Thread: The Panda- Pretty Much a Racekar

He doesn't need his spine anyways. Keep it like that!

I'll be honest...I don't hate the black front lip, I actually like it.

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Nice. We have to get some pics at the meet.

Spines are overrated!!!

Looks good though can't wait to get that low! Lol

I'm surprised, Dave! I think it makes it look way meaner. Thanks everyone.

On a side note, got the front bumper off, plate holes are sorta patched. This winter I'll just get a new bumper anyway, this one is rough. Spraying the spoiler in a bit, as well as the front lip. All the paint should match finally. Got the windsheild washer tank and pump out too, weight savings ftw.

Hoping to get the bumper on tomorrow. Did some major cleaning tonight in places you can't see, not sure why, since it's going to be taken apart for rust treatment this winter anyway.




Here's the decklid before wetsand/buff. Color matches way way better. Not super happy with the overall quality, but it's to the point I simply don't have time to redo it before the meet. It's the way it is.

I was wondering if this thread would get really awkward. But on a side note rust prevention is the best cure.

Originally Posted by ericspecullaas

I was wondering if this thread would get really awkward. But on a side note rust prevention is the best cure.

Truthfully it doesn't matter to me. Of course, it's always fun when there is more action than less. Basically this is just a public diary of the car, it's been very well documented in the past, and will continue to be.

Me personally I would document a csr unless it was worth big bucks. I do understand why your doing it

Originally Posted by ericspecullaas

Me personally I wouldn't document a csr unless it was worth big bucks. I don't understand why your doing it

Not sure if that post is missing a few " n't "s or what.

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

I'm pretty sure he's doing it for the love of it and not to cash out in the future.

Without a doubt. The chances of it being sold again are about as great as the chances of the car having 17" wheels on it some day... Not gonna happen

Originally Posted by WhiteLightningGTP

Not sure if that post is missing a few " n't "s or what.

i was on mobile when i wrote that and yeah it missing missing a few letters sry about that

I'm pretty sure he's doing it for the love of it and not to cash out in the future.

One thing I wanted to buy was the SE sideskirts. Gives the side the appearance of being about 1" lower, but they are overpriced.

Dave, have a picture of them? I've never seen a set before.

I think its these


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No mo plate hole plugs, probably could've done better, but the bumper is going to be replaced anyway so I didn't spend too much time on it. Still need to blend the paint a bit better... Lip is done too, haven't sanded and buffed the clear yet though. Still have a ton of touch up and detailing to do before the meet. The car is filthy from sitting.

Man this car deserves some custom made coilovers to solve the 1/2" of travel issue. You don't even really have to go lower, it looks awesome as it is, but just to improve the ride. You already have the correct top mount, you just need to buy some bc's or something that has a threaded body or shorter length at least and just worry about the bottom mounts. Problem solved, easy peasy, no blown struts or broken back. The car looks great though!

Originally Posted by Bakerdd

Man this car deserves some custom made coilovers to solve the 1/2" of travel issue. You don't even really have to go lower, it looks awesome as it is, but just to improve the ride. You already have the correct top mount, you just need to buy some bc's or something that has a threaded body or shorter length at least and just worry about the bottom mounts. Problem solved, easy peasy, no blown struts or broken back. The car looks great though!

It'll happen. On a perfect road, this set up is absolutley incredible. Any bumps or cracks in the road, it's not fun. There have been a lot of times where I have to take a different car to a place simply because of coilovers.


Current technology in bags is amazing (as you know) if you can spend the money which kinda has me throwing that around. High quality components = lotsa money. I'd imagine it wouldn't be hard to stick $4-5k into a setup.

Originally Posted by WhiteLightningGTP

It'll happen. On a perfect road, this set up is absolutley incredible. Any bumps or cracks in the road, it's not fun. There have been a lot of times where I have to take a different car to a place simply because of coilovers.


Current technology in bags is amazing (as you know) if you can spend the money which kinda has me throwing that around. High quality components = lotsa money. I'd imagine it wouldn't be hard to stick $4-5k into a setup.

Yeah I totally agree that bags are making huge progress. For some reason though I get this weird feeling that coilovers are the way to go with this car. It just seems that the semi aggressive style of it needs a limit to how low it can go or else it doesn't seem as mean anymore. And with bags, you can still ride low but theres something about always being low that I think suits this car. Like bagging a corvette or a viper, even though they arent comparable cars to the gp, it would seem odd to bag them even if the bag technology was equal to coils. Idk if that makes sense at all haha