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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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This makes me want to repaint my car.
bring it down to Miami Autoworks...they'll take car of the car properly for you!
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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This makes me want to repaint my car.
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 08:09 PM
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alright guys

heres the update for today

i finally got to push the now semi color matching car together with a semi-decently sized tire

and even this semi-put together car...looking ******* insane!!!!! and the front bumper looks out of this world amazing! much better than i thought it would!!

the wheel i put on the rear is cheapy chinese POS wheel that i refuse to allowed to be seen on my car, i really can't stand having chinese cheapy knock off wheels on my car :wall bash:

but either way, its a 20x10.5 +30 with a 285/30/20 tire, i purposely used an oversized diameter wheel so i could make sure there wouldn't be any rubbing issues when the suspension travels

the wheel setup i'll be building for it at ISS Forged will be an 18x12 or 18x12.5 so you can kind of get an idea of what the difference in sizing will be

heres the pics








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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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haha I love how you blacked out the wheels! Looks great, can't wait to see the final product. Any ETA on when it'll be finished?
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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haha I love how you blacked out the wheels! Looks great, can't wait to see the final product. Any ETA on when it'll be finished?
it should be in about a month...up and running to go and get tuned
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 06:44 AM
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got confirmation from Ken at Shine that all my carbon parts shipped out yesterday!!! hell yes!!

- Carbon RE-A Rear Diffuser with the carbon center vanes and carbon Side vortex generators
- Carbon Feed side steps

and my carbon Garage BB 1600mm wing is on its way too...making custom risers for that badboy!!
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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 11:57 AM
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Car came out of the paint booth...and Miami Autoworks, my body shop, is the best freaking body shop on the planet. period.

heres pics of the car out of the booth...no wet sand....no buff...just the final layer of clear over it

now i'll be taking the fenders off...take her home, get her all started up and running, put the body parts back on...then after about a month, once the clear has properly cured, i'll bring her back to get completely wet sanded and buffed

look at the metallic and its not even outside in the sun!!!

enjoy!!









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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by curacaosfinest
Car came out of the paint booth...and Miami Autoworks, my body shop, is the best freaking body shop on the planet. period.

heres pics of the car out of the booth...no wet sand....no buff...just the final layer of clear over it



That looks amazing! Can't wait to see the whole thing put back together. At the same time, that is a 2-Pac Clear, so it would come out smooth from the booth already. If it was acrylic clear it would come out with orange peel. For 2-Pac you won't really need to cut and buff, but it would make things better. Can't wait to see that mirror-like shine!
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Old Jun 23, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by baldolera
That looks amazing! Can't wait to see the whole thing put back together. At the same time, that is a 2-Pac Clear, so it would come out smooth from the booth already. If it was acrylic clear it would come out with orange peel. For 2-Pac you won't really need to cut and buff, but it would make things better. Can't wait to see that mirror-like shine!
thats interesting didn't know that...it wasn't really the smooth that caught my eye though

its the intensity of the metallic even indoors!!
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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well i'll be putting Roxy to sleep for about a week at the body shop under a nice plastic body cover to keep the dust out

going on a business trip so i'll be letting the clear cure at the body shop, then when i get back she comes back home to get all buttoned up, started and tuned...then back to the body shop to get all the body parts put on and wet sand and buffed after a month

but on a brighter note...i got my J-Magic headlights from HotWater Labs today woot woot!!! These just gota get refinished and painted now!



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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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Damn your car looks good! Can't wait to see it with wheels and body trim!
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 11:01 AM
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Are those Evo-R bodies with a cut down stock top on it to mimic the R-Magic? Kinda what it looks like! =)

Paint looks amazing on the car! Beautiful!
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 02:11 PM
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wow. Didn't ralize that until you pointed it out.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Gringo Grande
Are those Evo-R bodies with a cut down stock top on it to mimic the R-Magic? Kinda what it looks like! =)

Paint looks amazing on the car! Beautiful!
that is exactly what they are

Thats why we call them J-Magic lights loll

I'll be using them as ram air intake ducts with tubing going to the turbos for cold air delivery

so it didn't really make sense for me to buy $1500 headlights for me not to really use them
so got these and reworked them for my needs and they came out wicked as hell!

not to mention a lot more wallet effective
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 11:14 PM
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You wouldn't happen to have the EVO R clear plastic covers would you?
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 11:55 PM
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You wouldn't happen to have the EVO R clear plastic covers would you?
Not Evo-R but how many do you need ?





And VJ!! Glad you liked it dude, tried to keep it aggressive but open enough for your needs
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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Not Evo-R but how many do you need ?





And VJ!! Glad you liked it dude, tried to keep it aggressive but open enough for your needs
Hell ye Jose...you the man homie!!!

for those that dont already know...we call them J-Magic headlights instead of R-Magic headlights because HotWater Labs (the place that made my headlights) is owned by Jose A.

he's the one that made the lights for Phillip and I, so we deemed them "J-Magic" lights lol
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jose A.
Not Evo-R but how many do you need ?





And VJ!! Glad you liked it dude, tried to keep it aggressive but open enough for your needs
PMed.
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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i like where this is going my friend.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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finally an update!!!

Re-A rear diffuser w/ center and side vortex generators
Garage BB 1600mm wing
FEED side steps

all in carbon

just got everything at the house today!!

That couch is off limits!! i lock my door before i leave now lol!!

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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 02:13 AM
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very nice build!
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 06:59 AM
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Looking really good keep up the work
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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got to do a lot of unwrapping today

all the carbon aero stuff :
-Re-A Pro diffuser w/side and center vortex generators
-FEED side steps
Garage BB 1600mm wing

Got my 99 spec lights as well...i was going to go OEM but i got found these smoked out turn signal ones and like them a lot more

also got a set of Five-0 2200cc "Silver Bullet" injectors
they're basically a set of flow-matched 2200cc Bosch EV14s














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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 05:26 PM
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i didn't get to bring my car home today cus they were finishing up a couple of things on the body



i did however get to see my front bumper painted with the lip and all
looks awesome!!

All the glass is back on, i'll be removing all those stickers

on wednesday, the diffuser, rear bumper, and rear wide body go on before i tow the tow truck to bring her back home









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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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Nice rims..................... =p
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