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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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One day sir one day.
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Old May 1, 2012 | 06:17 PM
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One day sir one day.
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Old May 1, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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you better put that thing as low to the ground as possible, because with those huge lips and that sexy wheel...it'll blind people with the stance...

and just fyi, threads like these make me want to start throwing money at my car again to shorten the rear and put a fat lip and coilovers on the rear...uuuuggghhhh
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Old May 2, 2012 | 05:40 PM
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Omg!!! Went to bleed the brakes last night and the right rear braided line that MWC incuded with the custom brake lines has a split and sprays fluid everywhere. So after calming down, ordered 2 new ones. Something know one could possibly know untill you put the fluid pressure to them. Oh well. Aftermarket stuff can be a royal pain in the butt sometimes. So now the rear has a few minor discolorations. Brake fluid is some nasty stuff.
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Old May 4, 2012 | 07:09 PM
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It's actually sitting on all fours, just trying to set the ride height. Once I'm happy with it, then I can set the pinion angle and put it on the ground.
Need your opinion, do you guys think it's sitting too high in this picture?
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Old May 4, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Awesome setup. The car looks amazing!
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Old May 5, 2012 | 06:16 AM
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Car looks killer bro
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Old May 5, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian2001SS
It's actually sitting on all fours, just trying to set the ride height. Once I'm happy with it, then I can set the pinion angle and put it on the ground.
Need your opinion, do you guys think it's sitting too high in this picture?
Car looks absolutely great! I think the stance is perfect, it could go down in the rear 1/2" but you may want it where it is for weight transfer and good ride characteristics.
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Lower.
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Old May 5, 2012 | 01:13 PM
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Nothing wrong with going lower. Ultimately you may want to not go too low though depending on the roads around you and how you want it to ride. Looks killer btw!
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Old May 6, 2012 | 07:12 AM
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Had to raise the front, way to low. For now left the rear at it is. The front is 1/2" lower, and the rear is a 1/2" higher than previous setup.
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Old May 6, 2012 | 01:09 PM
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Badass! It even looked beautiful with the chrome 10 spokes. I dont really like verts but your car takes the cake as my favorite.
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Old May 6, 2012 | 01:48 PM
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Stunning car man I wish I had your wheels...
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Old May 6, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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Thanks Mac. That means a lot.
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Old May 14, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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That looks great. I hope you plan to wash the bottom regularly so the road grime doesnt hide all your work.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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That looks amazing, nicest SS I've seen especially underneath.

You have inspired me to paint my undercarriage. Although, I'm not going to strip everything off and will just use spray cans.
I'm still deciding on the color. I would love to do artic white and gloss black on all the original black pieces(kbrace, etc...) but would be more work masking everythig. All white might be too much. I think I might just do all black so it isn't too much of a pain taping off different areas, etc...
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Old Dec 24, 2012 | 10:44 AM
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lower in the front haha. but looks killer!
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Old Dec 24, 2012 | 01:39 PM
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looks good , id raise the rear up about a 1/4 inch from where it is in the last pic. maybe 1/2 inch so when you get some asses in there it doesnt sag ..

amazing looking car. great work .
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