I think they do look much better dark. I still have to sand and clear em.

 

I set up the fuel side ( passenger) of my tank today. Just a trial fit.

 

This is the elec control side (driver) tank top.

 

ordered a set of stainless bolts and bits for all the coolers up front, as I am taking them down for cleaning, and some of the bolts broke in the process. Nasty old stuff, but should get much better when finished

Cheers,
Redfox.

 

Hey Art really like the dark tail lights... :up:

 

Thanks Noob, I prefer the 2002's like yours but I know how much cutting and fitting they require as I installed them on my old SE. Hopefully I can appreciate them for a while before I feel the urge to retrofit again!

 

DO IT! All the cool kids are doing it!

 

I probably will end up doing the retrofit sometime this summer as the weather permits.... I dont know that I have seen an Azure Blue Esprit with the 2002 lights installed. I bet they would look awesome as usual! I am also looking at doing the center exit exhaust soon. The stock dual outlet non centered can is just too quiet!!! Damn the list has grown quickly!
Artie

 

I should have sanded mine down first! Those look great! I like the red turn lens. I did that to my old SE tail lights before I retrofitted the 2002 lights. Much sleeker than the rainbow approach with the yellow, red and clear!

 

I used one of the 3M kits from AutoZone which clears up fogged plastic headlights to polish the tail lights and side lights and also to remove stamps with "Toyota", etc. on them.

 

I sanded mine down to 400 and removed all the branding. Then sprayed Nite Shades red, three coats. It'll get another sand to 600 then 2K clear. Also after the body paint at final clear, the entire car will be coated including all lights and carbon fiber work.
I'm not a big fan of the round tail lights, or the whole fiberglass panel fit. In fact I removed the center panel all together and just slightly moddified the tail light itself with small curved finishers. Saved a couple pounds, that's the most important thing to me, besides looks.

 

On the trans now. Got the bell housing back from the polisher's yesterday. Just a test fit, as the exhaust is pretty close. Have a lot of choices to make on the box now.

 

Looks phenomenal! Are you planning on clear coating the polished aluminum?

 

My friend Randy Grubb, who builds these beautiful vehicles, turned me onto this product.
You don't really want to clear coat aluminum parts as the clear WILL chip and then you're in for a pain.

 

Sorry for the double image.

 

Test fit of the grill. I'll re screen it and tack weld the screen to the frame as well as the mounting tabs. There will be aluminum grommets welded to the screen around the splitter braces.

 

Installed new rear hatch struts, and a new Pioneer head unit.

 

Washed and installed new antenna to replace one before which was too vertical...

BEFORE on top, after on bottom...

 

Wow, your S4 is gorgeous.

 

Lorenstump, is that protectant heat resistant up to a certain point? Could you coat an exhaust manifold with it?

 

I don't really know, I'll have to ask Randy as I haven't had the engine running yet. Don't think it would go to exhaust temps though.

 

@MidLifeZ
Where did you get your antenna from?

 

This guy, took about a week to arrive. Could not find any places in U.S. that kept it in stock in that angle.

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Took my son to swimming lessons (the long way)

 

Today I installed the missing air duct over the right hand fuel tank( Ram Air Mod.)

 

Installed a new fuel filter (Hopefully a K&N PF-1000 is the correct one). And adjusted the parking brake (removed driver's seat but was surprisingly quick and simple). Yesterday, I got new Nitto NT-05 tires installed. Yay!

 

I drove it to work today. Beautiful day in Socal. Otherwise there is nothing I needed to do to the car. I feel like I should break something so I can contribute to this thread. Wait, it's a Lotus, something should happen soon...:facepalm

Shot from office with dirty windows. :shrug:

 

DANG! Yall have valet at your building or do they require everyone back into parking spaces?

ROFL.. I crack me up

 

Did some electrical work today. Changing from external purl pumps to in tank requires a few wiring harness changes. The 88 had two external pumps, had separate wires and fuses ( 20 amp each ). One becomes the new in tank pump feed and the other becomes the charge cooler pump feed ( dedicated and fused)
Sliding lengths of shrink tubing over each other, soldering, then un-sliding and shrinking, gives a clean install.

 

Aha! I see the UFO Capsule device!