Drivers quarter fitted. Final sealing coming up.

I paused to fill the AC , changed the rear wheels, and replace the sideskirt extentions on the G.

Inspiration:

I finished up the front fenders and sideskirt caps. Then moved on to the rear. What made me feel better about chopping is that when I first got the car I rolled the fenders and didn’t realize there was glue behind the fender lip so it came out wavy. Twice I went to body shops to get it fixed and they just threw mud on it. This last time I spent a lot of money and time with a shop I knew had the capability but they had gotten some Youtubers car at the same time and I became a side project. I had tangent the car 2 states away specifically for the metal work but again I got mud and this was the most yet. You can see the cracks forming and they started less than a year on from the job. The Musk kit was about $6k delivered which was what I paid for paint and body so I was able to justify that I could install and paint the widebody myself and not have to depend on another shop that was just going to waste my time again.

After marking off the cut area I got stuck in. And I was shocked at how thick the body filter was.

I still can’t believe dude didn’t even sand down the paint. He just slung filler. Then called me to come get it.

I thought I took video of me welding but I can’t find it.

Drivers quarter left to do them the front bumper caps and I’ll start sealing up the quarters and installing the well nuts. Rivnuts rarely seat properly and tend to spin in body work.

I’ve been beating around the bush with cutting into the car. I keep reminding myself it’s just a car and my mileage and mods exempted this one from being worth the crazy prices they are going for.

I Welded the tabs for the front fenders that broke and got them back into position. Test fitted the front overs for the 60th time then finally cut and drilled.

Once all the screws were in place I was surprised with how firm the centers were.

I also mocked up my old LTW wing from my E36. It will be going on my stock metal trunk and I’ll swap between it and the Vorsteiner.

Got the car in the air. Found some broken tabs on the front fenders that will need Welded. Mapped out the cut lines and test fit the passenger side quarter around the gas cap.

After taking my car all the way to Baltimore twice for paint and body work and getting quarters full of bondo, I finally made the plunge and bought a Musk kit despite it being 2x the cost it was when I first inquired 10 years ago. I plan on installing and painting the aero myself so I don’t need to use a body shop again. 

After a weeks vacation I found some motivation to get cracking. I’ve had the kit for about 6 months but too much has been going on and when it wasn’t I lacked motivation for the first time in my life.

The unused Meisters have been teasing me. Too big to fit even the pulled guards I have not been able to run my dream wheels on the car and I refuse to use them as drift spares.

But today I pulled the left side pieces out to formulate a plan.

Musk included a bunch of heat stickers. I’m not sure if I’m going to run them as this car I’ve kept pretty plain. But obviously it’s taking a very different turn so we will see. Might have to let my freak flag fly on this one.

I tried the rear quarter first. Its a bit difficult to locate it exactly but the quality on these parts is great. I will need to pull the trim off then re-install over the overs. The fuel door has to come off on the other side then be installed on top of the over as well. The bumper extention part is pretty simple.

The rear is crazy wide but I’m surprised the front isn’t much wider than stock. I may even have trouble fitting the wheels. The arch is much higher than stock so I’m going to have to be a lot lower. The flare is pretty much level with the hood.

I will need to pull the bumper so I can take the lip off to fit the front bumper extentions. The moldings will need to come off as well. The reflector deletes were glued in unfortunately so I expect paint to come off if I pull them, but I don’t really want to mold deletes, but I also don’t want to cut the bumper pieces to fit around them.

Next move is pulling the molding and locating exactly where the fenders will sit so I can mark the areas to cut.

The vinyl on the truck started lifting after I went through a car wash. So I bought an aluminum kit that I think they use for factory options.

I did this while visiting the homie Ryan for the weekend.

Old shots from the first YokoiKaizen! event.

I’m supposed to be taking a break but Darnell asked me to join him at a Piedmont event. So I did and it was fun.

I had to do brakes on the truck and fix a few broken front suspension parts on the G from the last event.

Some photos from the last Yokai event.

The first set is by the homie Juan of Relax Amigo!

And this shot is my favorite drift related photo.

And some from the MB Drift event.