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Old May 21, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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Washed and lowered

Well today something had to be done. first i lowered it. took about 2 1/2 hours to do all 4 corners. then i washed it and gave it a good coat of Mothers carnuba wax.

what do you guys think?

heres a before and after.
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Old May 21, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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heres the after shots. ill stick with the rule so onbly 2 more
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Old May 21, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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Old May 21, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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Wow it looks so much more agressive, very nice

What springs did you go with?
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Old May 21, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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nice, when are you gonna paint the hawks spoiler?
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Old May 21, 2005 | 07:48 PM
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thanks guys. the springs are dropzone springs. now i jus gotta get a new panhard bar and lca relocation brackets.

about the spoiler. ill be gettin to that soon. im just gettin the garage cleaned up enuff to spray in there. but first gotta do the nose and front gfx for my gf's 91 bird.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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Tim, car looks sharp , now get that spoiler painted. And i wanted to thank you...a few months ago you and your brother helped me with some part #'s for some 16" TT 2 rims. Made my job easy to order them and they look great. Thanks
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Old May 22, 2005 | 07:06 AM
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hey thanx dave. and its no problem helpin you with those part numbers.

the hawks spoiler will be gettin done with in the next month, gotta get a new battery and finish the exuast too.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 07:20 AM
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doesnt look any lower .
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Old May 22, 2005 | 07:36 AM
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i changed the first pic to a differnt one to show how high it used to be. i should have measured the differnce between lowering it, just didnt think about it till i was 3/4 done.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 10:55 AM
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wow 171 views and only 4 replys
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Old May 22, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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very nice
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Old May 22, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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do you need lca relocation brackets when you lower a car?
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