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Old 07-09-2012, 08:58 PM
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And the fitting begins...









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Old 07-09-2012, 08:59 PM
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wow car look nice already, cant wait to see it with the new shoes and a drop!!!

Any plans for the chrome blade or going to leave as is??
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Old 07-09-2012, 09:13 PM
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Old 07-09-2012, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by apinwp09GBTSX
wow car look nice already, cant wait to see it with the new shoes and a drop!!!

Any plans for the chrome blade or going to leave as is??
I will be taking them this week to get refinished. Found a spot down here that will be getting it done for me. Man working for the bank gets you all the connects lol
Old 07-09-2012, 09:38 PM
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and the final set of pics till later on this week/end









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enjoy







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Old 07-10-2012, 12:05 AM
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that is gonnna be a fat ass! in for pics!
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Old 07-10-2012, 07:33 AM
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yea some fender rolling and pulling will be done later on
Old 07-10-2012, 10:55 AM
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just got a call from the service dept at Acura...
my new roof moldings are in. ill be getting that done on Monday.
Old 07-10-2012, 09:28 PM
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Can't wait to see the wheels already on the car, its going to look sick. Just make sure you go with the right tires size F/R I don't think you need to pull just only roll.

Stretch them tires.... LoL
Old 07-11-2012, 02:20 PM
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just ordered my J-power 6 piece camber kit.
big thanks to Carlos (Chaqui74) for the help.

they will be coming in tomorrow.
the coilovers are on backorder to the end of the month... unless someone wants to sell me theirs!

Fenders getting rolled on Saturday too
Old 07-11-2012, 05:57 PM
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awesome , cant wait to see it lower with the wheels on.

Originally Posted by acarlos33
just ordered my J-power 6 piece camber kit.
big thanks to Carlos (Chaqui74) for the help.

they will be coming in tomorrow.
the coilovers are on backorder to the end of the month... unless someone wants to sell me theirs!

Fenders getting rolled on Saturday too
Old 07-11-2012, 06:01 PM
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btw throw out that jack and the 4way your using old school stuff lol, get yourself a lowprofile jack and get a 1/2" torque wrench with the right size socket for the lugs 3/4 13/16.
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that old bimmer you see there is the owner of all that other old shit. you gotta work with what you have lol. I have the proper equipment at my place.
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Originally Posted by acarlos33
that old bimmer you see there is the owner of all that other old shit. you gotta work with what you have lol. I have the proper equipment at my place.
lol at least he's consistent about his oldness
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Just finished rolling the fenders, update later on today.
Old 07-14-2012, 05:41 PM
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looking good! hopefully i can catch you on the road soon. I live in the gables area.
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Old 07-15-2012, 10:59 AM
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I was very busy last night and i was not able to post of the pictures of the fender roll. but as promised her you go












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cant wait to get those tires on

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left fender

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right fender

Old 07-15-2012, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by kowloonsniperhk
looking good! hopefully i can catch you on the road soon. I live in the gables area.
definitely man!
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nice progress love when people work on their car on their own
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Old 07-15-2012, 02:44 PM
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Wow, never seen an actual progression of a fender-roll like that, looks really cool.
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i need Alex to tint my tails 2 i see him all the time at towers on fridays
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i need Alex to tint my tails 2 i see him all the time at towers on fridays
yea, he's a cool guy, we go way back. let me know if you need to get in touch with him.
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Originally Posted by tobwac
nice progress love when people work on their car on their own
thank you, more updates will be coming up later on this week. my coils are on back order for now. they say they will be coming in hopefully by the end of the month. so for the time being i just have my camber kit just sitting and waiting patiently lol.
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Just chop your springs a few inches while you wait for the coils
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^^ what he said lol jk . clean car though cant wait for the finished product best color by the way
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Originally Posted by ssjoeboe9
Just chop your springs a few inches while you wait for the coils

o yea of course why not ! lol,
i saw that on your sig you state that you have a custom CAI and drop in K&N, do you have a picture of that? thanks
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Originally Posted by HOLLYHOOD
^^ what he said lol jk . clean car though cant wait for the finished product best color by the way

thanks man!


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