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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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Steve Kan's Car is Veilside Kitted?




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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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3-4 years ago, there weren't that many kits available here in te US.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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Car has a headace (Ice), I would too if I looked liek that !
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 07:05 PM
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Car has a headace (Ice), I would too if I looked liek that !
Well, when it can do this:

http://www.rx-7.net/video/rx-7_destroying_ls1.mpg

Who cares!

I'm pretty sure he's had that kit on the car for several years (as the video is from 2000, and I'll bet the kit was on there before then).
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 07:11 PM
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what kind of numbers was he pushing ?? with what mods ??

For me looks and functionality go hand in hand, but that's just me

If it doesn't look right or is non functional it's useless...
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 07:33 PM
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LMAO, that video was great. He has enough power to run 9's I believe.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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Is his car street driven?

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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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Originally posted by DCrosby
For me looks and functionality go hand in hand, but that's just me

If it doesn't look right or is non functional it's useless...
Well, like I said, you have to think about when he probably put the kit on (at least 2000, probably earlier). I'll bet getting any kit from Japan was probably 3-times the amount of money it is now and I seriously doubt there were any knock off/replicas of other kits around. Actually, if you look at the link, the date is on the link and it's from 1999. Hell, I was just getting on the internet at that time let alone owning some souped up single turbo FD (not that I do now either).

That was also way before Fast & the Furious.

Back in the day, Veilside was the kit to have. Things have changed though over the years.

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Is his car street driven?

ALI
I don't think it is now. Last I heard, Steve had at least one stock CYM R1 (maybe two) which I'm sure sees the street more than his drag-monster. He's on the forum as Pluto, so maybe he'll pop in here.
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 07:05 AM
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Steve tells me he put that kit on when they first became available and that was loooooong ago. I think it looks aged now even though the quality of the install is top notch.

I know Steve frequently lifts so as not to run 9's...
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 04:51 PM
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Originally posted by Mahjik
Well, when it can do this:

http://www.rx-7.net/video/rx-7_destroying_ls1.mpg

Who cares!


Not only is it fast in a straight line I think back in the day that car might have saw a road course or two..


And you're right if you are ol' school FD owner(well an older owner than alot of the people here) you'll remember veilside used to be the shiznit as far as bodykits go..
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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He's got a bone-stock CYM - that's what he came to New Orleans in last month.
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 08:29 PM
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I have that body kit since 1996. The style is getting old but with my $5k paint job, its hard to justify changing it. I'm actually thinking about the new VeilSide D1 GT kit which seems to look pretty cool but they won't be available until May.

You can see the kit by going here http://www.veilside.com/veilsideusa/frames.html
and goto aero fashion and then Mazda
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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Uhhh, yea dude that new one is really bad ***. I'd like that one....if only I had the money to spend.

Steve you can just buy an original for yourself and make some cheap knock offs for everyone else haha

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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 09:56 PM
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Originally posted by Mahjik
Well, when it can do this:

http://www.rx-7.net/video/rx-7_destroying_ls1.mpg

Who cares!

I'm pretty sure he's had that kit on the car for several years (as the video is from 2000, and I'll bet the kit was on there before then).
LOL Check and MATE......Steve's car is freakin awesome
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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so...

and I have Veilside skirts, ...Got Beef?

Raj
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Old Feb 7, 2004 | 07:10 AM
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Originally posted by pluto
I have that body kit since 1996. The style is getting old but with my $5k paint job, its hard to justify changing it. I'm actually thinking about the new VeilSide D1 GT kit which seems to look pretty cool but they won't be available until May.

You can see the kit by going here http://www.veilside.com/veilsideusa/frames.html
and goto aero fashion and then Mazda
STEVE... NO!! Oh man.. I'm not a fan of that kit.. But we all have our own preference. I know some hate my car and I hate other's.. It equals out..

I think you should go with the new Feed.. Unless Veilside sponsors you.. then, I'll go with Veilside..
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Old Feb 7, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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Beside the kit being old and Steve did get the kit when it first came out, I remember my borther showing me his site way back then and I thought it was the coolest RX-7 ever!

But, on the other hand, Steve's car is a monster!

Yeah the new Feed kit is nice, but so are Re Amemiya kits.
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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 05:48 AM
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Veilside was the ****. It's still the **** in Japan. Back in 96, that kit was the most sought-after one. They used to only make bodykits for cars that cost $40k or more. Now the market has changed and they are forced to make kits for cheaper cars.

When a car can kick your *** like nothing, it really does not matter what kind of kit it has because all you can see is the tail light :P

Chuck Huang
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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I have always like the C1-Combat nose. I think it gives a nice, aggressive, edgy look to the seven. I don't care much for the skirts or tail. Compare it to the C2 F&F nose and it stomps it. I actually bought one used, but shipping from CA was more than what the guy was selling it for, so I bailed.

Although, looking at it with Steves good paint, I don't like what they did to the part above the turn signals. If you look at the first picture, you can see little horizontal creases above the top edge, and it looks kind of bulbous there. If they had blended that better, it would have looked nicer.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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That is a pretty nice paint job though, his power is pretty insane too.
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