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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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Arrow Riz's Project "ReX": Update w/Pics

Hey,

Well my car is definitely a "shop-queen." This is the 4-5th times it's been out of one shop and directly to the next. These are a few pictures of the car being picked up from the bodyshop and back on its way to my shop. I changed up a LOT of things, including the exterior, engine-bay, and soon to-be interior.

Right now, everything's torn out of the car and was sent off to get polished. I should be receiving all the parts back sometime toward the end of this week. From there it's going to the rim shop to have my wheels installed, then back to the bodyshop for any adjustments to the fenders that need to be made. Then back to my shop to quickly check everything out before FINALLY having my 500R single-turbo tuned!











Oh, and a couple pictures of the wheels I'll be putting on very soon:









Questions/comments welcome .

Later,

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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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very nice! I want to see it finished
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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lookin good..

let me know about the lights!
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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Looks really good! That's the FEED front bumper correct?

Love the rear diffuser!!
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Kyro-2
lookin good..

let me know about the lights!
Thanks dude. I'll definitely let you know about the lights.

Yes, that's the FEED front bumper. One of the ONLY bumpers I was willing to sell my 99 spec for.
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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Car looking damn good.

Cant wait to see it when its all done.
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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Wow car is really sexy any motor shots?
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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lookin good!
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by purerx7
Wow car is really sexy any motor shots?

Thanks guys! The ONLY reason I didn't post motor shots is because the engine bay is currently gutted to have almost EVERYTHING in it polished. I'll definitely post pictures of my motor set-up in a week or so. PLUS, I'm also swapping my black interior for a tan one and I hope to have everything done at the same time. I'll post more pictures in a week.

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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by str8ryd

Yes, that's the FEED front bumper. One of the ONLY bumpers I was willing to sell my 99 spec for.
HA HA thats funny cause i traded my authentic FEED Ver 2R front end for a 99 spec front bumper, looks good though!!!
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 10:36 PM
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I like it. Almost the exact same as my car! I went with flipups, i think they look nice
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 12:45 AM
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omg.......get the car running.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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Looks like you need a set of turn signals.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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^ I need a LOT of things for the front bumper. I'm just waiting on the new parts though. Shouldn't be too long before the exteriors complete.

Charlie - I'm trying man ! Just always running into one thing or another to delay the tune.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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Very cool setup!! Nice paint job and color choice, what do you call that color?
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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Car is looking friggin' great (psst, 99 spec tails)!

I can't wait to see your dyno results. Are you going on a-spec's dyno or a different one?
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 12:35 AM
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nice choice of wheels man looks good.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 06:23 AM
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Couldn't imagine what you were going with after selling me your front bumper, but now I see. Looks nice! Hurry and get it all done so we can see the finals!

Mike
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by str8ryd
PLUS, I'm also swapping my black interior for a tan one and I hope to have everything done at the same time. I'll post more pictures in a week.

Later,

Riz
Black to tan? Really?
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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+1.

I wouldn't even consider swapping my black for tan. Black is the shiznit, specially on a white car like mine.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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traded my 99' front for a genuine feed II type r. waiting on the custom turn signals.. they've taken over a year from feed to get here ! nice car, is that a replica front ?
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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black to tan is the best!
(hey, lemme know if you wanna trade ur black carpet for my tan one )
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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Nice nice nice. Next year...u BETTER be at the local meets with that thing.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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You guys are toooo funny. My fault about the black to tan, I'm not retarded . I'm actually swapping my TAN interior for a BLACK interior. Wouldn't even consider the other way around, much like everyone else on the forum.

Thanks for all the comments guys. Here's a few answers to all the questions asked:

- I call the paint "Metallic Black." The rims were actually painted the same color and you get a MUCH better idea of what the color looks like on the rims than the car since it's been very difficult capturing the color on camera.

- Rich, the car already has 99 spec tailights . One of the first mods I ever did. Also, I'm not going to have A-spec dyno tune my car. I found someone else locally whose very qualified and is very competent at tuning my ECU (Microtech).

- Hey Mike, thanks! I hope you're happy with all the parts, I know I was .

- It is a replica front end, but I do plan on having all genuine accessories accenting it.

- Finally, I definitely plan on coming out to the local events J.J.. I made it to a few this year before I started work to the car, but everything should be taken care of well before the next season rolls around.

Later,

Rizwan
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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engine pics , looking good
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