What a great read Clean. Highly entertaining (an ouch here, a chuckle there, and lots of OMG's). There is absolutely no way I would be doing 16 hours on my back on concrete removing and installing that DP. Weren't you stiff for a week after that?
From a cosmetic perspective I actually preferred the all black kidneys as it gave it 'attitude' if you know what I mean. I really like how you look after your paintwork as it seems to have a deep gloss to it ... like it has 10 inches of black lustre ... bee-you-tee-ful. I studied the art of avoiding and removing swirl marks years ago but I think we could all use a refresher on the subject, particularly if you have products you recommend and specific methodologies in their application. I'd actually be interested in reading a thread dedicated to this.
I'm looking forward to seeing what shoes you have planned for your ride as well as the accompanying drop. I have H&R's installed on mine and I can definitely recommend them as being just as comfortable as stock but stiffer in the corners with a lot less body roll. I considered using coilovers but decided against it as I didn't want to go without the EDC for my Adaptive Suspension.
Anyway, keep up the narrative as I'm at least one reader who has subscribed
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