Interest in US-made Burnout KD-IV kit?
#176
Originally Posted by success07
I'm hoping that your version has it "hugging" the exhaust shroud like our oem rear flare does. Is this the case for your version?
Ken's right though... the first time we mount the JDM Burnout pieces we hung them a little too high. The truth is, it looks like they can be mounted either way, higher or lower, or somewhere in between. I think it fits best low.
Addition: Low meaning approximately a "pinky's width" below the crease on the side of the rear bumper. This works out to about 1/2", due to my pinky size. Yes, I also suggest placing the side skirts at about the same "drop" below the body crease on the panels before and aft of the doors. This has, overall, the best alignment with the curvature of the underlying panels and the position of the front lip.
BTW-this kit is now SUPER easy to mount to your car! I WAS thinking of painting my entire kit in rubberized black bumper coating, but am having my bodyshop shoot it in satin black right now. The graphics will either be satin silver, or high-gloss black, on the satin black panels only. Yes, my car is sponsored by some big-name Mfgs. No, you may not marry me or have my children. I am partial to bribes though! :D
Last edited by PhotoMunkey; 01-26-2007 at 01:29 AM.
#180
I didn't say "sponsored for racing", although the goal is to build a lightweight, fun-to-drive, RWD machine which can be used for track days, Auto-X (I don't care if I run dead last in a class as long as I'm having fun), and drifting too.
Ultimately, I hope to produce a "magazine-worthy" RX-8 without resorting to the tack-on carbon fiber interior pieces and "Combat" body kits.
Ultimately, I hope to produce a "magazine-worthy" RX-8 without resorting to the tack-on carbon fiber interior pieces and "Combat" body kits.
#181
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ah,
having fun... how often is this missed...
beers![Beer](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/beer.gif)
having fun... how often is this missed...
beers
![Beer](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/beer.gif)
Originally Posted by PhotoMunkey
I didn't say "sponsored for racing", although the goal is to build a lightweight, fun-to-drive, RWD machine which can be used for track days, Auto-X (I don't care if I run dead last in a class as long as I'm having fun), and drifting too.
Ultimately, I hope to produce a "magazine-worthy" RX-8 without resorting to the tack-on carbon fiber interior pieces and "Combat" body kits.
Ultimately, I hope to produce a "magazine-worthy" RX-8 without resorting to the tack-on carbon fiber interior pieces and "Combat" body kits.
#182
Originally Posted by PhotoMunkey
I didn't say "sponsored for racing", although the goal is to build a lightweight, fun-to-drive, RWD machine which can be used for track days, Auto-X (I don't care if I run dead last in a class as long as I'm having fun), and drifting too.
Ultimately, I hope to produce a "magazine-worthy" RX-8 without resorting to the tack-on carbon fiber interior pieces and "Combat" body kits.
Ultimately, I hope to produce a "magazine-worthy" RX-8 without resorting to the tack-on carbon fiber interior pieces and "Combat" body kits.
just curious, what are you sponsored for then?
#183
Wheels, tires, suspension, anti-roll bars, exhaust, body kit, wing, stereo, and am still talking to a few companies about stuff like brakes, seating and horsepower upgrades.
#184
I photograph and write for car magazines here in the US. Freelance from home, find my own stories, hustle the editors, and basically provide the complete package for the magazine whenever I can. I've been averaging 4 or 5 magazine covers per year, which I'm told is "very respectable" by other photographers. It's just a slightly bigger check for me, that's all.
My car is built to be a baseline, no-BS benchmark to better evaluate other "enthusiast-built" cars. Also, since I'll be attending JDM shows in SoCal this year to look for more cars to shoot for magazines, I'll be entering it in shows (and probably getting my butt handed to me by purpose-built "trailer queens").
My car is built to be a baseline, no-BS benchmark to better evaluate other "enthusiast-built" cars. Also, since I'll be attending JDM shows in SoCal this year to look for more cars to shoot for magazines, I'll be entering it in shows (and probably getting my butt handed to me by purpose-built "trailer queens").
#185
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Originally Posted by PhotoMunkey
Wheels, tires, suspension, anti-roll bars, exhaust, body kit, wing, stereo, and am still talking to a few companies about stuff like brakes, seating and horsepower upgrades.
![Bowdown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/bowdown.gif)
btw, might be a rule change about my front and side plans. you might win..
beers
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#187
My new (free) website where I can show off a few photos:
www.myspace.com/eikphotography
The photos I've shown of my car in this thread are very poor examples of my work. They're simply done to show the body kit clearly.
Swoop- Wanna buy my JDM Burnout originals?
www.myspace.com/eikphotography
The photos I've shown of my car in this thread are very poor examples of my work. They're simply done to show the body kit clearly.
Swoop- Wanna buy my JDM Burnout originals?
#189
Wet-sanding last night and will do some later today. I must first ship a box, hit the post office, and take my whining child to the park! I spoke the to company which does my graphics yesterday afternoon and should have my graphics on the way soon too! I think the body shop can shoot my kit as soon as I drop it off later today. They didn't have the time to do the wet-sanding so I took that portion of the job on myself.
#192
Originally Posted by scsi
take some nice pics before the graphics go on please? :D
#193
Originally Posted by scsi
i just looked again at the side shot of your car during test fitment and want to confirm, the side skirts come down a little bit lower than the front lip? by about how much?
Just wait for the photos. I'm going to try to have the kit installed by this weekend... Primer goes on tomorrow, and I'll be stopping by either late Wednesday or early Thursday to pick them up for some serious wet sanding and smooting... not that the pieces really need them, but just because I'm an **** perfectionist and that's how I do things!
Eric
#199
if anyone needs prices, here are the new prices:
Front lip $250
Sides $350
Rear add ons $150
shipping $100 to the lower 48 states. Contact us if you're interested.
shineautoproject@gmail.com 3 sets in stock
Front lip $250
Sides $350
Rear add ons $150
shipping $100 to the lower 48 states. Contact us if you're interested.
shineautoproject@gmail.com 3 sets in stock
#200
My painting is supposed to be done sometime on Saturday. If it's early enough in the afternoon, I'll have it mounted up in time for sunset photos! If it's later, then I'll have to do it on Sunday. There's only one GOOD bodyshop in town, so my work comes behind all of their paying customers. It's worth it though... I hate waiting!
Soon... coming very soon!
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Soon... coming very soon!