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Old 03-24-2010, 03:36 AM
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Gotta save those for that just in case situation.
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Old 03-24-2010, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by spr0k3t
Gotta save those for that just in case situation.

Ive got a set of yellow ones... Ill trade you...

I just wanna be able to tell people to kiss my black ****
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Old 03-24-2010, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by RedneckwithanxB
Ive got a set of yellow ones... Ill trade you...

I just wanna be able to tell people to kiss my black ****
I'll have to take that into consideration. If I took the yellers, they'd get painted the 209 code... something to keep in mind.
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Okays... some updates for everyone interested.

Skirts have been installed and ready for the wash/prime/paint. The install for the skirts are semi-perm meaning they can be removed easier for repairs if needed.


Since we were doing body work, I decided to take care of the scars that were on the box when I first purchased it. Also redoing the fenders to get rid of the horrid bodywork some half-arsed shade tree mechanic tried to cover up.


Lip. Installed. Yay!


So far the fitment of this kit has not needed any work to sooth warpage like some kits I've read about (diablo kit is notorious for excessive warpage). The parts fit right up to the existing mount points with little hassles to get the mounts working right. I'll keep you guys posted on the progress. Prime should be cured tomorrow and the finished paint should be done by Friday night sometime.
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Red Genie?
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Old 03-24-2010, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
Red Genie?
Nah, I wish it was the Red Genie... that's an awesome lip. Nope... going to keep it quiet until someone can either guess it or the package is finished. I can see why you would think it's the Red Genie kit

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Old 03-25-2010, 02:22 AM
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wanna sell your front lip???
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I'm definitely going to hang on to the front lip. Need to have that for the extra bumper cover it's going to go on for the off seasons. There's no way I'd run this lip in the winter... and this is my daily driver.

Update: Primed and new fender in place. Paint goes on tonight.
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Old 03-26-2010, 03:44 AM
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Can I interest you in selling a kidney
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Old 03-26-2010, 10:46 PM
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Paint is on. It's going in full cure and pickup is Monday. This was a bad picture as I couldn't get inside the paint booth so I had to shoot it through the glass.

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Alrighty now... things are finally complete and painted. Here's a couple of pics from the complete after I picked up the box. I'll have more pics up later.



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Yay
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Old 03-30-2010, 03:51 AM
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That looks great.
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I have to ask...

How much of that did you scrape on your driveway
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Old 03-30-2010, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RedneckwithanxB
I have to ask...

How much of that did you scrape on your driveway
I didn't scrape. Since the driveway is on an slight hill, I enter and exit on the lower side. Not to mention, I added a bit more gravel to help with that particular issue.
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that's one fat lip! the side skirts are awesome, looks good!
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nice work
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I be gellin.
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