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Old 10-07-09, 06:50 PM
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here are some pics i took today:





















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WOW!!!!

Job well done, looking great
Old 10-07-09, 08:23 PM
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the battery box lid definitely finishes off the engine bay. looks great.

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Old 10-07-09, 09:24 PM
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^^ certainly does! i don't know how i could ever stand it without a lid..as attention to detail oriented as i am, i don't know how i never picked one up until late this summer...
Old 10-09-09, 08:17 AM
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here are my last series of pics for now. i'm goign out of town today until the 24th, so i figured's i'd throw these up. see you guys later this month!





Isabelle's favorite car:












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Old 10-10-09, 12:49 PM
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Looking good. I can't tell from the pics exactly but do you also have the battery plastic surround? If you don't I have my unbroken original one that I can't use with my front mount. PM me if you want it and we will set it up. Have a good trip.
Old 10-13-09, 05:43 PM
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i have the battery surround, yes. it has a crack and my lid is missing a couple of the tabs
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Uh oh... no oil pressure at idle? Perhaps the gauge went bad.
Old 10-23-09, 10:09 PM
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i've been trying to sort that issue out. i have a thread regarding it.. its been a pain in the neck!
Old 10-23-09, 10:29 PM
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i want a glass roof so bad... yet we all want something now and days

clean clean clean props on the fc beautiful car and i know whats it like to clean up from ew to wow
Old 10-23-09, 10:35 PM
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thnaks for the compliments! i didnt know how rare the bronze moonroof was until i posted pics of the car for the first time. at the time (2006) someone offered me $600 plus their UC colored moonroof for mine! needless to say, i hung onto my moonroof due to it being original to the car.
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A bronze moon roof. I love the bronze glass in these cars. That and the white paint. Your car is looking fantastic.
Old 10-25-09, 12:12 AM
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thanks! i wish it looked half as good as your 10AE!! i really want to recover the seats with oem style leather. thats holding the interior back!
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replaced the tid today.. then i figured i'd check the shaft play on the turbo and when i went to spin it, it was difficult to spin..bearings are going bad...time to replace it for a 4th time! i keep buying used turbos of of the forum here and nearly EVERY one was not as described and was bad..i may just send this one out and have it rebuilt..
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Yeah you should just get BNR to rebuild your turbo for you. It comes with a 1 year warranty too.
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maybe i'll look into that company..i'll do some research and go from there. are the a reputable company?
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Yes, Bryan@BNR is on this forum. They have a great reputation for building hybrid turbos, I doubt too many people just get the straight rebuild, but it is offered. Here is a link. http://bnrturbos.com/2ndGen.htm
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thanks for the link! i think their prices are very reasonable and i think i'll be contacting them for a new turbo!
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Awesome job on the restoration. It gives me inspiration to finish my 10th AE. I've got a lot more to do to mine, but what do you expect from a $400 10th AE?
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i would think that it would be a diamond in the rough the car has been worth the work. now maybe next year i can put some miles on it!
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Why not rebuild it yourself?
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because the turbocharger has to be perfectly balanced.
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Dave please tell me where you got those mint floormats!!! i nearly had a heart attack when i saw them lol. Props to you my friend i have been doing major work to mine for the past year now.. You have opened my eyes to so many things i have left unturned and i cant wait to get it beack to start nitpicking at the little things
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lol Dave, I bet you and I had the last unopened floormats for the AE in America. I just opened mine up last year. Used them for one day and put them back in the plastic.
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10thAEWHiteHeat, i bought them off of a forum member here and paid $250 for them unopened.. they are in the car now which is in storage. they are going back in the bag here this weekend and back in the house. Rick, i would tend to bet that you and i did in fact have the last two unopened sets of 10AE mats


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