Some progress pics

Will do john. I know that the 2nd gen S4's used alcaterra on their seats, ive just never heard of supersuede.

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Ted DeInnocentis
MK2 Jetta Coupe Rally Car
BMW E46 323i daily driver
Toyota Tacoma Sweep vehicle

I always consider using Alcantra. It's nice stuff and I've heard it's what the WRC guys use on their dash. But we've always just used Hobby Lobby felt since it's cheap, with 3M trim adhesive.

But that's one of those things that is always last on the list. I have felt at the house because we bought it for Mark's car for Cog, ran out of time, and just flat black spray painted the dash.

Hobby Lobby felt fades quickly in the sun too.

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Grant Hughes

So you can kind of see the window fix on this pic. But more importantly, you can see today's motivator for work tomorrow and Saturday. My Compomotive TH2 17s fit, even without wheel spacers. The ride height is still a bit high in the rear, even with the stock - ~1cm drop mount point. Time for probably some helper springs so I can lower the spring seat. Right now it sits only at the point that the spring is in tension. Can't wait to see some 4 pots through the sides of the wheels, a whale tail on the back, cossie arches on the sides, cossie side skirts, paint, etc! Anyhow, I am stoked.

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Grant Hughes



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NoCoast Wrote:
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The ride height is still a bit high in
> the rear, even with the stock - ~1cm drop mount
> point.
> NoCoast.
No just weld some more steel back there. I'm suprised its not already on the bump stops.

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Scott Manley
Spokane, WA
86' XR4Ti
37

Check the rates on the rears, I have a single 14Ä 275 downstairs and that makes no sense so somebody may have been shipped a 275 in place of the 175 they shoulda gotten.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

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I'm pretty sure you gave me the right ones. It probably just needs to settle and be driven once or twice. Here's a few pics from the Subaru Legacy Steve and I also recently are almost finished with.

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Grant Hughes

Thought about making these in bulk on my day off. But really I don't feel like making more than I actually need, and I trashed my cordless impact punching the holes. Suppose I'll call it good at these. Will look sexy though.

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Grant Hughes

Why the rear window conversion? If anything it'll weaken the unibody.. is it to look cool, better rear visibility, or possibly venting?

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Andrew M
Onterrible
30ish

As John once said, very properly, "You don't want to be puking everytime you walk up to the car."

That is why. It is one thing that is an absolute must for me.

I have put 100s of hours and over $12,000 into this car. I want to look at it and say, "Holy fuck, that's my car." If that takes me spending some money on a RS500 kit (already done) and spending a little more time making the window proper, I'm willing to do so.

Here's a latest idea for design scheme. I'd use different colors of course. Remember, I have all the body parts to get the full look.

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Grant Hughes

NoCoast Wrote:
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> As John once said, very properly, "You don't want
> to be puking everytime you walk up to the car."
>
> That is why. It is one thing that is an absolute
> must for me.
>
> I have put 100s of hours and over $12,000 into
> this car. I want to look at it and say, "Holy
> fuck, that's my car." If that takes me spending
> some money on a RS500 kit (already done) and
> spending a little more time making the window
> proper, I'm willing to do so.
>
> Here's a latest idea for design scheme. I'd use
> different colors of course. Remember, I have all
> the body parts to get the full look.

Grant, no doubt.. I was just curious if that was the primary factor. I don't find that extra pillar to be all that ugly, but I don't get happy in my pants looking at any 80s-90s car in general.

That being said that's a pretty good looking car and scheme in that pic. Your determination and hard work is starting pay off. It doesn't look like you're that far off from getting that car on a gravel road sometime soon.

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Andrew M
Onterrible
30ish

Thanks Andrew. I'm working on it as much as I can, with three jobs, full time grad school and a fiance/wedding planning. Plus building two other cages at the same time. Here's what I spent all day doing. Fucked up the arc on two of them. That's what I get though for not test fitting first.

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Grant Hughes

NoCoast Wrote:
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> As John once said, very properly, "You don't want
> to be puking everytime you walk up to the car."
>
> That is why. It is one thing that is an absolute
> must for me.
>
Hey maybe you too could get a Beer Sponsorship.
I've knocked back a fair share of "Biere Trentetrois"

Gimme a call!
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

Main hoop gusset, front seat fitted, and some bondo body work is done.

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Grant Hughes

That seat looks familiar! Is that the mate to the one you sold me? Great seat!
Nice gussets too.

-Martin.

Different one. This one has been in an Audi S2, A4, and now a Merkur rally car. Pro 2000 is the seat. ADV will be the shit when it's out and will replace the Pro 2000 in my car when I have to get a HANS.

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Grant Hughes