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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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that would look great lowered 1.5"
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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With the attention to detail " Tenacious" has shown, I'd guess the idea of lowerering the car has already crossed his mind.

One thing for sure, if you show pics of your car on SL, a " drop it " post will be among the first.
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 10:57 PM
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thanks...

but yeah, 1.5" lower
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Great Job
Old Jun 23, 2006 | 01:20 AM
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My mom always said if you cant say something nice then................................................
Old Jun 23, 2006 | 02:54 AM
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Thanks for the kind words everyone! After the effort it took to track these things down I am glad others can appreciate it as much as me!

For those wondering about the wheels, they are made by Intro. The model is called "Smoothie" and mine are 15x7. The tires came from Diamondback Classic Radials and they are 195/60/15. I had thought about lowering at one point, but it didn't really fit the look I was going for so I decided against it.
Old Jun 23, 2006 | 07:14 AM
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You need a surfboard to finish it off. Very nice variation of the box!!
Old Jun 23, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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Wow Intro makes some very nice wheels. Thanks, I'll deffinetly be going with something similar next year.
Old Jun 23, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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Did you do that woodgrain kit yourself ? That's a lot of wrapping and an expensive risk if it doesn't go right.
The more I look at those white walls and wheels, the better they look.
Really.a nice job!
Old Jun 23, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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That has got to be the coolest damn xB I've ever seen in my life! That TOTALLY does it for me and definitely bests all the bagged xB's with screens and subs that I've seen.. That f-ing rawks.
Old Jun 24, 2006 | 03:30 AM
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Awesome, if I was you though, I'd have painted the box to a different color, maybe turqoise.
Old Jun 24, 2006 | 05:55 AM
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Wow.. I love it. Definitely different.
Old Jun 24, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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Camo,
The vinyl wrap was actually made by a company called Stripeman, but my friend and I did install it ourselves. It took several hours, but if you put it on with a soap solution underneath most of the risk goes away. It was hard work getting everything lined up though.
Old Jun 24, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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Nice BOP!!
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 12:56 AM
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very nice!
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 02:07 AM
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now that's a UNIQBOX!!! cool!
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 02:23 AM
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Ya, There is a great guy named cbarsi with a woody (real wood though) I like the surf rack and the fifth wheel

Photo courtesy of 2tonexB

Old Jun 30, 2006 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by OldYeller
You need a surfboard to finish it off. Very nice variation of the box!!
damn i was gonna say that, beat me to it
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 05:37 AM
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That looks good. I like the old school woody look. The box has the right shape for it.
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 07:45 AM
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that is just purrrrfict!
need to give "The Beach Boys" a call and see if they want to update their song....time for a "surfin safari"

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