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i just e-mailed SR20boston about two hours ago so hopefully he can tell me what the problem is. all i know is that if i mispell something it puts asterisks and none of my pics are shown because one of the letters is replaced with an asterisk
Here are pics of the valve cover in its final coat of metallic red paint, here's fresh after the coating:
you can tell it's uneven because the paint is too fresh, but check out these pics after a few minutes of letting it dry:
so what do you guys think? in about 4-5 hours i'm going to begin the first clear coat then at around 6am i'll do the 2nd coat (4 hrs after the first one) then at 10am i'll do the final clear coat! mean time i'm gonna work on the "Nikki" lettering
here are some picturess of the valve cover in its final state, the gold look bad, although i may do the "Nikki" in black so ***'s still not out of the question. here are picturess of the valve cover and some other picturess i took after my transmission was put in and yea check them out!
here are some picturess of the valve cover in its final state, the gold look bad, although i may do the "Nikki" in black so ***'s still not out of the question. here are picturess of the valve cover and some other picturess i took after my transmission was put in and yea check them out!
Great job on the VC!
Even though its a GA, I'm jealous of how clean it is
thanks guys! i really appreciate the feedback. I know a lot of people voted for the "Nikki" to be on the valve cover so I will definitely be doing that, somehow... ...anywho, I will be sanding my driver side fender today since my class was cancelled due to the Santa Clarita fires out here in SoCal so I'll have time to sand that fender and clean the ride nicely after I get home from getting my hair cut. Meaning I'll be posting pics at around 8:30 or 9PM (PST)
stay tuned guys, this week and next week are going to be the start of a couple of upgrades to Nikki. For those waiting on the How-To for the shift knob, i'll be posting a How-To by the end of this week, hopefully much sooner, sorry but it's Mid-Terms this week well Here's what I'll be doing within these next two weeks:
1) Driver's Side Fender being Sanded, Primered, and Installed
2) Parking Brake Custom Shift Boot
3) Oil & Oil Filter Change
4) NGK Spark Plugs & NGK Spark Plug Wires
5) Ebay Strut Bars
6) SE-R Wheels
7) 98 Spec. Grille Revival
8) Complete Wash, Wax, & Polish done by yours truly
9) "Nikki" Name placing on the Valve Cover
10) Red Grounding Kit Purchase & Install
11) Beginning of the Custom JWT POP Charger CAI
Along with these upgrades, repairs, and custom work, I'll posting other ideas, showing the direction Project Nikki DD is heading in and also any other thoughts concerning the project. Well stay tuned and thank you for reading, more pics & progress coming along daily!
Last edited by miggs87 : 10-28-2007 at 01:51 AM.
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no way man! that's really cool! yea i'll definitely have to hit you up, i'll pm you my number in case you ever need help on the weekends too! you're the first person i meet from the valley, yea i really want to go to the meet but my pops may need my car, he was going to call me back in a few and let me know what's up with his suburban, read my last post on the thread for that meet this saturday. I'll pm you if i can go so that maybe we could head out together!
So my Front & Rear Strut Bars were shipped yesterday, they are the Ebay ones
they should be here either by tomorrow or Saturday, though i'm hoping they're here tomorrow in case i can go to meet, i have those babies on. tomorrow i'm also buying a new Passenger side front caliper and new rear brakes, since i know my car needs them, luckily for me i get a great deal on OEM parts that'll be great! here's what will be done Friday night:
1) New Passenger Side Brake Caliper
2) New Rear Brakes
3) Sanded, Primered, and Installed Driver Side Fender
4) Full Interior Clean Up (Just vaccuming and making her clean)
5) ALSO! a car wash, wax, polish & detailing being done by me!
I just got word that I am going to the car meet this saturday since my dad won't need my car, apparently my family is carpooling with my uncle!
so what i'm gonna do now is, what I mentioned above and HOPEFULLY the strut bars come in by tomorrow!
There is one thing I'm going to take a crack at, although I don't know if it'll work, I want to try and paint that side molding on my car and paint it black, but i'll photoshop it first and see what i think about it! stay tuned and sorry it's been so long since my last actual update, i get paid tomorrow so i can buy my caliper and brakes then the rest is to my dad to help out! tough times but i got some nickels and dimes for the repairs.
Looking good on that valve cover. im jelous on how yours came out. i did a crappy job on mine. Other than that ill be looking foward on seeing the b14 this sat.
So here are pics of the Front Strut Bar i just put on. I'll be posting pics of the rear one later on tonight. here's a pic of the FSTB:
So far here's the updated to-do list for the my little spartan princess. the black lettering is what will be done by the car meet, the red lettering is what's done already, and the blue lettering is what will hopefully be done by the car meet.
1) Front Brake Pads
2) Front Brake Rotors
3) Driver Side Fender Replacement (Sand, Primer & Install)
4) Front Strut Tower Bar Install
5) Rear Strut Tower Bar Install
6) Full Car Cleaning (Wash, Wax, Polish and Detail exterior and clean interior)
7) Rear Brake Shoes
8) Front Passenger Brake Caliper Replacement
9) Grill Repair & Prep (Sand, Bondo & Primer)
10) Grill Paint
11) Side Moldings (Primer & Paint Black)
12) Emblem & Logos (Primer & Paint Black & Red)
Stay tuned for pics coming of the rear strut bar and how i made that look. I'm going for a simple yet clean look
Looking good on that valve cover. im jelous on how yours came out. i did a crappy job on mine. Other than that ill be looking foward on seeing the b14 this sat.
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Yea for sure! see you this saturday. Dude mine looks great on pics but it didn't come out so great or maybe its just me that thinks that but it could've looked better, its got some rough particles so i may have to sand it down the road and re-touch it you know.
So right now i took pics of how the car looks before everything i'm doing between tonight and tomorrow morning, it looks like i'm going to be pulling an all nighter to get my car in the best shape possible by tomorrow's meet! here's what i'm tackling:
1) Brake Shoes Replacement & Full Brake Bleeding
2) Front Right Brake Caliper Replacement
3) Driver Side Fender Replacement
4) Grill Repair or possible Replacement (i have an extra 98 SE Grill)
5) Rear Strut Bar Installation
6) Car Wash, Wax, Polish, Buff, & Detail
7) Clean up the interior really well
and if time permits:
8) Side Moldings Modification (Sand, Primer, Paint & Clear Coat)
9) Emblems & Logos Modification (Remove, Prep, Primer, Paint & Clearcoat)
10) Valve Cover Modification (Adding the "Nikki" to the VC)
I'll be taking pics as I keep going down the list so everyone can see it as updated as possible! wish me luck guys!
i'm doing this for everyone, myself and especially for those hoping to see the car tomorrow!
...anywho, I will be sanding my driver side fender today since my class was cancelled due to the Santa Clarita fires out here in SoCal so I'll have time to sand that fender and clean the ride nicely after I get home from getting my hair cut. Meaning I'll be posting pics at around 8:30 or 9PM (PST) 
Strut Bars just arrived and are waiting in my room
