What have you done to your MSP today?

[mgerst1]

OK.... Here are a couple pics to show what I did. They set it up so you can just have the rubber bumper resting on the inside fender well. I was worried that it would rattle that way, so I used a small hole that was there from the reservoir mounting points and ran the bolt up from underneath, slid the bumper over, and tightened down the nut to hold it in place. The hole is threaded, so if you think its easier, you can also take a bolt that threads into the hole and cut the head off the bolt. Thread one end into the hole, then slide the bumper over and nut it down.

The filter has two bands. The one closest to the MAF (that secures the filter to the MAF) loops under the "L" shape part of the bracket (at the top end). Make the band about as loose as it will go. Then work the filter through the band and onto the MAF and tighten the band. When its tight its secured to the bracket which is secured to the inner fender well. The filter sits right over the round hole that others run their intake pipe down through, but is up off the fender well to allow for better air circulation around the filter.

By the way, the pics also show where I relocated the reservoir to, just behind the driver-side headlight.

Hope this helps... & sorry for the delay.

thank you so much, i was making this harder than it had to be. i will do this asap

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

i would own the streets with those wheels!

agreed.. maybe..try it out!

 

[not yellow]

agreed.. maybe..try it out!

hehe... probably not my style, but we'll see.
i've got some photoshop wizards working on some options right now.

 

[Laser Blue]

going to a powder coating place tomorrow to see what they can do for my wheels. this is my first go at it, just wondering if there are certain things i should ask or look for? there was discussion recently about "high heat" powder coating causing wheels to crack? and input/tips are much appreciated....

A good shop will know what they're doing... they'll bead blast the rims, coat em & cure (cook) them. It'll be fine... no worries. The bad thing is that you can't do two tone powder coating. They have to do all one color, then you can paint a stripe on after if you want.

I think it might have been cool to leave the outer rim and center cap silver and do the spokes in gunmetal or hyperblack but you'd prolly have to mask & paint to get that look.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

A good shop will know what they're doing... they'll bead blast the rims, coat em & cure (cook) them. It'll be fine... no worries. The bad thing is that you can't do two tone powder coating. They have to do all one color, then you can paint a stripe on after if you want.

I think it might have been cool to leave the outer rim and center cap silver and do the spokes in gunmetal or hyperblack but you'd prolly have to mask & paint to get that look.

not entirely true.. you can do a 2 tone, but it requires perfect masking, careful removal, and a 2nd curing of the powdercoat.

 

[not yellow]

and here's an ignorant question, but... do they powder coat the ENTIRE wheel, or just the face of the wheel?

 

[Wagonbacker9]

whatever has powdercoat on it when its baked....

 

[Laser Blue]

and here's an ignorant question, but... do they powder coat the ENTIRE wheel, or just the face of the wheel?

Usually just the face thats been bead/sand blasted... Wagon's right though... anywhere the powder goes will get baked on... sorta like overspray. But if a little gets on the back it won't show. If you have concerns, just talk to them about it. Make sure they understand what you want.

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

generally the entire wheel.

 

[not yellow]

just seems pointless to coat the top of the wheel since it will just be under the tire anyway. or the back that you can't see...

 

[Laser Blue]

generally the entire wheel.

On stock steel rims they do the whole wheel, but on the alloy rims I had done they didn't do the hollow backside part or the part that the tire mounts over.

 

[GiJoe]

Ordered all the Gaskets for the motor, next week will be the head bolts, then it's off to the builder... YAY almost done.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

Ordered all the Gaskets for the motor, next week will be the head bolts, then it's off to the builder... YAY almost done.

studs?

 

[GiJoe]

tomato... tamato

 

[Wagonbacker9]

wasn't trying to be a smartass (weird, ik) just makin sure you were gettin ARPs not reusing the stockers.

 

[GiJoe]

yeah I'm getting ARPs no worries there.

 

[kamon8404]

I ordered 4 new tires for the camaro. I drove the msp for the first time in 2 weeks. Battery may need some charging. Needed to convince it to start this morning.

 

[TheDirtyGoatee]

About painting the "inside" of the wheel where the tire mounts, my bro's E30 has slightly stretched tires and the inside of the wheel is painted red to match the car, the lip is polished, and the spokes are painted to match the car as well. It's a very small detail that you barely notice but it looks REALLY good.

 

[Outlawstar98]

I fixed my lip, cause it was falling off, put new 3M tape on it.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

I have no tape on mine and it fits like a glove

Anyone have a stock mani laying around?