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Old 06-01-2005, 06:56 AM
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I think the G could've gone w/ a more aggressive offset set up. the z has the right idea however.
 
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Yeah dude in Houston has had a yellow widebody Z for quite a whiles now.

http://www.team16niss.net/modules.ph...iewtopic&t=327
 
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I think the car should be painted a more aggressive color, because silver is kind of subtle.
 
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The extra weight will just slow the car down.
 
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Originally Posted by mrb
The extra weight will just slow the car down.
I highly doubt they're trying to build a track car
 
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Originally Posted by beangrower
I think the G could've gone w/ a more aggressive offset set up. the z has the right idea however.
We did the sizing on the Z for them. We wanted to go with 19" but the right offset and width wasn't available in that model. Not sure what they did on the G.

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I like the TS widebody, but for 10k!!! Thats FI.
$10k? The retail cost is $6,000

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The extra weight will just slow the car down.
Why are you saying there is extra weight? The front, front fenders, sides, and rear are all replacement pieces that should weigh less, if not the same as the stock pieces.
 

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Originally Posted by TOPSECRET2001

$10k? The retail cost is $6,000
The kit is 6k true but if you add paint/install is another 4-5k!

Its just a hard choice when your also thinking of doing FI.
 
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Old 06-02-2005, 08:40 PM
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or you can bolt'em on yourself unpainted :q
 
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that G looks good....I think the poster meant that Z is the first widebody with the TopSecret kit, not the first widebody Z....
 
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Originally Posted by TOPSECRET2001

Why are you saying there is extra weight? The front, front fenders, sides, and rear are all replacement pieces that should weigh less, if not the same as the stock pieces.

Thats right! It totally slipped my mind that they were replacement bolt ons! It should be alot lighter... but it would need deeper and wider rims. Thats a good thing, and a bad thing at the same time.

Does anyone remember Cash Singh's wide body accord? I think thats his name, it was a LONG time ago! I remember that his wheels were so wide, they had to custom make a set of tires just to fit!
 
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The Z is aight.

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Originally Posted by G2FAST
The kit is 6k true but if you add paint/install is another 4-5k!
The install is all bolt on except the rear fenders...something you could do yourself or something that would be fairly inexpensive for a shop to do. What kind of paint job costs $4,000+??
 
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Originally Posted by TOPSECRET2001
The install is all bolt on except the rear fenders...something you could do yourself or something that would be fairly inexpensive for a shop to do. What kind of paint job costs $4,000+??

Trust me I've called, they paint the kit and paint part of the car so it all blends.
 


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