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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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sorry my daughter did the glasses one!!!
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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GM is gonna be pissed Looks like you built a C5 Corvette.
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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GM is gonna be pissed Looks like you built a C5 Corvette.
AND an off-road version to boot!
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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GM is gonna be pissed Looks like you built a C5 Corvette.


-Joe

Calipers look great by the way Good work!!!
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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Calipers look great by the way Good work!!!
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sorry my daughter did the glasses one!!!
...the fifth Beatle owns a Corvette!!!!
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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Great job with the calipers!
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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Those calipers look nice!

You may want to fit that carpet into the car while yur at it--Just kidding.
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Ahhh the calipers
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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Great job on raising it up. That's got to be the highest one I have ever seen.
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by IdriveC5
AND an off-road version to boot!
Raised it up to get the wheel off
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 98Pace97Coupe
...the fifth Beatle owns a Corvette!!!!
I could just kill my daughter for slipping that in there
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 12:23 PM
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....sweet

....however.....if there ever was a case for lowering .... its this one
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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Wasn't sure which was "the work" - thought the carpet looked like the Beatles old Rolls!! HA - just teasin - nice lookin calipers!!
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Great looking cals!!
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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Did ya sand the rotors first...or any other prep??
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The calipers look awesome.
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