00.5 DS w/Plasma Color Shift

[Rob_G]

I picked up a 2000.5 DS gasser at the end of last year. I fig'd I'd post some before and after picks.

Before, just a plain Jane cart... with the new tires next to it of course!



I went with a Jake's 6" Double A-Arm lift on it, heavy duty springs, Plasma color shift dip (plastidip) from DipYourCar.com, and a bunch of new stuff on the engine because it wasn't tuned very often and ran kinda crappy. I think it came out pretty nice if I say so myself.





If you'd like to see a video walk around, check it out at the link below. Moving around really makes the pearls pop!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp9HEBNIvtw

[93yellowclubcar]

Nice transformation! Pretty cool that you've got a cart from the switchover year.

Your avatar pic, you? Is that by chance on the River Walk in San Antonio?

[Rob_G]

Thx! I was pretty surprised when I realized it was a .5 myself. The downside is that it's only has a FE290 in it.

Yeah... That's me. I was double fisting at the Hofbräuhaus beer garden in downtown Munich. Had to show 'em how it's done. 😄

[93yellowclubcar]

Originally Posted by Rob_G

Thx! I was pretty surprised when I realized it was a .5 myself. The downside is that it's only has a FE290 in it.

Yeah... That's me. I was double fisting at the Hofbräuhaus beer garden in downtown Munich. Had to show 'em how it's done. ��

The little 290s are a little underpowered compared to some of the other brands out there, but with some mods they can put out some respectable results.

You know what they say, when in Germany...

[tag50]

Looks like I'm going to re-think my opinion of plastidip. What did you do for the prep?


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[Rob_G]

Pretty much jack shiznit. Pulled the body, used some Simple Green to degrease the heck out of it, and shot it. I didn't do ANY body work on it. It was in really good shape so no work was really needed.

What's nice about the dip is how forgiving it is. I didn't like how the cowl came out the first time so I just pulled it off and reshot it. It was really fun to work with.

[TheNewGuy]

Lookin good!!

[paintdude96]

nice not a big fan of the plastidip but nice. I did the real deal paint job on an ezgo

[Rob_G]

Originally Posted by paintdude96

nice not a big fan of the plastidip but nice. I did the real deal paint job on an ezgo

Thanks! Sweet paint work on yours as well!

You're right... dip is dip. If you can deal with a matte, why not. Like I said though, dip is very forgiving. As I've never shot before, this was most definitely the way to go. I didn't have to worry about what type of paint to put on a body that flexes because this flexes too. No cracks in thin spots,etc. If you screw up, peel it and do it again... which is exactly what I had to do. Pic below....

For me, this was the way to go from both an experience and wallet perspective.



If anyone would like to check out a photostream of the whole build, I put one up at the link below...

2000.5 Club Car DS Build

[1sikcart]

I think it turned out great!