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Old 10-13-2011, 09:43 PM
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just a boring ol toyota thats been sitting around my shop for a year or two, i opened the trunk to show a friend how easy it was to open the hard part is hinging it.
i reversed the wheels i hate positive offset



after modifying the tires i got the stance i wanted in the back

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Old 10-14-2011, 06:25 PM
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Nice start. What are you goint to fill the trunk with?
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just a sub and a amp nothing crazy
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chopped the pillars off the car felt too short

finished the front wheels

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I love stance. VIP style rules !! HA
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thanks


layed some color today. not sure if it was the best choice but im sticking with it.



can you believe i painted it with this stuff
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It'll darken right up after clear. Such a sexy color.
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It'll darken right up after clear. Such a sexy color.
thanks, its a nice color but im not sure if its ok for what im building out of it, indeed i plan on using it on my SLS
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If the color turns out something similar to this it will be a stunning looking model.

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4929/img0562qb.jpg

Regardless, I'm eager to see the end result.
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If the color turns out something similar to this it will be a stunning looking model.

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4929/img0562qb.jpg

Regardless, I'm eager to see the end result.
i tinted it with some testors clear red not close that color but im much happier with the second result
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Nice, that looks much better on that car.
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i made a error in judgement using the pen instead of chalk

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What modern day car is the closest to the Toyota Crown?
Stateside?, nothing
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The leather finish looks like it turned out quite well.

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Stateside?, nothing
Pretty much, all the cool FR sedans stayed in Japan. But I would say a late model Lexus LS is about the closest thing you can find to it.
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nothing major today also did the speaker deck in a similar fashion

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