Post #318
So...
a change in style..
first off... ASTOR is a rare colour and one that i could never have been without. Its the joys of polishing and waxing it and watching it glimmer.
But.. those days are long gone. No time to polish the car and when its on track no one really cares how many coats of carnuaba it has.
With NV taking on fully wrapping of vehicles, it was the right time to change colour without losing the ASTOR forever (in a spray booth that is)
After many hours of googling and doing some renders... it was this picture which inspired us.
Its the ease of cleaning and the subtle shimmer it has in the sun that i was looking for. Yeh its a wrap.. and if it didnt take my fancy i'd just peel it off at 60degree witghout any residue. The HEXIS material is all we use here and its their latest colour. BMW FROZEN GREY. Its like a metallic satin finish and not quite as darke as the paint version with a black undercoat.
Prep...
Trim removal and full degreasing before a 24cure
Thats the last time it will glitter!
On to the wrap.. As some of you may know, it takes up 24 man hours to do a car after prep.
We always start from the sides before the roof so we dont contaminate the panels on application.
Meanwhile our friends at Team Dynamics dropped off some direct fit SATIN BLACK 16"x7"
Had them wrapped in the best tyres for light road and track use! AD08's
Back to the wrapp
With it almost done, it was time to get it in the sun, its a crazy colour as its grey and dark in low light and glittery and metallic in the sun. Which is a lot better than i first thought.
Didnt fancy the gunmetal speedlines so tucked the TD's under the arches..
These have gotta be one of the most universal alloys on the market, they'll make anything look good.
It will be getting a few decals like our matt grey ITR DC2
Meanwhile the back bumper was getting re done at the bodyshop before a wrap.
Moving on to more track matters...
Grinding a bit of the casing just for peace of mind as we had to do it on a kaaz fit.
it came with a 205 CW so on went a shotpeened rallye one
On it went with a new powdercoated subframe and PhillipM brace which is a pain to fit in SITU as the sump gets in the way on the O/S
Although the quaife may seem overkill to most for low boost, i've had issues getting traction out of corners. With this fitted you do have to adapt your driving style (especially in the wet on the motorway overtaking on the thrid lane, poo poo on the seat moment as the torque shifts from left to right as the wheels struggle for traction on the greasy wet bumpy tarmac). But out of corners it makes the car feel like its on rails, especially with the AD08s and roller bearing bushes.
So straight line it may not be ideal on UK road conditions, but when this 6 spends 80% on track its the best investment.
Coming soon... aero dynamics maybe?
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