Just finished this small project today. Haven't done an evo or widebody yet and saw the r2 evo for $20-30 so I thought I'd try it.
I took some pictures through the painting process.
Cut everything out for paint, separated parts by color they were gonna be painted.
IMG_4513 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4511 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4510 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4509 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4508 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4514 by cjedd, on Flickr
Went with the Spazstix Orange/Purple/Teal, always fun using these since you can't really tell what you covered
IMG_4518 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4519 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4520 by cjedd, on Flickr
Mirror chrome on the head/taillights
IMG_4524 by cjedd, on Flickr
after backing everything
IMG_4527 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4528 by cjedd, on Flickr
annnd after 3 backing coats
IMG_4533 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4539 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4540 by cjedd, on Flickr
IMG_4541 by cjedd, on Flickr
Got her all together
evol by cjedd, on Flickr
12 by cjedd, on Flickr
18 by cjedd, on Flickr
Turns out I didn't wait long enough for the paint to fully cure before attaching the widebody. The goo turned the paint black and it didn't look too good. Paint was also cracking off, I may have prepped the body wrong or something. I remember putting on light coats.
I loved the color but I wanted to redo it. I bought the R2 rip off decals from a local automotive tuning shop (Touge Factory) here in IL to use. They did a time attack Evo 9 which I was aiming for now.
![[Image: 4700746263_f720dcdcb9_z.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4045/4700746263_f720dcdcb9_z.jpg)
and this is how mine came out. I would need to make a custom front/rear diffuser/TE37s/blacked out headlights and etc to make an exact but I'm happy with it.
4 by cjedd, on Flickr
3 by cjedd, on Flickr
2 by cjedd, on Flickr
1 by cjedd, on Flickr
5 by cjedd, on Flickr
Can't wait to bring it to the comp in Michigan this weekend, thanks for scrolling through!
I took some pictures through the painting process.
Cut everything out for paint, separated parts by color they were gonna be painted.
![[Image: 14445564451_d14d1e65ba_c.jpg]](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3899/14445564451_d14d1e65ba_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14262487117_852fb1bd7d_c.jpg]](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2934/14262487117_852fb1bd7d_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14447571302_42bc3ab1c0_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5587/14447571302_42bc3ab1c0_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14262324848_7e12148924_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5237/14262324848_7e12148924_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14262313780_48eb42dda4_c.jpg]](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3872/14262313780_48eb42dda4_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14425795406_852b90c0c9_c.jpg]](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/14425795406_852b90c0c9_c.jpg)
Went with the Spazstix Orange/Purple/Teal, always fun using these since you can't really tell what you covered
![[Image: 14425794686_66f4cbb862_c.jpg]](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3848/14425794686_66f4cbb862_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14445561961_3c8c33d55e_c.jpg]](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2940/14445561961_3c8c33d55e_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14469090283_afef65394f_c.jpg]](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3907/14469090283_afef65394f_c.jpg)
Mirror chrome on the head/taillights
![[Image: 14425791806_56161a4d42_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/14425791806_56161a4d42_c.jpg)
after backing everything
![[Image: 14448917625_70dc793119_c.jpg]](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2916/14448917625_70dc793119_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14447793694_72c0e055ef_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/14447793694_72c0e055ef_c.jpg)
annnd after 3 backing coats
![[Image: 14425784436_57515ab770_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5118/14425784436_57515ab770_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14469073953_d6c28ab516_c.jpg]](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3901/14469073953_d6c28ab516_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14469068743_c86e3778ba_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/14469068743_c86e3778ba_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14262294678_774246aee4_c.jpg]](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2928/14262294678_774246aee4_c.jpg)
Got her all together
![[Image: 14445539951_db33459063_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5195/14445539951_db33459063_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14262254169_a50ec200a0_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5537/14262254169_a50ec200a0_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14262256079_b143a17b70_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5589/14262256079_b143a17b70_c.jpg)
Turns out I didn't wait long enough for the paint to fully cure before attaching the widebody. The goo turned the paint black and it didn't look too good. Paint was also cracking off, I may have prepped the body wrong or something. I remember putting on light coats.
I loved the color but I wanted to redo it. I bought the R2 rip off decals from a local automotive tuning shop (Touge Factory) here in IL to use. They did a time attack Evo 9 which I was aiming for now.
![[Image: 4700746263_f720dcdcb9_z.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4045/4700746263_f720dcdcb9_z.jpg)
and this is how mine came out. I would need to make a custom front/rear diffuser/TE37s/blacked out headlights and etc to make an exact but I'm happy with it.
![[Image: 14262169279_71b03e265c_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/14262169279_71b03e265c_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14262381127_6e5f5acabd_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5191/14262381127_6e5f5acabd_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14447698664_daf2fe504c_c.jpg]](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2923/14447698664_daf2fe504c_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14445463031_6510c7d856_c.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5521/14445463031_6510c7d856_c.jpg)
![[Image: 14468986133_3aa691970b_c.jpg]](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3905/14468986133_3aa691970b_c.jpg)
Can't wait to bring it to the comp in Michigan this weekend, thanks for scrolling through!
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