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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 09:34 PM
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Congratulations. Nice-looking Aston. Not many people in the U.S. own or drive one. Also like the grayish-green color....a shade not often found.

Just out of curiosity, where was that mountain-overlook-picture taken behind the blue dark IS? Blue Ridge Parkway? Skyline Drive? NJ mountains in your home state? That type of overlook is common in the VA/NC Blue Ridge.

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Old Oct 30, 2014 | 06:33 AM
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Thanks, Mike! The mountain over look was taken locally in NJ, very near the Mars Chocolate factory, overlooking Allamuchy Mountain park and Delaware Water Gap.

Here is a pic from our road trip in my Lotus, taken at Blue Ridge Parkway

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Old Oct 31, 2014 | 02:37 PM
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3 nice cars, Congrats!!! That Aston has beautiful lines, Subscribed for updates.
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Old Nov 5, 2014 | 04:18 PM
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The car is at the shop right now, they told me it work will begin today but I haven't received any pics for the build thread yet, so I guess I will need to be patient.

So the only thing I have to show is my front grill from the paint shop, just picked it up coming home from work earlier



And here is a video I took of the stock exhaust the day i got the car

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Old Nov 6, 2014 | 07:32 PM
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That sounds so mean!
And I live next to the blue ridge parkway. Very nice drive but very slow
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 10:07 AM
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The lead time was a bit longer than I would have liked, but the car is finally undergoing the knife at OffCamber Motorsports in Dover, NJ.

First thing first... getting rid of that wheel gap:









Next up... calipers
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 10:29 AM
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Nice pickup!!

Are you going to paint/Powdercoat the calipers yellow to match the grille surround?
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 11:58 AM
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Thanks! Yes, the calipers will be repainted to yellow to match the yellow grill and the vinyl wrap on the mirrors (that I will put on when I get the car back)
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 12:51 PM
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Sittin' proper, Mike. I see custom wheels with yellow accents in the future....
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 01:57 PM
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Great thread! Subscribed!
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 07:16 PM
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Whoa, never noticed the wheel gap on the stock Aston suspension, cannot unsee it now
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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 07:19 PM
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Sneak peak

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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 11:09 PM
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ooooooooooooooooooooo

^^^ official drool
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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 12:07 AM
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Are you making yourself a N430?

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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 08:45 AM
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Now your moving! Rolling nicely. Congrats.
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