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Old 06-30-09, 11:10 AM
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Default SC400 on Speedhunters. your thoughts?

i was on speed hunters this morning and came across the two tone sc on there. i thought it was ummagawds old car. im not really feelin it. its got a true vertex kit, but missing the fogs, grille and sidemarkers. its got the old tails too. personally i dont mind the old tails, but on something like that id def got 97+. its pretty much and NRG sponsored car too, with everything inside being from NRG including an ugly wooden steering wheel.

as for under the hood, its pretty well put together. that is where i will give my thumbs up.

id like to hear your opinions on this, be it negative or positive. thanks.


http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009...eam-sc400.aspx
Old 06-30-09, 12:08 PM
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I love that two-tone theme, reminds me of a panda
Old 06-30-09, 12:17 PM
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Looks nice. I like that fact that he went with an authentic Vertex and not a knockoff. Clean build overall.
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It must be amazing to drive.

That's a pretty negative review you gave the car. It's obviously focused on the engine. A 650hp daily driver is impressive. I'm not a big fan of the exterior but it is clean and well put together for a daily.

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That's not an authentic Vertex kit. Look at his front grill placement. This is the same guy that had the blue NOS Energy drink SC300 that is now orange with the Authentic Vertex Ridge V8TT with weak fitment.
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Can I get some fogs and lower door mouldings please! There are so many small details missing on this car!
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Originally Posted by chrispy
It must be amazing to drive.

That's a pretty negative review you gave the car. It's obviously focused on the engine. A 650hp daily driver is impressive. I'm not a big fan of the exterior but it is clean and well put together for a daily.
i agree that it must be amazing to drive. and yeah it was pretty negative, but thats because i think there are so many SC's on CL that should be there in its place.
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Yea, that's not an authentic Vertex kit, the only thing feature worthy about that car is the engine bay, rims, and photo quality.
The exterior is junky, and the interior is blah.
I think it's an advertisement for NRG product... Dang, you're right that steering wheel is ugly... I don't even think they've looked around at all for nicer examples of SCs- There are about 20 or more cars here on CL that are nicer than that...

They did fix the fitament on the Orange Ridge NOS SC tho kind-of-->from my harddrive collection:

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Yea nice motor but other than that I'm not really impressed at all.
Old 06-30-09, 01:59 PM
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love the wheels,stance,engine setup,and black roof other than that blah
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ehhh beyond the greddy goodness that car is blah. It's missing a lot of outside features. Doesn't make any sense to skimp on that.
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idk what you fellas smoking but car looks clean and neat, i like it alot

plus i bet hes still putting it together so its not 100% just yet
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The white one looks like a member's former SC. I remember it had that distinct black/white hood. Forgot his name though...

edit: Missed that part in the first post of it being ummagawds car.

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Old 06-30-09, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by tularisgp
i thought it was ummagawds old car.
Definately looks like his old car..... You know how I feel about those kits.... hated it!!! lol


HE LOWERED IT FOR THE SHOOT!!!!! haha

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Old 06-30-09, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tularisgp
i agree that it must be amazing to drive. and yeah it was pretty negative, but thats because i think there are so many SC's on CL that should be there in its place.
Gotta agree with you there. There are so many nice SC's on here that deserve a feature more than that car. I know the guy who took the pictures and wrote the article so maybe I'll drop a few hints.


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