ttocs Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I've sat in Recaros, they're nice too. To say all other seats are crap is a bit far fetched lol. I agree as I LOVE my corbeau's and thought it was funny when I heard it. In the end I was told they look cheap, funny stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildWillyWalker Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Ever since ever I always compared the sparco and the Corbeau. I always thought id get a sparco but since we sell corbeaus at work, it was the smart choice. I'm extremely happy with my fx1's but I'd still love to sit in a sparco evo. Sat in a buddy's bride and couldn't feel my testicles after I got out. Sooooo tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVRL8TE Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Brilliant build. Truly. Love my A4's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 All the carbon fiber looks right at home in there! Also that switch you made the bezel for looks great behind the fog switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 you can't do all that talk about your rear seat delete and then not post a pic of it lolHaha I will try to get a pic of it. It's kinda hard to get a shot of it though, the fixed back seats and harness bar block the view almost completely.looking good dan keep the carbon parts comingWill do, waiting on a couple more pieces still :thumb:I agree as I LOVE my corbeau's and thought it was funny when I heard it. In the end I was told they look cheap, funny stuff.Corbeaus don't look cheap at all IMO. The only seats I think look cheap ARE cheap, like the garbage you see on ebay, or knock-off no name shit brands.Ever since ever I always compared the sparco and the Corbeau. I always thought id get a sparco but since we sell corbeaus at work, it was the smart choice. I'm extremely happy with my fx1's but I'd still love to sit in a sparco evo. Sat in a buddy's bride and couldn't feel my testicles after I got out. Sooooo tight.Bride seats look awesome but I agree they are uncomfortable as hell. I sat in a couple different Brides and hated them. They're definitely designed to fit 110lb, 4'10" tall Asian dudes lol.Brilliant build. Truly. Love my A4's.Thanks sir I appreciate it!All the carbon fiber looks right at home in there! Also that switch you made the bezel for looks great behind the fog switch.Thanks Steve! At least someone likes the switch bezel other than me lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I have a lot of reading to catch up on...... your car is still one of my biggest inspirations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I have a lot of reading to catch up on...... your car is still one of my biggest inspirations.Thanks man I really appreciate it! Progress has been slow recently because we got a puppy... it's been tough to get time in the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Thanks man I really appreciate it! Progress has been slow recently because we got a puppy... it's been tough to get time in the garage I feel your pain, haha. We got a lab/pit mix a few months ago. She's 7 or 8 months old now and she's a handfull. Seeing the factory Cobra spoiler on your car is making it grow on me. I'm going to keep it for a while and see how I like it. You've done a great job with the little I've been able to read. I'm going to sit down tonight when I get home from work and read through everything again. BTW, you know we are friends on FB so you could have kept in touch this entire time!!!! Ok ok, enough of me derailing your thread. Keep up the amazing artwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95opal Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Holy carbon fiber batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 I will just go ahead and beat Bryan to the punch before he asks if there is any progress. The answer is no Every chance I've had to get down in the garage has been taken up doing what seems like endless repairs on my scion dd. Replaced both rear wheel bearings (with plenty of BFH action and cave man-style prying and chest beating), driver's front axle, wheels/tires (went with Audi RS4 replicas and Hankooks), brakes, one of the D2S hid bulbs burnt out ($185/pair for replacement OSRAM Xenarc CBI bulbs), etc... Boring stuff but it needs to pass inspection before the end of the month so it took priority lol. Hoping to get crackin on the mustang again ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 (with plenty of BFH action and cave man-style prying and chest beating)video?also post a pic of the new wheels on the scion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudders331cobra Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Dan,Hard work is paying off! I really like the whole carbon look of the interior. Kudos on the air tank build and mount looks killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 video?also post a pic of the new wheels on the scionI'll grab a few pics of it tomorrow, getting too dark outside now.Dan,Hard work is paying off! I really like the whole carbon look of the interior. Kudos on the air tank build and mount looks killer.Thanks man I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 [MENTION=146]Prokiller[/MENTION] here are a couple quick pics of the scion with the new wheels. The center caps wouldn't fit with the gorilla lugs, I need some open-ended lugs to let them snap all the way down, so for now I'm just running the generic center caps from my old 17's which surprisingly fit. Soooo glad to be done wrenching on this car so I can get back to the mustang! :thumb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8racn Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I am so glad I live in an area that doesn't snow. I would go crazy not driving my car for several months every year. Sorry, not rubbing it in...:smow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMR Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 What is new on your mustang Dan?- - - Updated - - - [MENTION=67]95riosnake[/MENTION] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69clark Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 RS4 reps look good Dan. Once you get the caps on there, they will finish them off. Almost went with this on my audi, but ended up going with the newer RS4 reps instead for a smoking deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 What is new on your mustang Dan?