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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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Well after months of my car sitting I finally started the long process of an upgrade/overhaul. Now i have a few plans and ideas but I guess I will let time decide that. But the main things are having at least 600whp on pump, new paint, some shaving and lots of cleanup....here's what is going on now.














Now the car will have a complete 98 nose with fogs, grill, glass highbeams, even fenders. Still need to take everything back off to hide any wiring and paint the inner fender wells as well as lining everything up. Should be a fun project again :-).

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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 08:03 PM
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nice, gl with the upgrade/overhaul man
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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Nice! We need to have a sc cruise when you are done!
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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Sounds like you got some serious things coming for this car. Best of luck man and keep us posted!
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 08:21 AM
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Why did you take off the original front bumper and fenders?
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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Putting work in. Gl wit the sc bro.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by pieisgude
Why did you take off the original front bumper and fenders?

Someone on the forum needed fenders and a front bumper so I sold them to him. I had the color he needed
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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Some goodies that came in. My mishimoto aluminum radiator and 4x12x31 fmic. Woohoo
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:47 PM
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subscribed... good luck with the build bro. I got to check her out one day
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by snomanlex
Someone on the forum needed fenders and a front bumper so I sold them to him. I had the color he needed
That's me! Everything are still in the garage waiting to be work on.

So what color are you going to re-spray you car with?
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Sammosti
That's me! Everything are still in the garage waiting to be work on.

So what color are you going to re-spray you car with?
I was thinking of spraying the same color or surprising myself it will depend entirely on what I spray the engine bay.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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Nice one i'll keep my eye on this.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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Looks like another fun build. I hope things as smooth for you as they have been with me on my build..
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 1992Lexus
Looks like another fun build. I hope things as smooth for you as they have been with me on my build..
i hope so. The first time i started gathering parts for this project they were stolen from me. So this time I'm praying nothing gets lost or stolen from me.
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Old Nov 19, 2011 | 06:26 AM
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I'm still debating on these wheels......The plan is to sandblast them and powdercoat them... still up in the air. Not a big fan of chrome but the size works
18x10 rear 18x9 front zenetti vegas..




Also got another exhaust setup lol. Another Apex'i N1




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