the work space for a short amount of time. The fit and finish
is my next concern like I said. I already have the tiger hair I just don't have time right now as im coming to the end of my summmer semester. I will be back in my dads shop back east in august for 2 weeks and will fix the splittrrs an other little things then. Btw, this picure is literally 10 mins after initial re assembly
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So did you replace ALL the glass - or was the tint (green) an add-on by previous owner...
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Old 07-19-2009, 04:15 PM
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ahhh i think its just reflections in the glass? its not tinted at all, i hate tint, especially on SVXs... or do u mean like a factory tint... in which case, I have never noticed it.

its all oem glass though as the car was brought in through montreal (they etch a serial number into every piece of a car so people dont steal parts)
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