- - - Updated - - - [MENTION=67]95riosnake[/MENTION]See below I will just go ahead and beat Bryan to the punch before he asks if there is any progress. The answer is no Every chance I've had to get down in the garage has been taken up doing what seems like endless repairs on my scion dd. Replaced both rear wheel bearings (with plenty of BFH action and cave man-style prying and chest beating), driver's front axle, wheels/tires (went with Audi RS4 replicas and Hankooks), brakes, one of the D2S hid bulbs burnt out ($185/pair for replacement OSRAM Xenarc CBI bulbs), etc... Boring stuff but it needs to pass inspection before the end of the month so it took priority lol. Hoping to get crackin on the mustang again ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 The DD is looking good with those RS4 replicas! Personally I'd have them painted or powder coated black due to the body color of the car. Either way it looks great. Sorry to hear no progress but it gives the rest of us a little bit of time to play catch up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I thought about black, even photoshopped it many times and just couldn't talk myself into it. I've always been a bright finish wheel person, I'm having a hard time breaking that lol. They look much better in person, it's a gloss silver finish. Unfortunately the tC isn't as photogenic as the cobra lol. I'd like to get an OEM front lip for it sometime and that'll be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 It shows that you know how to take any car and make it tastefully done and well built. Even your DD looks amazing and it's a Scion, haha. Keep up the great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 lookin pretty good on there Dan. i wasn't sure if they would match the car or not but they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildWillyWalker Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I'm back on this again, sorry, but I don't remember seeing a real clear picture of your rear seat delete with the top piece vinyl wrapped. Do you have any that show what it looks like installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I'll try to get one for you this weekend. Like I said its hard to get a clear shot past the seats and harness bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 That top piece is such a POS. I have been looking at how I will do mine as well. I shaped the rear package tray a little differently and I think I am just going to mold my own version of that piece into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 That top piece is such a POS. I have been looking at how I will do mine as well. I shaped the rear package tray a little differently and I think I am just going to mold my own version of that piece into it.What piece do you mean? The padded "head rest" thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 What piece do you mean? The padded "head rest" thing? With the 3" uneven gaps on either end yes that is the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted September 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Made a bit of progress today. I sent the blower back to Procharger back in May to be rebuilt because the seals were leaking, allowing blower oil to enter the intercooler piping and pool in the low areas... add boost under load and you can guess what the result was, lol. Anyway I've had it back in my hands since the 2nd or 3rd week of June but it's been sitting ever since because when it showed up there were scratches everywhere on it, including a 2"x1" area on the compressor side with vice jaw imprints :mad2: Needless to say it would need re-polished before it went back on and I was less than excited about the idea so it has been sitting as you see it below for quite a while lolSo today I sucked it up, grabbed several grits of sand paper and polishing compound and went to town. Here's a pic using a mild grit, I ended up sanding down almost the entire exterior of the blower. 600 grit all over to start, and even down to 320 where the vice jaw gouges were, then stepped up my grit until I had it baby smooth with 2000 grit. Hit it with some compound, followed by some Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish, ShineSeal Metal Polish and ShineSeal Slick Finish.All shiny and sexy againBolted it back on, filled it up with 6oz of fresh blower oil from Procharger and took a few cool pictures Hoping to hit it again for a while tomorrow and get something else accomplished on the car. Haven't decided what I'm going to work on yet though, haha... there's no shortage of things to choose from lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8racn Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Think I just had an accident...Do you have any pictures of the Y2K Rs without the spacers on the rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Looks awesome dan! You and your damn fisheye ;] I never noticed your intake plate, that's pretty neat. Where'd you get that from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnyxCobra Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 +1 that intake plaque is awesome. Knowing him he made it himself, probably out of some scrap aluminum and a few toothpicks or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Driven Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Hes like an OCD Mac Guyver lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8racn Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 +1 that intake plaque is awesome. Knowing him he made it himself, probably out of some scrap aluminum and a few toothpicks or something.That is crafty lmao...but does look damn good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 "Well looks like I've got some spare spoons, some crayons, and a kettle. So i'm gonna make an intake plaque by melting down the spoons, then the crayons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8racn Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 "Well looks like I've got some spare spoons, some crayons, and a kettle. So i'm gonna make an intake plaque by melting down the spoons, then the crayons!95riosnake = Macgyver lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnyxCobra Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 "Well looks like I've got some spare spoons, some crayons, and a kettle. So i'm gonna make an intake plaque by melting down the spoons, then the crayons!exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted September 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Think I just had an accident...Do you have any pictures of the Y2K Rs without the spacers on the rear?Thanks man, no I don't have any pics without spacers in the rear with the Y2K's, sorry As far as the intake plaque, sorry to disappoint but that is a bit beyond my skill set still, lol maybe someday. Here's how the intake plaque went down: I loved the look of the COBRA plaque on the stock intake on my old 302, so I decided to make my new SysteMax have the same feel for the 347. First I put the intake on the end mill at work and shaved the top smooth, followed by TONS of sanding with a palm sander. This was the result:I then worked up a rendering of the new plaque that would accept an OEM cobra fender badge and be secured on using allen bolts so it could be taken off to access the center mounting bolt of the intake.Next, I machined out the mounting plate, tapped the bolt holes and TIG welded it onto the top of the intake. It was a bit tricky getting the cast intake heated up enough to weld properly without warping the shit out of the mounting plate. The welds turned out pretty nice for the amount of trouble I had welding to the cast aluminum.Check for fit one last time:Then contacted Steve at Billet Badges to have him CNC the intake plaque, after a couple months (this was a 100% custom job, much more going on with it than their normal stuff so it took a little while) it showed up looking sexual :thumb: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 that is rad!! now that you post that I think I recall seeing that before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8racn Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Incredible....Blown away everytime I go through this thread or Det_riots thread. :drinktothat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted September 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 that is rad!! now that you post that I think I recall seeing that before!I left out the part where I melted down the spoons with my kettle, it happened sometime after I welded the mounting plate on though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
