Update on my car!!!
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Ok here is the best update i can give you. I have some progress pics during the sanding. It was a long night and i will give you guys the rundown of all that happened tommorow. And i will have some pics of the car painted with the rims on it tommorow night when i take them, But for right now here is all i have.
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Ok here is what happened last night when picking it up. The guy was not around when i was getting it. But at first glance walking up the car looked pretty good. However, first thing i notice...there is no lip on it. So im not sure where it is yet. Then inspecting the side skirts and the rear area and bumper there was some orange peal that was not completely wet sanded. So we have alittle wet sanding to do there. Then opening the engine lid, the tape and paper was still covering the engine. (good thing we noticed 
). Overall the car isnt too bad. But i was just expecting something a bit more.
I wish this was the end of the troubles, but its not. About two minutes into driving i start to hear a whistle, like some air or something. My first thought was air getting in a seal or something making the noise. But when comming to a stop i notice smoke comming out of the engine bay. Pull over and smoke pours out. It was steam comming out of the radiator cap that was making the noise.So not thinking i never looked at the temp guage, so we turn the key and sure enough it goes past half way. Let it cool for a bit and slowely let the steam come out. And it was bone dry. So will fill it with water and it is fine the entire way home on a 1 1/2 hour drive on the highway. So i still dont know why i had zero coolant in my car.
So now you see why i dont have finished pictures, because after all this i really was in no mood to put my rims on.
). Overall the car isnt too bad. But i was just expecting something a bit more. I wish this was the end of the troubles, but its not. About two minutes into driving i start to hear a whistle, like some air or something. My first thought was air getting in a seal or something making the noise. But when comming to a stop i notice smoke comming out of the engine bay. Pull over and smoke pours out. It was steam comming out of the radiator cap that was making the noise.So not thinking i never looked at the temp guage, so we turn the key and sure enough it goes past half way. Let it cool for a bit and slowely let the steam come out. And it was bone dry. So will fill it with water and it is fine the entire way home on a 1 1/2 hour drive on the highway. So i still dont know why i had zero coolant in my car.
So now you see why i dont have finished pictures, because after all this i really was in no mood to put my rims on.
