R13's 97 Gs-r Build thread

[R13]

Don't know when I'll do it could be months/Years but if I'm still here I'll shoot you a PM

 

[Ganyon]

Lol at the emblem

 

[cody1018]

Someone got plasti dip happy.
I would have not painted the rims IMO they looked better before.
Slow but got progress!!

 

[R13]

You'd have to see it in person to understand why, It looked really bad in person, soo many paint chips, scratches, dents etc

The plasti dip really helped the look of the front end and as for the rims, I was sick of cleaning the brake dust off after every drive, idk why my brakes put off so much dust but it makes a mess

 

[cody1018]

It was probably because the material the brakes are made of.
Try ceramic brake pads b/c that has never happened with me

 

[decision4life]

I may be the only one to say this, but I think plasti dipped cars look good for some reason. I saw a website that have a whole kit. It was a sprayer, three gallons of plasti dip and all the prep stuff if you are ever interested in doing the whole car.

 

[R13]

I think it's got alot to do with the wicked amounts of rust my brakes get on them if i don't drive it often, It's always humid as f*** here and my brakes rust up pretty quick

For now I'm gonna roll with black wheels, It suits my style a little better, I'd like to pick up a nice set of meshies or rota grids but again I don't drive it that often so I kinda feel bad buying stuff to just post pics and show off all the time

^ I know it's kinda cool, like a slightly textured flat paint!

 

[iRazor]

how many cans did it approx take?

 

[R13]

5 and I gotta buy i'm guessing to finish 3 more

I'm doing my hood my fenders front bumper (finished) and wheels (also finished)

My hood's taking a little extra because it seems to be absorbing a little bit so I have to add an extra coat

 

[R13]

Monthly bump

New gauge lights (Credited to KlutchDb7)

Deleted cruise control and started cleaning the engine bay

And recently changed the oil, replaced the oil filter and put in a new oil pan gasket, That's it for this month.

 

[silvermoon]

lookin good just got my first GSR a few months ago in much worse shape but coming along nicely ill see if i can post some pics im bringing her home from the shop today

 

[XjoEnX]

:thumbs up. Cluster looks really nice.

 

[R13]

Thanks Joe!

 

[R13]

Meh

And I'll throw in a clip of the exhaust leak I'll be fixing soon.

 

[72Spitfire]

You could use to clean up those headlights. Why not plasti dip the whole car? The gauge where the cruise button was is super cool, never seen that done before.