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Old 02-10-2011 | 07:23 PM
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OMG your G is naked!

In for pics.
 
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Old 02-10-2011 | 08:38 PM
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Before the gut...


After...

 
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Old 02-10-2011 | 11:42 PM
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All this work in literally three days...

Its getting pretty close to finished, just need to do steering column mounts and get the windshield pulled to do the A-pillar gussets.

Here is how shes sitting tonight.




 
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Old 02-12-2011 | 01:50 AM
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So the windshield was removed today. Should have the car back on monday.
 
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Old 02-12-2011 | 06:26 AM
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Coming along great man!
 
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Old 02-15-2011 | 05:15 AM
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So it's done!!

So John gave me a call to pick up my car. Big Thanks to Han Wong for helping me out with picking up the car.











 
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Old 02-15-2011 | 09:25 AM
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Looks great, the cage came out very nice.
 
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Old 02-15-2011 | 07:51 PM
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Looks incredible! Can't wait to see the final product.. good luck with the rest of the build!
 
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Old 02-17-2011 | 01:02 AM
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Gonna have some time this weekend to play with the car. My Stance suspension arms came in today! Found out my pistons did too
 
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Old 02-19-2011 | 04:23 AM
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Okay so I ordered my suspension arms from Intense Power (www.intensepower.com). I chose to go with StanceUSA (www.StanceUSA.com) with all the good I've heard about them. Previously I asked if arms were going to be made but never asked one. Pete kept up on it for me and ordered them first chance we got. Pricing on them is reasonable for the quality. I didn't know much about Aurora Bearing company so I decided to check it out. The arms use Aurora Bearings and Rod Ends. "Aurora spherical rod ends are one of the most expensive and high quality rod ends on the market, and for good reason. Aurora ends are used in both military and NASA applications." You can see the quality and feel as you rotate the end.

I will do a complete write up and product feedback on these products. I feel very strongly about them. Previously I purchased private label camber arms and Megan toe arms (careful which you order from them, you might get the wrong arm). These are good for people who want great alignment for daily driving. Even for a year and a half of drifting the private label camber arms held up. I have no complaints. With the new power, I needed to upgrade my suspension arms. Probably didn't need to but I wanted too. Here are some pictures:

I shrunk down the images to compare them all but if you look at the arms, the Stance are thicker.


Here they are installed on the car. I took a pic of the right side as well so you can see the difference.


I will do a full write up and post on many sites. The install was easy. Make sure you drop the Sway bar and you are in and out in less than an hour on both sides as long as you don't have to look for your tools.
 
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Old 02-19-2011 | 04:31 AM
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Nice job so far. Keep up the good work.
 
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Old 02-27-2011 | 02:26 PM
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So I sent out last night with some dry ice, a chisel and a hammer. The verdict:

Dry Ice > Heat gun

I worked for hours with a heat gun and it was horrible. So much **** left to clean up in those sports. With dry ice I let it freeze and BAM. In about 2 hours I was done with 90% of the car. I will start sanding down the spots and prep the car for paint. Still trying to find my color. I really have no idea what I want to do. We have a couple of ideas but not sure. Pete's recommendation is the best so far. There is really no need for pics as its still dirty in there. I need to start sanding and once I clean that up I will post some more pics.
 
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Old 02-27-2011 | 08:04 PM
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The start to a dirty caged G.

Looking really good so far.
 
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Old 02-27-2011 | 08:08 PM
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OH ****, didn't see the update of it being done lol

Looks fantastic, what ideas you have for paint so far?
 
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Old 02-27-2011 | 10:21 PM
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Wow looks great.
 


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