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Black GT Sedan heading outbound on Storrow Drive this afternoon ~3:00PM. RBS grille, CBE, tinted tails... I was walking down the bike path with my finace' and her cousins.

Wow, you've been here longer than I have... Well if you haven't noticed from the 5 second glimpses in the AM, my suspension is about as modified as you can get (for a street car anyways). Let me know if you have any questions! I'm sure with all the traffic that piles up on that off-ramp that I'll be seeing you regularly.

"No Kill Stories" Community Standards

It only takes one slip up to kill/injure an innocent person. Yeah, okay. Way to "take care of business"... aren't you supposed to be training to be a cop or something? No problem. Please take your videos and grudge matches to a different post, or better yet, a different forum. Thanks!

Street racing is retarded. Taping and posting on the internet, doubly so.

So who's the RBP sedan I see every so often on rt27S in Acton during the AM commute (~8:30). Got the wave this morning, so I'm guessing you're on here.

You are gonna love the T1R's... they just stick all summer long! Never heard of Fastrack... do you use them for all your service?

I figured that's where you were headed... half my company was out today for the parade. I was running wicked late, plus it was a precarious spot, or else I would have stopped to chat. You were probably pretty anxious to get going anyways... ah well. We need to have a central Mass GTG...

Okay, I'm guessing that was BIAL waiting in traffic on the Rt.2E exit 42 (rt.27) off-ramp this morning @ 8:30am. QSM, partially debadged, tinted, lip spoiler... The QSM looked really good with the overcast lighting.

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ehsnils... you are kind of missing the point. You are supposed to look for pics with the number in the image... For example, #937...http://www.wme-inc.com/images/Vacuum/HPS937%2002.jpg

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I'm on Rt.2 everyday between exit 30 and 40 (495) from 7:30-8 and 5-5:30... I live on the Leominster side of town, and only go up towards Townsend or the Fitch on occasion. I prefer the touchless car wash at the Whalon St. Exxon/Mobil, and only when I can't do it myself... No need for the air freshener, my car still smells new!

BIAL... how come i've never spotted you? Fitchburg ain't that big! I think you are making this all up!

Wow, it's hard to believe it's been over a year since I've touched this thread. The car has received a few small upgrades and I have been slowly implementing my suspension plan that I had started talking about over a year ago. First I had to put in a Cobb DA-STS which I set for the shortest throw & height possible without trimming the metal plate which secures the console trim. The shifter drastically improved the shift feel, and although it can still be notchy, I have come to appreciate the directness and the feedback that you get through the solid metal shift lever. I am hesitant to add any bushings or transmission bracing lest I ruin the feel of the shifter that the car has now. Of course, with the shorter shifter, the saggy shift boot became even more of an eyesore. Not only that, but the material would rub on 1-2 shifts which was very annoying. That problem was solved with a pair of Redline Goods boots. I ordered the 2 boots & armrest cover, in Black/Perf. Black, with a matching stitch. The shift boot was ordered to be 2.5" shorter than stock, and I think it's perfect. The color combination works great with the black interior as well, and never looks out of place in any lighting conditions. I also added some Stanza eyelines to the car to tone down the chrome "blinginess" that resulted from clearing the headlights. The paint match was perfect and installation was easy using the supplied double sided foam tape. The look with these eyelines is very subtle, and I have toyed with removing it since it doesn't really add much to the overall look. However, I don't want to risk damaging them and since I don't feel too strongly either way, I'm going to leave them on a bit longer. The weekend of April 20th was Round 1 for my suspension install, which consists of the following, evolving list of parts: Koni Dampers Swift Springs Spec.B Front Control Arms, Rear Trailing Arms, and Rear Upper Links AVO Offset LCA Bushings Whiteline Roll-Center Correction Kit 4BoxParts Adjustable Lateral Links AVO RSB Mounts Cusco Lower Arm Bars (Front & Rear) The shock/spring install was surprisingly straight-forward and within 2 leisurely days, my buddy and I had it all together. We ran into a stumbling block with removing the ball joints from the steering knuckles, so I decided to put some time on just the shocks/springs and return for Round 2 after a few weeks. Round 2 finally happened on Memorial Day weekend. I approached the day with a lot of apprehension... this time, failure was not an option! I had come up with a variety of methods to try and extract the stubborn ball joints, and gave myself 2 full days to get it done. However, all my plans were for naught against the rusty, crusty ball joints and despite my best efforts, I was unable to extract them. During the process of trying to remove the ball joint, I completely destroyed it. I ground off threads, destroyed the rubber boot, took a torch to the knuckle... you name it. By the end of day 2, I was struggling just to put the old arm back on, so I could have the car towed to a shop. Fortunately, after a $20 tow to Somerset Subaru, I was able to have the dealership put in the spec.b arms with the AVO bushings and Whiteline RC Correction Kit. Total was $300 including a full alignment... That brings me to the present... I am itching for Round 3 of my suspension install. I still have to put in the rear components, of which I expect some difficulty with removing the axle nut, so I'm going to give myself a full weekend for that. The Cusco bracing seems very straight forward, so I will likely do that while I'm under the car doing the rear components. In fact, I could have put the front bracing on during the whole ball-joint fiasco, but I was under the gun and decided against it at the time. Regarding the RSB mounts, I think I will hold off until I have picked up a swaybar as well. I am currently debating going for the JDM RSB or perhaps picking up the AVO unit or even the matched Cusco set... I'm not sure yet. My opinions of the suspension setup are dispersed amongst a few threads. Here's what I could remember: Impressions of Konis/Swifts (Starting in Post #473 and playing with settings up until post #505, which is where I'm currently at) Impressions of the LCA/Bushings/RC Kit Some pics of the car on the new setup...

never got to the trailing arms... the ball joints on my car, despite having only seen 2 mild winters, were by far the most stubborn ball joints I have ever dealt with. After 3 days, 3 friends helping, a torch, hammering, custom tools, pullers, and more hammering, we could not extract more than 1/4" of the ball joint. I am sad to say that I need to have it towed to a shop to have the rest of this work done... I'm tapped out. I'm also coming off a serious allergy/head cold and had a friend's bachelor party on saturday, so it has been a *tiring* weekend.