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Offline Forrest

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Central Florida Solstice
« on: April 06, 2010, 05:15:41 PM »
     Hello all. My name is Forrest (Thus the user name) and I live In Daytona Beach, FL. I'm 18 and recently purchased a 2007 GXP in Dark metallic Silver (Sly? I think?) with a black top. My last car was a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP.
     I've been in love with the Solstice ever since it came out. I recently found my new car at a small time dealer in Mt. Dora, and after negotiations, got my car out the door for $3,500 below what they were asking. :D
     After a few bumps in getting a loan for the remainder of the car amount (thanks to mistakes and incompetence along the way) I am due to close on the car tomorrow, April 7th. I'm already planning my modifications for the car, as I was a big DIY guy with my Grand Prix, and hopefully I may be able to help here and there with a few issues/ideas you all may have for the Solstice.
     This may sound cheesy, but I’m glad to be joining you guys, as I’ve been trolling for a long time now, and those I’ve already spoken with (Norm :) ) make this place seem like a great place to get ideas and share some of mine.
     Pics go up tomorrow, and a list of mods go up with the pics....although I'm sure from mentioning Norm y'all already have an idea of what I'm doing.  :D
« Last Edit: April 07, 2010, 03:57:22 AM by Sly Bob »
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2010, 05:31:12 PM »
Welcome aboard,

Let's see your car first  :D
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2010, 05:47:08 PM »
Haha. I can't wait for it. And thanks for the welcome :) I'll have pics up tomorrow.
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2010, 07:24:11 PM »
welcome fellow floridian
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2010, 07:29:40 PM »
 :agree: :agree: I second Dirty Mike's statement.
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2010, 07:58:17 PM »
Welcome
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2010, 08:35:47 PM »
Quote from: G8TR on April 06, 2010, 07:29:40 PM
:agree: :agree: I second Dirty Mike's statement.

Ditto
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2010, 08:52:18 PM »
Forrest-->Welcome to theKappa Performance Forum only the Best this side of anywhere and Everywhere on the Internet Hope you reach out for the Mods and friendship thats in here.
  :ghug:  Enjoy all you can learn.
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2010, 09:13:58 PM »
Welcome Aboard from the Gulf Coast!!  :cool:
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2010, 09:54:32 PM »
Welcome to the forum.  Good luck with your purchase.  So what is the Norms secret project? 
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2010, 12:54:49 AM »
Welcome to the KP!  Looking forward to the pics and the big reveal for the first mod!

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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2010, 02:45:07 PM »
Hello again! Okay. So I have my car now, and oh my goodness. 60 comes a lot faster than I imagined. Had a great drive back today from Mt. Dora with the top down, and finally fixed my mirrors while cruising the highway. I'm really looking forward to this car now especially that summer is coming :D

Don't mind the camera date :P Just to lazy to change it

My car


And my favorite part  :yay:
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2010, 02:46:52 PM »
And it's not Norm's secret project by the way lol. I was just getting sideskirts and fenders from him. But I noticed nobody had painted their hoodliner yet.... or at least there was no "How To" on it.... So I was gonna do that first, just so I could have contributed something halfway usefull haha

Edit: And I just saw the cupholder was broken -_- Looks like its time for a billet cupholder!
« Last Edit: April 07, 2010, 02:53:32 PM by Forrest »
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2010, 03:44:35 PM »
1st SGT out of LI has his hoodliner painted.  He hangs out on the bb. (big board)
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2010, 03:46:41 PM »
I'm assuming Big Board is solsticeforum.com?  :idk:
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2010, 03:49:02 PM »
Yes it is
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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: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2010, 04:03:04 PM »
This is all you can do? 2 Pictures?  :gaah:

Anyhow, congrats for the car, prepare for perma grin  :D
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2010, 04:26:38 PM »
I have a feeling Kelu, that we're going to see a lot more pictures from Forrest in the future as he completes his mods. Lookin' forward to them.  :thumbs:
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #18 on: April 07, 2010, 04:53:17 PM »
Well I was running to autozone real fast for the paint, tint, spray tint, engine enamle, and caliper paint, then work called me in, so I'll have some pictures up for you tomorrow. Just for you kulu  :thumbs: Anyways, Sly Bob, You pretty much hit the nail on the head.

Can't wait for parts to come in  :drool:

I've already spend $950  :banghead:

And forgot to look for a spoiler  :gaah:

But hey, thats what its all about, right?  :D
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #19 on: April 07, 2010, 05:59:16 PM »
For spoiler check here if you like the stock one
http://stores.ebay.com/ICS-Auto-Parts

Kelu is my name, not Kulu, means Skinhead in my language so beware  :devil:
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #20 on: April 07, 2010, 07:16:52 PM »
Welcome to the forum.
However you should have invested the 1st $500.00 in the GMPP tune, then go from there with other mods.
You could have also done Westers, Trifecta, DDM or Werks tune.
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #21 on: April 07, 2010, 10:40:24 PM »
hehe. sorry KELU. I'll get it right next time  :D

And as for the tune, the car goes plenty fast enough for me right now. I don't really need the tune, but I may look into it. Who Knows  :idk:
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2010, 08:50:11 AM »
Check ou the RK Sport spoiler.  It has humps that correspond to your humps.    There is also a bunch of other mod ideas for your car here.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3049747
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2010, 12:08:07 PM »
Quote from: Forrest on April 07, 2010, 10:40:24 PM

And as for the tune, the car goes plenty fast enough for me right now. I don't really need the tune, but I may look into it. Who Knows  :idk:

 It is never fast enough. :brnout:
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Re: Central Florida Solstice
« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2010, 12:48:16 PM »
which one means skinhead  Kelu or Kulu?   :poke:
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DDM StageIII intercooled Supercharger, Wisco ceramic coated pistons, Carrillo rods, superTech valves and Springs, Ported and polished head, Exedy Stage II Clutch,
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
Focuztech Tri-Y Header & hi-flow cat, Solo Performance SQR-2, Norm's Rear facia, Heated Seats, Blackface gau
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