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Postby Muzdaman » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:54 pm

How much do those things weigh Green Comet?? they look great.

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Postby green_comet » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:33 pm

They weigh 6kg without a tyre, according to my house scales.. :? :mrgreen:

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Postby Fuzzlet » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:49 pm

For those wanting flared guards, this is a kit im seriously considering.....group buy? :P

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Postby green_comet » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:46 am

Im booking my car into a drift joint that contacted me on nissan silvia forum. They do alot of flaring a custom work on guards, so ill see what they can do.

Here is some pics of their work.

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Postby zoomzoom » Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:01 am

Fuzzlet wrote:For those wanting flared guards, this is a kit im seriously considering.....group buy? :P

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I have been eyeing those things off for quite a while, even before they were sold by fm. I like the way they are blened in to the bodywork and not showing a pile of bolts like frankenstein or the torry down the street.

Main problem with those however, is the cost, not only for the flares, but then it wold cost more then that again to get the things fitted and half the car resprayed. Something I might just have to put off for a few years i think :D

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Postby Fuzzlet » Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:16 am

zoomzoom wrote:I have been eyeing those things off for quite a while, even before they were sold by fm. I like the way they are blened in to the bodywork and not showing a pile of bolts like frankenstein or the torry down the street.

Thats whats drawn me to these ones. I hate the 'tacked on' look of some (eg toranas, proton gti's), whereas these are nice and flowing, similar to an NC
zoomzoom wrote: Main problem with those however, is the cost, not only for the flares, but then it wold cost more then that again to get the things fitted and half the car resprayed. Something I might just have to put off for a few years i think :D

Well, both rear quarter panels have a few scratches in them, and could use a respray...
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Postby rjr666 » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:31 pm

Ryan- If your talking about Neil or David from Primal garage (as there his photos) Id recommend him also. He will be doing my 15x8 +4 rims soon.

p.s still havent got the 195/50 striped of that rim. To busy with work... :(
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Postby green_comet » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:44 pm

Na thats cool, im doing just fine with the 195/55..

Im going to address the suspension problem I have first :? , then I will be taking my car down to Primal Garage. Ill post up some pics when its all flared..

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Postby Blue94t » Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:44 am

Ryan,
Those wheels look awesome.
Can't wait to see the car flared too.
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Postby Muzdaman » Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:02 pm

green_comet wrote:Im booking my car into a drift joint that contacted me on nissan silvia forum. They do alot of flaring a custom work on guards, so ill see what they can do.

Here is some pics of their work.

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And I thought 205/50's on 8s were stretched!!!!!

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Postby Uncle Arthur » Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:53 pm

Boags'MX5 wrote::shock:

They look so mean that I contacted the seller and negociated a price for 5 sets.

$300 posted per set if there is any interest?






















Just kidding. :mrgreen:

*runs and hides*


I said I could arrange 15 sets and got em down to $275 :D
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Postby kula » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:02 pm

woooo waaaa
very nice!

im very tempted to get these myself..

cheap as chips in the US!

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Postby justinfox » Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:40 pm

Well done dude! I'm a massive fan of the look you're going for.
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Postby mossy » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:37 pm

Hey Ryan have you thought about a nice set of flares, something like this
http://clubroadster.net/japan/karuizawa/Karz351.JPG

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Postby green_comet » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:45 pm

Hey Mossy,

Yeah i have been on the lookout for some flares, i just cant find a set i like though.. The ones in that pic look great, maybe a bit too big.. I need the flares to come out about an inch from the body. I love the ones on this work car, i just cant for the life of me find out what flares thay are, and where i can get me a set.

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If anyone knows please let me know where i can get a set..

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