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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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Before & After Pics Thread

I'm extremely surprised there isn't a thread like this already, yes there are build threads, which I love, but going through 14 plus pages to see results is a bit tedious if your just looking for inspiration. So please keep it on topic, before (when you purchased your FC, or started building it) and what it looks like now(doesn't have to be done, we all know; with projects there is no done), feel free to post a in progress or mid progress picture as well, just don't post up the whole build, just summarized.

I think this will be cool to see how many of us transformed their cars.

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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 09:17 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 09:44 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 09:44 PM
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 12:14 AM
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STILL HAVE ALOT TO DO .
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 01:01 AM
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Holy oversized pictures batman
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 01:07 AM
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i know, im sorry i dont know how to fix it
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 01:15 AM
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Lol be too late soon but next time use an image hosting site like imgur. Or tinypic and resize it for forum
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 11:29 AM
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 06:11 PM
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 06:17 AM
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 12:42 PM
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black vert is beautiful.
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 07:37 PM
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Old Jan 28, 2013 | 08:40 PM
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Nice i love those fogs! was the bumper cut for them to be mounted, or?
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Old Jan 28, 2013 | 09:57 PM
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Thanks! I didn't have to cut much at all just widen a factory cut out on one side and then made some brackets from flat steel that I bolted where the tow hooks would normally bolt up to. they actually work pretty well and dont block much airflow for the radiator.
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 01:47 AM
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Sport wing, S5 turbo wheels, wiper less hatch, removed electric antenna, kyb's and eibach springs, Turbo 2 mirrors, Turbo engine built and swapped in.



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I feel good looking at these two pictures, feel like I am actually doing something.
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 05:24 PM
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Ghetto paint job a year ago
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I have tons of pictures of the looks she went through all those years with different body kits and wheels but i dont want to clog up this thread with a bunch of crappy pics.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 12:59 PM
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then after that

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getting rid of my 7.... best decision in my life
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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 04:21 PM
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Not really a before and after set but that convertible is beautiful!!
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Few photos of my finished 1987 Mariah Motorsports Widebody. Engine completely done by Lucky 7 Racing and runs on E85 and lays down 560 rwhp. Was in Super Sport Magazine last year. 1987 Mazda RX-7 - The Mariah
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