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heartagramfan
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:07 am 
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so nice, so when is the new suspension going in?
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tocchi i reckon that second pic is simply awesome! :shock:

them brakes are f**k massive :lol:

 

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im gonna try to take it in 2moro :D
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heartagramfan wrote:
so nice, so when is the new suspension going in?


hold up.... isnt it lowered already? lol

 

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Tein adjustable coilovers
Tein adjustable shocks
Tein in-cabin electronic dampener controller
Whiteline adjustable swaybars

they've been ready to go in for a month, only got the car back 12pm friday. due to fried clutch
took 34 days to replace a clutch.. stupid ford
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Mate if those calipers were any bigger you wouldn't be able to see the disc :shock: :lol:

Porsche ain't got nothing 8-)

I reckon just cut the b/s and buy a v8 supercar and throw your plates on it :) this thing ain't going to be far of it by the time your finished. So when is the supercharger going on? :twisted:

 

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haha they are huge :P

haha its not getting performance mods. just suspension and handling.
its got enough power for the tarmac rallies :)
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Enough power :shock: nothing ever has enough power :D



Supercharge it :D you got the whoa, you need the go!!! :lol:

 

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Hey Matt, I found this earlier today. Enjoy! :D

Can he drive
Yep he drifts on weekends

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haha yep. that was INTERESTING

1st gear limiter launch - read: launch
no wheelspin ... so so sticky

snapped 2nd gear and hit coolant patch - spun bigtime missing the exit walls by an inch

then when i love tapped the next wall, it knocked the gearbox out of gear... so i thought i shattered my diff housing.. i didnt luckily

just wish i kept going. oh well
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was that you tocchi!! f**k hahaha i was watching that from the far side and it looked so close, that was so lucky.
the crowd couldnt believe it lol
should have kept going but i think you used up all your luck in the first few seconds

 

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They really dont give u much room to run amuck do they..

 

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My Penis hit me in the head after seeing the photos of that FG.

 

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the fg xr8 looks awsum wit the rims and brakes on, very tuff car Tocchi,
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ahha cheers


here's some photos from sunday car -- car has coilovers in, in these photos, but i need to wind the back down by an inch

note: car hasnt been washed since wednesday last week... i live next to 2 houses getting built and renos at my house

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