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skibum · 06-11-2008, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacks1071

Whats the go with the wide body as far as mechanicals are concerned?

Most people (accross all cars communities) fill up the gap with a wider custom wheel and new tires sizes. Added contact patch will aid in braking, accel, and cornering.

pkhot915 · 06-12-2008, 10:44 AM

Ok, after another busy working day, I took my lunch off and took my Exige S to the carbon fiber shop to extend the spoiler to match with the wider rear. Now my baby lotus looks handicapped without her tail

Looking at the third pic, what rims/tires 17/18 setup do you recommend? I do love the widebody, but i feel like something is missing. First! the CF roof scoop or a new CF roof, second is a wider rear spoiler ( in progress)

Oh, i didn't put the front stripes on yet cuz after the accident, the whole front shell is brand new. First the starshields, then the stripes(this weekend..i guess

)

Carpe | Viam · 06-12-2008, 12:16 PM

Wow! That car looks amazing.

The wider stance in the back makes me think of that Plan's Motorsport Exige Spoiler for $2,000 that fits into the factory slots:

Definitly show pictures when the new one is installed.

As far as the roof is concerned, Both Bodyshop Kobayashi in Japan and Sector 111 in the U.S. sell wet-carbon exige hard-tops with the extended scoop. It definitly looks the best to me.

BSK sell's theirs for 157,500 Japanese Yen, about 11,409 Hong Kong Dollars or $1,459.77.

the contact for the english speaking rep is taro_kaneko@hotmail.com

Sector 111 sells one for $2,800.00 it can be found HERE

I am also fond of the rear deck hood BSK sells, but maybe I am getting too ahead of myself

In any case the car looks fantastic, post more pics when its all set!

Bender Unit · 06-12-2008, 12:23 PM

Very Nice
Your car look GREAT ~ !

Did you add Spacer already in those pictures ?

pkhot915 · 06-12-2008, 07:08 PM

Carpe Viem & bender unit
the spacers are already added to the rear...30mm i think. Anyways, Carpe Viem, thank u so much for the info. I love the sector 111's roof, the jap roof opening is a bit too (large?) extreme for me. But the problem is a month wait on sector's roof. Anyone got sector's roof and want to sell quickly?
I'll post a finish pic of the new rear wing next thursday to see if it's actually compliments the new rear. So much gap between the rear wheels and fenders, i can park another car in there. hmmm....17/18?

PK

shay2nak · 06-13-2008, 07:47 PM

that engine lid doesn't seem to have cutouts for the stock wing

Amarao · 06-13-2008, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shay2nak

that engine lid doesn't seem to have cutouts for the stock wing

It's meant for people who have the wing mounted to the rear clam.

Stormy320 · 06-14-2008, 09:01 AM

I still can't tell from your pictures what this looks like.

If you are spending all this money on this project, can you find a budy or someone that can take a decent picture.

pkhot915 · 06-14-2008, 08:46 PM

Ouch ! stormy
I guess your right, just give me a week, when my rear wing is finished and the front sticker is done. Then i'll post some nice shots. Just went to pre-fit the wing at the bodyshop, here are some pics that i took an hour ago!!!!
This coming wednesday, she's gonna be all done (for now)

Happy Sunday you guys
PK

desmoworks · 06-14-2008, 08:52 PM

What is the story on that fuel door?

pkhot915 · 06-14-2008, 09:02 PM

Desmo,
From this part of the world, that how it came

skibum · 06-14-2008, 09:07 PM

Wow, check out all those classic Mini's. I have a 1965 that I am in the middle of doing a v-tec conversion on.

Bender Unit · 06-14-2008, 09:32 PM

pkhot95: It is Beautiful.

How will you rank the quality of the body kit to be honest from scale 1 - 10 (10 = Best, 1 = Worth)?
I like it alot & plan to follow you step

Stormy320 · 06-19-2008, 10:29 PM

ha ha - Thanks!

Looking good.

shay2nak · 06-20-2008, 09:24 PM

i like how the back of the flares blends in with the bodywork preserving the inward taper. Although I wish the front was similar in that respect, pretty nice work either way.

climb4fun · 06-20-2008, 10:18 PM

What Elise/Exige will benefit from wider body panel and/or wider wheel track anyway? (I mean performance wise)

pkhot915 · 06-22-2008, 09:44 AM

Just pick her up this morning, took a couple of pics to post on the board. Dont know what to say.....im speechless. Haven't been this happy for awhile......

sorry for the big pics

Stormy320 · 06-22-2008, 10:46 AM

I can't tell any difference.

Seriously - it looks very well done.

What did you have done to the spoiler?

knucklehead · 06-22-2008, 01:42 PM

That's actually a good thing IMO. A good mod is when it looks really good, but you can't really tell why.

pkhot915 · 06-22-2008, 06:59 PM

Stormy,
heres a pic of the spoiler before, and spoiler after. Notice that the end of the spoiler will fall between the 1st and 2nd taillight. But after i got it stretched , it hangs almost at the end. The reason you couldn't see a significant change cuz it's the same ratio as the regular wing with the regular rear clam. Now that the rear is wider, so does the wing (relatively)..

