My 89 MI16

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Thanks guys Im very proud of my MI16 and I did not expect it to turn out this nice. I had 88 Jetta back in the day and did the same thing with matching paint on two tone bumpers and came out realy nice so that gave me Idea how it should look on MI16. Rabin front bumper spoiler and side skirts were new that I picked up from Dave at Euro sport and it was made by Brueck Design for US market. I also have new SS full Exhaust on it.

I got the wheel spacers because 405 is using weird offset (18mm) and weird bolt pattern 4x108 so it was hard to fined wheels that I liked here in US for it. Wheels usually have 35-42mm offset and my Sparco wheels have 42mm offset so I knew they would not clear or fit 405.So I used math on this one 18-42 = 24 so I got 25mm wheel spacers to get correct 18mm offset.

Second reason is I upgrated from lug bolt to lug nuts.

I could not fined place here in US that makes those wheel spacer in 4x108 bolt pattern so I emailed seller on Ebay if he could make me set in offset and bolt pattern I needed and he did. It was $180 shipped and only took one week.

Thanks guys.

5-3-2013

No problem.

Here is the picture of wheel adapters.

7-23-2013

So powder coating begins :-)

After I came back from Europe I will power coat Intake manifold,T/stat housing motor mount bracket and whatever else I found easy to remove :-)

11-19-2013

Got all of my engine powder coated brackets,new starter and 160Amp alternator.