marc-111

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one of the cleanest and nicest EP3 in town

Brice.Hayden

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come on you're killing me! show me some goods!!!

SHG_EasyE

Everythings installed.... A few teasers until I have time to upload the rest

skipunk4

All i have to say is DAMN. That wheel fitment is perfect and those tires are BEEF. Can't wait for more pics

sirsol66

I LOVE your idea for the wheel well, that gaping hole has been bothering me so much on my ep3. Can I ask what the material you used is?

732xghost

too bad i wont be able to see this bad larry at the BBQ.

toyomatt84

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I see I'm not the only one who's been wanting to address those gaping holes used for the steering rack.

732xghost

ha just noticed that. those things do look hideous when not covered like that.

SHG_James

that must help keep most of the debris out of the engine bay. what material was used? should make some copy's and sell them

SHG_EasyE

Thanks dude, I had to raise the car a little after driving around a bit today, there just wasnt enough clearance. Its about 1/2 inch higher now

Yeah Ive been wanting to cover that up for some time now, but Its a big job. I had to drill holes for the rivets and to do so the strut has to be removed. Not something you can just throw together real quick.

The material I used was some rubber mat I found at home depot

Why not? you can't make it?

Chester Rumble

WRD! I got your text today at work dude! Where's the real pictures?

skipunk4

In that pic those rpf1's are still the 17x9 +35's and aren't the new ones are they?

JdmOdz

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sick fitment. Did u use spacers?

732xghost

already made plans i cant break and forgot it was on the 23rd when i signed up on the thread.

SHG_EasyE

Yeah I kept the 17x9's on the front and new wheels went on the back.

Nope no spacers. The wider DC5R control arms pushed them out 15mm on each side.

Damn that sucks, there will be more though so no worries

SHG_EasyE

OK so here goes the 1st installment of the new update! Day1/Night1....

So Tuesday I got started on the car around 11am. Worked all through the night and took a quick nap around 7am for an hour or so. Heres what I got done...

-Stripped all the suspension from the car
-Cleaned and stripped undercoat from the fender wells
-Cleaned suspension components
-Layed down POR15 in fender wells, rear sub frame, and suspension components

SHG_EasyE

Installment Part 2 - Day2

Kicked off the morning with an early trip to get the new tires mounted. SHG_Mike also brought his GP's along to get some fresh RS3's



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Once we got back I started installing all the fresh painted parts with some new hardware. I also fabbed up the tie rod opening covers you saw before.

The calipers are the only part that didn't get love yet, since I still need to get some stainless lines which aren't in the budget yet and will be a bit of a wait once they're ordered. Ill paint the calipers when the lines go in









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Safety wire for the castle nuts



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Loving these remote adjusters for the rear shocks!

SHG_EasyE

Third and final installment for this update! Day3

Got the car on the scales Wednesday night, aligned her and got the cross and F/R balance set. Car was weighed and set up with a full tank and no driver weight since its more a daily and will often have passengers.

Specs are as follows:

Camber: -3.0F -1.8R
Toe: 1/64 out all four wheels
Caster: About -6 degrees

As you can see cross weight is nice and centered at 50%. The F/R balance is decent, but as youll see in pictures the rear is a tad lower to transfer more weight back, I didnt want it to bag too bad in the back so I didnt bring it to 60/40.







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And here she is sitting pretty at my apartment

DrZFiNeSt

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Your attention to detail amazes me.Atleast you bought the rear camber in a little more opposed to your old setup.Are your fenders rolled in the rear?

SHG_EasyE

Thanks dude, Its bugging me so bad that the calipers arent mint aswell. Cant wait to get that done.

Yeah I brought in the rear camber a whole 2 degrees lol. Rear fenders were always rolled, and i pulled the fronts for the new setup about 1/2 inch.

DrZFiNeSt

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Damn I had no idea . My calipers are killing me as well,Im in the process of trying to figure out what I'm gonna need to run the spoon calipers on mine.Lovin the direction your ep is going

Brice.Hayden

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awesome work! so clean and that homemade cover is sweet. Are you planning on keeping stock brakes? I have the Wilwood 12.2" setup. its inexpensive, super easy to install and will look great with your wheels. Food for though

SHG_EasyE

Thanks dude! Stock stuff is staying for now, and probably will unless I find they dont hold up during lapping days. If I go aftermarket It will be a silver Stoptech kit

JdmOdz

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oh really, fitment looks great.

switchjv

man, this is really making me want to start working on my EP3. looks good