My Ultimate 98 coupe-JDM STI ver.8 CF lightweight
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Gotta read the whole post, not just look at the pictures! If all goes well I should have an S202 spoiler by the end of the month!
My goal with the exterior is eliminating as much as possible, and reduce the 'lines' (if that makes sense). I feel the rear spats look too tacked-on, I may get a 22B-style bumper down the line. Funding is getting tight with my new baby, so the car is taking a back seat as far as big spending on parts, just focusing now on getting it running 100% and tuned. Then a possible turbo upgrade is in the cards too!
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Picked up the used S202 spoiler today. It needs a little TLC on one of the legs, but it was a fraction of the cost of a new one, and it's real, so that's all that matters to me. The 'STi" under the clearcoat is pretty cool, even though it's on the bottom. Looks like after all this time waiting, I'm not gonna be able to get the AVIS side skirts and front lip. So I'm going to get a L'aunsport front lip,
and I'm trying to get Burn-Up side skirts.
and I'm trying to get Burn-Up side skirts.
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No, It's not. One of the Legs of the spoiler was bent during shipping from Japan, so I got a good deal on it. After I straighted it out, I'm going to Debate what I'm going to do. I've been thinking I could get a stock trunk (But it's heavy) and mount the spoiler on that, or get an additional CF trunk and mount the wing on the other trunk.
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I think one of the shops bought an Ebay CF spoiler for their race car and made their own custom mount for it. That's something you could do.
Fabricate your own. Hehe. Just an idea. Can't wait to see the spoiler mounted.
Fabricate your own. Hehe. Just an idea. Can't wait to see the spoiler mounted.
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I'm going to try and straighten it, It's not a part you can buy separate. It's a sturdy piece, I may have to take a torch to it and repaint it after. They have small 'STI' etchings in the side. The wing is sick though, I just cleaned it up, It still has a small black 'speedline' sticker on the side of the fin, and a few small surface scratches, but it's it really good shape, I think it's gonna look sick on the car, I'm kinda excited. I think I'm going to play it safe and have a professional install the spoiler, I'm kinda nervous about getting it aligned right, and drilling the holes in the CF. The Spoiler mounting pads are a decent size though and also have a thin rubber pad on them, so it shouldn't be a problem.
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/\ That's cool.
So I took the legs off the S202 spoiler and got it pretty straight, Planning on installing it on Sunday! My painter was having GF issues, so he's been slacking on my lights. I'm going to drop them off in the Morning, hope to have them on by Friday.
So I took the legs off the S202 spoiler and got it pretty straight, Planning on installing it on Sunday! My painter was having GF issues, so he's been slacking on my lights. I'm going to drop them off in the Morning, hope to have them on by Friday.