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Postby Shadowden » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:14

Also, I am planning on using either a large socket and hammer or a pair of fender washers and a bolt (cheap seat tool) to seat the new seals. Should there be any kind of lubricant or anything used?
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Postby SecondGenPAt » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:14

windex would be a perfect lubricant. Soak the area with it and press the new seals in. As the windex dies it evaporates, leaving nothing behind.
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Postby RX-7 Chris » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:14

Windex does work for this kind of thing.
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Postby Shadowden » Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:14

Spent some more time with my stock wheels today. I got another wheel painted and the other two rough sanded with 150 grit. I don't really want to mess with wetsanding them, so I think I am going to try just polishing them first with cut, then swirl. Probably won't do much.

I also spent some time prepping the tubing that will eventually become my strut tower brace. Basically sanding all of the rust off of them. Also took a file to the seam of the cross bar to make it all disappear.
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Postby Shadowden » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:14

winter tires are getting mounted on the painted stock wheels tomorrow.

Changed the oil this past Saturday. Not a whole lot else to report other than I have some interior bits coming in soon...
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Postby geo2maz » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:14

will you wait for the first storm to put them on the car or are you going ahead with install?
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Postby Shadowden » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:14

planning to install preemptively. I was a boy scout..."Be Prepared".

I'll get some pics tomorrow. If I get them on in the light. Otherwise, Thursday.
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Postby Shadowden » Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:14

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Winter/track wheels with winter tires mounted. Painted with VHT Satin Black chassis and roll bar paint. Not bad for winter wheels. Stock Honda S2000 AP1 wheels made by Enkei.
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Postby AuroraAxela » Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:14

Those look good. You were right about the silver centercaps. They work well with that setup!
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Postby _AlexTM » Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:14

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Postby geo2maz » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:14

Sweet! So were those the ones you painted? For some reason I thought you were getting them in blue... But I'm a teensy bit durnk at the moment...
Either way, coo!
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Postby kingtut » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:14

Lookin' good Mr. Sir!
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Postby RX-7 Chris » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:14

looks good.

It's hard to tell in the pic. did you do the blue lip?
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Postby ~Barn~ » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:14

Looks sharp!
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Postby tsx_guy » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:14

geo2maz wrote:Sweet! So were those the ones you painted? For some reason I thought you were getting them in blue... But I'm a teensy bit durnk at the moment...
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