Manicdan - 05 GT

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:51 am

Current Mods:custom red pinstripepainted brake calipers red18" VSR Anima rimsw/ Khumo ASX tiresWeaponR Secret Weapon intakeMagnaflow Cat-back exaust2" lowered springs and sport shocksdrilled/sloted brake rotors top grill painted gloss blackbottom grill removed and waiting on meshhalf debadged, left GT on for respect to its power, yet i still get asked what it isCHANGES 6/14/07:Front Grill Mesh in, and installedFront Strut Tower BraceProgress Rear Sway Bar, on backorderMotor MountsHIDs, being shipped, will have very soonMORE PICS!!!!!!just a simple front shot, to dark and to small of a pic to see the quality of the front mesha very nice side profile i must say so myselfnow u can see the mesh as well as my fingerprints on the engine cover, think i need more red in the engine???some autocross pictures i didnt even know were taken:

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:51 am

Get some better pics, that pinstriping looks sweet! That is 1 sweet looking Vibe you got there!

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:54 am

that was taken by my bro with a 10 Mpixel 1200$ camera with a 200$ lens. yeah better pics will come along with some know how of pic taking

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:59 am

Quote, originally posted by manicdan Â»that was taken by my bro with a 10 Mpixel 1200$ camera with a 200$ lens. yeah better pics will come along with some know how of pic takingHaha, that's pretty sad! lol Can't wait for the pics!

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:02 am

hope that looks just a bit better

MAVibe · Post by **MAVibe** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:06 am

HOT!!Dig the pinstriping against the black. Real nice.

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:44 am

The Black and Red look Sweeet

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:28 am

Very Nice! Looks like the BatMobile!

melders · Post by **melders** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:37 am

that thing looks great! keep up the good work!

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:46 am

that looks awesome

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:27 pm

has anyone wondered what blue crush would taste like? it sounds like a tropical blueberry drink to me, idk im just thinking out loud

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:06 pm

Wow that is a nice Abyss! Love the Pin striping on the body! its very different. nice rims

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:35 pm

Nice. Where'd you get the idea for the pin striping like that? Very creative.

Vibr8tr · Post by **Vibr8tr** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:43 pm

Man, there is a Vibe of the Month waiting to happen. Alot of love in that car. Keep up the grat work....Did you do the picstripping yourself, or take it into a shop?

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:53 am

Sweet looking vibe!

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:58 am

Quote, originally posted by manicdan Â»has anyone wondered what blue crush would taste like? it sounds like a tropical blueberry drink to me, idk im just thinking out loud LOL! Just ask my wife! Hiyooooh! (Sorry, had to say it)Back on topic!!! Get more pics with a disposable camera so they are not blurry. lol. j/k. hahaha.

Mrizzle05 · Post by **Mrizzle05** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:13 am

LOOKS goods buddy... i think when i get my bumper section painted black, ill paint my side gaurds too!Loving the vibe

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:12 pm

finnaly off work,the striping was done by myself and a friend who recomened i check out buying a vibe. we just looked at the car and came up with a few different ideas till we agreed which was the best.we followed the contours of the car for the front bumper and around the fender, straid across was the side door panel inserts. also got the hood by folowing the bends already placed on them, that one was the easiset to decide its cool factor. then another just under the roof rack to accent the sides more. and the last was on the top of the lower spoiler to give the back some color.i have one mod that baffles me in how to do it. i want to raise the tp spoiler up by just one more inch, but its all fiberglass. i can A, make mounts it sits on, but im not sure whats the easiest way someone with basic tools could do it. or B, cut off the current legs and buy brackets for aluminum spoilers and install those onto it. but i dont know how easy that would be either. any ideas pls send them over

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:53 pm

thats an awesome vibe, pin stripping makes it really stand out too, should add a lil pin stripping to the back just above the license plate where the "pontiac" is...if u want the spoiler higher, should just look into aftermarket spoilers, such as what damronjr has on his

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:03 am

i love the looks of the current one, but it cant be seen too well cause of the rails, but those are staying, and the caps i think are too small

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:31 am

IMO, to raise the spoiler i'd make mounts for it to sit on, getting new brackets sounds like it would look "rice"

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:47 pm

that looks beautiful. great idea w/ the pinstriping too, that's prolly the best pinstriping job i've seen. i wanted to debadge mine the same way a while ago, but never got around to it.what paint did you use for your grill??

