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Old 05-15-06, 06:49 PM
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WOOOHOOO, that new used car smell! (56k don't bother)

Actually it's the smell of a short in the wiring harness somewhere, but hey, it's still a nice car. Anyways, my friends at Davis told me about a fancy new parking structure so I thought I'd take some pictures there this weekend. My EGI fuse started blowing so no other locations for at least a week while my mechanic tries to track down where the wires are a-rubbin'.

Only plans for the near future are to fix the wiring issue, remove the seatbelts and motors and install the 5-point harnesses. I may also add on a ShineAutoProject front lip because they have so many available with a group buy going on. Oh yeah, and paint the freaking mesh black.

Mods include:

Mild porting of the engine (still smog-able)
K&N intake kit with heatshield
Rotary Performance high flow catalytic converters
Custom dual exhaust with two Supertrapp mufflers
MSD 6D Ignition box and shift-light
Racing Beat 9lb. flywheel
Racing Beat clutch
JIC FLT-A2 coilovers
Racing Beat front swaybar
Removed rear swaybar
All polyurethane suspension bushings
Autopower 6-pt. rollcage
Corksport front and rear strut tower bars
Koyo Double-pass Aluminum Radiator
Corksport 30mm wide body front fenders
5Zigen FN01-RC wheels (17x9)
Cobra Milano S bucket seats
Porterfield RS-4 brake pads
KVR cross-drilled rotors
Goodridge SS brake lines
Motul RTF600 brake fluid
Mazdatrix Short Shifter
Momo Race shift ****
Momo Race steering wheel





















Old 05-15-06, 07:01 PM
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Loving It!
Old 05-15-06, 07:18 PM
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screw u guys im goin home

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i just creamed all over my computer screen......oh jizzz
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sweet, loving it too..
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i love those front fenders! clean car.
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Wow....nice fenders...hows teh fitment quality of them?
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Well, fitment isn't 100% perfect, but it's fine if you ask me. I care more about stuffing 30mm more rubber under the front fenders than how flush they are.
Old 05-15-06, 09:07 PM
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Yeah, though I just peeked at corksports site...they seem to not carry em...unless i missed it...or misread your modlist...
Old 05-15-06, 09:10 PM
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http://corksport.com/store/large/cx8...ders_pair.html

$330/pair, listed under "styling - other"
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Thats not too bad a price actually.....another item to add to the long list of parts....the project jsut gets bigger, thanks for the info though, nice car too.
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wow that is relly nice did u just buy that ????
Old 05-16-06, 01:16 AM
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nice sunset pics
wish my offset is flushed like that!
Old 05-16-06, 01:20 AM
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Looks like eriksseven's car.
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that car is the hotness

ps. please lose the chicken wire in the headlight holes
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sweet ride... what is the color code / make?
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Originally Posted by slow_2ed_gen
that car is the hotness

ps. please lose the chicken wire in the headlight holes

2nd that....otherwise looks good.
I would also pull the lower part of the front bumper cover off (bottom lip) and
sand off the white paint, so that its black again.
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god damn you make me want to put those fenders on my fc.....i'd just have to shaved the "moldings"
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I miss my ride..

Makes me miss my old GTUs turbo..=(
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F#$%ing beautiful man! mines white too but it needs to be rebuilt otherwise I love the grilles where the ftp lights were nice touch.
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Very nice, Sir!

btw, Stepen King wrote... "Ain't nothin' better than a new car smell, except maybe for *****."
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i think i love you....
Old 05-26-06, 03:55 PM
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White chicks > *

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The first set of pics were the best. You picked the best time to shoot pics IMO.

Nice backround too. Great car.
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Sick car! great scenery, and that "chicken wire" really doesn't look that bad, better than a gaping hole at the least. Now about that engine bay...
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I just want to drive it.

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Soooooo.... clean!!!!
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