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Old 10-28-06, 07:09 PM
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damn roo that thing is absolutely gorgeous great job on the whole project, just like everyone else cant wait to see it finished up with the motor. so then it will have as much go as it does show!
Old 10-28-06, 08:07 PM
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i'm speechless
Old 10-28-06, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ant1k
what are the specs on those wheels??those things are beautiful.
18x10+24 up front (hi disk so there is plenty of room for big brakes)

Vertex +25mm blister fenders

18x11+19 in the rear

rolled and pulled rear fenders (I will be cleaning these up and smoothing them out after the engine goes in)
Old 10-29-06, 01:54 AM
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whoa ! so if my wheels are +4 up front and -16 in the rear. . . that means on my car the front will stick out 20mm more and the rear will stick out 35 mm more ahhhhhhhhh!!!! but the vertex ridge kit is 50mm wider right??
Old 10-29-06, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ant1k
whoa ! so if my wheels are +4 up front and -16 in the rear. . . that means on my car the front will stick out 20mm more and the rear will stick out 35 mm more ahhhhhhhhh!!!! but the vertex ridge kit is 50mm wider right??
The rear will be about 40mm more. and yes, the ridge kit is 50mm wider. You're going to need to stretch the tires a lil more in the rear and maybe run a spacer up front to even them out.
Old 10-29-06, 11:41 AM
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Damn.. thats all I can say..

Great work
Old 10-29-06, 03:14 PM
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thats pretty nice man !
Old 10-29-06, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by roo
whachu tink?
It looks kick ***, did your gt-c's come painted or did you have them custom done?
Old 10-29-06, 05:09 PM
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97 tails FTW,
comming along nicely btw
Old 10-29-06, 06:24 PM
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damn roo your setup is almost exactly what im looking to achieve. i love that pulled fender in the rear and i was trying to as much as possible avoid going with a wide body. i think i might just sell those rims i just bought.
Old 10-30-06, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by SC400DRFT
It looks kick ***, did your gt-c's come painted or did you have them custom done?
They're Top Secret Gold...special order from Top Secret in Japan.

Originally Posted by lighthalo
97 tails FTW,
comming along nicely btw
indeed! I'm going to pick up a set eventually.....I have some plans for LED's and smoking some of the lenses as well...

Originally Posted by ant1k
damn roo your setup is almost exactly what im looking to achieve. i love that pulled fender in the rear and i was trying to as much as possible avoid going with a wide body. i think i might just sell those rims i just bought.
If I were you, I'd go widebody. My car is going to be driven hard from time to time but if it were going to build up my other SC (the 400), I'd be all over one of the widebody kits.
Old 10-30-06, 06:57 PM
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damn 18x11.5 - 16! Those must be so hot. You will need Ridge or other widebody for sure.
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Originally Posted by TurboTeg
damn 18x11.5 - 16! Those must be so hot. You will need Ridge or other widebody for sure.
im not even sure if its worth it , so i havent bought any tires for the rims yet, and yes the only way to fit them is with the widebody. it will be a very very very long process and a butt load of down time.
Old 11-01-06, 08:55 PM
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In the end, the target kit I got cost me almost the same as a Vertex Ridge. I'm probably going to sell my 400 but if I were you, I'd rock the Ridge kit on your 400 Those wheels would look sick on an SC
Old 11-12-06, 08:19 AM
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roo,

After you have the car up and running, can you write up something on the aragosta. I was thinking of getting a set for the next sc or gs after my car gets sold and the house gets done.


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