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Old Sep 9, 2015 | 09:57 AM
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I like the ideas in here!


For me, a clean FD is:

All 99' Spec, no body mods besides maybe a street diffuser/side steps and/or vented hood!

Slam it!

17" wheels!


Larger wheels look to big on FD's to me, although wide bodies are cool, they just aren't my taste! Same with the plate-less front bumper. Accenting a 99' spec FD and capitalizing on the mazda lines can't go wrong imo!


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Old Sep 9, 2015 | 11:43 AM
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^ I agree

99 spec makes the car look more modern.
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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 04:05 PM
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...but dude...you're doing it wrong. You're supposed to get back to me in at least 4 years. sigh....
Oh, I was unaware. I humbly apologize.


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yep right under all the V8 guys still trying to justify their conversion to themselves and everyone else...
I presume, then, that you're following Rob Dahm's 13B REW swap INTO a Z06...
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Old Jan 17, 2020 | 05:30 PM
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oh shoot I just saw this! and 4 years later you reply....

Originally Posted by jwitzer
Oh, I was unaware. I humbly apologize.
You are freaking AWESOME!!!! if I ever meet you I'm buying you a beer

Seriously dude you win the internet... ha ha


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I presume, then, that you're following Rob Dahm's 13B REW swap INTO a Z06...
Actually, I do not follow him but I know about it. Major troll move by Mr Dahm, kudos to him as well.
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Old Jan 17, 2020 | 06:50 PM
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For me the clean aesthetic means that nothing sticks out
or looks out of place too much *to the informed* viewer on the car and that it is- yes, literally clean and relatively undamaged.

To me this has extended to no 99 tails or 99 lips on 93-98 cars without the rest of the 99 exterior pieces, because it just sticks out to me.

However, to me it also means you can have varying degrees of agressiveness if the pieces are tied into a motif/together.

Doesnt have to be alk stock, just has to be "of single piece."
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Old Jan 17, 2020 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jwitzer
Oh, I was unaware. I humbly apologize.




I presume, then, that you're following Rob Dahm's 13B REW swap INTO a Z06...
Made my day

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Old Jan 18, 2020 | 06:38 PM
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I've always had a real thing for "clean aesthetic" cars. My original FD was a base and I pretty much left the exterior that way, but I wanted to be able to monitor everything and so I had a lot of gauges on the inside and didn't want to do any of the pods or mouse ears and so I readied the dash to house all 9 gauges. On the current car I tried to emphasize the actual original design. So, no wings or spoilers or body kit parts. I did add that different grille, but I think it emphasizes the shape of the actual grille, which really, really gets lost on a black car. And I really like the grille design and I took off all the badging. So, cut me a break! I think there are a lot more "clean"-looking cars these days and I really like the trend! I agree with Blue TII about sort of having some guidance about what kinds of things reflect a clean aesthetic. Like pornography, though, I know it when I see it.
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Old Nov 19, 2024 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by XxBoostinxX
Made my day

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I try…
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Old Nov 20, 2024 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jwitzer
I try…
Lol! Holy crap I got f'n owned!!

The offer for the beer is still on BTW

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Old Nov 20, 2024 | 01:45 PM
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Old Nov 24, 2024 | 12:42 AM
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Great thread.
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Old Oct 19, 2025 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Montego
Asked on 2/7/2003:


Answered on 8 years later on 9/23/2011:


Asked one day after on 9/24/2011:


Answered 4 years later on 8/17/2015:

Dude I am so glad you answered them because I'm sure that they were holding their breath for all those years. Checking in nightly to see if you ever responded...

I look forward to your response in 2025
Have I sufficiently responded already or is there something specific you needed this year?

…and where’s that beer?
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Old Oct 19, 2025 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jwitzer
Have I sufficiently responded already or is there something specific you needed this year?

…and where’s that beer?
Holy ghost of Tracks Past!! What a cool surprise!!
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