Some progress pics. Then and now.

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Jun 26, 2009 | 01:42 PM
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My friend Ian and I both bought our cars around the end of 2006. Here we are about six months into ownership.






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And here we are today. Two years later, not only our cars improved, but also our photography skills lol.






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looks good
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The pic where both asses are side by side shows the real deal behind the cars....no wide *** no glory!
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Nicely done! Love those Z wheels.
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The pic where both asses are side by side shows the real deal behind the cars....no wide *** no glory!
I like pics where both asses are.... wait, nevermind
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lookin sexxay! You deff upgraded with the front bumper and boost lol! Did you have a cf hood before? I saw hood pins...
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big big improvement
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Photo quality improvement ftw. I had to strain my eyes to see the first few pictures
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Awesome job Brian! What do you have planned for the summer?
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Z wheels look great! Five spoke wheels really make the SC look good. I actually really like the stock 98-00 SC wheels in chrome. Anyway, great job!
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Nice. SC looks so much better than TC.
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lookin sexxay! You deff upgraded with the front bumper and boost lol! Did you have a cf hood before? I saw hood pins...
Ya I had a VIS hood. You just have to forget those pins once.
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Awesome job Brian! What do you have planned for the summer?
I have surprises planned. You'll see.


Thanks for the compliments guys. Hopefully I'll bump this thread in a couple more years lol.
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nice whips
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cute........ Brian.
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is your friend a girl?.... lol. j/k
big improvement all around... keep it up!
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