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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 07:02 AM
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 06:22 PM
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Things are looking sick! Good luck with your expansion! Ill hit you up about those tails soon I havent forgotten about ya. Just been busy as hell. Keep it up brother!
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by -=drift*squad=-
Things are looking sick! Good luck with your expansion! Ill hit you up about those tails soon I havent forgotten about ya. Just been busy as hell. Keep it up brother!
Same here man! Thank you! Was going to do it today, but got side tracked with other stuff :/
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 12:07 AM
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Mounted the aero and rolled it out for some sun to blow the dust off. Started on the cage base plates, waiting for pedals to arrive, and then I'll start on the cage mock up. For now I'm completely booked for the next 10 days at minimum with several jobs lined up after. Hoping to have this rolling soon, but the shop is first priority!!!










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Old Feb 16, 2016 | 05:17 PM
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 10:39 AM
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Found these things. Way better than Wilwood's.


Ordered SuperNOW rear links. Should come in this week.
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 06:00 AM
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Haven't touched the FD in a couple weeks. Booked through April with work.
Went to Cali to buy this. Only took 2yrs but now my red VR4 will be back together.

More excited for that than anything with the FD.
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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 01:30 AM
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Nothing new to report. Been working on everyone's car but my own. Check this S14 I finished the other day.


My hood came in so I guess that's progress.
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Old Apr 1, 2016 | 02:42 PM
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S14 looks sick, what motor is it getting?
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Old Apr 1, 2016 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Freeskier7791
S14 looks sick, what motor is it getting?
Was built SR, now it's getting a VH45. It's just here for fab work/paint he's doing the rest.
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Old Apr 3, 2016 | 04:03 AM
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Everyone's cars but my own. Here's another customer car I finished tonight.



And I bought a lift the other day. No more engine swaps on concrete with floor jacks.

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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 03:11 PM
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Nice cars, does Vegas have a big drift scene?
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Old Apr 15, 2016 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Freeskier7791
Nice cars, does Vegas have a big drift scene?
Thanks! Yea, it's pretty large. Has been for a handful of years now.

Finished pics of the S14. Also, these are the colors my FD will be, a long with a few friends cars (this 14 included)




After close to a year of searching I finally found a set of Ganador Super Mirrors for the drift car too! Pretty stoked on that, especially since they were only $500.


Rocking faux carbon and ti hardware too. Let's see how long until everyone starts doing this now too 😂


I'll be doing a full tear down/rebuild on this NSX over the next 90 days, and currently respraying a huge lifted bro truck... so as usual my FD is going to be stagnant for a bit... Still have a couple things left to buy but knocked out a huge chunk of everything.
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Old Apr 15, 2016 | 10:26 AM
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lol. I already have fake carbon hood latches on my fc that look almost exactly like that. ill probably paint them if I ever finish painting my car.
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Old Apr 16, 2016 | 01:09 PM
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Is that a period correct body kit on the nsx? Not sure how to feel....
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 05:25 AM
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After 10 months of searching and $500 later I finally got a pair of Ganador mirrors for my drift FD.

Also bought RX7Factory.com
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 07:10 AM
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I like the colors, more info on the NSX, looks pretty cool
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Freeskier7791
I like the colors, more info on the NSX, looks pretty cool
Idk anything about the aero brand. Can't say I would do the same style aero if I had an NSX, but I'm assuming it's a rare style because my friend said it was pretty expensive to source it.
All I know is whoever installed/painted it did a terrible job. There's inconsistent gaps all around. The intercoat pearl is splotchy, and there's like 80-180 grit sand marks showing through all over the car not to mention dust specks all over too. The gel coat is cracking on every panel from poor mounting points. The front bumper lifts if you pick it up.. Lol it's going to need a lot of love but it's going to look great when I'm done.
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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 11:38 AM
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Definitely will look great when its fixed up, shame that it was put on so poorly originally, any more FD progress?
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Old May 15, 2016 | 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Freeskier7791
Definitely will look great when its fixed up, shame that it was put on so poorly originally, any more FD progress?
Nothing new with the drift car. Had to fire the help I had. Playing catch up with shop work at the moment.

Some pics of my Pettit FD. Car is for sale if anyone's in the market.



Old pic


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Old May 26, 2016 | 07:39 PM
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Drift car finally off the rotisserie. I guess that's progress so here's a pic.
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Old May 27, 2016 | 08:57 AM
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the nsx is sweet!
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Old May 27, 2016 | 01:48 PM
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the FD is sweet!
this^
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Old May 27, 2016 | 05:38 PM
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Old May 28, 2016 | 08:36 PM
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this^
Meh the red FD is okay. Sucks the first buyer backed out. Wanted to have my spray booth already. now its so late in the year I'll probably be stuck with it till tax season season again.

Tossed the motor back in now that all the fab work is done. Have to fabricate the Trans mount since I'm keeping the FC T2 Trans for now. Putting a little time in today, and tomorrow on it. Then back to work running the shop Monday.

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