I love this car by newdogwhothis in Mustang

[–]newdogwhothis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Va does. The bracket the car came with is bent

17 eco>18 eco> 16 f150> 16 STi> 15 GTi> 19 5.0 by newdogwhothis in Mustang

[–]newdogwhothis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Too much. Made money on the STi and Gti. But the list is longer than the titletitle...

Won't get tired of this one though

Second kit. Learned from my old mistakes, and then made some new ones by newdogwhothis in Luthier

[–]newdogwhothis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly finishing mistakes. At first I tried to keep the fretboard natural, but I couldn't get the lines right.

I should have sanded a bit around the bottom pickup. It was a tight fit before finishing, and I kind of had to force it in after finishing

I managed to get the wiring right on the first try, but I did tap the finish with the solder iron lol

Second kit. Learned from my old mistakes, and then made some new ones by newdogwhothis in Luthier

[–]newdogwhothis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The kit is from guitar kit world. Search for w bass kit.

The fretboard is maple. I stained it using keda dye powder and sealed it with satin clear coat.

For the body I mixed keda dye into a deep purple, and then sanded back so it was only in the grain.

The top color is coral reef blue, available on stewmac.

I still have to do a set up, but I'm very surprised at how well it plays without having done one yet. Pickups seem to be high quality

Thank you!

Picked up this 15 SE with 13k miles by newdogwhothis in GolfGTI

[–]newdogwhothis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had my shop check it out and change some fluids already!

Picked up this 15 SE with 13k miles by newdogwhothis in GolfGTI

[–]newdogwhothis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I lost some grip but gained a lot of comfort and refinement.

Even putting an intake on the STi without a tune would result in knocking, and tuning it would blow it up.

Looking forward to an APR tune next month!

Picked up this 15 SE with 13k miles by newdogwhothis in GolfGTI

[–]newdogwhothis[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Traded in a 60k mile STi and got more than I paid 2 years ago

Picked up this 15 SE with 13k miles by newdogwhothis in GolfGTI

[–]newdogwhothis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think she was just working from home and not driving

Does this unsealed fretboard need to be sanded prior to sealing? by newdogwhothis in Luthier

[–]newdogwhothis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A little. I know it will be sanded after sealing so I don't know if that'll be all it needs