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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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this is part one. of many. but it's in progress and i did all of the work myself so i'm proud of it.

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next: supercat, enkei black rpf1s, and something special.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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^The black wheels will look good, But i'm not feelin the CF hood.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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i was a little worried about that myself. but i like it so far. and i think it will look much nicer with the black wheels that will match. we'll see when they come in and i get some rubber mounted on them!
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Paint it Silver!
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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nah i had it done at the body shop us tristate ny guys go to in NJ Kenny over at East Side Collision....great guy great work.

And nah the copper pearl w/gold flake will only be blingunder the hood. im going for a vip look.
Very nice! How much to paint the engine cover like that?
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by robrecht
Very nice! How much to paint the engine cover like that?

i spoke to Kenny and you can pm me for details......
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Old May 14, 2008 | 05:52 AM
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Well this is her stock. Got the car De-badged. I dig the look but my boy and my Girl dont

BEFORE!


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Other things that you might or might not see in the pics;Sport Max/XXR 006 wheels black & blue 18x8.5 & 18x9.5 in the back on stock tires.
Under the hood K&NV2 Intake and a 4g amp wiring with a 200w fuse runing to two Amps and two 12"s in the trunk.
Tanabe GF210 Springs, Clear corners, OBX Exhaust, soon to be installed OBX Header and Race Pipe
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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gil it looks nice but what is that orange cord going under your engine cover???
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Looks like a ground wire for his system..
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Old May 14, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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looks good gil, i like the wheels

im gonna get up in this thread pretty soon!
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Old May 14, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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Yeah thats my Red 4G wiring from my Battery to my Amps in the Trunk

You still can get up in dis **** mang, Your car is day and night. Do it English dude!~
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Old May 14, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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lol nah im waiting til my kit gets on
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Old May 15, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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Thats cool
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Old May 16, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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god i love those rims more and more each time i see them. think those are going to end up being my new kicks with my rebate check. give mad props where they are due, thanks DOM!
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Old May 17, 2008 | 04:05 AM
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Thanks man
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Old May 18, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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i'm not finished but i'll play along when i'm done

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Old May 18, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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every time i see under your hood, i get a sudden craving for some grape soda.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Old May 18, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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how do those black rpf1's look on that beautiful white car of yours turbo? those are the before/after pics i wanna see.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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I'm envious your car snipz. Nice turbo, turbo rx8.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by endowdly
how do those black rpf1's look on that beautiful white car of yours turbo? those are the before/after pics i wanna see.
Before


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Old May 18, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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dang those look nice. i wish i had those stickers... the mount shop lost them in the boxes. doh. very nice work!
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Old May 18, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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Before:

After:



Before:

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Before:

After:


I don't have any pics of the engine bay, but all I have is a Yellow Top and Mazdaspeed CAI... Trunk has Zenclosures box w/ two MTX subs...

Still planning on Appearance Package front lip, and possibly clear corners... Also thinking about exhaust.

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Old May 18, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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Hey snipaz2420, What hood is that? That looks awesome.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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it is the veilside d1gt carbon fiber hood

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