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the glory days of the japanese powerful car of the 1990's are over. the market is shifting and there is a new market of bean / toaster cars waiting to be SEVS approved!!!

that's great genius, now figure out how bean/toaster cars can pass the power to weight ratio to qualify as performance cars, or have disability aids or something other than "Eps thinks it's cool" to be eligible under SEVS, then get back to us :blink:

for those wondering WHEN it was going to happen - I helped unload a Z11 halfcut this morn. also unloaded doors and misc bits as well.

I'll pop a pic up in a bit.

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After much drama with wheels, I finally ended up with these - Work Goocar Hemi, in 17x8 +30 which should make for some decent fitment...

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I only just got them, so they're still in Japan - looks like I'll be rollin' on stockies for a little while longer.

We went for a drive down to Glenelg (beach-side suburb for non-SA people) and the response was amazing, I ended up giving out quite a number of business cards. The interesting thing is non-car nuts love them too, which makes for a much wider target audience than I'm used to!

ahhhh kris those wheels look great! they will look PERFECT on the cube!!!!

esp on the black...

glad you stuck with japanese gear :whistling:

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just an idea!!! - i see nankang sticker on those tyres... if you're happy with nankangs.. keep em!

but if you wanna ba REALLY cool...

change the tyres over to something a bit more of a fancier brand like dunlop or goodyear ... and paint the badge on the tyres like an oldschool muscle car :thumbsup:

Edited by Mr Eps
After much drama with wheels, I finally ended up with these - Work Goocar Hemi, in 17x8 +30 which should make for some decent fitment...

wow, you went for 17s.

im currently bidding on some 15 inch vs-kf's but i think theyll go for more than i want to spend.

will be interesting to see that size on it. :P

Edited by adam87
sif ship wheels out of japan with tyres on unless they're in a container.

The tyres are brand spankers and came with the wheels, and yes they're going in a container :P

Having said that, they're the wrong sizes (seller wouldn't separate them...) so some drifter will be getting some lovely fresh rubber to fry...

Aerodynamics are for lamers.

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I want one. Seriously.

Hi, Dude the are already available for sale as an import, I live in Brisbane and have seen quiet a few on the roads. I've also seen them at import yards, for around the $17000 mark. :bunny:

i didn't wanna say anything when i saw that post yesterday but i can't bite my tongue any longer so i'll just answer you, Kris...

he didn't join up just to make that comment. he joined up to make that comment... and 9 other comments...

so he can spam viagra.

:P

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