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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 12:08 PM
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APRIL FOOLS!!!!

(I hope?!?!?)
X2!! Say it aint so!!!

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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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Gotta be a April fools joke.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 09:27 AM
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dang, then makin us sweat! lol!
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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i don't think it was
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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im pretty sure he still has the car. in the sale thread for his convo pros he said he was selling them to switch to a 10" rim. he wouldnt be doing that if the car was gone. WTF Jerry you scared me for a second!!!
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 07:19 AM
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HA... ya I still have it. Just got my rearend back from getting new axles, studs and narrowed 2.5 ea. side. Got the tires sucked in and lowered it about a inch. Looks sick as ****, ill get pics when I can roll it outta the garage.
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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HA... ya I still have it. Just got my rearend back from getting new axles, studs and narrowed 2.5 ea. side. Got the tires sucked in and lowered it about a inch. Looks sick as ****, ill get pics when I can roll it outta the garage.
good ****!!
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 12:57 AM
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just finished reading 23 pages straight! cant wait to see that car finished!
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Taubr Unit
HA... ya I still have it. Just got my rearend back from getting new axles, studs and narrowed 2.5 ea. side. Got the tires sucked in and lowered it about a inch. Looks sick as ****, ill get pics when I can roll it outta the garage.
cant wait for the pics,,,,
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 01:57 AM
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heres two quick phone pics i took today while it was outside. Lowered the rear about a inch and narrowed 2.5/side. Not the best pics but its better then nothin i guess, lol...


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the rear looks sick, any back shots?
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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no back shots yet, the lighting was too shitty for my cell phone to get a clear pic. Tryin to sell the rear rims right now to get a set of 15x10s. Then ill get some *** shots
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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sounds good, im also trying to shoot for 2800 race weight, with a turbo, this thread has been helpful!
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Old May 1, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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What do you think it weighs?
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Old May 9, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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Hose, soap, sponge!!!!!!!!
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Old May 9, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 020NN20
Hose, soap, sponge!!!!!!!!
LOL I was thinking that also.

Give that poor car a bath. I'd like to see better pics of the rear shot. This is a cool project man.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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Ill try n roll it out this weekend n get some clean shots!
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Old May 10, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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Looks great!!
Hard to tell but looks like the rear tires sit pretty close to the front of the wheel well. Do you have adjustable LCAs to fix that??
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Old May 10, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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"Do you have adj LCA?" Really AC? Haha yea I do. I lowered the car a little so I need to readjust my pinion angle, LCA etc. Then ill wash it up and take some clear pics with my good camra n post um up.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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LOL! I was almost 100% positive you did just wasnt sure since they werent adjusted yet.
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