Lewis7789 MS6 GT build thread

Busy weekend with Fatty. The brake pedal was really mushy from the last track day so Sho stopped by to help me bleed to brakes and mount the wing. Thanks again for the help, buddy! I think I may have cooked the Wilwood600 brake fluid. I had fresh fluid in there before the track day. Bled the old fluid and pedal feels good again. Not 100% great like the pedal on the MX6, but muuuuch better.


These Hankook RS3's simply won't die! haha. I've got about 5k street miles on them, 4 auto-x, 2 track-x and 2 track days and they aren't even down to the wear bars yet.


I bought an APR GTC-200 wing from my good buddy Alex for a great price. So I removed the OE wing and filled the mounting holes with bondo.


Then Sho gave me a hand lining things up and holding the wing. MUCH easier to do with two people. haha






I also found out Purple Power spray cleaner works great on Dip. You can see where I cleaned the back and the pass rear door. haha. But she's getting some rust maintenance and re-dipped black before the winter.
 
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Wing looks good. With the roll bar it looks like a legit race car now :)
 
Car looks pretty bad a** buddy, When you Dip it again leave the roof white and do the rest in black just to be different.
 
Love the look! I thought the wing would be higher though. Are you going to compensate with an adjustable splitter in the front?
 
Yeah, it would look silly without the 3" risers and not get much clean airflow. A front splitter is definitely in the works. I want to run it as is at Mid-Ohio in October to see how the wing effects the balance. Then I'll build a front splitter over the winter while she's in hibernation mode.
 
Oh hai, build thread!

Well, I peeled the Dip off of Fatty and she's now waiting for a paint job from the kids at Parma High School. HUGE thanks to Marc Porschke for hooking me up with the school, helping me remove the Dip and trailering her up to Parma! I love you long time, buddy.

All buttoned up;
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I thankfully had a few December days in the 50's I could use my pressure washer on the Dip since it was a total pita to remove.
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The front bumper was repainted once before and chipped very easily and made it even harder to remove the Dip.
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Dat shaved booty;
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Waiting for prep and paint at the school. Oh yeah, and I bought some cheap $150 roller/storage wheels from Craigslist.
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Oh sorry, thought I posted that. Gloss black with clear coat.
 
I'm excited for the paint. Going to look sexy with your big black wing.
 
Woo-hoo! Marc sent me pics of Fatty getting prepped for the paint booth.





 
Saw this on an MS6 FB group so I had to post it in here for the lulz. haha

 
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