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09-25-2006, 10:32 PM
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#21 | | Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: xB Chop Shop
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| I feel so much pressure! Everybody is watching....
...fabrication on the false floor begins tomorrow morning as well as a header install and ordering my new quick release steering wheel setup. Big day ahead!
Oh yeah, roll cage should be on the way very soon as well!!! | 
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09-25-2006, 10:41 PM
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#22 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Austin, TX
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| I think you should trade me your lip kit for my stock one, cause mine is lighter  | |
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09-25-2006, 10:43 PM
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#23 | | Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: xB Chop Shop
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Originally Posted by hayalex6 I think you should trade me your lip kit for my stock one, cause mine is lighter | Funny, I have two extra stock bumpers with lip kits on them... dont ask.
You can buy my lip kit. front and rear painted TCM. Side skirts still in the box. Custom front splitters on the front....
$300 shipped for everything. | |
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09-25-2006, 10:52 PM
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#24 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Austin, TX
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| I wished I asked earlier before I bought the Scangauge.
I Especially since I got a $500 refund check today. | |
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09-25-2006, 10:53 PM
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#25 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas
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| Very cool project, you have big cojones in my book for attempting it. | |
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09-27-2006, 03:40 PM
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#26 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by hubbard Very cool project, you have big cojones in my book for attempting it. | Maybe I just have a small brain...
I took out the clock spring on the steering wheel hub yesterday. Now my VSC and Trac don't work. I also have to manually switch off the turn signals now instead of them going off automatically when you turn the wheel. A minor inconvenience to deal with considering the amount of money I got from the part...
Steering wheel, hub adapter, quick release, and roll-cage should be in sometime next week. I can't wait to install those parts! | |
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09-27-2006, 04:19 PM
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#27 | | Authorized Vendor
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Royal Oak MI
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Originally Posted by PeruzziScion Funny, I have two extra stock bumpers with lip kits on them... dont ask.
You can buy my lip kit. front and rear painted TCM. Side skirts still in the box. Custom front splitters on the front....
$300 shipped for everything. |
Just an inquiry but how much for a stock front bumper with lip? | |
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09-27-2006, 04:25 PM
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#28 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by ogerdgonz Just an inquiry but how much for a stock front bumper with lip? | Yeah I dont feel like shipping something big like that... sorry man. | |
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09-27-2006, 11:12 PM
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#29 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston
Posts: 223
| i gutted most of my car. still have the carpet and the passenger seat. the little clip on the seat cushion that attached to the harness bar was a ***** to get undone. | |
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09-27-2006, 11:31 PM
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#30 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by PeruzziScion After some long hard thinking on the topic I decided I was extremely tired of the specifically "show" oriented styling and status of my xB. After a ton of money and work over the entire show season I only placed in two events and both times I took second. I realized recently that I purchased the xB not only for its unique exterior styling but also for its "fun to drive" factor. Having made the decision to not care about shows anymore I'm now gutting every bit of weight I can get out of the xB and moving towards every performance mod available. So this is the beginning of a long journey to come over the winter months. I started the project last night and removed a laundry list of overweight items from the interior...
front passenger seat
rear bench seat
rear bench seat support bar
both interior carpets
all plastic covers from base of both seats
center floor console
spare tire
spare tire floor support
rear foam cubbies
rear floor cargo covers
rear seatbelts
huge trunk setup with 2 12" alpine subs -- (soon to be for sale in the PPC...)
That list is just the beginning and basically what I could take out of the car at the floor level. Some things to come out soon are airbags, upper dash piece, door panels, windshield washer bottle, and vairous other things that are no longer needed on the car. I plan to rebuild the interior fully customized with brushed aluminum and carbon fiber. Basically I just killed all my free time this winter. It's cool, I never like to be bored...
I will post pics of the work I did last night when I go home for lunch. I didn't have time to upload them last night. I will also be weighing every piece I take out just to see how much can really be removed... | Building a car to win some $20 trophy is rediculous, you spend thousands of dollars and thats all you get in return. Its not rocket science here. You should be building the car to make yourself happy. | |
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09-27-2006, 11:35 PM
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#31 | | Mother Lover...
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pearland, Texas (Houston)
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Originally Posted by Skeeter Building a car to win some $20 trophy is rediculous, you spend thousands of dollars and thats all you get in return. Its not rocket science here. You should be building the car to make yourself happy. | Damn, I got $40 worth of trophies!
The xB is fun to take down the 1/4 mile, wish I could take it gutted. | |
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09-27-2006, 11:37 PM
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#32 | | Registered User
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| Kinda want to buy the front lip or maybe the whole kit.
You should just take the kit off all together | |
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09-28-2006, 09:27 AM
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#33 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by Clockwork Orange Kinda want to buy the front lip or maybe the whole kit.
You should just take the kit off all together | I'm trying to get my hands on a Bomex front and rear lip. I will be getting rid of my current ABS Dynamics X2 front and rear lips before gettting the Bomex kit. I'll need the money to get it... | |
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09-28-2006, 10:40 AM
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#34 | | Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston Texas
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| parts?
I have an interest in the center floor console and the rear floor panels, if your willing to ship? | |
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09-28-2006, 11:21 AM
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#35 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by BoXBoy I have an interest in the center floor console and the rear floor panels, if your willing to ship? | My center floor console was painted black. If you still want it then let me know. I would be willing to let it go probably. What rear floor panels are you talking about? if youre talking about any of the styrofoam cubbies or the carpeted pieces that go over them I dont have them. I havent had them in forever and to be honest I dont remember where they went... | |
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09-28-2006, 04:43 PM
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#36 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by PeruzziScion My center floor console was painted black. If you still want it then let me know. I would be willing to let it go probably. What rear floor panels are you talking about? if youre talking about any of the styrofoam cubbies or the carpeted pieces that go over them I dont have them. I havent had them in forever and to be honest I dont remember where they went... | Yeah, still interested, did you use the vinyl interior paint on it? flat or semi gloss? let me know how much!
Thanks | |
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09-28-2006, 09:59 PM
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#37 | | Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
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| I love the front lip you have in your xb
you have some pictures of you tcm you can share with me | |
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09-29-2006, 12:06 PM
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#38 | | Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: xB Chop Shop
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| I used some gloss black paint actually. So its pretty shiny. It could definately use some touchups. Im not sure I would actually feel comfortable selling it. Its not in the best condition and without you being able to see it first hand I just dont feel right... | |
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09-29-2006, 02:16 PM
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#39 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sacramento , Nor*caL
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| why would you remove the relatively lightweight airbags to make your car illegal on a federal level?
weight removal versus a street vcar , hmm. yeah kinda no point these things are too slow to sacrifice their only main purpose being good , comfy transportation.
but hey whatever works man.
just seems like you are rally going to an extreme here and that in the end you'll still be unhappy but it'll just be in a uncomfortable , resonating , vibrating , non creature comfort mobile. | |
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09-29-2006, 02:20 PM
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#40 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sacramento , Nor*caL
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| you must be ric to be able to take a new 15+k car and rape it and make it pretty much unfeasible to use. if u want a track car there's much better , cheaper , faster cars available. | |
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