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Andy
did all the painting since (a) I have never painted before, and (b)
he owned all the equipment. Funny story about the paint color. The color
was accidental. I selected a paint color based on a paint chip. I picked
up the mixed paint, dropped it off with Andy and he started painting
while I was at work. I came by at the end of the day and asked him why
he was using that color primer. His response was "that's
your paint" (Homer Simpson "Doh!") It seems
that either the paint chip was old and discolored or the paint was mixed
incorrectly. Regardless, we started to use it so we owned it. Andy said
he kept stirring the paint because he couldn't believe I could pick
such a color. (moral: open the can at the paint store) |
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And
this was the finished product. The first event for the Rabbit was an
autocross at Camp Johnson in Colchester, Vermont. Essentially, the care
ran exactly like the white Rabbit, handled the same, etc. The only difference
was it looked nicer. Due to my color choice and with the full-cage in
plain site, the car lost its status of 'sleeper'. The Rabbit would compete
in two more events during the summer (Mt. Ascutney Hill Climb and Mt.
Philo Hill Climb) before it started to move towards a higher performance
vehicle. Pictured at right is my Rabbit with the 185-60-13 Hoosiers
at their first event (mounted on steal rims). I was running Andy's old
185-60-13 Yokohama A008's and previous events and actually liked those
a lot more than the new Hoosiers. |
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At
this point the car looks quite plain. No air dam, no '702', steal rims,
etc. |
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