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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 04:20 AM
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Hey Clok... was good to meet ya @ the vid store... good luck on the project..
Old Jul 6, 2009 | 04:00 AM
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god that car is a _____ to work on but its at its last stages. even with the modified springs and being slammed to the ground the camber is minor. so i dont know what this person is talking about. (the camber is actually better than my dropped tc)

in anycase i dont see what _____ing about the difference between the trueno and levin is going to do since really its a matter of preference and if he wanted one over the other he would have got the other one instead.

its almost to the state of being mechanically finished just needs timing and than the carb tuned. other than that its a runner. looks way better with the sport maxes installed correctly. lol the kid we towed it from made um..... a mess of it. so not only did we have to roll the fenders but flare them slightly. (tastefully of course.)

and than repair the horrid damage done to the stock bumper when such said ex owner decided it would be rad to make a cheesy body kit out of zipties and rubber home depo siding. rolfl

his car is almost ready for the road. so well see what we can do to get it finished.

its already much much nicer than it was to begin with, due to the work we have done.

things our club has done to the car
repaired and manufactured new clutch cabling/lines.
major rewiring of the front end electrical, and realignment of the headlight clusters,
body panel repair/manufacturing.
front clip repair.
clutch and gas pedal repair,
gas/throttle cable manufacture.
suspension: spring, strut, and wheel repairs.
re bleeding the brake lines.
body modifications to accommodate oversize wheels,
had to reset multiple body panels.
repair spring setup due to difference in height.
repaired ground wiring.
re manufactured stock bumper trimming.
we stripped out massive parts from another ae86 shell. (woot!)
repaired the power steering rack,
multiple carb repairs..
massive amounts of loose hardware, including carb leaks, exhaust leaks and the like.

things needed.
seat brackets.
strip out interior
tune carb
timing
new exhaust
proper springs, bushings, and struts.
body repairs.

things wanted
you name it... lol


thanks to kanchi's advice i lent clockwerk my old set of springs i forgot i had.

anyways it will be good to see it done.
Old Jul 6, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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still waiting he he
Old Jul 6, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ratcityrain
still waiting he he
PICTURES!!!!
Old Jul 6, 2009 | 03:15 PM
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begining to think this isn't true if there isnt any pictures ha ha ha
Old Jul 6, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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Took awhile, but here are a few pics, I'll have some updated ones soon (been really busy)

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2154341
Old Jul 6, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by saddlesore
Hey Clok... was good to meet ya @ the vid store... good luck on the project..
Hey good to meet you too, thanks man, it's gonna be a helluva project haha.
Old Jul 8, 2009 | 02:41 AM
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may pick one up this week if my car sells.
Old Jul 8, 2009 | 04:31 AM
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Nate........we will miss you and your car.........really you will not get any hotter women in a M3..........well maybe you will........you area a sexy man..........with a deep voice........hell yeah........hell yeah......
Old Jul 8, 2009 | 05:19 AM
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Hahahahaha
Old Jul 8, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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no BMW, im gonna keep it in the family, youll see. hopefully
Old Jul 8, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by newtc4me
no BMW, im gonna keep it in the family, youll see. hopefully
^almost sig worthy!
Old Jul 8, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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Muffler showed up yesterday, gonna try to get it on the car next week!
Old Jul 11, 2009 | 07:04 AM
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bro, we need pics mann haha, unless you wnna wait until the unveiling ;)
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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lol I have a link with pics, I'll have some updated pics when I can get some work done on it next
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