Akina's build

[WannaBeFast]

Did you retrofit your steering wheel?


Car looks baddass man!

[digitalsolo]

Looking great.   That color fits the car very well.

[frijolee]

I'm so glad you put on the full rear fenders.  It really looks great.

Compare to the waybay machine...


And now just it looks like it was meant to be that way.  That's one of my favorite parts of about the tri-point (now Ronin) widebody.

One tip that'll help it stay looking nice...  Find and install some clear plastic guard material on the forward facing surfaces of the rear fenders.  The front tires can kick up rocks that the rear will catch for you giving you quite a few rocks chips quickly if you don't protect it.

[KAX]

One tip that'll help it stay looking nice...  Find and install some clear plastic guard material on the forward facing surfaces of the rear fenders.  The front tires can kick up rocks that the rear will catch for you giving you quite a few rocks chips quickly if you don't protect it.

One thing I was thinking, that I just realized would also help this, is to install a sill-type side skirt that extends from the outer edge of the front fender to the outer edge of the rear fender.

Something like this:


Would be great for airflow, and also any rocks will most likely hit the bottom of that rather that the rear fender.  Plus, I think it would look BA

[AKINA FC]

One tip that'll help it stay looking nice...  Find and install some clear plastic guard material on the forward facing surfaces of the rear fenders.  The front tires can kick up rocks that the rear will catch for you giving you quite a few rocks chips quickly if you don't protect it.

One thing I was thinking, that I just realized would also help this, is to install a sill-type side skirt that extends from the outer edge of the front fender to the outer edge of the rear fender.

Something like this:


Would be great for airflow, and also any rocks will most likely hit the bottom of that rather that the rear fender.  Plus, I think it would look BA

Well you hit both things on the head guys, I have a friend who is doing the front end of the car and the rear quarters with the 3M clear wrap to help protect it once assembled (I would do it but I have never wrapped a car before and when he is done you cant see it ).  The rocker extensions I am making are from 6 mm solid core carbon fiber just like that pic shows and fiberglass extensions like the fronts of the fenders that the carbon will be bonded to. So picture the front splitter and lip just extended on the sides, if that makes sense. I am going to see what it would look like with just the carbon splitters before molding the rockers, it might look good.

[digitalsolo]

I like my rocker extensions, they aren't that fancy though, haha.

[AKINA FC]

Haha yeah you beat me to the finish lol I do like how yours came out Blake. The really nice thing is if I did them like yours and pitched the car in a sand trap at the track I wouldnt be crying as they pulled me out lol

[AKINA FC]

Well its getting there finally. Still need to do a bunch of little things but the majority of assembly is done. Next up is finishing the new intercooler and charges pipes.
 I'm thinking I might not go with the rocker extensions now that i got the car on the ground, well see though, I'll mock them up out of cardboard first.
Dont mind the front bumper in these shots, it is just sitting there.

[slinky]

that color is orgasmic...

[digitalsolo]

Perfect.

[FC3S Murray]

Oooooooooooooooooo MAN!  I bet that color just POPS when outside! Great job on a obviously perfect color choice

[frijolee]

Oooooo...  Shaved the gas door and did the mini billet version.  Hadn't caught that before...  I likes it.

[mefarri]

Aaaaaaaaaaaand there it is.

[AKINA FC]

Haha Thanks guys! I am really happy with how it looks as well, its killing me not to see it outside. Seems everytime I am at the shop its cloudy, snowing, raining or all together I can't wait for decent weather again, as is everyone else most likely. If everything goes right I'll have the new intercooler built and plumbing done this weekend then its time to finish the a/c.
Thanks for the compliments!

[AKINA FC]

Today was somewhat productive, got the end tanks for the intercooler done and got the intercooler tac'd together. Made the mounting brackets for it and figured out the new pipe routing. Started making the baffles to direct airflow, will weld those to the cooler this time. I also made a flow diverter inside the bottom tank to help distribute air flow equally through the core. Ill get a shot of that tomorrow.
This looks way better than the old one I think.