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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 03:21 AM
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It's just enough people have to commit to buying them before hand. Maybe not but from what i've seen browsing around in the aero vending sections they need an order minimum to atleast hit the break even point for materials and making the initial mold.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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I can get foresight fenders direct from them. I do importing on the side. I've bought every FC part they make.

Fenders are the easiest to ship. Hoods are a bitch to ship, sideskirts are too long to meet the shipping requirements (cause I don't have enough business to justify a container..) bumpers meet the requirements but are expensive unless you ship like 10 of them at one time. Sideskirts could be cut in half and reglassed stateside if it came down to it I guess. I can pretty much get anything off of Yahoo Auctions Japan.
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 02:35 AM
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im glad you guys found that pic funny because i snapped the pics and posted em.. mistakes are made and lessons are learned. a run off dirt driveway @ new house is never good, any sports car would have fell threw. corrections and improvements where made and car is even lower then b4

http://i42.tinypic.com/2v9caau.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/20psvnk.jpg
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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anyone got any info on where i can get a roll cage like this one?. ya know that goes around the dash.. i dont wanna be cutting into it.. thanks..
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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anyone got any info on where i can get a roll cage like this one?. ya know that goes around the dash.. i dont wanna be cutting into it.. thanks..[/QUOTE]

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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 01:43 PM
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I can get foresight fenders direct from them. I do importing on the side. I've bought every FC part they make.

Fenders are the easiest to ship. Hoods are a bitch to ship, sideskirts are too long to meet the shipping requirements (cause I don't have enough business to justify a container..) bumpers meet the requirements but are expensive unless you ship like 10 of them at one time. Sideskirts could be cut in half and reglassed stateside if it came down to it I guess. I can pretty much get anything off of Yahoo Auctions Japan.
Can you get them (foresight rears) cheaper than RHDjapan? DMAX simply will not do.
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 01:52 PM
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thanks JTP
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 02:29 PM
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On the foresight website, they list them for about 310$ just for the rears and I just looked on RHDjapan and they have them listed for $370..Honestly once it's all said and done it would be around the same price.

Looks like RHDJapan makes their money on the kits, not the fenders. They have the kits listed at 400 + per piece, where as on the foresight website the price is $850 for the type 1...
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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im glad you guys found that pic funny because i snapped the pics and posted em.. mistakes are made and lessons are learned. a run off dirt driveway @ new house is never good, any sports car would have fell threw. corrections and improvements where made and car is even lower then b4

http://i42.tinypic.com/2v9caau.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/20psvnk.jpg


You took those today!!!!!

I'm kidding.

Now THAT is practical ride height for a daily ****.

Yes, it was funny (pic). I've done worse. Lucky i didn't have aero or was low or bad things would have happened. STORY!!!!!!! Tell us the story!
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 01:12 AM
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10.5's 285/40 i think. its been a while. cant remember..
notice how the fenders dont hour glass. it covers the wheels and tires pretty well. i could have put 11's and a 305 or 315 no problem.. front needed a spacer or wider wheels but i didn't have it finished long enough to get that done..




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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 01:43 AM
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how'd you get that lip style spoiler molded in above the 3rd brake light? or is that just the angle? cuz it doesnt look flush like stock but car looks sick man i like it alot
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 01:59 AM
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it was molded with foam and fiberglass...then sanded. you may not be able to see it, but the same thing is behind the door on the pillar...its just painted to confuse..
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 06:07 AM
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I'm confused on why and the hell is the tage screwed into the the damn bumper & not between the lights? BTW looks like your fenders do hour glass & I would like too see a front view of the car.
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 01:58 AM
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geesh...i guess i should appologize. this is all my fault. i should articulate better. let me start over.


notice how the fenders dont hour glass as much using the same standard combo...bmajic/gpsports...or version select






this is the normal hour glass look...




and the liscense plate is bolted to the "damn" bumper because i was making a custom part for it and didn't want to be continually taking it on and off....though i drove it on occasion... are there any other strange or weird things about this car i might can help you with?? like maybe why its in primer...or how come the its running so rich...

i thought this was a widebody thread???
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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Yes it is the widebody thread section & there will be comments & questions when you post. It's your car do what you want, I just didn't understand the plate placement.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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good thread. id like to see more widebody second generation rx7's
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 02:42 AM
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dont worry....i've got this!!!
these pics were taken years ago in fact...so in hind sight,...i can definately say that i did it right.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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Yeah do you have any pics of it painted?
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 02:20 AM
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i would like nothing more than to show you pics of this car...seriously. it was my pride and joy as well as my shop car.....i was just an apprentice at the time but i had big plans to showcase it..

but it was stolen as i was finishing it up about 6 months after these pics were taken...

the pic in the dark is the last pic that i have been able to find of the build..
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by drivinggodspeed
geesh...i guess i should appologize. this is all my fault. i should articulate better. let me start over.


notice how the fenders dont hour glass as much using the same standard combo...bmajic/gpsports...or version select






this is the normal hour glass look...




and the liscense plate is bolted to the "damn" bumper because i was making a custom part for it and didn't want to be continually taking it on and off....though i drove it on occasion... are there any other strange or weird things about this car i might can help you with?? like maybe why its in primer...or how come the its running so rich...

i thought this was a widebody thread???








i been thinking of going widebody.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 10:31 AM
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It's sad because everytime i look at these threads, i want to kick myself for putting the for sale sign on my car
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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Well color me excited. I just bought the original Tri-Point Engineering FC fender molds (thanks to Anthony Lleras for passing them along). Hoping to have these on my car by summer and back on the market by fall.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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Well color me excited. I just bought the original Tri-Point Engineering FC fender molds (thanks to Anthony Lleras for passing them along). Hoping to have these on my car by summer and back on the market by fall.
Congrats on aquiring the molds, love to see the finished product on your car. By on the market what were you planning on as far as price?
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 07:07 AM
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Congrats on aquiring the molds, love to see the finished product on your car. By on the market what were you planning on as far as price?
Pardon the slow reply. I'm out of the country at the moment. I only had time to get these to my fiberglass shop and confirm they were in acceptable condition before heading out.

I need to get the first set pulled and installed so I have a better idea on cost. The goal will certainly be to charge a bit more than RaceOnUSA does for their crappy fitment version, but less than RX-heven does for his widebody on crack.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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Oh ok man just let me know, I might be interested for my other 7?
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