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Old May 21, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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Absolutely incredible job! I'll be watching this unfold! Beautiful work and detail!
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Old May 26, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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Doing brakes now. Thread in tech
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Old May 30, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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I can say the car has changed in the past couple months.

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Old May 31, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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BBBBBBad, bad to the bone!!
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 01:19 PM
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Looks better with brakes.

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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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Damn, that looks nice!
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 01:02 AM
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I can say the car has changed in the past couple months.





what exhaust do you have?
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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Magnaflows
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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do you have any pictures on how you made that hood? that is the best looking hood ive ever seen, hell for that matter its one of the best c4's ive seen
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 01:22 AM
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Don't have any pics of how I done it. It started with "I can make any thing look good." Friend pointed at the SS hood and said you can't make that look good on your C4. 2 days later I was done.
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 02:46 PM
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COPO, I've been under my car with a tape measure trying to figure out how to squeaze some 355s in the fender wells and I'm stumped. Could you share a little more information on how you successfully did it?
PS-You're car looks great, BTW!!
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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Nice well rounded package
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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 02:14 AM
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That hood is simply badazz remember you posting when you made it.

Fits and blends just perfect you have a good eye.
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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Brand-X
COPO, I've been under my car with a tape measure trying to figure out how to squeaze some 355s in the fender wells and I'm stumped. Could you share a little more information on how you successfully did it?
PS-You're car looks great, BTW!!

I don't kno if I could explain it without getting ppl confused.


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Nice well rounded package
It's getting there.

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That hood is simply badazz remember you posting when you made it.

Fits and blends just perfect you have a good eye.
Thanks man. I have never liked stuff to stick out but rather blend in and go unnoticed till it gets noticed.
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by COPO
I don't kno if I could explain it without getting ppl confused.

I would love to hear it anyways
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 08:59 AM
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Started ordering parts to get this finished.
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Any changes?
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 12:09 AM
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This thread got long and old. Started a new one over in tech. Not much done ......never enough hrs in the day.
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Man that's a sexy car. Well done.
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