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Offline Nexus

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Re: New to the Forum
« Reply #30 on: January 15, 2010, 12:35:29 PM »
Nice car and thanks for the pics!

You just gave me the idea of how I want to do my interior with the red and black

Now to find the reed and black seats like yours

Nice car

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Offline Andy78TA

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« Reply #31 on: January 15, 2010, 03:07:10 PM »
well the front is missing sompe pieces like the inner fenders, alternator, power steering, air conditioning, etc so that might be the issue there haha... the back I have air shocks in so I can adjust that but the car was always a little high
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« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2010, 04:06:37 PM »
Very nice! Looks solid. Love the huge tires you've got on it.
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« Reply #33 on: January 16, 2010, 04:58:34 PM »
Thanks, I am actually looking at getting 2 more wheels to match so I can put smaller tires up front and than keep the other ones for when I need to replace the back tires. The front tires look cool but unfortunately my handling and steering are affected by the massive tires.
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Offline transam dave

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Re: New to the Forum
« Reply #34 on: January 17, 2010, 12:27:30 AM »
Allways great to have more new members of this great transam site.

Offline Andy78TA

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« Reply #35 on: January 18, 2010, 08:57:12 PM »
Not exactly new, but newish haha
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« Reply #36 on: January 18, 2010, 09:03:24 PM »
Good looking T/A  Andy..
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Offline Andy78TA

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« Reply #37 on: January 19, 2010, 04:10:47 PM »
Thanks, when its up and running I will take some more pics and post em. That probably won't be until med february though
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Re: New to the Forum
« Reply #38 on: January 19, 2010, 07:31:58 PM »
Goin' wheelin', Andy? What size lift you got? (j.k.) ;D

Seriously, though, Your T/A is coming along nicely.

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« Reply #39 on: January 19, 2010, 08:20:06 PM »
Looks real nice!!
Quite a chick magnet you have there.

I noticed that it looks like your hood sits a bit high in the rear??
Mine was like that until I finally figured out how to align it up.
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« Reply #40 on: January 20, 2010, 12:24:29 AM »
I know I know...a lowering kit will be in the works for the summer once Im out of school... as for the hood it is the single biggest thing that bothers me about this car, I can't get it right no matter what I try. I think the body panels are not lined up right and maybe the hood is warped. I am going to take it to a local 2nd gen body shop to see if they can figure it out as its driving me nuts.
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« Reply #41 on: January 23, 2010, 10:35:43 PM »
Obviously the hinges won't lower any farther?
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« Reply #42 on: January 24, 2010, 08:44:10 AM »
I know I know...a lowering kit will be in the works for the summer once Im out of school... as for the hood it is the single biggest thing that bothers me about this car, I can't get it right no matter what I try. I think the body panels are not lined up right and maybe the hood is warped. I am going to take it to a local 2nd gen body shop to see if they can figure it out as its driving me nuts.

I had my hood looking like that for a year and thought the same thing.
The hinges mount to the fenders and will mount corectly to the fenders.

I was ready to give up.
I tried to lower them without any luck.
Then I figured out what I was doing wrong.

take a look at it again, their is a trick that is not bbvious.
It is not just how low you can mount on the fender.
take another look.

i think it may have been the anglr they were mounted but I can't remember.
Once I got it I could kick myself fror driving it around that way for so long.
Let me know if you need more help and I will take another look.
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Offline Andy78TA

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« Reply #43 on: January 25, 2010, 01:03:55 AM »
When I get back home I'll see if my dad and I can try to fix it. Last summer when I first got the car we tried for an hour and couldn't get it to work but I'll try some more. I think I got it a little better but than the hood release wansn't lined up and I had to get under the car to release the hood haha. Its worth playing with it myself for a few more hours though befoer I pay someone else to do it.
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Offline ZachAttack77TA

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« Reply #44 on: February 13, 2010, 09:49:04 AM »
Good luck with that. Sometimes aligning body panels is a pain in the you-know-where. Are you going to get a new arrowhead emblem for the front? Or smooth it out like the BRE car? Either way, it looks great.
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