Author Topic: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)  (Read 9313 times)

Offline Cole MacDonald

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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 7nth)
« Reply #45 on: August 13, 2010, 11:48:37 pm »
Put in Zacks old K sports today. I might have to raise the front end a bit to level the car and keep the fender from chewing away at my tire. Also have been working on the Talon conversion. Got the spoiler mounted after drilling out a pile of holes and then filing them square for the inserts. Temporarily mounted the door panels and side skirts until I can get them painted.


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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #46 on: August 14, 2010, 01:01:43 am »
Y'know that teal and black could almost grow in me if done right

Offline John Hartman

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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #47 on: August 14, 2010, 07:38:26 am »
I agree on the black spoiler on the teal car.  I would have left it a Laser tho  ;)  Corvette guys hate getting beat by a Laser  :D


And yes, raise the front up a bit.  Not only for the reasons you mentioned, but because these cars are already nose heavy, and with it setup like it its, its worse.  Level out the front and you move some weight to the rear.
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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #48 on: August 14, 2010, 09:25:12 am »
+1 for teal/black combo. looks good.
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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #49 on: August 14, 2010, 09:26:13 am »
Yea dude paint the front and rear bumper too :)
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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #50 on: August 14, 2010, 09:39:16 am »
thats far sharper than i would have imagined... looks nice :)
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Offline Shane Sawatzki

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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #51 on: August 14, 2010, 10:46:51 am »
are you going with a 1gb rear bumper and tailights??

and +1 on the black and teal, like zach said paint the front and rear bumpers black to match the sides looks sharp
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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #52 on: August 14, 2010, 11:14:15 am »
Sell my your wheels asap!

Offline Shane Sawatzki

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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #53 on: August 14, 2010, 12:34:23 pm »
excuse my poor photoshop skills :



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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #54 on: August 14, 2010, 01:31:12 pm »
LOL! Good job, Shane! Hahaha


Or.. just do the classic gunmetal trim that the Laser has.
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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #55 on: August 14, 2010, 06:06:26 pm »
Thanks guys! Nice work Shane! Thats awesome, gives me something to think about when its time for the paint. I have everything I need to put on the 1gb talon rear bumper too, I just haven't yet because you have to take off the old Laser upper bumper support and weld in the one from the Talon. My Talon rear bumper is black too. I also need 1gb Talon side vents and the metal clips that go with them if anyone has some sitting around!!
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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #56 on: August 14, 2010, 06:15:54 pm »
The more I look at them, the more I really like the first one with the small black strip at the bottom. That's kick ass. Thanks for the wicked idea Shane.
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Offline John Hartman

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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #57 on: August 14, 2010, 07:06:25 pm »
thats the ticket in my book too!
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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #58 on: August 14, 2010, 07:33:26 pm »
thats the ticket in my book too!

ahah pfft he should put one panal of every colour dsms were made of on it. no colour matching.

Thats where its at john.
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Re: The AWD project begins! (Updated Aug 13nth)
« Reply #59 on: August 14, 2010, 07:39:46 pm »
hehehe, like the Benneton Volkswagens back in the day?
91 Eagle Talon TSi 5spd awd.  GT-12, TriFlow Cams, 850s, Tial, JIC, Jackal, sticky rubber.
86 Merkur XR4Ti 5spd, rwd, turbo, 91,381km.  Original paint, heated leather. intercooled, big VAM, Full 3" exhaust, Cossie sway bar, 16" tires.
06 Mazdaspeed6 6spd awd, DISI turbo, heated leather HIDs, Corksport, Cobb, Konig, Centric...
2018 VW Golf Alltrack turbo Tornado Red, 6mt, some free mods