Don't Hate Appreciate

bkathsalero · 08-30-2009, 07:42 PM

Okay, so I need some opinions. Keep in mind these are just ideas:
So I just stripped a ga, and have ALOT of parts now some that I dont need, so I had a couple Ideas.

Most of it is polishing because I polished my upper intake before I painted it and I liked it
So I was thinking about polishing the:
Front calipers (shaving them too)
Lower control arms
Oil pan, and some custom paint on the cradle with maybe a few custom touches.
Now your probably thinking, wtf why would you do any of that!
ANSWER: Because I can. I'm bored have time and extra parts, And I like mods that takes someone who knows what their looking at to see. small touches like shaving a line or moving a harness. that kind of stuff, so let me know what you think

CactusWill · 08-30-2009, 08:14 PM

Why would you polish the brake rotors? Thats like brushing your teeth before you jump off a cliff.

bkathsalero · 08-30-2009, 08:18 PM

whoops! ment calipers haha

Afugy · 08-30-2009, 08:19 PM

I look forward to seeing it

heineck · 08-30-2009, 08:22 PM

polished calipers would be hott... and hot looking

bkathsalero · 08-30-2009, 09:45 PM

well I'll start on the calipers on tues. then, keep pic updates of it and maybe sell them for cheap If I don't like them

Atmosphere · 08-30-2009, 10:12 PM

How are you doing the polishing? Sounds nice though, I'd love to see polished calipers.

bkathsalero · 08-30-2009, 10:19 PM

well my plan is to shave the fins off of them, then just some good old elbow grease. Start at a rough grit paper and work my way to finer and finer, then use some kind of protector/clear.. Will talk to the body guys at my shop tomorrow to get their opinion on what to use

alerored04 · 08-30-2009, 11:14 PM

Be sure to use heat proof clear coat or it will turn yellow.

bkathsalero · 09-02-2009, 08:55 AM

BTW the brake caliper mod falls under the EPIC FAIL!!! not worth it can post pics later if wanted

cherrington17 · 09-02-2009, 08:58 AM

lets see how it failed....

bkathsalero · 09-02-2009, 09:14 AM

I will post pictures tonight when I get home. It failed do to the fact it looks like ass and tacky. The only way I could see this looking good is if you had 18+ Black rims. Then the caliper would pop out. But when you have chrome rims it just blends in. I just did a mock up, so for now I'm done with it, So now it will sit on the bottom shelf of my work bench until boredom strikes.

cherrington17 · 09-02-2009, 09:25 AM

black car, chrome rims... do a black caliper with chrome accents. (the fins in chrome or something)

bkathsalero · 09-02-2009, 09:29 AM

That would work. Got to get more calipers as I shaved all the fins of these test ones

cherrington17 · 09-02-2009, 10:39 AM

could also do some kind of pattern on the existing ones. if you have some graphic you like, or some kind of theme pattern.

tape it off, paint black, then pull the tape off for a slick chrome underlay...

bkathsalero · 09-02-2009, 10:49 AM

AHHA!!! Your a Genious Cherrington, I think I will have ALERO in polished aluminum and then like red or black calipers. Like the pic 4 example

cherrington17 · 09-02-2009, 11:39 AM

hey... if you screw something up... IMPROVISE!

bkathsalero · 09-02-2009, 10:32 PM

So heres the pictures, It's just a mock up, AND I DONT LIKE IT!!!
Compared to a stock setup

cherrington17 · 09-02-2009, 10:51 PM

need bigger rims, thats for sure.

but ALERO might be decent.

bkathsalero · 09-02-2009, 10:53 PM

YEa no kidding, But won't get rims again till next summer, winter is creeping up, And I use the GT for winter. Idk yet thinking about letting this one go