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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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Ill try and find out for you.. this would be an awesome place for everyone to meet up before/after the meet.. There is other spots in the area that are nice as well
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 02:09 AM
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Thanks man, find out if you can. I have shot at some graffiti walls in Downtown LA, but I really like that backdrop.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 02:12 AM
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Will do if not when i go down there ill just show ya if you want.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 02:29 AM
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Gotta love the fact that a female drives that car.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 02:36 AM
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LOL i think she just wants to do something together. I happen to have a fender roller and heat gun so im going to roll the fenders this week for the next step in wheels were going to try
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 03:14 AM
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nice drop
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 03:40 AM
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Your wife sure knows what she wants!

+1 location plz... I know a couple of places in downtown LA, but never seen that one before.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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Dang makes me want to cut my springs. I know you said the wife doesn't complain about the ride quality but how do you like the ride? I would think it would be bouncy.

Also are the rims hand polished, whats the process? Had to be a pain.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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Pics of the wife??

Car looks very sick right now. Love the stance and everything going on with the car.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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you're gonna drop an LS1 into a coupe??? that's gonna be crazy.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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No its not bouncy LOL everyone is always so scared to cut springs.. Whats the worst case you have to buy another set of 180 dollar tein springs lol.. Have you rode in a full coilover car with stiff rates they bounce and you feel every little bump.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Ill get a pic of my wife driving it so you know im not bs'in LOL
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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Going to be selling those im looking for a high mileage g35 coupe so i can do a ls1 swap.

That's awesome! I'd love to do something like that.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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Yah i figure i can get a high milage 03-04 around 10-12ish so im looking for one right now..But until then ill just finish doing up the 4door. Getting a eclipse double din today, modding the stock center piece and having it done in gloss black instead of the silver.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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No its not bouncy LOL everyone is always so scared to cut springs.. Whats the worst case you have to buy another set of 180 dollar tein springs lol.. Have you rode in a full coilover car with stiff rates they bounce and you feel every little bump.
Not Bashing on you for cutting springs but this is why I haven't my springs.
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"1. If springs control ride height, why not just cut the tip of the spring to lower the car? No no no no no. Springs on car are what we call progressive springs. It basically means the more you compress it, the harder it becomes to compress it. Say it take 30lbs to compress the spring a half inch. It would take 100lbs to compress it another half inch. The next half inch might take 500lbs. Why is this important? When you hit a small bump, the springs and shocks are suppose to compress allowing the wheel to move smoothly over it. If you cut the springs, now all of the sudden that small bump isn’t enough to compress the spring so the car will now jump over the bump. Remember a car in the air has less contact with the road. That’s VERY VERY dangerous and hence rice tip number 1 is NEVER cut your springs to lower the car.

Next is rice tip number 2. Now that you know not to cut springs, you will now buy lowering springs but use the OEM shocks (OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer or stock or what came with the car). By lowering the car, you are compressing the shock and forcing the shock to travel a shorter distance but at a much higher frequency. Remember shocks are made to dampen the bounce. Each shock has a certain operating range. Shocks that came with your car is not meant to be compressed for long periods of time while at the same time traveling short distances very very quickly. The car might feel fine at the beginning but you will quickly boil the oil inside the shocks (having the shock travel really quickly) and thus blow out the shock and render it useless. So rice tip number 2 is to make sure you buy the springs AND shocks when you lower the car."
 
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