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Old 03-20-06, 01:47 AM
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Old 03-20-06, 01:58 AM
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looks hot mate. you've managed to add heaps of hard to find jdm parts.
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Old 03-20-06, 04:47 AM
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Oldest pic I have (2002)


2 years ago - My MB and before my Blk FD blew coolant seal (spring 2004)
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Old 03-20-06, 04:49 AM
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Very nice cars everyone of the car but why is everyone going 99'spec? The 99' front bumber isn't that nice, IMHO.
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Old 03-20-06, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by samiralfey
Very nice cars everyone of the car but why is everyone going 99'spec? The 99' front bumber isn't that nice, IMHO.
i notice the updated look of 99 bumpers flows better with aftermarket kits like vented hoods, wings.

original style bumper is a little out of place with lets say-- a scoot hood and a gt wing with flared fenders, low clearance skirts and a diffuser..
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Old 03-20-06, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by samiralfey
Very nice cars everyone of the car but why is everyone going 99'spec? The 99' front bumber isn't that nice, IMHO.
that's because it's 'IYHO'

99 spec looks much better than 93 usdm bumper, I happen to love mine. It also is much more functional, with larger rad and oil cooler openings. It also is a great way of getting rid of an beat-up old 93 bumper while still keeping an oem polyurethane bumper (vs crappy fiberglass).

Oh, and my FD went from 100% stock to what it is now
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Old 03-20-06, 06:52 AM
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Good to see all these serial modders out there! Heres my story...



Standard car with blown coolant seals, scratched interior, crappy wheels.

Fitted new rebuild kit, rotor housings, end plates etc. New wheels, headlights, so on. Just got the car finished yesterday. All in all, 20 days of solid work on the car.



















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Old 03-20-06, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by sevensix
original style bumper is a little out of place with lets say-- a scoot hood and a gt wing with flared fenders, low clearance skirts and a diffuser..
Yes, I agree on this one, if you mod the looks with skirts etc. then the 99' spec bumber is right on the spot+the functionality. I guess I am more of the factory-original-looks-guy.
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Old 03-20-06, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by samiralfey
Very nice cars everyone of the car but why is everyone going 99'spec? The 99' front bumber isn't that nice, IMHO.
if you got anything else than 99spec in here, they say rice..
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Old 03-20-06, 10:31 AM
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if you got anything else than 99spec in here, they say rice..
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Old 03-20-06, 10:48 AM
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Bought it back in January of 2003 when i was 15, i spent all of my time taking it apart and learning how to work on it.







I got a job at a 3rd generation specific Rotary shop and learned how to build engines and work on every aspect of the car.









I have done 100% of the work on this car myself including building the engine and the entire paint job/body work.
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Old 03-20-06, 11:05 AM
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JHNRX7- well done. that has to be one of the best 7's i've seen plus you done it yourself. wow.
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Old 03-20-06, 11:19 AM
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Used to be red, millions of dollars in mods later.....
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Old 03-20-06, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by samiralfey
Very nice cars everyone of the car but why is everyone going 99'spec? The 99' front bumber isn't that nice, IMHO.
because most people here in the forum like the stock look...I was going to do the same thing and go 99, but too many people have it so decided to go the body kit direction...


I will soon be RICE!!!!!...lol...
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Old 03-20-06, 11:48 AM
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Mine started out as a stock 93 red touring. I then put some wheels on it and a Apex Single turbo etc. etc.

I then totalled it when I hit a tree in PA. I then bought a completely stock 93 red R1. I ripped it apart and completely changed it with a new bodykit, color change, work wheels and a Greddy T88 Turbo Kit etc. etc.

It then looked like this.

I got tired of the way it looked so I changed it again.

And now it looks like this

whoa, bill used to be skinnier
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Old 03-20-06, 02:03 PM
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Old 03-20-06, 02:06 PM
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was thinking vthe same thing!!??!?
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Old 03-20-06, 02:09 PM
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whoa, bill used to be skinnier
Didn't we all ?
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That would be me........
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Old 03-20-06, 02:15 PM
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Old 03-20-06, 02:19 PM
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here where can i find that video of you an dthe mr2?
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Old 03-20-06, 02:20 PM
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I posted some pics of the engine bay earlier in this thread. Here's exterior shots of the same car covering 3 years... from 7-03 (stock) to 4-05 (not so stock, but stil OEM ).
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Old 03-20-06, 02:21 PM
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sorry for the crap photos
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here where can i find that video of you an dthe mr2?
http://www.dspmedia.net/content/video/turbo.mpg
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