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As i mentioned in my last post, i'm in the process of transitioning to a new job at a new company. Luckily, i was able to get some time off in between so i made a vow to myself that i would finish the car before i started my new job so i don't have to worry about the car once i do. So without any further delays, i'm going to jump right into it because i have A LOT to cover.

After doing an initial test fit of the body kit, i wanted to paint the doors and the door jambs, so on my first two days off from work, that's what i did. I had a friend of mine from church come over to help me tape up the doors.





The paint came out OK for the most part, but i had a few runs in the clear coat. Unfortunately i didn't have the luxury of time to fix all the mistakes if i wanted to reach my goal so i had to move on. The doors came out a little better then the jambs, but also not perfect. After installing the door cards, i realized i taped up more than needed so there was still some red showing on the very inside of the door by the hinges. Again, i didn't have the time to fix my mistake so i ended up using vinyl to cover it up so i don't see any red. But other than that, the paint came out decent.





My replacement midpipe also came in so i took out the pipe that was rubbing the driveshaft and installed the new one. Nothing special really, but looks decent enough.





The muffler itself is a little bigger as well, so hopefully it helps keep the noise level bearable so that if/when i decide to take the car out at 5am, i don't disturb my neighbors.

Next up were the lights. Since my last set got destroyed in the crash, i had to order a new set. Not wanting to mess with the housings, i decided against reinstalling my HIDs from the previous kit. After searching Amazon.com for new bulbs, i settled on a pair of LED headlights that look similar to HIDs. They weren't much more than a new set of Halogen bulbs so i figured why not give it a shot. I haven't really had a chance to drive with them so i don't know how well they perform, so i'll provide some feedback on them later on.



Here's a picture of the bulb. It's plug and play so modifications to the housing or wiring harness, not too many additional wires. Nice and clean, just like changing out the light bulb.



Remember back in April i started working on the GT2.5 wing but never finished? Well it was finally time to complete that project. I started by finishing the mounting bracket to secure the stand to the trunk. I dug up my third and last prototype bracket that i made and decided to just run with that design, so i went ahead and made another one for the left stand.



I painted them black but never took a picture of them. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out. Not too big, yet more supportive than the GT2 wing stand (IMO). I also made a backing plate for the wing stand out of a thin carbon fiber sheet. I think it came out quite nice.





I used a spray-on adhesive to secure the carbon backing to the stand, but since the top and bottom of the stand are secured with bolts, even without adhesive the backing wouldn't fly off.

In my next post i'll be covering the last and final stage of the build...the paint and putting everything back together. Stay tuned.