Yo,

Van setup a page dedicated to the Noblesse bB/xB bodykit fitment. The kit is now painted and we've also done some more suspension mods and and front camber adjustment... will post new pics soon.


Here's the link:

http://www.onetongarage.com/noblesse/



Peace,
m@

 

Matt, hope you're feeling better. Missed you at the show yesterday. Some peeps wanted to see your ride.

 

looks good Matt. i love that pic of the two-tone noblesse kit. i know you've probably seen it. anyways.. lookin pretty sweet.

 

one word, SICK!

 

i want to see new pics

 

JC

 

M@, can't wait to see the VIP xB in its latest form. Hmm, can you be nominated again for Featured Ride?

 

looking good man. cant wait to see that thing on painted. never met you, but im sure ill see you when im back in the bay. anyways...good job

 

wow dude , looks good , glad the fitment issues were minor , and the center exhaust idea would kick it hard core!!

 

you might consider removing the bumper support minor but I don't

 

let me see the all done pics

 

i havent read or seen any proof that they had to do that but oh well.

 

well you do

 

Bumper core supports were removed... I've been toying with the idea of building some replacements made from cro-moly tubing (the kind used for roll cages) that bolt in place, and will fit behind kits made for jdm zenki bBs, including this one... but then, I'm also debating the true need. In the event of any form of accident, most all aftermarket bodykit bumpers are pretty much toast. If it's a higher-quality kit made of hand laid fiberglass mat, there is a greater chance that the kit will just splinter and will be easily repairable. Cheaper kits made of lower-quality fiberglass and resins will usually just shatter apart and can be considered a total loss. But an accident above a certain mph would pretty much break up even the best aftermarket bodykit. So the only real purpose of the core support at that point is to protect the main body structure, but again, after a certain mph, even the existing core support doesn't do much once it's deformed. It will actually be the piece that crunches and pierces the chassis first. I'm not saying they serve no purpose, but for me personally, I've always been more a fan of compressible foam or bumper shock absorber setups for the low speed stuff (which pose no jeopardy to the chassis), and I've always figured any high-speed accident would render the plain steel core supports useless anyway, so they might as well not be there. That's pretty much the reasoning behind why I'm still debating whether offering a stiff core support replacement is even a worthwhile idea or not...

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ good reasoning , i could live with no core but i'd want at least some foam or something like that.

 

that could be also an insurance issue