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Family out of town = Mod the Berlinetta! Lowered and wrapped

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  1. kenneyd

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    #1 kenneyd, Jun 30, 2015
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    My family had to visit the grand parents and I couldn't go, so i finally got a chance to mess around with the car.

    Mine always seemed reversed raked, nose high, back low like a baja truck lol. So i lowered is 14 turns up front and 10 in the back and i think it dramatically improved the stance. My spring compressor was useless, but i found 3 vice grips squeezing the coil works fine, just us a rag as not to scratch up the spring.
    I cant remember the exact numbers of the top of my head, but ground-fender went from 27.75 to 26.5" in the front and from 27.4 to 26.5" rear (i think) basically it was an inch

    THE FIRST PICTURE IS BEFORE






    I also wrapped the rear diffuser with a carbon fiber wrap. In the past i had used the 3m 1080 and 3m scotch print, but i tried a new product from vivid 3d and it i was surprised how real it looks.
    It was a pain to do took about 3 hours, but it came out great. Time will tell how well it stands up to the heat however.
    I likely will use this same stuff on the door sills, and I ~might~ try this on the mirrors





    Also took it for a drive around the island and snapped some pictures. Before today i kinda regretted not getting red, but hands down i love this color!
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  2. kenneyd

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    #2 kenneyd, Jun 30, 2015
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    #3 plugzit, Jun 30, 2015
    That undercarriage is way too clean. You need to drive it more!!!! :)
    Love the color
     
  4. Enzojr

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    #4 Enzojr, Jul 1, 2015
    Silver looks awesome on a 355, really nice on a B car.
    Wow that is way to clean, glad I can't see under mine. Every time I go outside to wash it, I end up putting another 40-50 miles on it instead ... go figure.
     
  5. PAP 348

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    #5 PAP 348, Jul 1, 2015
    Beautiful colour!! Car looks amazing, thanks for sharing. :)
     
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    #6 madturk, Jul 1, 2015
    Very nice. Love it
     
  7. kenneyd

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    #7 kenneyd, Jul 1, 2015
    Drive it more? It has 41k miles lol

    I am blessed to have found a very well taken care of, looks even cleaner with no flash Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
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    #8 PAP 348, Jul 1, 2015
    Definitely well taken care of and great to see it's being driven. :)
     
  9. UConn Husky

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    #9 UConn Husky, Jul 1, 2015
    I like the look of the wrap!
     
  10. INTMD8

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    #10 INTMD8, Jul 1, 2015
    Looks great! Love to see everything clean. Too many of these things look like they were dipped in tar and entered in the Baja 1000
     
  11. junglistluder

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    #11 junglistluder, Jul 1, 2015
    Did you wrap the entire diffuser pieces, or just the rear sections that are visible?
     
  12. kenneyd

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    #12 kenneyd, Jul 1, 2015
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    Unless your laying down on the ground, you can barely see these so there was no way i was going to pay $3000+ for real ones.

    I only wrapped the part you might actually see, the part that curves up, and both the inside/outside of the fins.

    I didnt post this picture earlier since my kitchen lights make it look bubbly, but here's them un-installed. the adhesion was not great so i used aluminum tape on the back and leading egde where it might peel.
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  13. Robb

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    #13 Robb, Jul 2, 2015
    Ken,

    Much better setup on how your car is sitting now after your changes. I think it looks great.

    Robb
     
  14. gothspeed

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    #14 gothspeed, Jul 2, 2015
    Car looks great!! I need to lower mine a tad now.... :eek:
     
  15. Skippr1999

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    #15 Skippr1999, Jul 3, 2015
    Do you have to do a re-alignment when you lower the ride height ?
     
  16. kenneyd

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    #16 kenneyd, Jul 3, 2015
    I set the toe, it was off by less than 1/4''.
    Lowering it increases negative camber, which is actually good for handling as long as its not excessive. But even so, i doubt it added more than a -1/4 degree in the front, and even less in the rear
     
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    #17 vvassallo, Jul 3, 2015
    Ride height looks great. You'd never make it up my driveway though.
     
  18. kenneyd

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    #18 kenneyd, Jul 3, 2015
    There are some places you cant go, but that's one of the things you should expect with any sports car.
    People claim these things are low, but even lowered I've got and inch or two more clearance than my stock C6 Z06.
     
  19. Redlyne_mr2

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    #19 Redlyne_mr2, Jul 4, 2015
    Look great, don't go too low.. my 355 is slammed and the middle scrapes in places you don't want it to scrape.
     
  20. pkl03

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    #20 pkl03, Jul 4, 2015
    Certainly improved the look by lowering.
     
  21. Gene G

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    #21 Gene G, Jul 19, 2015
    Ken where are you located in NE Fl.? I'm in Saint Johns Fl. Just off 210 and I95.
     
  22. kenneyd

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    #22 kenneyd, Jul 20, 2015
    I'm about a far north as you can get, Yulee.
     

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