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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 01:56 AM
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that's a nice Scion Evolution

Good job on the rs1 Tom. It really turned out nice.

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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 02:09 AM
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chris, i will put the big SE decal on tomorrow where we were thinking on the quarter panel. im still downloading pics from the show
Old Mar 7, 2005 | 02:12 AM
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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 02:17 AM
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little props to the one ton I see...

Dig the carbon on the wing too!
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Nice work on the body, but a bit excessive on the advertisments imo.

Is the scion evolution decal on backwards?
Old Mar 7, 2005 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by M-Flo
Nice work on the body, but a bit excessive on the advertisments imo.

Is the scion evolution decal on backwards?
the one on the fron bumper is, so when your in front of me looking in your rearview mirror you can read it.
Old Mar 7, 2005 | 05:30 AM
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ah~ makes sense

From the pics, it looks like you used some body filler to cover up the lip line?
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It's nice. Looks like a kenstyle kit to me. A bit tooo overboard on the graphics. I'm not feeling that cf wing at all. To me it doesn't look right with our xA's. But hey good job on it.
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Originally Posted by PandaIst
It's nice. Looks like a kenstyle kit to me. A bit tooo overboard on the graphics. I'm not feeling that cf wing at all. To me it doesn't look right with our xA's. But hey good job on it.
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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 06:32 AM
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same goes for me.
Old Mar 7, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by M-Flo
ah~ makes sense

From the pics, it looks like you used some body filler to cover up the lip line?
its a kenstyle lip kit thats moulded flush. i got about 50 hours labor in the front and rear covers. it is a little more involved than just some body filler.
Old Mar 7, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by PandaIst
It's nice. Looks like a kenstyle kit to me. A bit tooo overboard on the graphics. I'm not feeling that cf wing at all. To me it doesn't look right with our xA's. But hey good job on it.
it started as a kenstyle kit. the graphics are supposed to be loud. the cf wing looks better in person than on the pics. thanks for saying good job though
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A little too "loud" for me, much respect for "evolving" your RS1 XA.
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I'm sure on the Plus side you don't get many people asking you what kind of car that is
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nice
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talk about the lip install please, it looks good. too many stickers though bro...
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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by zdawg913
talk about the lip install please, it looks good. too many stickers though bro...
the lip install was hell! i got about 50 hours into the front and rear bumper. i did all this in three weeks. ALOT of late nights. i used 3m 8115 adhesive, fiberglass, duraglass, bondo and finishing glaze. then, i primed, blocked, reprimed and reblocked. then paint and wetsand and rub. as for the stickers, they pay the bills.



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