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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by djfury05
^^ who would make these custom backspacing do you think? I have coin if someone can do it reasonably that is. Not like the price of Fikse's CCW etc.
I'm sure a company that widens/narrow's rims could do it without too much of a problem. i mean, the price would still be cheaper i think than ccw/fikse. But if you're gonna be spending the coin on custom wheels, i would just get ccw/fikse etc. wheels anyways.
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That looks ******* sick man.
Thanks man!
Originally Posted by jcurrieta
needs more black!! haha jk looks great!! Ever consider a red pinstripe?
More black to come.
No, i think the pinstripes look gross on wheels to be honest man. stands out too much IMO.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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They look good.
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 08:01 AM
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I had pin stripes on my black wheels that were on my black mr2 and it looked nice,, from 4 feet away you could notice it but more then 10 or 15 feet away it didnt catch your eye,, wasnt too loud at all,, red calipers stand out way more. I like it,,, had red pin stripe on my old red ta also...that was less noticeable also, and it gave it that 2 dimensional look. I was also thinking of painting my old lip black as well. Anyhow good luck with it.
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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Can't wait to see your car when u finally get it running on the streets Seth!

Let me know when you put in the new motor so I can learn how to pull/install for when I do my LS3
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 10:31 AM
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Seth's camera is shitty as ****.. These wheels look killer in person.. Very impressed
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by thursdaymike
They look good.
Thanks man.
Originally Posted by jcurrieta
I had pin stripes on my black wheels that were on my black mr2 and it looked nice,, from 4 feet away you could notice it but more then 10 or 15 feet away it didnt catch your eye,, wasnt too loud at all,, red calipers stand out way more. I like it,,, had red pin stripe on my old red ta also...that was less noticeable also, and it gave it that 2 dimensional look. I was also thinking of painting my old lip black as well. Anyhow good luck with it.
I've seen plenty of cars/wheels with this look, and just never been a fan of it.
of course to each their own. If you do it, post some pictures man.

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Can't wait to see your car when u finally get it running on the streets Seth!

Let me know when you put in the new motor so I can learn how to pull/install for when I do my LS3
haha, i can't wait either. the forged 370 is coming together...
for sure man, i'll shoot you a text.
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Seth's camera is shitty as ****.. These wheels look killer in person.. Very impressed
hahah Iphone 1st gen ftf (for the fail.) lol. thanks man!
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Sick wheels
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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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those look killer! any updates?
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why not plasti dip the centers? save some money? Wheels look great overall.
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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Get them all on clean up the car and post some more pics
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 07:28 AM
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Black centers w/ polished lip is played out. Yours look awesome
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 10:32 AM
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Get em mounted yet?
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996
Get em mounted yet?
This.
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^^ pics on page 4... OP, killer ride looks sick!!
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 03:54 AM
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looks great man, i really dig the all black , i hate that polished lip crap
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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just a tad bit of an update, but nothing has really changed, as you can see. the car is still majorly in the works, custom windshield etc.. lol



gotta get ready for this bad boy to go in so i'm hoping to get the engine bay body work going here pretty soon.


I'm also going to run a 1/2" spacer on the rear wheels to get them flush with the fender. as most ccw/fikse setups are 18 or 19x 10 front, and 11 rear. i think it will even it out, and make it look alot better. Its also hard to take photos in this dark garage, i need to invest in several flouresent lights for the garage..
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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Looks pretty impressive what you're doing. Are you giving up any specs on that engine!
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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Looks great! Lots going on i see. Should run good if its the motor in your sign.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 04:35 PM
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Wow I really like those in all black. How much did the powdercoat cost?
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Those look amazing
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