Project Facelift

[f u z z]

i want anearly with plastics. :( trade me josh?

[Jand3rson]

i want anearly with plastics. :( trade me josh?

As much as I love your car man, not a chance in hell. :up: Besides, what do you want my car for? It's just an eta.

So anyway, remember how pretty much this whole time, we've been mulling over ways to take care of the issue with 2 visible wheel well edges once the rear apron is grafted onto the car? Making an end cap, finding a way to hide them, etc? Well, after talking with Trent and kicking myself for not thinking of this before...

...we just cut the inner wheel well edge off. :D







Problem solved. You can see in the first pic in the shadow, we did have to cut into the body slightly, but it's just into the jack storage area in the trunk. The area where we cut off is 2 pieces of sheet metal that spread apart in the area where the existing apron is, so there was really no way to get around it. It's been patched, and it will be covered by the trunk liner, so it's of no conern. Also, that driver's side wheel well in the first pic needs a little bit of adjustment, but other than that, it's finally time to weld this motherfucker.

[Jean]

Great job! ...since you cut the rear section of another car why didn't the rear valance fit w/out more cutting and welding ..I'll have to look at your previous posts and pictures again to understand it. I can probably live with a rear diving bumper if I could get a rear valance on there somehow

[MR 325]

Much better.

[backtrail69]

I got my rear valance sitting behind my car awaiting some rust repair and slight secret modifications... :D

[Jand3rson]

Here's a few more shots of the rear apron, these are a lot more clear. This is the final position of the apron, we'll be welding it exactly where it is. It's got perfect gap with the bumper all the way around, and everything is adjusted perfectly.

Here's my goofy ass in the reflection. I was too lazy to go get my tripod. My car also now has like 4 different VIN numbers. :D

[E30 Wagen]

sweet

and lovin the r3vlimited.com sticker on the air compressor :)

[smooth]

damn, I just read the whole damn thread.
great job.

I'm going to plastics on my 89 vert, so I just needed to know about the rear valence...can't wait to see the final.

[Dave]

I'm going to plastics on my 89 vert, so I just needed to know about the rear valence...can't wait to see the final.

Just remember - you do NOT have to cut the rear bumpers to fit your vert the way Josh did. They will be a direct fit.

[AdironRider]

Looks good.

Are you running undersized rubber on your wheels Josh?

[Jand3rson]

Nope, they're 205/50's. The back looks like it's sitting high because when we lowered it back down off the jack, I didn't release the ebrake. Anytime you jack up the rear with the ebrake on, when you lower it back down it sits high. When you release the brake, it always sits back down.

[Dave]

Actually, I think the specified size for 15s on an e30 is 205/55 or 225/50, so technically, its undersized.

Having said that, I think a lot of people run 205/50 - plentiful and cheap.

[Jand3rson]

Actually, I think the specified size for 15s on an e30 is 205/55 or 225/50, so technically, its undersized.

Having said that, I think a lot of people run 205/50 - plentiful and cheap.

Actually, my wheels are 16 x 7.5, 205/50/16 is the perfect size for these wheels. :up:

[M42Technik]

Actually, my wheels are 16 x 7.5, 205/50/16 is the perfect size for these wheels. :up:

225/45/16 is the right 16" size man, use the tire calculator off that Miata website in the FAQ section.

[Dave]

225/45/16 is the right 16" size man, use the tire calculator off that Miata website in the FAQ section.

Oops for me on the 15/16 thing.

And Dan's right - 225/45.

I have 215/45-17s on my stock 17x7 on my IS300 and they just fit that width - surprised yours dont almost look stretched with 205s on a 7.5 inch wide wheel.