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Old 01-13-10, 07:34 PM
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New Camera, Window Tint, and updated 626 lip! :)

Hey guys,

Been a little while since I've had something new but here's something for now. I got my front lip back from my friend that has been working on it for some time now. I've hung out while he was doing some of it but for the most part he molded it into one piece where they split in the middle and extended the ends to sit flush w/ FC fenders. I paint matched it and mounted it up. It's not perfect but it looks exactly how I wanted it.

I also got my windows tinted the other day @ 15% and they look very good in my opinion. Definitely helps w/ the suns heat and compliments the wheels and white paint I think. I'm really happy w/ them.

Also went back to my old Sony ways and bought a new camera today to play around with and have fun taking pictures again rather than worry about lenses, lugging a big dslr around, and settings/etc. I just wanna have fun shooting on the fly again and having nice colors. This camera has some pretty sick features and I can't wait for some nice weather to get out more and shoot w/ it. It started getting dark and it's new to me so they aren't the best but here you go.

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2. Headed up to my local run to cruise in the mountains for a bit... started getting dark.



3. Panoramic like WHAAA?



4. View from Caesar's Head... sunset!





5. Headed back down the mountain...





6. Close up of the right side of the 626 lip...



Comments welcome!

-Allen G.
Old 01-13-10, 07:45 PM
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wow bro ur car is looking real nice, great job. where can u buy one of those lips?

sweet pics too!!
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wow beautiful car i love white rx7
about the lip were can we buy it
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I like what you did to the 626 lip!
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i saw these pics on facebook. looks good bro!
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Originally Posted by rotarybeat1287

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-Allen G.
What are you using suspension wise to achieve that ride height ? Looks nice without being overly low or slammed on rims with elastic bands for tires.
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Thanks for the compliments guys! The lip is a 90's Mazda 626 lip that has had a **** ton of work done to it... they originally don't line up w/ FC fenders and have a split in the middle. I bought the lip from the local pick and pull junk yard for $6 including the $2 to get in... So it was $4. lol. About $60 worth of fiberglass, resin, kitty hair putty, etc. and lots of time got it looking the way it does. Still not perfect but it's what in my eyes, what an S4 lip should be. I have a friend of mine to thank for doing all the work for me. I simply painted it and installed it.

Suspension... Bilstein coilovers. Yeah I don't like rubber band tires. I drive the mountains really hard and want to have some meat on there to soak up bumps and not destroy my wheels.
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beautiful camera work like always dude. is ther a way you can make the wide shots bigger for a desktop?
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HOLY ****!!!......I NEED to do that to my 626 lip. Very nice work man. This makes me want to get my Equips back together, just got done refinishing the lips myself and MAN they look like mirrors.

Car is looking great bro!!....now about that pin stripping jk
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No I know... I want it gone. But my friend removed his and completely fucked his car up. haha. I will have to get a professional to do it. I know just the guy tho... When I take my car to him to have him polish my lips out I'll have him remove them. I want them done honestly. We will see tho. They aren't hurting anything for the time being.

Next things on the agenda are JDM window visors and OEM mudflaps (a complete set).
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Really nice car man! I love those mods to the 626 lip. I have one and wouldn't mind doing that to it.

And where does everyone get equip's?! I want a seat real real bad!
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those shots are sexy, especially the panoramic views.
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Looking good, Allen.
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Looks great! What camera did you pick up - a DSC-HX1?
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Thats EXACTLY how a lip should look!. I going to the junk yard tommarow and see if i can pick one up. I have a few questions about it. You said it dont line up with the fenders. Do you mean the curve is off or is it to long? i just want to get an idea of how the sides are. I also have a s5 bumper IDK how this would work but....
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damn your car is cargasmic and i just found a new set of desktop pics
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hella nice car bro
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That lip turned out very nice.
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Originally Posted by just startn
Thats EXACTLY how a lip should look!. I going to the junk yard tommarow and see if i can pick one up. I have a few questions about it. You said it dont line up with the fenders. Do you mean the curve is off or is it to long? i just want to get an idea of how the sides are. I also have a s5 bumper IDK how this would work but....
Go find you a 626 lip and you'll see what I mean. It's roughly the same size as an FC's bumper but the ends are too short to meet w/ the fenders. Plus it's a 2 piece design and I didn't very much care for that. lol.

Oh and yes... I bought an HX1
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Man I always like looking at the pics you post your car is looking badass any inside shots?
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Wow that looks nice.
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Jeez, Allen - this was the car that got me to fall in love with work equips again. So again, I must thank you, I really should start a build thread on my car.
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damn those pics just made my day. doing a sick job on ur FC dude. keep up the good work
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you should look into a 929 lip... its a bit more aggressive.

but awesome none the less
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looks good bro!


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