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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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widebody from scratch

Well i spent some of last weekend and today working in the kit. Not sure how i feel about 2 things.

1.... the look? Wasted 70 dollars and 11 hours to realize that, still worth it i guess. Gonna shoot them white on monday. May look alot better than the 2 pink hemmeroids hangin off the sides.

2...... The ******* spacers. 50mm is huge. They are ebay too. It is not a track car, but i do get a little rough on the street sometimes.

rims are 16x8 -1 front
16x9+32 ish rear

Post comments. Use this as a chance to get your post count up. I want feedback on safety more than anything followed by opinions on the kit. If you hate it, explain why. If you like it do the same.

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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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ahhhh i dont know bro keep on working on it see how it comes out , i see what you are trying to do but it needs a bit more

over all keep up the good work ,
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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a few more...............

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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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yeah going for the rmagic bootleg.


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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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needs a bit more what?

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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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fitting, and smooth out the edges it looks very boxy IMO but you are doing your thing bro
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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You should just do the whole panal, and dont use bondo brand filler if thats what your using. Rage gold is the ****. But i understand your probably just trying it out.

you should post up here http://fiberglassforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12
alot more guys to give you tips etc

keep on pimpin!

hey what front fenders do you have? mine are raceon lol

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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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woah the miata has a engine bay cover?? got any pics? lol
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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I would get banned if I posted what I want to say so I will just post this picture.

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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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yah so? im asian and that bowl looks pretty good
making me hungry
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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hey shitty **** with the rice bowl, "if you hate it explain why". Or pm it to me if you are worried about the ban. Boxyness is an issue. Front fenders were the shitfit 170.00 ebay joints. What about some feedback regarding safety with 50mm spacers? I might just bite the bullet cut my losses and get the raceonusa 50mm ones or maybe the 30s and stick out a 3/4 of an inch.

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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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If you need big *** spacers just to have a widebody you're doing it wrong. What do you have like 140hp?
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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One of my problems is that advan only makes the oni wheel in 16x9 with a 32 or so offset. Kinda sucks for me. Front all widedout but rear looked calista flockhartfull. So i figured spacers would even things out proportionately.

140hp..... nope.

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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Then buy some wider wheels.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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in the words of Rodney king.. "Can't we all just get along?"
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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Advan doesnt make............Bah..............Are the spacers safe?

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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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Yes they are safe but what is the point of a widebody with narrow *** wheels? You don't want to be like dkwasherexd do you?
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 10:32 PM
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since when are 9inch wide wheels narrow? Your **** must be tubbed then. lol

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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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You can squeeze 10.5's in the rear if you do your math.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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spacers can be used to tune the cars handling, and also sometimes if the person rocks high disk calipers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQS4MGWfJbA

If you've ever seen a sleek, European sedan with that oh-so-low street stance and a bulging wheel/ tire combo that just barely tucked under the wheel wells, chances are that car was fitted with H&R TRAK+ wheel spacers. TRAK+ wheel spacers move the wheel out from the hub, effectively widening the stance of the vehicle and lowering its roll center. This simple modification increases lateral stability, which in turn provides improved handling, greater safety and of course, the sleek style you've been looking for.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Yes spacers increase track with and handling but do you really someone with stretched tires really cares about performance?
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:51 PM
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Ahhh yes, the stretched tires. Finally a good point turbo2rotor. Stretched tires came with the rims (in my diggitydefense ). I wouldnt have swapped in the luce engine if i didnt care about overall performance. This car IS a work in progress. I plan on upgrading suspension at some point too. I have reached my budget for total money in car at 4 grand. Real widebody and suspension will put me at about 5 grand total. Some cheap shortcuts worked with the car so far, this one might not. I will post paint pics monday. My miata is a finished product. Not the engine cover though, i forgot to NOT post that picture hypertek. I will send you what i have so far though. pm me your email.

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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 03:06 AM
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regarding the stretch tires... to each his own. We all got different tastes/driving preferences.

dawicka, i dont need the pics nemore. its cool. Have you seen this thread? http://fiberglassforums.com/showthread.php?t=920
I know the car isnt that cool *its a cavalier lol* but I can appreciate the time and work he did to it, a good job on making the widebody.
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Thanks hypertek. Great tips found in that thread. I read that whole thing last night. Badass.

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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo II Rotor
Then buy some wider wheels.
ur dumb, you know alot of D1 drifters use spacers?Some use spacers bigger than me, some use 50mm and have almost 500 hp, why do they use spacers? cuz its hard to get fitment right on the money especialy if you change your tire setup on the same rim and their wheel sponsors wont always give them the perfect fitment. PPL arent ballin, they cant just buy every size rim. To you everybody is ricer, so I say your dumb dumb

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