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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 06:23 PM
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Looking good!
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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Did you know your front tires are skinnier then a tire you put on a Toyota Tercel? It must handle really well with that setup.
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Did you know your front tires are skinnier then a tire you put on a Toyota Tercel? It must handle really well with that setup.
I had no idea, thanks for telling me. Here I was thinking this was my new autocross set up.
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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very nice
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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hmm, i have never seen those wheels on an f-body before.
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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Nice, put the center caps in IMO!!!
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by manfred717
I had no idea, thanks for telling me. Here I was thinking this was my new autocross set up.
Hahahhaha...some plp...
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Add centercaps.
car looks good. gotta love fatties and skinnys.
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Looking sweet to hit the track!
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Looks good. What exhaust setup you running? I like how those pipes angle up with the fender from the side.
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Magnaflow exhaust, I angled them upward when I put it on. Thanks for the kind words, center caps will be put on once powdercoated gloss black.
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