And so it begins/full track car prep
Aug 15, 2013 | 01:31 PM
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Really interested on the weight of the Z with VQ motor, cage, and 10 gallon of gas!! Good build bro!!
Aug 15, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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Really interested on the weight of the Z with VQ motor, cage, and 10 gallon of gas!! Good build bro!!
goal is 2600lbs
Aug 15, 2013 | 03:34 PM
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Respectable goal.
Any measurement as of this point?
I'm looking to corner balance and weight mine in a few weeks. I've gutted a lot, but not nearly as much as you did LOL
Aug 15, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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Here is my interior
Aug 19, 2013 | 12:27 PM
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Can you post some more photos of your rear cage design? Looking nice!
Aug 19, 2013 | 01:02 PM
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Procustomize with the thread photo bomb! lol Super jelly of that gut / roll cage.
Aug 19, 2013 | 01:10 PM
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I like, I need to go to the garage and work more on my car.
Aug 19, 2013 | 02:47 PM
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work has came to a halt, hurt my back and have a fractured vertebra. possible surgery and a long recovery, not good. I swear this car is cursed and does not want to be finished.
Aug 20, 2013 | 03:27 AM
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that sucks man. I hope you have a good recovery.
Aug 20, 2013 | 04:36 AM
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+1 on a good recovery. The car can wait, so make sure you take care of yourself.
Aug 20, 2013 | 07:48 AM
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Yeah, focus on taking care of yourself first then worry about the car later. I wish you a speedy recovery.
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Aug 20, 2013 | 10:34 AM
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work has came to a halt, hurt my back and have a fractured vertebra. possible surgery and a long recovery, not good. I swear this car is cursed and does not want to be finished.
Holy hell.. How did it happen?
Aug 20, 2013 | 04:04 PM
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Holy hell.. How did it happen?
Most likely previous injury from sports, been lifting a lot lately. Doing heavy dead lifts and pop, thats all she wrote. Something I do every week, nothing out of the norm.
Aug 20, 2013 | 04:05 PM
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Aug 20, 2013 | 04:14 PM
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Aw man.. hope for a speedy, healthy recovery for you.
Aug 20, 2013 | 05:18 PM
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work has came to a halt, hurt my back and have a fractured vertebra. possible surgery and a long recovery, not good. I swear this car is cursed and does not want to be finished.
I broke T8 almost. 7 years ago. Long recovery, still hurts, it is why I moved from sport bikes over to cars.
Aug 21, 2013 | 12:47 AM
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I broke T8 almost. 7 years ago. Long recovery, still hurts, it is why I moved from sport bikes over to cars.
Thanks for all the support guys, yeah back injuries suck. Just something that you can not recovery from quickly.
Aug 22, 2013 | 09:54 AM
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long story about not keeping the v3... sighz.... least the V2 is still a nismo LOL just not OEM nismo :P
Aug 22, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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Thanks for all the support guys, yeah back injuries suck. Just something that you can not recovery from quickly.
Wish you a full recovery man...knee and back pain doesn't make for comfortable driving in these types of cars...
you have a pm also
Aug 25, 2013 | 04:09 AM
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steel will be replaces with carbon fiber or bead rolled aluminum panel
that sucks man. I hope you have a good recovery.
