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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 03:12 AM
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Car was sanded down again as the paint batch for the doors was slightly off colour . Car has been sprayed again with one batch of paint . Now it's busy being assembled
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Old Mar 30, 2016 | 08:36 PM
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whats your tire sizes?
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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 05:36 AM
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285 all around on 18x9,5j et22s
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Old Apr 4, 2016 | 11:02 AM
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Quickly mocked up the bumper and headlights . Tomorrow everything will be fitted and aligned . Then off for valet and waxing.

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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 12:12 AM
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Can't wait to see it shiny !!
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 10:03 AM
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A few more pieces to go
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Old Apr 14, 2016 | 09:14 PM
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looking really good bro ! how does it feel
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Old Apr 15, 2016 | 01:46 PM
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Feels great , just had a setback with the diffuser mounts because they sent the wrong parts
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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 04:33 AM
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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 08:06 AM
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Is this the final fitment? I just noticed the hood, rt fender, headlight, bumper gap.

Thats the only drawback to all those aftermarket parts in such a tight fitment area.
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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 04G35S
Is this the final fitment? I just noticed the hood, rt fender, headlight, bumper gap.

Thats the only drawback to all those aftermarket parts in such a tight fitment area.
No the headlight fits actually fairly good .the bucket lies just loose in its place at the moment as I need to still need to make adjustments to the light source
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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 10:21 AM
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I really like that top view picture , the colour shines so nice on it.

I'll have to take one like that.
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Old Apr 26, 2016 | 06:38 AM
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Carbon fibre side pieces are on
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Old Apr 26, 2016 | 06:40 AM
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 12:46 AM
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Finally some proper pictures taken outside in the sun . Now the colour looks the same on the photos as it does in real life . Hope my diffuser brackets come next week .







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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 10:30 AM
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Just received my fibreglass brackets for the diffuser in the post
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Old May 2, 2016 | 02:08 AM
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She is alive

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Old May 16, 2016 | 09:01 AM
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In the process of getting a fibreglass bracket made for my Raspberry Pi monitor . Still needs to be cleaned up and fix the left upper corner that hangs a bit . Going to make a nice Raspexi setup
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Old May 16, 2016 | 09:45 AM
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Looking good!!
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Old May 18, 2016 | 12:48 AM
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Diffuser installed


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Looking good!!

Thanks Ruff.

Diffuser is finally installed

Diffuser installed




Diffuser installed
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looking good Markus , i like where you're going with the dash monitor, keep us up bro !

edit: forgot to mention ! **** that thing is shiny !!
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Old May 28, 2016 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 7krayziboi
looking good Markus , i like where you're going with the dash monitor, keep us up bro !

edit: forgot to mention ! **** that thing is shiny !!
Thanks man , still gonna be a while to install the monitor .
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Old May 30, 2016 | 12:34 AM
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Old Jun 1, 2016 | 09:49 AM
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Custom raspberry pi monitor ready for install on the weekend
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Old Jun 6, 2016 | 12:12 AM
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Some interior pics
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