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by Josh_Cohen » 08 May 2007 05:59 pm
hello everyone i finally fitted my exhaust hope u like it if not then go to HELL!!!!! LOL
there u go and some people said it wouldn't look good LOL
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by Josh_Cohen » 08 May 2007 06:08 pm
thanks for the comment i didn't expect to it to look that good either but it looks different I'M NOT A SHEEP!!!!!!!! LOL
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by germ » 08 May 2007 06:09 pm
Exelent very cool
its even better than i expected and i thought it would look good
Well done.
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by foggyjames » 08 May 2007 06:59 pm
It's actually a bit of a shame that the rear valance panel is curved, as it suits the boxy lines apart from that curve

It has turned out better than I expected - and it's growing on me as I look at it. Just put another one on the other side now
No reference to the exhaust specifically, but over the years various automotive sins have been covered by "daring to be different". While, of course, we don't want all the cars to be the same...'different' is used as justification for "looks like arse" far too often.
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by bennett » 08 May 2007 07:50 pm
looks trick
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by Chris_C » 08 May 2007 08:11 pm
Yeah, if the valance wasn't curved would look ace, but I'll stick with good
If nothing else that one hasn't got minilites, so its got to be a good thing
Whats planned now Josh?
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by Josh_Cohen » 08 May 2007 08:13 pm
just some lowering i think and maybe an engine conversion next summer
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by jtbo » 08 May 2007 08:14 pm
Hmm, well, as always I fail to see point, but if you like it then it is good
If it does not give improved performance then it is pointless is my philosophy, so you better just ignore me

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by bennett » 08 May 2007 08:48 pm
Josh_Cohen wrote:just some lowering i think and maybe an engine conversion next summer
what engine?
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by petefarrell360 » 08 May 2007 08:52 pm
It doesn't look too bad, being different doesn't hurt and if at the end of the day you like it, that's all that matters! Maybe if it came out at a slight angle so it wasn't square to the back of the car, but was protruding the same amount from the valance it would add to it.
Lucky chap having a ramp to use too. That would be nice to have, it'd make life a lot easier!
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by Carl » 08 May 2007 08:58 pm
Excellent job, thats looks pretty damn cool!!
As other have said it's a shame about the curved valance - perhaps you could graft some sort of lip on the bottom of the bumper to square things up and cover the green valance - I reckon that'd tidy things up nicely.
Shockingly bad butchering of your photo, but something like this:

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by Chris_C » 09 May 2007 12:32 am
Carls just managed what I thought about when I saw the ebay photo!
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by foggyjames » 09 May 2007 02:27 am
A modified bodykit valance would do it.
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by classicswede » 09 May 2007 12:41 pm
I have to say as it is I personaly do not like it but I can see whith a change of rear bumper or valance it would work very well.
Nice to see something different though