BLAQJAQ · Post by **BLAQJAQ** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:06 pm

i MIGHT HAVE TO HI-JACK THAT PINSTRIPPING

GrayFox · Post by **GrayFox** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:35 pm

that is awesome!!!! we demand more pictures!

ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Thu May 03, 2007 6:29 am

Nice color scheme, if I do say so myself...See my 1987 Eurosport for similar theme:http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...63872

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu May 03, 2007 8:34 am

im doing autocross this sunday, with my bros camera working the way intended u might see what this car is really capable of

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:41 am

well if you do go with a diff spoiler i wouldnt mind taking the one you have now off your hands but cant wait to see what your vibe can really do.

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu May 03, 2007 12:08 pm

lol, i love the way this one looks, but its just a bit to short

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu May 03, 2007 12:36 pm

will the hatch become unusable if you raise the spoiler? i know when i had my VGT, the top spoiler was made that way so the rear glass hatch lid would still open.i do know that the WRX wings you can find risers that will life the wing up about 2-3". I think you could probably made some decent looking risers to do the same if you know anything about fiberglass. i don't.

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:34 pm

ive already looked into that, if i raise is strait up it will hit the antenna, if i go up and back just a little it will be just fine

slvrvibes · Post by **slvrvibes** » Sun May 06, 2007 11:09 pm

That pinstripping looks great. It is a good color combo.That is a nice looking vibe.

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:21 am

UPDATED FIRST PAGE WITH LOTS OF STUFF

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:26 am

I think the mesh looks really good. I also think that a splash of red in the engine bay would compliment the stripes nicely.

GrayFox · Post by **GrayFox** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:15 pm

eh.... I don't really like the mesh but that's just me...Everything else is awesome! and yeah I think you should at least paint your engine cover

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:26 am

the mesh looks sweet!!! im going to have to do something like that how'd you install the mesh?and as for the engine paint the engine cover, fuse box cover, whaser fluid cover, and brake fluid cover all red and get some black reflective VVTL-i engine cover logos from Grafixwerks.com to finish the engnie bay off.

ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:33 am

Nice pics, but I'm not lovin' the mesh. It looks "caved in" and takes away from the front bumper lines.Maybe you could replace with the original grill (painted) and paint the borderwork red to compliment the pinstriping.Still, a very nice looking Vibe.

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:34 am

i was thinking of using the old boarder (the silver thing) and making it fit on top of the mesh to hide the sides where u can see very slight imperfections. but to do so i would have to cut the boarder and make it useless to its previous purpose. the mounting of the mesh was simple, i just cut it to a shape just slightly larger and used the old tabs the held the old ones on and drilled 2 small holes and ran zip ties through it. to the naked eye u cant tell how is being held unless u look up from under the car.the main thing i love about the new one is that its indented instead of flush with the bumper, the old style was too smooth for me.ps. HIDs just came in and im hoping i can install them before i have work again at 5, cause if i cant i better have some kind of headlights since i need my car for work

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:54 am

NEW PICS FROM AUTOX

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:03 am

Nice action shots, Dan!

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:17 am

those are some sweet autocross pics

manicdan · Post by **manicdan** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:29 am

i had no idea they were taken, i just saw a post on the racing forums about 2000 some pictures up from the ripken event and theres 3 pages of just my car. but these are the good ones

gp20mushii · Post by **gp20mushii** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:19 am

i like that red, looks good!

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