Operation Car Sexy :D Update 9/23

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Sat May 12, 2007 4:53 pm

Well I decided to swap out my 01 bumpers to an 04 front and rear bumpers off of an sxt, These bumpers are currently a dark shade of red and I kinda like the color of them

My project is to take off my 01 bumpers and replace them with the 04 and then add my lip kit and side skirts but I will have to cut them for a borla exhaust which will be kinda tricky.
With the new bumpers on I will replace with 03+ headlights and Tails Along with some other goodies just to make her perfect. After everything is on I will be repainting the car, I am unsure of the color right now mayb white but you never know becuase im almost in love with this red so you'll have to watch for updates

Things that will be done in this project log:
2004 Bumper Conversion
Install Lip Kit
Install Side Skirts
Carbon Fiber Tails
Blk/Carbon HeadLights
Clear Corners & 3rd Brake
Short Antenna mod
Painted Calipers/Drum
Fresh Paint job
20% tint all around
Start On Interior...
Paint all blk (possibly)
White Accents
New Seats
Guages...

Friday, May 11, 2007 - Bumpers arrive

The color looks real bright and almost orange but thats just from the flash, I'm to lazy to go take a different picture

The Headlights, tail lights, corner lights and bulbs should be coming in sometime next week, Going to try to get the calipers and drums done tonight or this weekend.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sat May 12, 2007 8:35 pm

very cool. good luck mike

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:00 pm

Calipers and Drums done, Makes it look so much better then the rust

The Head lights and Corners came in yesterday and the Tails should be in tomorrow.

neonwa032 · Post by **neonwa032** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:39 pm

looks like yah got a fun project i used to have ff7s when i had a 01 tiburon but mine were black.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Wed May 16, 2007 7:24 pm

Blaze Red?

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:18 pm

shoulda painted the drums black IMO... painted drums look funny to me... but the car looks good.

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Thu May 17, 2007 6:12 am

03sxt wrote:Blaze Red?

Yup I may have felll in love with blaze red but not sure if it will be white or blaze

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:50 am

01WhiteNe0n wrote:
03sxt wrote:Blaze Red?
Yup I may have felll in love with blaze red but not sure if it will be white or blaze

Well, my opinion is biased, but Stone White would be my second choice...

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:33 am

02goldse · Post by **02goldse** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:51 am

sick 11hrs to complete :cussing: that was one pain in the ass swap

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:06 am

Gonna look sweet. Cutouts for the tips FTL

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:06 pm

Well it was a razor blade and sandpaper at 3 a.m The cutouts don't look to bad there almost identical just have to get the exhaust bent to fit.

yankeesking · Post by **yankeesking** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:19 pm

01whiteneon. Any gap?

im from Lancaster, Pa.

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:31 pm

Gap between what ?

After everything there is a small gap under the headlight but is like 1 cm as well as above the tails, Need to get some weather stripping or something in there and right now I bent my exhaust and it fits alot nicer..
Taking a break from the side mouldings because my fingers hurt from rubbing so much...

Lancaster is pretty far from me =/

WykedHellFire · Post by **WykedHellFire** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:32 pm

as far as what I think 01 and 02 front > 03+ but I like the way it looks on yours! it's teh sex.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:09 pm

Good job at the sexification!

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:16 pm

SlvrACR wrote:Gonna look sweet. Cutouts for the tips FTL

And I didn't read through allll the posts, but you are planning repainting the car before you're finished, right?

Lookin' good! I love the lip kit on the '03+'s, but I have a slightly biased opinion.

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:12 pm

Well Everyone thats seen it so far in person thinks the red on white looks sick as I do to myself... my First thought when we bolted up the first one, And if that doesnt work out either blaze red or White.

Words from my uncle.... *Walks in garage*
" your painting this right ?" .... Yes... " You should keep it the way it is, that two tone is sick." And he's into alot of painting cars.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:26 pm

Naw, white for the win! Looks nice! I guess if you can not go 01-02 RT front, then go 03+ with lip kit

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:33 pm

Updated pics with mouldings off

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:53 am

Okay, so what else are you going to be painting Blaze Red, if you're going with the two-tone. Myself, I'd hope that you're painting something else rather than just having mismatched bumpers.

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:46 pm

This is the two tone and the other option.

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:55 pm

Update: 6/9/07

Painted rear Bumper... Painted it Pw1 and cleared it.
About 30 mins after the bumper was finished I went back into the garage to get my work stuff from the car and then took a look at the bumper (there was one run on the lip where the exhaust is... Yeah.... Water dripped from the garage door between painting and clearing), Then when i was looking at it WHAT THE SMURFF !!! a 3 inch round moth flopped onto the lip where the exhaust cutouts are and got stuck in the clear or paint... Hopefully it was only the clear only time will tell, It looked kinda messed up but if its only the clear which it should be the wetsand and buff will take it out.
The moth got what it deserved... i used tweezers to grab his wing and pull him off the damn thing was flopping around all over the exhaust part and I flung him ( some how landing into a bucket of oil.. Oooops

unfortunatly he drown in the oil... If he lives somehow and goes on my bumper I will kill myself

Ran out of hardner so will have to pick up some more in the week at the paint shop. so tomorrow will be this bumper installed and then newxt week the front bumper and side skirts will get painted and installed. Then the wet sand buff and deatail will be after that.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:19 pm

Hooray for trashing the two-tone idea!

Can't wait to see it done!

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:49 pm

Can't tell the difference....

Damage of a 3 inch abnormal moth...

Theres a few runs in the clear and the damn moth left his mark, When everythings done hopefully the wet sand and buff will take it out.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:21 pm

Wow, that f*cking moth owned that sh*t!

He made quite the ruckus, huh? Paint that area black.

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:30 pm

If I can't get the shit out from wetsanding then i'll spray it flat black.
Gotta love garage paint jobs

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:08 pm

Looking good. Though the area between the muffler would look better black IMO... and without the moth marks. Hehe... you shoulda just clearned the moth, left him right in the paint. That would have been hella funny

I think your's will be the first white + Mopar lip kit I've seen.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:15 pm

looks damn good bud. its too bad your car isnt bright white..... id buy your old bumpers....

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:48 pm

03blackrt wrote:Looking good. Though the area between the muffler would look better black IMO...

Flat black FTW... Here's what mine looks like after I rattlecanned it:

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Operation Car Sexy :D Update 9/23

Operation Car Sexy :D Update 9/23

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