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Offline kantkwit

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Another new guy
« on: December 11, 2014, 12:51:27 AM »
Hello,
I've just registered after reading this forum for months. I'm just an old guy with a great little car. This forum is full of great information and I enjoy checking out the mods. I mostly just keep mine clean, waxed, and maintained. I've put it up for the winter now, so I'll be counting the days until the dogwoods bloom. Driving this car is one sweet way to enjoy the Ozarks. I just did a brake upgrade so I may mod a little.



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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2014, 01:09:08 AM »
Looks great!
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2014, 07:15:30 AM »
Welcome to the forum.  Car looks awesome.  Very clean
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2014, 08:22:57 AM »
Welcome aboard!  I agree this forum is a wealth of knowledge and always has been.

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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2014, 09:10:06 AM »
Welcome to the forum and the car really does look great. Careful with the mods though, once you start it's hard to stop!   :D
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2014, 09:31:22 AM »
Quote from: kantkwit on December 11, 2014, 12:51:27 AM
Hello,
I've just registered after reading this forum for months. I'm just an old guy with a great little car. This forum is full of great information and I enjoy checking out the mods. I mostly just keep mine clean, waxed, and maintained. I've put it up for the winter now, so I'll be counting the days until the dogwoods bloom. Driving this car is one sweet way to enjoy the Ozarks. I just did a brake upgrade so I may mod a little.





Oh, Wow...you are blessed indeed, what a sweetheart!  Welcome to the forum Scott!
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2014, 11:19:53 AM »
Welcome to the forum, enjoy the ride.
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2014, 02:07:24 PM »
Now that looks sweet - makes me rethink the red I did.  Silver calipers with black gxp decals.  Gonna change mine me thinks.
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2014, 07:18:44 PM »
Welcome, nice clean ride.  FIY, it's against forum rules to stop at just one mod. ;)
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2014, 07:42:59 PM »
Nice looking car, reminds me of what mine used to look like :)
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2014, 08:36:35 PM »
Quote from: Critterman on December 11, 2014, 07:42:59 PM
Nice looking car, reminds me of what mine used to look like :)

Your's could look like that again too if Mike came back and cleaned it for you again.
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2014, 10:18:35 PM »
Thanks for the warm welcome.

I actually did another "mod" while doing the brakes. Since I had the wheels off, I thought I should clean the backs up a little. There were some tar spots and some leftover wheel weight glue on them. Being kinda shadetree, I put a little gas on a rag and went after it. Turns out gas will take the paint off the back off the wheel. Not a bad thing. I stayed at it and this was the result.


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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2014, 10:28:56 PM »
From one old guy to another welcome,great looking car  just be very careful because these cars and modding  them becomes very addicting I know I'm hooked !
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2014, 07:46:05 PM »
Quote from: Sol Asylum on December 11, 2014, 08:36:35 PM
Your's could look like that again too if Mike came back and cleaned it for you again.

Do you suppose that is why he keeps taking all these overseas assignments?
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2014, 07:47:21 PM »
Quote from: kantkwit on December 11, 2014, 10:18:35 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome.

I actually did another "mod" while doing the brakes. Since I had the wheels off, I thought I should clean the backs up a little. There were some tar spots and some leftover wheel weight glue on them. Being kinda shadetree, I put a little gas on a rag and went after it. Turns out gas will take the paint off the back off the wheel. Not a bad thing. I stayed at it and this was the result.




Yeap chrome on the back as well once you clean the finish off of them.   You might want to clearcoat them so that the stay like that
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big brake kit, slotted/drilled Rotors w/Porterfield pads & blue juice, Backbone, Probeam, Cross Strut Brace Underhood, trunk, & door Lights, ZOK suspension
JPM Center console, door inserts, & dash Seat bolster & lumbar support
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Re: Another new guy
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2014, 10:56:17 PM »
Quote from: Critterman on December 12, 2014, 07:46:05 PM
Do you suppose that is why he keeps taking all these overseas assignments?

Now that you mention it...
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