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Standards, like functional/non-screaming power steering and brakes that I can trust? Yea, the bar is pretty high there! LOL!

I just wish I had one more week before the dyno day, so much to do! The next two weeks with this car are gonna be insane. Oh well, you'll have to come out to the weekly meets, or check it out at the cookout :) Pics online cannot show you how beat up the body really is :( This thing truely is a beater!

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Sure we couldn't fit a paint booth in your garage? :draught2:

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Now you know how I feel about my car. :)

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Thats kinda what makes me sad about your cars. I would had dished out another 3k and got a mint one. I dunno.

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Mixed emotions of love/hate, I get it, always have :)

Woulda coulda shoulda. Mint ones are tough to find too, unless you wanna *really* travel, and then the price can go way up. I could have easily spent $29k + travel expenses on a really clean one, but whatever, I'm happy for now :)

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3/4 Rota P45F's were left intact after the crash, one with a few scratches and curb mark, but it was straight and the tire was good, so I kept it. I ordered one new 18x8.5, 37offset P45F from wheeldude.com and one new Sumitomo HTR ZIII from tire rack. The tires on the other rims had about 300-400 miles on them, so I figure should be good to go.

Thanks Ricer Pete (polishmafia) for mounting these for me! Maple Grove Goodyear FTW!
http://i.imgur.com/wDsIW.jpg

Lots of doubters/haters, but I think they suit the car just fine :)
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evoX/IMG_2563.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evoX/IMG_2561.sized.jpg

Also, I had wired in my V1 to the dome light, but it seemed to be killing the battery, even though I'd unplug it each time I turned the car off. Fun fact, that is a computer-controlled circuit, so it lets current continue to flow and the battery drains away. Thanks rosey for helping me route it down to the cigarette lighter! Now it's on/off with the ignition too, woowoo!

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One word.. SEX.

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hot

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The wheels look good, but they could use a little more offset. I can't wait to see this thing in person!

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Agree.

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LOL IDK about spacers, I kinda like the tubbed look! :D Spacers will just start to give it the matchbox/micromachines/mexi-ricer look (I think). Simple and subtle is my goal. Maybe like a 10mm spacer? IDK what sizes these things come in.

9" wide rims would have helped too, but meh, these were basically free.

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we can see what my spacers make it look like

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I like how they add to the clean and simple look with the wing removed too. Now that I look at it some spacers should make it more flush and sexier.

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looks great with the P45R's.

I do agree with the others that less offset would look better, but it looks good as is

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I think the wheels look good on the X. They flow nicely.

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Sexy!! I like them, but id def add spacers to make it atleast flush. Needs more aggression. rar

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I think 10mm would be close to ideal. Mine stick out enough to coat the side of my car with mud when I leave your house--10mm should spare you that. :D

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Those would be P45Fs. The spokes on the P45R have a more radius look, they curve in toward the center where the P45F is flat.

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Whoah, I washed this thing for the first time this morning...yeow, you can really see the paint blemishes now! I'll spray detail it too so they REALLY stick out tomorrow :)

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Part of that has to be because it's black. Black is impossible to hide any imperfection's.

Only reason that I got out of a black car, was sick of cleaning it so damn often. I wish I would've gotten black/GG though.