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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 10:43 AM
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Hey wasup guys, been real busy this past couple of months, school is killing me being a 3rd year engineering major an all, but anyways, here are some pictures of an October show that I went to.

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...=1924&uuid=997
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 10:51 AM
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great pics, although i donit like the hood very much.


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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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nICE car man!!! I like the trunk set up. Did you win anything?
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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excellent! nice work!
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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nice whip, i used to live in YO. and i did the engineering school thing too. shit is a pain in the ass. where do you go to school? what type of eng?

what percent are the tints?
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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Thanks guys for the compliments,
I actually go to Polytechnic University in Downtown BK. Studying Mechanical Engineering w/con/ in Aerospace.

I actually did the trunk myself during my Winter break of last year. For that show I acutally did win 1st place. and the tints are 20%
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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Looks great, I was thinking about doing my hood like that too, but I think the wife would kill me
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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Don't have time to post everything I like about the car...one of my favorite rides. You have good tatse man.

Only thing I don't like is the stripe on the hood.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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hott car! I love the front end of it, looks really nice.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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Thanks again guys for all the love.
The hood is actually a carbon-fiber hood. I would have left the entire thing carbon-fiber, but when looking at the car from a side view, it threw off the look i wanted, so i decided to paint the sides to make it "flow" better.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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was the hood custom made?
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:16 PM
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Thumbs up

Very nicely executed... i like your style. in fact i actually dig how you did your CF hood, even though i am usually not a fan of two-tone applications on the exterior. What are your future plans?
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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Not a fan of the execution of the grille. I'd prefer the grill and surrounds being black and accented by the chrome trims. Props to you for the originality.

Those wheels are from Advan right? The silver finish leaves alot to be desire, IMO.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Brytl217
Hey wasup guys, been real busy this past couple of months, school is killing me being a 3rd year engineering major an all, but anyways, here are some pictures of an October show that I went to.

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...=1924&uuid=997
Daddy likes those wheels!
what are they?
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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nice wheels and trunk set up...i dont see many tl's with cf hoods either...nice car
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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Thanks again guys for all the love.
The hood is actually a carbon-fiber hood. I would have left the entire thing carbon-fiber, but when looking at the car from a side view, it threw off the look i wanted, so i decided to paint the sides to make it "flow" better.


CARBON FIBER HOOD!!!!!

Where the hell did you buy that. I looked for about a month for one before I took it to the shop. I wanted it sooo bad but nobody sold it, only for CL. Can you tell me where you got it?
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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Daddy likes those wheels!
what are they?

Model 5's


Love em, car looks great, engine bay is perfect: 9/10 in my book
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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that is ahottttt whip bro were nice n clean ! great
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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ive seen it at englishtown once or twice, a little over done for my taste
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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I think you should paint your roof black, it would match the hood and the sunroof on it. Looks good
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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I think you should paint your roof black, it would match the hood and the sunroof on it. Looks good
i think he shouldnt.............
shits sick bro..
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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I think you should paint your roof black, it would match the hood and the sunroof on it. Looks good

no, leave her as is
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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yo it looks hot man i like alot
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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Thanks again for all the comments again guys. : )
*The hood was made by O.E Tuning back when they had them in production, however the hood is no longer available.
*The wheels are 19x8 Advan Model 5's, which took about 4 months to get, but thats a whole other story
*As far as the painting the roof black, I dont think I'll be doing that, I know one of the other members got it done/or was thinking about it, but Thats not the look I'm going for. Im just looking to be original, you know.
* And for future mods, well Im currently working on an F1 car at school for an SAE competition next year , so hopefully I'll be able to implement some of my research and design into the car ; )
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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Hey how did u make your tailights all red? that looks so cool. Yah your car is awesome
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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What size tires, and what offset are the wheels?
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Brytl217
Hey wasup guys, been real busy this past couple of months, school is killing me being a 3rd year engineering major an all, but anyways, here are some pictures of an October show that I went to.

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...=1924&uuid=997
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 07:45 PM
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my suggestion is if you use mirrors at shows, you have to make sure the bottom is clean...i see that you sideskirt is dirty
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:50 AM
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Model 5's


Love em, car looks great, engine bay is perfect: 9/10 in my book [/QUOTE]


doh it is!!! they are a beauty!
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 09:30 AM
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my suggestion is if you use mirrors at shows, you have to make sure the bottom is clean...i see that you sideskirt is dirty

Kool, Ill be sure to keep that im Mind


The Tires are 235/35/19
and the wheel offset is +45

And thanks again for all the postive feedback from everyone
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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Those tail lights looks nice keep it up nice work
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Brytl217
Kool, Ill be sure to keep that im Mind


The Tires are 235/35/19
and the wheel offset is +45

And thanks again for all the postive feedback from everyone
Very nice!

Any troubles with rubbing at all?
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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Naa, no major issues, just had to shave the tabs, thats about it.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 09:43 PM
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The car looks great. I like the whole look of it, but I'm digging the 2 tone seats!!!

Keep it up!

Lou
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 01:33 AM
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The car looks great. I like the whole look of it, but I'm digging the 2 tone seats!!!

Keep it up!

Lou

Thanks man , my uncle and I actually did the seats, took us about a week to do; which included waiting 3-4 days just for the leather alone. But he did all the major upholstery work, and I did the re-installation.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Brytl217
Thanks guys for the compliments,
I actually go to Polytechnic University in Downtown BK. Studying Mechanical Engineering w/con/ in Aerospace.

I actually did the trunk myself during my Winter break of last year. For that show I acutally did win 1st place. and the tints are 20%

you know its funny i went to the same school, and same major with the the same con/ lol, i hope you make it, most of us didnt, i transfered out, i think we met at a meet last year if im not mistaking, anyway, look forward to seeing you and the car around, we got a meet on march 18 in LI and 19 in ross dock i believe, check'em out guys,
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 03:25 AM
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i love your headlights. you're the only one that ive seen that took the time to keep your turn signals/constants chrome and not just be lazy and black the whole thing out... awesome car
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 03:47 AM
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tail lights? how? been looking into it for a while and still havent gotten good feedback on how the best way to do it is. lemme now and the car is sic.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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you know its funny i went to the same school, and same major with the the same con/ lol, i hope you make it, most of us didnt, i transfered out, i think we met at a meet last year if im not mistaking, anyway, look forward to seeing you and the car around, we got a meet on march 18 in LI and 19 in ross dock i believe, check'em out guys,

Hey wasup man, yea i remember it was at a target meet, Hopefully ill be able to come to the 19th meet, I really can't do saturdays b.c of work, but hopefully i'll come. Hey were you able to get ur interior done?
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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i love your headlights. you're the only one that ive seen that took the time to keep your turn signals/constants chrome and not just be lazy and black the whole thing out... awesome car

Thanks man, I worked on this project about a year ago, I did the headlights and fogs at the same time. The overall project took 2 days, about 13 hours in total. It was a pain in the ass, but you know when it comes to the car, you make sure you do it right. But thanks again for noticing the effort put in
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