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Unveiling Widebody 12a-bp

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Old 09-27-2005, 02:56 AM
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who would call that rice? thats a nice looking rid eif ive ever seen one. How big of a widebody is that? FB widebodies always look like they have an additional 10 inches on them or something lol.



but seriously that **** is hot, especially since you did all that work yourself, congrats man enjoy your baby, i know how it feels to work so hard and finally have the car youve always wanted, altho im only halfway there cause i have no motor and am slowly losing my will to go on with my project...but ill leave that rant for another time.



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Old 09-27-2005, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by teknics' post='763353' date='Sep 27 2005, 02:56 AM

who would call that rice? thats a nice looking rid eif ive ever seen one. How big of a widebody is that? FB widebodies always look like they have an additional 10 inches on them or something lol.



but seriously that **** is hot, especially since you did all that work yourself, congrats man enjoy your baby, i know how it feels to work so hard and finally have the car youve always wanted, altho im only halfway there cause i have no motor and am slowly losing my will to go on with my project...but ill leave that rant for another time.



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Don't lose your will, and trust me, somedays it can take more than one thinks they have, but it is there if you look deep enough. Take a break for a few days and catch up on the other things you have been putting off, because all the effort has been going into the 7. I had many little set backs and do overs. Little **** like: the front bumper took me 2 weeks, and I'm still not happy with it and once I got the engine running, I fought fuel issues for 2 weeks, and on and on. The fun part is, this winter it goes back in the shop for Phase 3, and that will be a major headache.



Sat nite I took the car to a club meet in a nearby town. Street rods and restorations from the 40's on. There were only 2 imports, my buddies S4 TII and mine. The only other one that was close was a late model Neon with a bunch of mods. I was very suprised, and pleased with all of the positive feedback I recieved on the car. Funny thing is, nobody recognises it as a 7. Even though the TII and I were parked side by side with the hoods open.



Keep with it, even if it is just a little at a time and look at some of the others out on the forums that are done.



I'm not sure how much wider it is, but the mirrors are nearly worthless when trying to park close to a curb and not scrape the rims.



If you need more incentive, I have probably 200 some pics taken during the process. I need to burn off some cd's of them. The task can seem daunting, the trick is to break the whole down into smaller, more manageable parts.



If you need and engine, I may be up for building another one. You will need to supply the parts and decide what you want for ports. Labor will be nominal.



Now, get off the computer and get some work done,
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nice job! it looks really good.
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Old 11-17-2005, 07:11 PM
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i see you have a a piller gauge pod. question is was it designed for a first gen or did you find one for another car that fit and works on the pillar
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Originally Posted by super7' post='779432' date='Nov 17 2005, 07:11 PM

i see you have a a piller gauge pod. question is was it designed for a first gen or did you find one for another car that fit and works on the pillar


2nd gen pod and a heat gun.
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Old 11-20-2005, 03:56 AM
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very,very,very nice.

mine is looking much like yours.I am still not completed

I just got my new wheels & will be installing my wing over winter

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Looks good. Kudos on doing it yourself.



I think it needs wider wheels and/or tires though.
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Old 11-30-2005, 07:39 PM
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now thats a wide boddy like it ?
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Old 12-01-2005, 06:39 PM
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Looks good but that scoop is outta place 1979rx7
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Old 12-01-2005, 08:30 PM
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Thats hot... bet that thing screams.
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