Aroddalobster

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I had been updating the progression of my sc in my little "sayonara" thread, but i realized that it's in the tC owner lounge, when i wasn't even posting about a tC and figured this is a more appropriate place to post.

so anyway, I've been tackling a few little projects,

First off were wheels.
I recently picked up a set of bronze painted rpf1s,


and knew before i even got the wheels in my possession that i would hate the bronze color on my car, which i was right about. So, i got busy with some

a tooth brush to apply it with, and steel wool to scrub with.
it went from

to

(you can kiiinda see the bubbling)

looks like it went through a fire..
but it was all good cause it ended up looking like

after i washed it all down and polished the lips a bit. This project, I am still in the middle of. I still have 1 wheel to do... it was doable during winter break but now with school and work to juggle, that 1 wheel's been untouched for a while...

Next was suspension.
somewhere along the way, my car was up on jacks anyway since i was working on the wheels, so i went ahead and installed some f/r daizen sway bars with bushings.


that was supposed to be a comparison of the stock fronts and aftermarket fronts... didn't come out too well... it was already around 8pm when i started the installation, and my hands were filthy.

also slapped on a roof visor on to give it the jdm-yo look


As you might have noticed, the rear tires are pretty fat, and driving less than a mile yielded these awesome results, even with -3.3 camber


and the heat from the rubbing actually caused my paint to bubble up a tad....

whoops lol.
so, i jumped on the tire stretch bandwagon and got my hands on a set of 225/45 (as opposed to 245/45) 595's

cute little stretch

and now it looks like

tires looks kiinda small..

i used to call this a boat, but now, it's a boat with huge handling improvements with the new tires and sways. when socal was being bombarded with rain, i was able to get the tail out really predictably, and i ended up stepping out of the car with a huge grin.

Next up will be to go lower with new suspension since my teins are maxed out as is, get a custom exhaust fabbed up to finally install the 5zigens that've been waiting patiently in my room for 3+ months, and get a lip kit.
As for now, that is all! hope you enjoyed.

XIEmperorIX

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jonathan110987

::thumbs up::

Aroddalobster

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thanks guys, appreciate it.

love2accelerate

very nice
and i like the wheel coated fixed

Aroddalobster

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thanks. it's a work in progress but i hope i finish it soon.

NYNCTC

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looks sooo bad.....




















i kid

BlkTC

lame :D

Aroddalobster

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lmao thanks nync.
and ben, did you get my pm? we need to do a photoshoot there.

BlkTC

yeah dude, i pmed you back.. i broke my hand dude!! lmao, fractured and dislocated it.. hahahahahah

dude, you free tomorrow?

hotbox05

love the car dislike the paint.

Aroddalobster

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Figured I'd just drop by and post an update pic out of sheer boredom and lack of desire to go to sleep.
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Link below contains most of my build up to here, though it's a pretty low-key/low-budget build

yellowxhoodie

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dope!