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Old 30-07-2013, 08:43 AM   #301
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Old 30-07-2013, 03:53 PM   #302
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What tyre size did you end up running? Guessing the 215 width?
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215/40.
Yeah what Kris said 215/40/17

Anyway today I put in my AAC Link kit and GT Spec Reinforcement Panel. Was a pain in the butt with a cold but got it done,
brought the rear wheels in 20mm, can now stick my hand between the wheels and rear guards, wheel alignment getting done tomorrow,
will be adding some camber bolts to the rear and getting some camber put in the front to tuck the front wheels under the guards









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Old 31-07-2013, 05:09 PM   #303
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So got my wheel alignment today, front is at -3.5 degrees each side, rear is still running the mexican fitment, need either some camber bolts or camber tops to sort it out

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Old 31-07-2013, 05:33 PM   #304
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Old 01-08-2013, 06:54 AM   #305
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Fronts look perfect, now just need to sort out that abomination in the rear haha!
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Old 03-08-2013, 04:36 PM   #306
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Fronts look perfect, now just need to sort out that abomination in the rear haha!
Abomination has been fixed

No more mexican fitment in the back haha.... Now where should I begin..

Friday I grabbed a full tank of fuel and all of a sudden I was in Scrub City!
God that place was annoying, I blame the mexican joyriders in the back of my car.

Well today I raised the rear of the car 15mm, took it for a drive, rubbed once or twice,
was like I think its time I slotted my coilovers to get more camber out of them and that's exactly what I done

Slotting the rear coilovers an extra 15mm


Hit a little snag when I put it all back together and back on the ground....
I had the handbrake off and still wasnt able to move.. took a look on
how close my wheel was to my coilover and... well.... it was a little toooo close....



Backed off the camber adjustment a little, I now have about 5mm of room between the wheel and coilover.
Put it back together again... this whole thing is all trial and error haha, took it for a drive and YAY no more
Scrub city and no more mexicans in the back, I am quite happy how it sits now, I went and gave the car
a bath and took some photo's with the S3

















Still have to paint and fit my front brake kit, and fit my V Brace bars
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Old 03-08-2013, 04:59 PM   #307
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looks the goods mate but not stanced just yet. has come along way from stock to this
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Old 04-08-2013, 08:09 AM   #308
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Loving the new look mate well done.
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Old 04-08-2013, 10:29 AM   #309
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Old 04-08-2013, 11:13 AM   #310
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grab some wedges (for hammer handles etc) to tap in between strut and hub spindle for security, will avoid possibility of movement causing sidewall destruction.
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Old 04-08-2013, 12:51 PM   #311
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looks the goods mate but not stanced just yet. has come along way from stock to this
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grab some wedges (for hammer handles etc) to tap in between strut and hub spindle for security, will avoid possibility of movement causing sidewall destruction.
Thanks for the tip


So today I have painted my RX7 Calipers and fitted the GT Spec V Brace bars, will fit the front brake kit next weekend



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Old 04-08-2013, 03:01 PM   #312
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nice sooo red =)
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Old 04-08-2013, 07:49 PM   #313
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that looks really nice mate. good job!
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Old 04-08-2013, 09:41 PM   #314
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Domo with the stretch and poke happening!
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Old 05-08-2013, 10:40 AM   #316
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Domo getting abit naughty here


Low brow... S T T T RET T T CH, poke
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why don't you get the right f'ing wheels instead of all these hack jobs? the car is going to handle like crap, and you're going to go through tyres like crazy with no proper alignment
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Old 05-08-2013, 05:59 PM   #320
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why don't you get the right f'ing wheels instead of all these hack jobs? the car is going to handle like crap, and you're going to go through tyres like crazy with no proper alignment
I wish you could have taken some of this negativity Ed and added it to my rear camber about a week ago

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