Finished another 818

[Wayne Presley]

Turned out great, the pics don't do it justice. Fresh 2.0, 18G turbo, 1000cc injectors, Wilwood 4 piston brakes, Enkei wheels, VCP harness and MS3pro ECU, and VCP air to water intercooler set up.

[flynntuna]

I'm liking that color combo more and more every time I see it. Very nice. Maybe you can cut the grass with the splitter.

[Hindsight]

Looks good. How many have you finished now?

[Wayne Presley]

I'm liking that color combo more and more every time I see it. Very nice. Maybe you can cut the grass with the splitter.

That was before I set the ride height and I mowed the grass about 2 hours after the car left to go back to Michigan.

Looks good. How many have you finished now?

That is number 5

[2FAST4U]

Awesome car. Love the new 818. What color is that?

[AZPete]

Amazing work by an amazing guy!

[wallace18]

Very nice! Love that color.

[Frank818]

Man you're awesome.

[Mitch Wright]

Beautiful Wayne, the color really pops.

[metros]

Dyno chart?

[Bob_n_Cincy]

Looks great Wayne.
Do you have another one planned?
Bob

[Hindsight]

Wayne, how did you end up securing the front of the engine cover? I see a quik-latch for the back of it, but not the front.

[ehansen007]

Great job Wayne. Any Coupes in the hopper?

[Russ Thompson]

Nice looking 818 Wayne, I also like that color.

[2FAST4U]

I want to paint my Roadster that color

[Wayne Presley]

Awesome car. Love the new 818. What color is that?

It's a custom blend that me and my painter came up with. For $5 I'll give you the formula

Dyno chart?

Looks great Wayne.
Do you have another one planned?
Bob

I am building a 818R for a guy in Texas right now

Wayne, how did you end up securing the front of the engine cover? I see a quik-latch for the back of it, but not the front.

I took a different approach at the front of this engine cover. I used the top door striker support bolt to attach a .250" piece of aluminum that lays inside of the vertical area at the front of the engine cover, drilled and tapped the plate 5/16-18 and use a plastic knob with a fiber washer against the painted surface of the engine cover. This way it is solid mounted to the frame and keeps the body free of visible attachment points.

Great job Wayne. Any Coupes in the hopper?

Only putting one on my car.

[GoDadGo]

Fantastic Color!
Just wish I had the expertise and budget to do one.
Also, Subaru's are not common down here in the land of Dixie!
Very Nice Car!

[Wayne Presley]

I want to paint my Roadster that color

It's an easy blend of Spies Hecker
4 parts MB 533 burnt orange
2 part MB 535 yellow
1 part MB 583 gold pearl

[Aero STI]

That's some great paint work.

Wayne, where in Michigan? I would love to meet a fellow Michigan 818 owner.

[Wayne Presley]

Fantastic Color!
Just wish I had the expertise and budget to do one.
Also, Subaru's are not common down here in the land of Dixie!
Very Nice Car!

Uh, I'm in Lower Alabama, less than 20 miles from Florida, can't get much further into the land of dixie

That's some great paint work.

Wayne, where in Michigan? I would love to meet a fellow Michigan 818 owner.

I'm not sure but less than 2 hours from the build school

[2FAST4U]

Thanks Wayne

[Irish Mafia]

Beautiful color, very much what I was envisioning mine to look like once I finish. Great work!

[Hindsight]

Thanks for the info on the engine cover attachment. I've been brainstorming ideas lately since I'm working on the body now. One idea I had was to glue some U-channel aluminum to the underside of the top of the engine cover (so the legs of the face down), then take another piece of u-channel and glue it just below that, facing up, on the side sail. The legs of the U would overlap. Then drill a hole from the cabin side through the side of the engine cover and through all four legs of the u-channel and secure with a quick release pin. Your way sounds easier though!

[Wayne Presley]

Thanks for the info on the engine cover attachment. I've been brainstorming ideas lately since I'm working on the body now. One idea I had was to glue some U-channel aluminum to the underside of the top of the engine cover (so the legs of the face down), then take another piece of u-channel and glue it just below that, facing up, on the side sail. The legs of the U would overlap. Then drill a hole from the cabin side through the side of the engine cover and through all four legs of the u-channel and secure with a quick release pin. Your way sounds easier though!

It was so easy, I wish I would have taken a pic before the car left.

[Hindsight]

Thanks again!

Do you have any tips on mounting the door panel to the top of the door skin in such a way that the attachment hardware is hidden? I noticed on a couple pics of your orange 818 that there were no visible bolts up there:

[wirenut]

Hey Wayne, what seats do you have in that car? ^^^^

-Michael from Indo

[Wayne Presley]

Hey Wayne, what seats do you have in that car? ^^^^

-Michael from Indo

My car (orange with graphite graphics) has Lotus Elise seats

[wirenut]

Oh damn! It's funny that i thought I had a budget when I started this thing.....

[Wayne Presley]

Thanks again!

Do you have any tips on mounting the door panel to the top of the door skin in such a way that the attachment hardware is hidden? I noticed on a couple pics of your orange 818 that there were no visible bolts up there:

I have the original fiberglass door panels which are much stiffer than the new ones. I have a screw in from the back edge of the door skin near the top to hold the rear edge and I have the front edge trapped under the mirror mount plate.

[Hindsight]

Thanks Wayne, very helpful.

[TX-Lou]

Beautiful job Wayne! Is that the one you were working on in March when we swung by?

- Lou

[Wayne Presley]

Beautiful job Wayne! Is that the one you were working on in March when we swung by?

- Lou

I think it was, you may have seen the 818R though.

[dallas_]

It's an easy blend of Spies Hecker
4 parts MB 533 burnt orange
2 part MB 535 yellow
1 part MB 583 gold pearl

Thanks for the code. That is a great color. Hmmm.....