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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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I would think stripping the body and putting on another car would be much more work then a LHD conversion. That's if the kit has been installed correctly. Looks like everything is lined up. That's a really good deal IMO. I'm into mine for far more, someone is going to get a sweet car with no waiting period or work. Just my kit and install cost would have covered purchase of that car. Hopefully the new owner will be on the board, would like to check it out in person.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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Bueatiful car man.. If your ever driving it through victoria let me know!
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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Went down to Arlington today to drop off the engine etc. for the car and get everything finalized, will be posting a bunch of new pics.. not that far off now, starting to get really stoked!
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 01:56 PM
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BC Frame and some Body parts Painted

Dropped off my parts car to JMI Motoring in Arlington, looks like their has been a lot of great progress with the paint since I last posted, here are some more pics of the paint.
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 02:13 AM
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Car is still waiting for final spray. Can't wait till this process is done, but it takes time to get things right. Here is the most recent pic of the project.
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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Have you picked a colour yet?
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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Yeah, what color did u choose? White?
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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The color you see on the outer shell is the primary color, the whiteish color will be replaced by a very similar color to the primary but with more silver in it. Hard to visualize but looks really siick in person.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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Talking Alright, so done the two main colors

This looks amazing in person, pics taken with Iphone so hard to see the depth and contrast of the two colors, but I am more then happy with the results. A couple parts will be black as an accent color, like the rear underskirt. Interior is going to be red doorskins and red leather seats, everything else black. Brand new black carpet and headliner. And stoked on this all new door seals sunvisor etc. and new windshield, my old car drove me crazy in this respect, the door seals were fading and the normal scratches etc. on the glass of a 16 yr old vehicle won't be missed.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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Im not a big fan of the fortune model but it looks good. congratulations
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 03:16 PM
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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It's looking so good, hope to see more and come see in person sometime after it's done.... keep us update!!!

I want to build a fortune FD too, how much approx from scratch?
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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one word... tint

that aside looks badass.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Ka Kui
I want to build a fortune FD too, how much approx from scratch?
Set aside $xxx,xxx.

Not kidding either.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Thanks a lot for all the positive comments guys!! as far as cost to build, really depends on what your starting with, and how far you want to go with it. ie complete color change, whether you can do some or all of the work yourself, exchange and shipping rates, taxes etc., With the cost of the vehicle(came without an engine, some upgraded suspension, and some interior) and the cost of the kit, paint, install, odds and ends(various parts, wheels to fit body, tires etc), exchange, I'm currently between 40-50K Can.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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Oic, that's decent price.... I wanna get a roller chasis FD and build a Veilside Fortune FD sometime in the future.... just dreaming!!
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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BC Engine is finally installed

Engine is in the car as of a couple of days ago, wheels have been taken apart and are getting partially painted. New seats etc. are being shipped, fingers crossed another week or two
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 12:01 PM
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Wow... I love the subtlety of the two-tone
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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just curious what was done to the front inner fenders to fit the wide body? did the kit come with them or did you have a custom set built? i installed a cheapo widebody & had to build my own. nice choice on the color scheme looks good
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 01:58 AM
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Thanks for the comments guys. Front fenders came mountable, had to tweak them to get the fitment and lines correct. What style wide body did you go with?
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 02:27 AM
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Still hooking things up

Still hooking things up, oil coolers on, wheels almost done.
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 10:32 PM
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i used the b-sport widebody from extreme dimensions. fit like ****. lucky my buddy owns a body shop & fixed that lol
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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Looking awesome!
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