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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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Homemade body kit

I thought I would post a few pics of the body kit I am working on. Basicly I put some 15" wheels on and they were rubbing so one thing lead to another. If anyone is interested I used styrofoam for the mold which I attached to the car and carved into the shape I wanted then coated it with epoxy fibreglass. I am sure there are those who won't apreciate what I have done but maybe some of you will. I will be ready for primer and paint soon so I'll post some finished pics.
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 12:52 AM
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front bumper has an fc look to it now maybe mold in some ftp lights? dunno just a thought
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 01:18 AM
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definatly thinkin about it thanks
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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freakin sweet
so just pain old styrofoam
can u take a picture of the styro?

is that the stock bumbers?
and did u cut the fenders aswell pics/
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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Looks good so far...
Keep updating the pics till it's done.
L8R
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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looks good I cant wait to see it finished. This just prove what kind of stuff RX7 people are wiling to go throu.
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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man that looks pretty good...i just hope everything looks stright after u paint it
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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looks really cool
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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really likin the over fenders man look's really good, cant wait to c the final results
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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It looks like you are spending your time on it and doing it to the best of your abilities, so that is really cool.
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 12:12 PM
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I agree with the headlight comment. Great work
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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that looks great man
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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I used regular styfoam I scrounged some big chunks and got busy. The stock aluminum bumpers are there but I blew the oil out of the shocks and welded them about 3" closer to the car. The fenders are cut. Thanks for the feedback all this has turned into quite a project.
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