Owner of Evoke Brand Stage 2 turbo upgrade SSR Performance downpipe, chargepipe Remark exhaust with titanium tips Eventuri carbon fiber intake and engine cover BootMod3 91-octane street tune Goldenwrench aluminum gas cap I won't say who, but one of the Pandem cars had button heads and washers that were literally the size of a dime! In the end, I couldn't change the fact that 12 Supras would show up to SEMA with the same outfit, but I made damn sure that I had the best tailor! We used high quality button head fasteners and I was even particular about how large or small each button head would be. We didn't use any of the supplied hardware which includes generic sheet metal screws. Pigment also shaved and deleted the goofy LED lights in the side skirts. So, we repainted the car just seven days before the car was due to get on a truck! We ran the version 1.5 GT wing versus the giant '90s era combat-style wing (not even sure what you'd call that look). The first time it was painted, it was only off by a little, but it bothered me.
I ended up painting the full kit twice because of my OCD about paint matching. Tuan and Vu of Pigment spent countless hours reshaping and sanding the panels to fit. All the panels line up with a consistent paper-thin edge along the body.
We ditched using the rubber trim molding pieces which is designed to hide uneven gaps between the panels and the body. I spent a lot of time and effort on making sure the fitment of the kit was on point.
There were 13 Pandem widebody cars built for SEMA, but people who take the time to really examine the cars will find subtle but important differences in detail. It gives it enough contrast to be legible and visible but without really creating a ton of visual distractions to the overall car. If you notice, the roll call was done in a very subtle, cool gray that is only a few shades darker than the body of the car. With SEMA, it's unavoidable, since there are so many sponsors involved and marketing is the underlying reason why most cars are there. Also, I didn't want my car looking like an advertisement billboard with sponsor names. I sent it off to Protective Film Solutions and they were able to do the installation. I snapped a quick photo of my car and started to add some color in photoshop to see what it would look like. I've always liked the non-common combination of silver and teal. I've been a huge Petronas F1 team fan and have been following Lewis Hamilton's career the last few years. So, I wanted to introduce an accent color in the livery to give it some pop. Gray body, black wheels, gray brakes, etc. Once the car was being assembled, I realized that the it might have been too muted. The color has a lot of depth and shifts a lot in different lighting conditions. I picked Turbulence Gray because of its more muted appearance. I didn't want to build a loud and bright car.