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Old 02-25-2016, 01:01 AM
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Very smart build.
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You finally got it. Congrats! Car looks great. I like the trim - I thought about getting it on my carmine red, but I chickened out.
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Nice!

^^^ what makes it 'smart'?
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Fellow rennlisters with white, carmine red, and guards red together




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Very nice
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Originally Posted by BryanCO
Nice!

^^^ what makes it 'smart'?
I commented it is smart because Joe hit the major items (LWB and base leather), yet didn't load the car up with a bunch of options that aren't necessary. He also managed to make the car have a unique looking interior for very little money (painted trim). Leather on the center console instead of painted trim also ensured the other painted trim wasn't too much. Silver belts are subtle yet nice to look at too.

Very well done IMO. I give this A+. Both visually and financially.
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Looks good. I thought painted trim was more expensive than that. But did you raise your car up at all? Maybe it's just something about the angle or lighting of your pics, but I swear that car looks a little higher up than I'm used to seeing. Both the wheel gap and ride height seem a squidge more significant than normal to me.
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Originally Posted by vantage
I commented it is smart because Joe hit the major items (LWB and base leather), yet didn't load the car up with a bunch of options that aren't necessary. He also managed to make the car have a unique looking interior for very little money (painted trim). Leather on the center console instead of painted trim also ensured the other painted trim wasn't too much. Silver belts are subtle yet nice to look at too.

Very well done IMO. I give this A+. Both visually and financially.
Thanks man! You pretty much read my mind! That was my exact thought process when I chose the options!
A friend told me it takes a few tries before you learn how to get the whole p-car config process right.

The weird thing is I didn't want the passenger luggage net, but it still came with the car....?
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Originally Posted by vantage
I commented it is smart because Joe hit the major items (LWB and base leather), yet didn't load the car up with a bunch of options that aren't necessary. He also managed to make the car have a unique looking interior for very little money (painted trim). Leather on the center console instead of painted trim also ensured the other painted trim wasn't too much. Silver belts are subtle yet nice to look at too.

Very well done IMO. I give this A+. Both visually and financially.
Ah. My car was spec'ed with a similar approach...
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Rocket,
Could be the angle of the photo like you said. I did have another white GT4 next to mine and his car definitely riding higher than mine. Coilover bodies are threaded so some cars might be set higher than others.
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Originally Posted by RocketGuy3
Looks good. I thought painted trim was more expensive than that. But did you raise your car up at all? Maybe it's just something about the angle or lighting of your pics, but I swear that car looks a little higher up than I'm used to seeing. Both the wheel gap and ride height seem a squidge more significant than normal to me.
I think it's the direct flash and the straight angle shot playing tricks - it highlights the interior of the wheel wells and the ground underneath the car.
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Great build and great pictures!
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Originally Posted by rk-d
I think it's the direct flash and the straight angle shot playing tricks - it highlights the interior of the wheel wells and the ground underneath the car.
You're probably right. I thought of that when looking at the pics, but I thought the car looked a tiny bit taller even in the last few side-by-side pics.

Probably all in my head... But I would get it if someone wanted to raise it just a tad, heh. Would probably make a nice difference in terms of scraping that front lip.
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Love the contrasting difference between GR/CR. It's like Venous vs. Arterial blood.

Great build on hitting the key points and still managing to keep it close to $90k. Can't wait to see this thing at Laguna Seca.


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