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Post by mikuni on Apr 23, 2007 19:08:24 GMT 12
My Sedan: Bought car Put wagon next to it Lowered it, put wheels on and pulled springs to check clearance issues. I had to buy an adjustable panhard rod to get things straight but it still has abit of clearance issues due to the saggy rear end. Go for phat photo shoot Plans: Widen my standard steels. Powdercoat them black. Put whitewalls on. Find some roof racks. Sell it to Tom (although I already have other people asking for it, if you're not keen Tom. haha) Edit: Painted my tyres today in preparation for beach hop. I was hoping to have the flappers by then but it looks like I won't be so lucky. Also got my roof racks today. Thanks a million to Dan (escorta) and kerryn (TRD_CHICK)
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Post by Rootes on Apr 23, 2007 19:21:19 GMT 12
Oh man, i need a towel!!
Whats the clearance like now?
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Post by 77vette on Apr 23, 2007 19:30:00 GMT 12
Mean-ness! looks sexy on 8's. Love the colour. Gona get my standard wheels taken out to 8's as well but gona paint em white to match the pinstripe. Will prob be keen on this car when i get back from australia.
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Post by mikuni on Apr 23, 2007 19:32:03 GMT 12
Oh by the way, cheers to Zane for helping me out with it on saturday! I just hammered those guards flat with a big hammer and its better, but it still wouldn't like having 3-4 people in it I wouldn't think.
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Post by Rootes on Apr 23, 2007 19:41:13 GMT 12
Yeah, i thought the gaurds would need to be fully lipped. Do the fronts need the same treatment?
Those ownership papers look rather tempting...
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Post by cul8r on Apr 23, 2007 19:42:14 GMT 12
Rofls, Chevette with 3-4 people, esp some of you fat nth island Mrs Funt'maRunts, 1256 would pop a head gasket / probably run like its on rails..
Looks pretty mean, prefer Tom's Rohstyles though, but fark your wheels are banging, fills up the guards nicely, red vauxhall badge sets it off too
Cheers,Chris
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Post by 77vette on Apr 23, 2007 19:42:25 GMT 12
haha yeah thats how i did it. Bang Bang Bang
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Post by mikuni on Apr 23, 2007 19:51:58 GMT 12
Looks pretty mean, prefer Tom's Rohstyles though, but fark your wheels are banging, fills up the guards nicely, red vauxhall badge sets it off too Yeah, Toms sedan deffinately looks better on the rostz than this does onthe 8's I reckon. The 8's are for the wagon. Only temporary status on this car if all goes to plan.
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Post by 77vette on Apr 23, 2007 20:01:51 GMT 12
nah i reckon urs looks better aye. 8's all the way!!! and your colour= awesome
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Post by mikuni on Apr 25, 2007 18:17:20 GMT 12
So I painted up my tyres today and got the roof racks too. Pics are edited up top. Needs to go lower now I think. Amazine just how much higher the car goes with only larger profile tyres.
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Post by Rootes on Apr 25, 2007 18:40:18 GMT 12
What the hell,are those roof-racks suction cupped on? Badass.
Looks alright aye,sits low enough.
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Post by 77vette on Apr 25, 2007 18:45:55 GMT 12
Look to be the same as sexyminors, ladas racks, only shorter. Suction cups are awesome
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Post by mikuni on Apr 25, 2007 20:45:16 GMT 12
Nah, no such thing as "low enough" It has to be lowered heaps or I might as well not bother haha. To look good on ugly white walls they need to be up under the guards.
The racks are exactly what I wanted aye. I bought them sight unseen just from a mates suggestion. So perfect. Those caps aren't really suction caps as such. They look like them but they are just to distribute the weight evenly I think. You still have to use some sort of tie down type things. Still trying to figure out what will look the best.
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Post by Rootes on Apr 25, 2007 21:38:22 GMT 12
True.But it would be nice to see it left with some springs, haha.
Just need some old weathered suitcases and a jerry can!
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Post by zep on Apr 25, 2007 21:52:43 GMT 12
Looks good, but the roof rack..... Don't get me wrong, it needs a roof rack but I'm not sure about that style, the VW ones look way awesomer with a wooden slats and nuts and they don't sit up so high. Looks like a painters car!!! Also Brad, remember those bumpers I had from you for a while? Where they off of a sedan or wagon?
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