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Old 07-08-07, 06:41 PM
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Another sunday well spent......dropped the crossmember transfered all suspension components and differential........

i am very lucky car has only 3k on it and all bolts come off easy..otherwise..................
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Old 07-08-07, 06:42 PM
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Old 07-08-07, 06:47 PM
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i was never good with puzzles....good luck
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nice! keep it up--i can't wait to see what happens with this project.
Old 07-08-07, 07:06 PM
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wow, doing all this in your own homes garage?? You are brave! I wouldnt touch such project without a car lift!
Old 07-08-07, 07:53 PM
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Man, looking at those pics gives me the *******. Good luck and God speed. You're a better man than I.
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nice progress. keep us all updated. I want to see the finish
Old 07-08-07, 08:09 PM
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Wow... what are you going to do with this after your done? Sell it? Or keep it for a while?
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good work man. are you getting these parts new or used?
Old 07-08-07, 08:33 PM
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as others have stated, ***** my man. good luck with everything and lovin the progress.
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are you going to return it to full stock mode or put some aftermarket parts in there?
Old 07-08-07, 08:55 PM
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Wait a minute....what's the point of this whole project? Is he swapping out all his parts for aftermarket components? I would be scared to do something like this on a car that new. Maybe on a 5+ year old vehicle would be fine, but working on it like that just voided all the warranty and such.
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he bought a salvage car and he is now fixing it himself in his garage.......
Old 07-08-07, 09:11 PM
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This is the type of project that I would gladly volunteer to help out with just to be able to learn all the ins and outs of my car without actually having to do the stuff on MY car... So if anyone in southern CA is going to do something like this, free help is just a PM away!
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So he actually bought a car that was previously wrecked in an accident? In that case, he probably got a great deal on the it--even with the cost of new components added in. This is perfect since he has the power to do anything he wants to it. Adding exhaust, intake, supercharger, coilovers, etc.


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