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Old May 16, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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Heya gang. Just gonna post up some pictures of the repair of my Z from the Deer.

I'll post the installation of the Asuka bumper, fenders, hood, A-pillars, roof, and Nowells Hatch. I may be SBC-less until I can reenforce the hatch where the wing mounts

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Bent Bracket.. already replaced







Did some cleaning, and a little wetsanding and polishing


Maybe I should put these on Ebay.. Own a piece of history!


Come on parts!


mmm.. yummy deer hair!


Nothing like a clean suspension?
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Old May 16, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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Clean suspension you ricer! Who cleans their suspension!?!? only Mike...
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Old May 16, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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This is gonna be sweet. For me personally, I'd like to see the whole thing first without the SBC.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 05:29 AM
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WOW you bought boxes of car cleanin material.....=)
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Old May 17, 2007 | 06:01 AM
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Nice. Glad to see the car is getting back together.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 06:26 AM
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Nice. Glad to see the car is getting back together.
Thanks Matt.. stilll have some things to take apart before she starts getting back together.. Need to pull one more fender and the A-pillars.

If anyone can provide some screen shots of the A-pillar, and B-Pillar from the factory service manual .. that would be great.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 06:43 AM
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Mike,

You'll be back...and when you do, you will be 4325234095785346908713095748023 times better and stronger (carwise).

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Old May 17, 2007 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by mdracer76
If anyone can provide some screen shots of the A-pillar, and B-Pillar from the factory service manual .. that would be great.
I watched them remove the A-pillars when I had my windshield replaced. Remove the weather stripping inside the door first, then just pull up on the pillar panels.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mdracer76
If anyone can provide some screen shots of the A-pillar, and B-Pillar from the factory service manual .. that would be great.
I can send it to your email Shoot me your email address.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Goofy1477
I can send it to your email Shoot me your email address.

done!
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Old May 17, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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HA-WHAT?! no SBC ?! uh ohs...

better get that sucker on---
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Chebosto
HA-WHAT?! no SBC ?! uh ohs...

better get that sucker on---
LOL.. dont worry.. I will.. while the leaf shooter club is cool and all... the SBC still has my heart.

Don't speed.. fly low
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Old May 17, 2007 | 12:24 PM
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You took her clothes off and now she's sitting there lonely, cold, and half naked. How could you!? Atleast go have a drink with her. You need to tell those guys to get those parts here FAST!
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Old May 17, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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is that Orville Redenbacher in the background??

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Don't loose the SB!! I hope one day I will be in the same ranks as you and chebesto with a mighty carbon wing to rise above all else.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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Well Mike, depending on how long your parts are going to take it looks like we'll be debuting our "new" cars about the same time. I think the all CF will be awesome, can't wait to see it in person. BTW if you want you can sell me the SBC...yours is one of the only I really like.

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Old May 18, 2007 | 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Chebosto
is that Orville Redenbacher in the background??
LOLOLOL.. naaa thats George Burns. For a while I thought he'd never pass away.. damn guy was still acting into his 90's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burns


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Well Mike, depending on how long your parts are going to take it looks like we'll be debuting our "new" cars about the same time. I think the all CF will be awesome, can't wait to see it in person. BTW if you want you can sell me the SBC...yours is one of the only I really like.
Yea.. looks like this weekeds NOPI is a Bust.. Formula D is my next one. Can't wait to see your Z Ian!
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Old May 18, 2007 | 05:11 AM
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Yea, I will be in Tennessee on the 2nd of June though. You all will probably see my car(Arthur might take it to Formula D), just with the windows but b/c the interior might not be finished/half done. No one copy me but I'm going for something like this, just w/o the wood grain, and possibly grey Ostrich rather than the tan.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 05:55 AM
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^^With an interior like that, I don't think too many people will be copying you.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by THE TECH
^^With an interior like that, I don't think too many people will be copying you.
Do you know what car that interior is from? That's a Pagani Zonda F interior, and the tan is a little off color for me, reminds me of a friend of mine from Texas' cowboy boots, but that interior is IMO still extremely nice.
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