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Old 08-15-03, 09:08 PM
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The Auto Couture kit is here after a very long wait, there's only four AC SC's in the states right now, it's not on the car yet, but here's some pics of the kit in Gelcoat. It's full front and rear bumper and sideskirt replacements, I was worried that adding a kit would add too much weight to the car, but these AC pieces are extremely light, much more so than the factory urethane pcs, i'll be interested to see how much weight I save by installing the kit.

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Old 08-15-03, 09:10 PM
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Volk GT-C's in Gunmetal, 18x9 front, 18x10 rear. I went with these because of the weight, strength, and the ability to go with a big lip and still get the offsets I wanted, plus enough clearance for TT calipers, basically everything I was looking for. Tyres are Yokohama AVS Sport, 245-40ZR18 front, 285-35ZR18 rear (yes, the fenders need to be rolled), I am a big big fan of the Advan rubber. Centercaps are the tall-style GT-Series, I dig these because they're real carbon.
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Lip shot....
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Clear sidemarkers, these were donated to my project by my man gadgetSC, thx brother....
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Soarer wordmark emblem. I have the front Griffin to go on with the kit, along with some other JDM badges that i'm not sure if i'll use.
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Old 08-15-03, 09:55 PM
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On to what really counts, the perf. parts. I tried to use HKS wherever possible, and didn't make any compromises in this area, we'll see what happens when it's all together. Here's a shot of the EVC EZ II boost controller, I was definitely one of the first guys to get one, it has a better stepping motor than the previous EVC IV, and is the same as the new EVC V sans the screen, which I didn't need. It has high and low boost settings and is nice and simple the way an EBC should be (don't get mad SC300T ) like a Profec B, the difference being it is apparently capable of holding around 3 BAR of boost. The timer is an HKS Type 1 Black US-Spec, with a bunch of gimmick features i'll never use other than the timer function itself. I fabbed a little filler panel for it since it's smaller than 1/4 DIN.
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i want a pic of that kit when its finished its gonna be sweet
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HKS's new 60mm Direct Bright boost meter in White face, it's electroluminescent lighting like the A'PEXi EL series. Clint beat me to it mounting a meter in the cupholder, but it's a perfect fit there and is easy to conceal with the door closed over it.
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HKS front-mount....
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HKS GT gate....
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HKS SS BOV....
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SP stainless steel header, ceramic-coated. This is the HKS turbo header for the Supra, with a different flange and upper few inches of runner welded in, it is IMHO awesome, gadgetSC can tell you since he had one before I did, as Ethan would say I highly recommend it .
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SP63 turbo, .81 AR, 4" inlet 3" out w/ V-band, polished compressor housing, ceramic-coated exhaust housing.
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