The genesis of ARI's Build

[idwurks]

Lookin pretty crazy man. Thats alot of stretch! Hahah How do you like the way the 512s look?

[TimKouch]

strech looks great

[tech6804]

very cool

[TheyCallMeARI]

Quote, originally posted by idwurks »

Lookin pretty crazy man. Thats alot of stretch! Hahah How do you like the way the 512s look?

im liking the 512s alot.. they are pretty aggressive, good price, and they stretch nicely molding to the inside of the lip

[idwurks]

Yup. There is just something about them that makes them look incredible stretched. I think its the rim protector and the super round sidewall.

[kish0000]

looks awesome, get them on the car asap

[TheyCallMeARI]

Quote, originally posted by kish0000 »

looks awesome, get them on the car asap

im waiting for the 215/40/18 to arrive from california for the front, but then it will be straight to the body shop so i can have them work my fenders around the wheels

[OWENthatsmyname]

do a test fit for us w/ the rears on haha.

[TheyCallMeARI]

Quote, originally posted by OWENthatsmyname »

do a test fit for us w/ the rears on haha.

Yes i will probably tomorrow.. haha even without the tire and the test fit they stuck out quite a bit... but thats what fender molding is for

well today was a nice sunday, beautiful weather so i decided to polish the hexagons. aircraft stripped them, then sanded from 400-2000 grit then with a polishing wheel black rouge then green rouge and finished with some mothers polish.. they came out great.

[hexagone]

I approve.

Now where's the rabbit build thread?

[TheyCallMeARI]

will be started very soon gonna be working my ass off this week to get the suzuki done and get the vw 1.8L 8v running before it goes in. hahaha

[idwurks]

Caps look sick. Do werk.

[TheyCallMeARI]

Quote, originally posted by idwurks »

Caps look sick. Do werk.

CORRECTION: DO WURK

[idwurks]

I Du Wurk.

[idwurks]

[TheyCallMeARI]

got the 215s in yesterday... mounted one already i will post pictures up later, the stretch came out great... and i belive i might be dropping the car off at a new body guy this weekend.... hopefully

[TheyCallMeARI]

another update is that ive been looking into brake kits for future power, but will match nicely with the wheels NOW... The ecs stage 4 kit is a little overpriced and supposedly the metal that's used on the rotor is not top notch... there are some other kits available but i really want to stay with Porsche Calipers... i did some test fits with my RS' on my friends car, hes running 933 calipers, everything clears but i really wanna go the Cayenne route... I downloaded ECS's wheel guide (for cayenne calipers) and it rubs my barrel with about 1 millimeter so i believe the cayenne calipers will work, with just some minor shaving.
I have been in close contact with JHM motorsports as they were designing there new two piece rotors 350mm that will work with cayenne calipers (direct bolt on).... On monday i was the first person notified and ordered my set instantly I am first on the list so they should be here within a week or two.
look at how beautiful these babies look

[tech6804]

oh wow.

[hexagone]

You will have to let me touch your brakes.

I let you touch my car afterall.

[tech6804]

any updates on this?!


Modified by tech6804 at 9:12 AM 8-1-2009

[HOVTroll]

The guys over at JHM do top notch work and from my experience with them their customer service is top notch as well. You wont be disappointed with that kit at all when the day comes I will be purchasing this kit as well..

[TheyCallMeARI]

Quote, originally posted by Dowskeet »

The guys over at JHM do top notch work and from my experience with them their customer service is top notch as well. You wont be disappointed with that kit at all when the day comes I will be purchasing this kit as well..

yes i know i have spoken with them on the phone about various parts and they are always very helpful. I am still trying to locate cayenne calipers, but i should be able to find some this week... As for body shops i have been speaking with multiple people and trying to find someone that will do everything the right way and not rushed... I think i might have narrowed down my search though...hopefully this week body work will begin, so at least i can take my car to Midwest Treffen with the wheels on.

[OWENthatsmyname]

is this gonna be at H2Oi 2009?

[TheyCallMeARI]

Quote, originally posted by OWENthatsmyname »

is this gonna be at H2Oi 2009?

yes sir gonna be heading there with the long ball rally from chicago

[OWENthatsmyname]

cool, maybe ill meet up with the rally from pittsburgh

[TheyCallMeARI]

nice sounds very good.. it will be my first h20 so im excited.

[TimKouch]

i can't wait to see these wheels at h2o

[TheyCallMeARI]

FCKkkk.... BAD NEWS and GOOD NEWS

BAD NEWS-I received the other two centers and was very disappointed.. the previous owner tried to use a stripper and my hours of sanding each spoke was not enough the metallic silver revealed alll the imperfections and basically the centers looked like s***... basically i would have to sand them again and have my guy repaint them... more $$

GOOD NEWS- I became pretty good friends with the guys at "wheels America" (local wheel repair shop) since they fixed alot of my wheels (very good work) and i told them about my dilemma... they gave me a VERRYYY good price to sandblast all four centers down to bare metal then powder coat to any color i want and finish with an extremely high gloss clear.. I chose this Mercedes AMG silver, it has very small but silver flakes everywhere.... i should have two centers done on tuesday and i will be pulling the centers of the DONE wheels tomorow

sucks... but the price and quality is worth it, i do not want to cheap out on the wheels.


Modified by TheyCallMeARI at 11:42 PM 8-2-2009

[TheyCallMeARI]

Quote, originally posted by TimKouch »

i can't wait to see these wheels at h2o

oo you will! I just cant wait till i drop the car off at a body shop so i can ride with them on soon hahah

Any H20 Veterans can recommend a place to stay at in ocean city????.. doesn't matter hotel or condo, but i need to book something soon with my friends.

[TimKouch]

i say get a bayside condo or town house set up

usualy whare i end up

[TheyCallMeARI]

Quote, originally posted by TimKouch »

i say get a bayside condo or town house set up usualy whare i end up

Thanks Tim, do you have any links or do you find it on craigslist...

well for everyone thats been waiting and kind of been watching this thread good news.... i finally found a body guy and im dropping the car off on saturday.... the newly powedercoated "AMG silver" centers are being assmebled right now.. and tires will be put on tomorrow...
I will take pictures of the process because i will be stoping in occasionally to check out the status...

other then that i ordered multiple little parts..
-JH Motorsports Rear Big Brake kit (slotted)
-Brand New Front Cayenne Calipers 6 piston
-Pagid OEM brake pads for the calipers
- Rear Hawk HPS Pads
-New Oil sensors ( been getting errors)
- Motul RBF 600 fluid

POSSIBLY my car will be ready and be able to show in the MidWest Treffen show.. surbubs of Chicago...
I will only have the body work and wheels on... the brakes will have to wait till H20 because the rotors are still being manufactured..

[AEB A4]

Wheels are going to look awesome.


Modified by AEB A4 at 2:55 PM 8-12-2009

[TimKouch]

well to be honest my buddy always sets that up. ill get back to you.

[JUSADUB]

[BrothersinArms]

Quote, originally posted by TheyCallMeARI »

I will only have the body work and wheels on... the brakes will have to wait till H20 because the rotors are still being manufactured..

pick yourself up a set or Merc rotors as a stop gap till the JHM ones come out... ~100 bucks and I'm sure you can sell them after the fact with all the people swapping to this setup.

I run them with the cayenne caliper and they will infact sit inside the barrel of a 17" BBS RF (Design 5000) wheel so they should also clear the RS, pending your offsets are similar to mine.