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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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I think those wheels are called sectors, cant remember who makes them though, thats a kiwi sev too.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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pretty sure those are graphite konig rewinds... but i could be wrong
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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He's referring to the black car that was the inspiration for Tallbozo's work.
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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ahh righto, makes sense now
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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So the plan has grown. I dont want to rush the plans so Im taking my time with it.

New plans include:
Fender flares to make room for some 16x8's
Respeed Coilover Kit with camber plates
Full GSLSE suspension conversion
Front End redesigned to match Rear end
07 WRX bucket seats
Full custom sub woofer enclosure and speakers


The plan is to have the car full Primed within the month to endure the winter. I thought I might as well go nuts with this car while i can. being single and having a decent income is something i wont always have

Thanks for following this thread and More to come!
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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Hey just a thought...

If you have not already purchased those wrx seats look into a set of Sparco Steel's I just installed one in my car with sparco sliders and their base. It fits pretty well and is reclinable and about 300$ a seat... not horrible for new.

Have a good one
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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yeah i would love to get seats like that but i got these for free cuz my buddy just got some sparco's....so i get his old seats. Ill see what i can find because his new sparco's are very very nice!
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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any updates on the fb, I really wanna see it all one color. Looks like your taking care of it.

have you thought about going with the T2 brake/wheel selection mod before ? I have never looked into the se stuff but I think that the FC stuff is more variety and sizes.

Last edited by notveryhappyjack; Sep 5, 2008 at 10:32 PM.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 12:38 AM
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Wow! Great transformation guys

This is a fun thread to follow. Can't wait to see more! Keep it up.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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any updates on the fb, I really wanna see it all one color. Looks like your taking care of it.

have you thought about going with the T2 brake/wheel selection mod before ? I have never looked into the se stuff but I think that the FC stuff is more variety and sizes.
It would be a 5 lug conversion wouldnt it? i havent really looked into that. I'll have to see the capability with the respeed coilover kit. It would be fun to have 5x114.3...wheels options would really open up
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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where are you going to put the license plate?
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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Im going to make some steel strips that are bent so it can be mounted under so it looks like its floating. itll make more sense once its made but more now some wire is holding it in the back
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 02:58 AM
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Ok parts are coming in.

My clutch, transmission, driveshaft and rear end have all decided to take a dump, so I got a sweet deal on all of those replacements for less than $500 installed.

We are getting the car in primer for the winter. I am buying these FC seats for $100


Then we are going to do some fender flares We are going to try to see if 79 rabbit fenders would work. They are 2-3 inches wider so they would be perfect and it would be easier than trying to make some from the original fenders.

Pics to come next week!
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 04:08 AM
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hey do you know if the fb's front bumber connects directly to an sa front end, im also taking off my rear bumper and going 5 lug with s5 brakes and etc but good job with the car and good luck in the long run
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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It doesn't fit exactly, and it ends up looking like crap. Just swap the fenders and the shocks with the lower valance and you should be okay
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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try the 79 tail lights i think it will be a cleaner look
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Old Nov 13, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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wait your talking about the bumper shocks right?
so fenders bumper and the shocks needs to be replaced anything i should be aware of?
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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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The corner lights don't have the same plug either. You would need to cut the FB plug off the FB lights and wire the SA connector on the FB lights
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Winter came along and brought some delays. Had to replace the Transmission, driveshaft, clutch, and rear end, but I have a LSD now so thats good news.

I've managed to get some new seats from an S5 RX7 and they fit great and look great.


And I found the color I want. Its called Inferno Red. Its a deeper red which I think will go well with my graphite Konigs.
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Looks great, would love an update
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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looks awesome also wants updates.
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 12:27 AM
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+1 on some updates
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 02:00 AM
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Yea what happened?
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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how about an update????
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 11:58 AM
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Im liking that bumper. Sweet
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