06-12-2008, 10:44 AM	#62 (permalink)
pkhot915 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 52	Ok, after another busy working day, I took my lunch off and took my Exige S to the carbon fiber shop to extend the spoiler to match with the wider rear. Now my baby lotus looks handicapped without her tail Looking at the third pic, what rims/tires 17/18 setup do you recommend? I do love the widebody, but i feel like something is missing. First! the CF roof scoop or a new CF roof, second is a wider rear spoiler ( in progress) Oh, i didn't put the front stripes on yet cuz after the accident, the whole front shell is brand new. First the starshields, then the stripes(this weekend..i guess ) Attached Images

06-12-2008, 12:16 PM	#63 (permalink)
Carpe \| Viam Aeternum Vale Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redwood City, CA / Lake Forest, IL Posts: 75	Wow! That car looks amazing. The wider stance in the back makes me think of that Plan's Motorsport Exige Spoiler for $2,000 that fits into the factory slots: Definitly show pictures when the new one is installed. As far as the roof is concerned, Both Bodyshop Kobayashi in Japan and Sector 111 in the U.S. sell wet-carbon exige hard-tops with the extended scoop. It definitly looks the best to me. BSK sell's theirs for 157,500 Japanese Yen, about 11,409 Hong Kong Dollars or $1,459.77. the contact for the english speaking rep is taro_kaneko@hotmail.com Sector 111 sells one for $2,800.00 it can be found HERE I am also fond of the rear deck hood BSK sells, but maybe I am getting too ahead of myself In any case the car looks fantastic, post more pics when its all set! __________________ *Carpe Viam "Seize the Road"*

06-13-2008, 07:47 PM	#66 (permalink)
shay2nak GGM ENFORCER Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 12,751	that engine lid doesn't seem to have cutouts for the stock wing __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 GG EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEO CLIPS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com

06-14-2008, 09:01 AM	#68 (permalink)
Stormy320 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,621	I still can't tell from your pictures what this looks like. If you are spending all this money on this project, can you find a budy or someone that can take a decent picture. __________________ 240S Chrome Orange EXIGE - fast... very fast

06-14-2008, 08:46 PM	#69 (permalink)
pkhot915 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 52	Ouch ! stormy I guess your right, just give me a week, when my rear wing is finished and the front sticker is done. Then i'll post some nice shots. Just went to pre-fit the wing at the bodyshop, here are some pics that i took an hour ago!!!! This coming wednesday, she's gonna be all done (for now) Happy Sunday you guys PK Attached Images

06-12-2008, 12:23 PM	#64 (permalink)
Bender Unit RS member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 73	Very Nice Your car look GREAT ~ ! Did you add Spacer already in those pictures ?

06-12-2008, 07:08 PM	#65 (permalink)
pkhot915 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 52	Carpe Viem & bender unit the spacers are already added to the rear...30mm i think. Anyways, Carpe Viem, thank u so much for the info. I love the sector 111's roof, the jap roof opening is a bit too (large?) extreme for me. But the problem is a month wait on sector's roof. Anyone got sector's roof and want to sell quickly? I'll post a finish pic of the new rear wing next thursday to see if it's actually compliments the new rear. So much gap between the rear wheels and fenders, i can park another car in there. hmmm....17/18? PK

06-14-2008, 08:52 PM	#70 (permalink)
desmoworks Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 61	What is the story on that fuel door?

06-14-2008, 09:02 PM	#71 (permalink)
pkhot915 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 52	Desmo, From this part of the world, that how it came

06-14-2008, 09:07 PM	#72 (permalink)
skibum I approve this message Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 171	Wow, check out all those classic Mini's. I have a 1965 that I am in the middle of doing a v-tec conversion on.

06-14-2008, 09:32 PM	#73 (permalink)
Bender Unit RS member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 73	pkhot95: It is Beautiful. How will you rank the quality of the body kit to be honest from scale 1 - 10 (10 = Best, 1 = Worth)? I like it alot & plan to follow you step

06-19-2008, 10:29 PM	#74 (permalink)
Stormy320 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,621	ha ha - Thanks! Looking good. __________________ 240S Chrome Orange EXIGE - fast... very fast

06-20-2008, 09:24 PM	#75 (permalink)
shay2nak GGM ENFORCER Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 12,751	i like how the back of the flares blends in with the bodywork preserving the inward taper. Although I wish the front was similar in that respect, pretty nice work either way. __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 GG EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEO CLIPS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com

06-20-2008, 10:18 PM	#76 (permalink)
climb4fun WTF Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: N.VA Posts: 670	What Elise/Exige will benefit from wider body panel and/or wider wheel track anyway? (I mean performance wise)

06-22-2008, 09:44 AM	#77 (permalink)
pkhot915 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 52	OK everyone, just as i promise!!! Just pick her up this morning, took a couple of pics to post on the board. Dont know what to say.....im speechless. Haven't been this happy for awhile...... sorry for the big pics Attached Images Last edited by pkhot915 : 06-22-2008 at 07:16 PM.

06-22-2008, 01:42 PM	#79 (permalink)
knucklehead Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Marina del Rey, CA Posts: 3,001	That's actually a good thing IMO. A good mod is when it looks really good, but you can't really tell why. __________________ Jacob Join Lotuscar.ning.com for LA Lotus social events 05 Exise, 2bular 6 inch exhaust. BWR double adjustable Penske shocks, Hypercoil springs, HIDs, BWR front sway bar, Light weight PC680 battery w/BWR brace, BWR Black badges and wheel centers, Custom SCC paint job, SCC OEM Exige mesh kit and Exige rear clam details, LSD, Lotus sport clutch and light weight fly wheel. Sector front splitter. Stebel horn. Multivex Mirrors. Volk CE28 wheels

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06-22-2008, 10:46 AM	#78 (permalink)
Stormy320 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,621	I can't tell any difference. Seriously - it looks very well done. What did you have done to the spoiler? __________________ 240S Chrome Orange EXIGE - fast... very fast

06-22-2008, 06:59 PM	#80 (permalink)
pkhot915 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 52	Stormy, heres a pic of the spoiler before, and spoiler after. Notice that the end of the spoiler will fall between the 1st and 2nd taillight. But after i got it stretched , it hangs almost at the end. The reason you couldn't see a significant change cuz it's the same ratio as the regular wing with the regular rear clam. Now that the rear is wider, so does the wing (relatively).. Attached Images