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Well first off I am single and this could be a reason why so dont try it at home if you have a spouse. The only benefit to doing this is I applied 5 coats of paint and three coats of clear in two hours and had them installed in the third hour. Convection oven on bake at 170 for 5-10 minutes then re-apply another coat. Lots of people will think its crazy but it works like a charm. However you need to have the range fan running on high as it does emit some fumes fyi.
I am starting off a thread for people to post what they are doing with their C7 : Mods, Maintenance, Joy-Rides. This has been a popular thread on some of the other car forums I frequent.
The weather was nice - 63 degrees versus the 55 that was forecast - sunshine very bright; needed another 200 miles to reach 500.
Put on another 30 miles; still a lot of gravel on the road from our last snow - a month ago (Great thinking DOT!)
Was in a good mood before I got in. Was in a fantastic mood after a short drive.
Would have loved to have stayed out for a few more hours, but had some meetings to get ready for.
Had a couple of conference calls later in the evening. Still going strong at 11:00.
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Put another coat of Klasse sealant on, adjusted drivers header for more clearance on tunnel plate, removed front tires and waxed the inside of the rims, installed some missing washers on the dog bone of the upper control arm, removed passenger side front fender flare because two way tape wasnt holding and torqued all wheels. On a sidenote I did not know until today the Z06 rims were painted carbon flash on the inside.
This was my first wrapping experience and I was hesitant. There where a lot of recesses and compound curves. I think it came out nice. It is Silver over he admiral blue.
Well the time did come. Got sick of watching the values tank and frankly not being able to drive it that much, I traded her in on a 17 SRT Grand Cherokee. Wow, what a beast and I can drive it year round!
Installed the license plate and frame Ordered a set of the Z06 reproduction wheels in chrome. They should compliment the Admiral Blue nicely. Wheels are sharp but look like a bitch to keep clean and shiny.
I'm actually quite shocked at how little I want to mod my C7. I installed LED lights in the cargo area and near the license plate (those where a PITA to change) but otherwise I've done no modifications to the car. Just the regular putting my stuff (Blendmount, WT Floor Liners) in the car.
Which I guess is good, because I'm starting to make minor modification to my 4 year old Focus ST (as I'm getting bored of the same old same old). I got a little modded out after significantly upgrading (not power wise, but in other ways) both my C6 and my GTO (before eventually selling both).
Maybe the C7 will get some mods in 4-5 years.
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Nice clear day outside so I took it out for the first time in a week....had snow and heavy rain all of last week. Drove the long way over to the Tacoma Waterfront along Ruston Way. Got a few compliments along the way.
I am starting off a thread for people to post what they are doing with their C7 : Mods, Maintenance, Joy-Rides. This has been a popular thread on some of the other car forums I frequent.
I will start it off, for my 2017 GS 1LT M7 :
- Installed CAGs eliminator
- Installed Blockit Mats
- Checked and topped-off the rear diff gear oil (4 ounces underfilled)
- Gave it its first wash
02-06-2017, 11:50 PM
Ordered a set of the Z06 reproduction wheels in chrome. They should compliment the Admiral Blue nicely. Wheels are sharp but look like a bitch to keep clean and shiny.
