What did you do to your FX / QX70 today?
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omgitselaine
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Thank you Gee :smile (2): Likewise with yours !! what polish / wax do you use if I may ask ??
Thanks, Always Zaino products. My last application of Z2 was last fall.
made another 2 ramps for the front. Loving it! Snow mode worked awesome getting the fx up there
really nice ramps!
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how come you removed it and how long did you have it on?
I removed it because my wax paste got on it ( damn Nu-Finish >:[ )
and when it gets on it.. it dries quick and doesn't wipe off.
I had it on for about 9 months
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omgitselaine
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Aside from washing and waxing ........... I was able to apply these :smile (2):
today I played around with test fitting the beginning stages of mock up of my body kit. I will need 2 nice sized ducts on either side of the front bumper for the 2 side mount intercoolers but really want to avoid the whole cayenne type look and shape, also will help a lot when it comes to building and mounting the intercoolers in knowing exactly where my grille openings will be.
you do need a little imagination to visualize how this might look all grafted together, everything will be grafted together to form a one piece custom bumper cover, it will not be a separate add on lower spoiler type thing. the pictures of this clamped together on the bench are with the lower part raised as much as possible relative to the fx upper half but it will wind up being a little lower than as shown clamped here. this in no way really shows what the end result will look like, it's just a starting point but it does give a hint to the direction I'm going. the 2 side openings will probably be enlarged a bit from how they are here
I do not want a fiberglass bumper or any fiberglass or bondo anywhere on the fx really, everything will be still be flexible urethane just like original and it will still mount and install/uninstall just like the stock body parts.
here you can see how much lower it is than the stock one would have been. it will actually be slightly more than this even but I couldn't clamp it lower and have it still stable for pictures
and here are a few shots of mock up to another fx... front looks high because it is raised in these shots
you do need a little imagination to visualize how this might look all grafted together, everything will be grafted together to form a one piece custom bumper cover, it will not be a separate add on lower spoiler type thing. the pictures of this clamped together on the bench are with the lower part raised as much as possible relative to the fx upper half but it will wind up being a little lower than as shown clamped here. this in no way really shows what the end result will look like, it's just a starting point but it does give a hint to the direction I'm going. the 2 side openings will probably be enlarged a bit from how they are here
I do not want a fiberglass bumper or any fiberglass or bondo anywhere on the fx really, everything will be still be flexible urethane just like original and it will still mount and install/uninstall just like the stock body parts.
here you can see how much lower it is than the stock one would have been. it will actually be slightly more than this even but I couldn't clamp it lower and have it still stable for pictures
and here are a few shots of mock up to another fx... front looks high because it is raised in these shots
kieranlavin
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John I really haven't followed your progress as I've been off forums mostly for a while. Is it running? When are you coming back to the track to check it out? 
^^^Good job Turbo!
ha, you just drilled a hole without taking everything apart on the inside first? I'm doing the same thing right now, drilling for these dampener adjusters on an fx in my shop but I took all the inside panels all out... your way sure looks easier without knowing exactly where it would poke through I didn't want to take a chance... that may prove to be the most practical way to do it really once it's confirmed where it does poke through you really should try to seal that opening as much as possible too.
Kieran not running yet, the headers winded up being a huge setback but I'm still at it, should be running this year... I hope don't worry as soon as I do get this thing running as it should I' will be busting your chops for some track time
without knowing exactly where it would poke through I didn't want to take a chance... that may prove to be the most practical way to do it really once it's confirmed where it does poke through you really should try to seal that opening as much as possible too. Kieran not running yet, the headers winded up being a huge setback but I'm still at it, should be running this year... I hope
don't worry as soon as I do get this thing running as it should I' will be busting your chops for some track time 
ha, you just drilled a hole without taking everything apart on the inside first? I'm doing the same thing right now, drilling for these dampener adjusters on an fx in my shop but I took all the inside panels all out... your way sure looks easier
Ya I started taking the interior apart but I started getting frustrated
so I drilled a very small pilot hole and had my sister check on the inside where it was ending up. When she said she saw it I checked where it was and liked the location so I went threw. I plan on putting some silicon in the next weekend so no moisture or anything will get inside.Also I just finished installing my HID reverse lights thanks to Bklynjohn's DIY.
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