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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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woah.
Old Jun 24, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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That would ____ me off too Nick.
Old Jun 24, 2008 | 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by honey0bucket
Originally Posted by DownhillSpec
well here is my bottom line advice on this topic. you ever walk into a old auto service place and seen this sign:

"we do three kinds of work here:
GOOD
FAST
& CHEAP
pick two"

in this case good we will call "reliable", fast we will call "lightweight" and cheap we will call "cost effective". if you want a reliable lightweight wheel you are going to pay through the nose. i dont know of any quality lightweight wheels that you can pick up brand new for under 100 bones a piece. if you find any let me know. i would love to have them for my track wheels.
lol well said! I guess in my mind cheap wheels are like 150ish a wheel...don't care about brand or finish as I'll just powdercoat them white...also weight is not a huge factor since my car will already be so light to begin with...lighter is better of course but not a must in his case since I will mostly be driving on the street not the track for a while anyways
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/724463761.html

Old Jun 24, 2008 | 03:40 AM
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um did they fill the puller holes with bondo.........if so that sucks.......looks liek you get to practice welding again........LOL........

Do you have a Spitzennagle.........sorry about spelling........makes pulling dents so much better.......spendy though.........miss mine......ex sold it for dope.......
Old Jun 24, 2008 | 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by BZinn1
um did they fill the puller holes with bondo.........if so that sucks.......looks liek you get to practice welding again........LOL........

Do you have a Spitzennagle.........sorry about spelling........makes pulling dents so much better.......spendy though.........miss mine......ex sold it for dope.......
yes yes sir they did. and yeah we have one at work that i plan on borrowing lol. that might make filling the holes a little better, at least some of them. but if not...weldaway!
Old Jun 24, 2008 | 04:27 AM
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the Spitz might be my favorite tool to use ever.........zap the pin on and pull the dent out grind off pin and move to next layer of dent.....they must of left the holes to keep the filler from falling off......but if that is all you have found so far that is not too bad for the age of the car.....
Old Jul 1, 2008 | 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BZinn1
the Spitz might be my favorite tool to use ever.........zap the pin on and pull the dent out grind off pin and move to next layer of dent.....they must of left the holes to keep the filler from falling off......but if that is all you have found so far that is not too bad for the age of the car.....
very very very true...fully agree 100% lol
Old Jul 1, 2008 | 05:41 AM
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wow...this is very interesting, i wanna see ur car finished so bad!!
Old Jul 1, 2008 | 07:21 AM
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wow...this is very interesting, i wanna see ur car finished so bad!!
you and me both!
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 03:04 AM
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any new updates??
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by jsingh
any new updates??
no sir...sadly, the girlfriend and i have been reallly busy getting her car ready for her photoshoot last weekend and then this weekend was/is fourth of july weekend and then we gotta get a few things together and on her car before we take it up to HIN in augest.

its slowgoings for my hatch for the time being, i should get a bit of work done on it tomorrow though, i'll post up if anything major happens, hopefully i'll get some bondo on my drivers quarter panel tomorrow.
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:25 AM
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well i got my quarters in primer tonight!






and look, no runs! :thumbup:
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:41 AM
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Nice!
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 02:38 AM
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that's a interesting color you chose there Nick ha ha ha

it's looking good!
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 03:41 AM
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What nick forgot to mention and show in this thread is my amazing **** helping him put those seats into the car to see if they fit! Bahaha. And you better not get any over spray on my shoes on that rack biznitch! Lot's of work going in this weekend on multiple vehicles everyone, I'm sure there will be some pics up this weekend or by next week. And since I know little to none about cars... I'll hopefully be helping, by messing things up and making them go slowly haha!
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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nice...what color r u thinking about?
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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Man your making something out of very little and its turning out amazing! Hope you are able to put the time in it going to be a hot ride.
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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Dude!!! wow........! Nice dog. j/K













car is looking good so far, i am sure is going to be an amazing civic once is done.
you have a good taste when it comes to car projects.
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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His color is Laguna Seca Blue... looks peachy...

Engine on the way?
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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I don't think the engine is on the way jusstttt yet... soon hopefully. You goin' to be over this weekend ?



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