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What have I been doing..... time line slowly but surely =)

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Old 03-24-10, 10:43 PM
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Well guys, I'm not done yet but here's the latest update so far... I still have lots of plans left. Just a little time line of how things are going since I had the car til now....

this was in 2005
19" masItaly sagitta wheels and b&g lowering springs and window visors nothing else, nothing cool




this was in 2007-08

20" luffs m1 wheels with Stance coilovers and Sage RCA's





Around September 2009....
Sold the 20's and rolled stockies, chrome door handle, chrome trunk bar, puddle lights,




went through a test fitter Volks CE28N Special Anniversary Edition thanks for the catch ac921ol



and finally now 2010 this past weekend....

removed tints, led city lights, 5,000K HID, 18" Work Euroline DH. awaiting for LED tail light and Bellezza curtains. working on getting a higher rate spring for my coilover so I can bring it down just a tad bit more Big thanks to Joe (LiCelsior) for the 18's!!






Enjoy!!

Dara

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Old 03-24-10, 10:52 PM
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Looks nice, but you should considering polishing your headlights. They're pretty hazy.
Old 03-24-10, 11:23 PM
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what did u do with your orange te37's?
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
Looks nice, but you should considering polishing your headlights. They're pretty hazy.
thanks. Yeah Im trying to find the chemical its somewhere in the garage then Im gonna polish them up.

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what did u do with your orange te37's?
Threw them on my buddies Evo X.
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Looking good. Your GS mods have evolved nicely. I can honestly say that aggressive 18" wheels look pretty good on our cars. It almost looks like 19" wheels because of the stance and stretched tires.
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nice progress. you went thru a lot of wheels
Old 03-25-10, 12:01 AM
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damn current looks great. mad camber up front tho. whats your camber specs?
Old 03-25-10, 01:06 AM
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Looks good Dara! I like it w/out tint too.
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nice man, someone doing 18s properly at last! nice work!

yep get the rear especially a bit lower and you will be on track.
as for springs, go nice and hard i reckon. im 18/12 but thinking of going harder haha
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daaam! finally, somebody thats actually ridin "hard" on 18s. kudos
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sick. you can probally tuck tire in the rear rim spects? they look like around +15's

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Sick!!! one of my all time favorite wheels
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Nice progress over the years..
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Originally Posted by 5t341th
damn current looks great. mad camber up front tho. whats your camber specs?
Thanks! As for camber specs.... I just got it aligned this past Tuesday and I'll tell you I was really out of it because I woked up at 530 for my 730am class and we got out at 9am. I had an appt with Kennedy@Platinum VIP he did the alignment and I guess he saw me passed out in the customers lounge area LOL. So I didnt get a chance to ask for specs. But Im pretty sure he should know what the numbers are.

Originally Posted by ToySoarer
Looks good Dara! I like it w/out tint too.
Thanks Chris!! I agree I love it now without the tint because it brings out the "luxurious" look and crisp scheme to the car instead of the tint it made me feel like a gangster or mafia type guy LOL.... "maybe" just saying "maybe" I might do a 30-35% tint. Just a thought but I might not.

Originally Posted by [ant]
nice man, someone doing 18s properly at last! nice work!

yep get the rear especially a bit lower and you will be on track.
as for springs, go nice and hard i reckon. im 18/12 but thinking of going harder haha
Thanks!! Yeah I'm gonna work on some harder springs for the Stance coilovers later on as for now Im loving it... I did tucked the rears and the front more but I had to bring both front and rear 5 round up because my crossmember was just craving the ground here in Socal. Its not a pretty road like Japan. I also messed up the lip a bit where it made contact with the quarter panel =( and the tire also burnt my paint from excessive rubbing.... paint job is next.

Originally Posted by getindavan
daaam! finally, somebody thats actually ridin "hard" on 18s. kudos
Thank you, I've never thought of 18's but that thread of seeing who's rolling hard on 18 just got me wanting to give it a shot. Plus the pictures from Thailand and Japan where they roll on 18's gave me higher hopes but the most most inspiration came from.... Walker!! http://fatlace.com/hellaflush/theflu...stretchhh.html except he's on air, Im not

Originally Posted by LOLthxKbye
sick. you can probally tuck tire in the rear rim spects? they look like around +15's
I would but not anytime soon since I just got my alignment done. 18x2 +20 and 18x10 +25. Im using 20mm spacer in the rear and 15mm spacer in the fronts.

Originally Posted by Rain
Sick!!! one of my all time favorite wheels
thanks!

Originally Posted by tmf2004
Nice progress over the years..
Thanks, I tried my best..... it's a long process but I get the best feeling ever when I step back and look at it.

Dara
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Looking good! You have really come a long way!


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