Dabeny's MR-S V2 out - Shooting page 3

[Ilogik]

haha had another look at your car your making me think about removing my spoiler.

[ex-member]

Grr another hour wasted trying to find a suitable TS front bumper all due to these bloody gorgeous pics! DAMN YOU!  s:D s:D

[BlackSabel]

WOW. That looks nice. Black/Silver looks really nice.

[DannyN]

Ben, what and why have you done to the JDL front?
And have youdont it to customise or because it needed repair ?

[Anonymous]

Ben, what and why have you done to the JDL front?
And have youdont it to customise or because it needed repair ?

I'm modifying the sides of the bumper like that:

JDL Stock:



JDL Moded:




Stock JDL got a "line" going to the front of the bumper till the air scoop, and i want to mod this and make it go to the bottom of the bumper like a stock bumper.



I think this will make the JDL front less "ricey" more smoothed, and I'll have another custom part like my rear TRC with 2003+ inserts :p

[Ilogik]

nice mate, wish i knew how to do this sort of shit.

[DannyN]

Thanks for the explanation Ben, I think what your doing will look nicer than the opriginal and should really complement the rest of car.
Please keep us update with photos

[ianp2000]

After 2 years my project is near the endline...

I hope you'll enjoy it:

-Front TopSecret + ABS Lester Grill
-Rear TRC modifyed with 2003+ moulded inserts
-TRC side steps
-Porsche 993 exhaust tips on C-one MR-S Muffler
-OEM Toyota HardTop
-Pillar and HT painted 202 black
-Custom Jspec Black emblem...

Ben

Congratulations Mate; excellent combination of mods in an eye catching package. Especially like the black roof with the silver body. Very effective.

[Anonymous]

just a lil summary of my project...

Dabeny's 2001 Silver MR-S - UpToDate 03-2008



Motor/transmission:

-OEM 2004 6 MT gearbox
-ACT Xtrem clutch kit
-Fidanzza LW Flywheel
-PPE 4in1 header
-PPE Hi-flow cat
-Dynamic PPE intake with PowerEntreprise Dual intake Filter
-C-one quad Performance Exhaust
-KAKIMOTO Solid and adjustables urethane muffler mounts
-Kirk's solid urethane motor mounts
-Short Shifter
-TRD Spark plugs
-TRD Oil Filter
-Oil Catch Tank
-Carbon valves cover
-Greddy sandwich plate
-HKS Oil cap
-Apexi Voltage stabiliser


Chassis:

-D2 Racing Coilovers
-TRD Front Strut tower bar
-C-one rear Strut tower bar
-Cusco central anti-flex plate
-X4 Drilled and slotted Rotors
-ProjectMu HC+ carbon brake pads
-Goodridge SS Brake lines
-Red Painted calipers
-H&R 10mm rear wheel spacers
-Satori SuperSpeed 17 * 7 ET40 rims
-Tires Falken FK452 205/40/17 - 225/35/17

Exterior/Interior:

-Hard Top OEM Toyota
-TopSecret front bumper=> not anymore  s:( s:(
-TRC rear bumper
-TRC side skirts
-Moulded 2003 Rear bumper inserts
-Porsche 993 Exhaust tips
-Paint: Silver 1D0 & Black 202
-MR-S JDM Aluminium Door sills
-Styles Bars David (Rev 1 Monobloc)
-Clear side indicators
-2003 Side scoops
-Custom black Jspec front emblem
-LordTakuban Short antena
-Dev's key hole covers
-Mongo's

-Gregg's pod gauge
-TimexIII oil Pres./Temp. and AFR gauges
-S2000 start engine button
-Momo Pilota 2 steering wheel
-NRG Quick Release
-NRG short hub
-Modified David center console with carbon fiber and black leather
-TRD Ball shifter
-JVC KDBT-1 Headunit
-Focal Polyglass 165V1 Front speakers
-Infinity 693i rear speakers mounted on custom rear doors


Comnig soon:

-Modified JDL front bumper
-TRD style spoiler from spoilerdepot
-EBC turbo groove brake discs
-....

Ben

[Anonymous]

Sunday's work...

Worked on my JDL spoiler today









job 75% done maybe, i'll finish it next week probably

Ben

[ex-member]

Looking good Ben!

I'm still waiting for mine to arrive! I got them to make that front diffuser too  s:D s:D

[Ilogik]

the fiberglass on that jdl bumper looks so skinny. My trial bumper is about 3 times the thickness.

[Anonymous]

the fiberglass on that jdl bumper looks so skinny. My trial bumper is about 3 times the thickness.

yes it's really "cheap" i was very disappointed of the quality when received it. It's ok cause i modify it, so I can reinforce it with resin while I work on the "mods"

I still have to put carbon fiber reinforcement in the corners and expansive PU foam in the bottom/center of the the spoiler.

It's a 300 bucks spoiler compared to my old 850+ TS but u know why when u receive it :p

BTW with some skills and time (lot of time) u can do something nice and strong with it.

Ben

[ex-member]

Care to elaborate on what exactly you'll be using to reinforce it, and where?

[Anonymous]

Care to elaborate on what exactly you'll be using to reinforce it, and where?

Here is what I use:


Fiberglass, carbon fiber, expansive PU foam, reinforced resin, PU resin....

Here is what I did yet:



And what I still hv to do:



And still have to make some custom extra mounts to bolt the spoiler like a stock one (or good brand one...)

-Mounts in the bottom center (bolted under the radiator)
-Mounts in bottom corners (bolted to stock fender liners)

[ex-member]

Massively impressive mate. Kudos to you!

Whats the deal with the carbon fibre? I didnt know it could be used in this sort of application. How do you attach/stick it?

[Ilogik]

thats wicked! might have to do that on the back side of my trial where it keeps chipping chunks of it when hitting speed bumps.

[Anonymous]

Massively impressive mate. Kudos to you!

Whats the deal with the carbon fibre? I didnt know it could be used in this sort of application. How do you attach/stick it?

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have a look here:
 m http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Departments ... nning.aspx m

nice video tutorial about CF skinning  s;) s;)

That's how I did my valve cover, center console.... and of coz reinforcement with CF use the same technic but u dun need to make the last boring part to make it glossy :p Just need PU resin and some carbon fiber fabric.

[ex-member]

VERY col stuff mate! That could come in handy for other bits and bobs!  s:D s:D

[Ilogik]

Thanks for the link, think I may do a wrap around of the bottom side of my front bumper with it

[Anonymous]

have a look here:
 m http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Departments ... nning.aspx m

nice video tutorial about CF skinning  s;) s;)

That's how I did my valve cover, center console.... and of coz reinforcement with CF use the same technic but u dun need to make the last boring part to make it glossy :p Just need PU resin and some carbon fiber fabric.

Carbon Mods are the same people that made my valve cover, they sell C/F kits on Ebay or direct.

Rob.

[Ilogik]

Would one of there starter kits be enough to do the underside of my front bumper do you reckon.

[Anonymous]

some lil work today on the bumper, I prepared my mounts to put the ABS grill:






With ABS grills to see if all is correct:






Ben

[ex-member]

Top work dude! Mine arrived a while ago and you were right....very bad quality FG! Going to use your tips and hints to make sure mines last just as long  s:D s:D

Watching with anticipation  s:D s:D

[Anonymous]

 s;) s;)