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Old 12-20-2009 | 06:23 PM
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Wow CF hood and Cf rear decklid, very nice! Welcome to the fold!

Did you replace the rear stone guards? They look very matte in comparison to the paintwork?

What offsets are the wheels F/R? Love them!
Old 12-20-2009 | 06:28 PM
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Beautiful car! Black is one of the colors that can really pull off the "raw" carbon fiber bonnet. Nicely put together
Old 12-20-2009 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by vhanzon
Wow CF hood and Cf rear decklid, very nice! Welcome to the fold!

Did you replace the rear stone guards? They look very matte in comparison to the paintwork?

What offsets are the wheels F/R? Love them!
I have not replaced the guards... I don't like 'em... I wish we didn't need 'em...

You know, I asked Fabryce what the actual offsets are, and he told me standard GT3... I'll try to find out #'s...

He initially made these for the newer GT3s and when I heard about them, He let me test fit a front and rear... They are exactly what I wanted... one piece, fully forged, lightweight, TUV approved,... I also installed a H&R DRS spacer kit on the front for visual purposes mostly... 7mm per side... to match the look of the aggressive rears... I also stretched 225s and 295s to go for that "look"...

AND no, they do not rub at any time...

As for the carbon fiber... I had all pieces (hood, decklid and wing) painted with a "candy black" to tint them alittle darker black... the effect is really cool... looks black from 10 feet, but when you walk up and look at it, you can see the carbon fiber weave.. especially in direct sun... It's also difficult to photograph!!!
Old 12-20-2009 | 07:27 PM
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Very nicely done
Old 12-21-2009 | 12:11 PM
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Sweet Car! We met at Cars and Coffee a couple of months ago. Nice to see you on the list. Now we need to see you at Auto Cross and see that car in action! See you soon. Contact me anytime if you want the info.
Old 12-21-2009 | 02:57 PM
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very nice...i like everything you've done with your car...the wheels are awesome.
Old 12-21-2009 | 05:10 PM
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Very cool...gives me a serious case of the I wants...
Old 12-21-2009 | 06:19 PM
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Very nice car!! The wheels I like very much! Thanks for posting!
Old 12-21-2009 | 06:32 PM
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Tks for posting more pics, you have solved my problem of what pedals to get. I wanted a large gas pedal that was smooth and the Ultimate pedals has that.



Cheers,
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Old 12-21-2009 | 07:51 PM
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Beautiful car!

Love the Misano's also, but too firm for my ***!

I'm surprised that those gorgeous wheels are GT3 offsets and still fit without rubbing - the C4s has a much lower rear offset (some 20mm+). Guess the stretch make all the difference.

Very cool car.
Old 12-21-2009 | 09:03 PM
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CF lids? Are you freakin' kiddin' me?!

Awesome job on the car. Very nice!



The stone guards should just about disappear... new guards can make an amazing difference.
Old 12-22-2009 | 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ofd
Tks for posting more pics, you have solved my problem of what pedals to get. I wanted a large gas pedal that was smooth and the Ultimate pedals has that.



Cheers,
Geoff
I actually got in on a ultimate pedals rennlist group buy!!.. I think about 2 years ago?!!

The setup I got:

GAS, w/ heel toe ext. upper left side, frosted, smooth, w/o grip inserts
FOOTREST, frosted, smooth, w/o grip inserts
BRAKE & CLUTCH, frosted, anti-slip, w/o grip inserts....
Old 12-22-2009 | 06:47 AM
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Beautiful.

I need a hood -- how does the Getty CF one fit? Sometimes it's hard to tell in pictures. And how does the latch work? Can you take a pic of that by any chance?
Old 12-22-2009 | 09:47 AM
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I keep going back and looking at this. Awesome car. I love the Misanos and wheels, like most other who have posted. Looks like you have taken some good measures for weight reduction - do you know the current weight?

Stick a 350+ hp 9M engine in there and you may have the perfect car

Oh, and it that the factory RS hood prop on the rear? Can you show how it's mounted? Thanks.
Old 12-22-2009 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by bart1
I keep going back and looking at this. Awesome car. I love the Misanos and wheels, like most other who have posted. Looks like you have taken some good measures for weight reduction - do you know the current weight?

Stick a 350+ hp 9M engine in there and you may have the perfect car

Oh, and it that the factory RS hood prop on the rear? Can you show how it's mounted? Thanks.
Thank you so much...
And yes, I'm very into dropping weight... it's noticeable once you drop more and more... AND the C4S as you know is heavier to start with...
When I Corner-Balance and align I try to do it with exactly a half tank of gas... because then I feel I'm right in the middle of that variable lump of weight 5 gallons equals 35lbs...

so 2990 at a half tank...

As for the power... I'm in the same boat as every NA 993... noticable power upgrades are too expensive.. I've thought about all of the obvious, 3.8L... TPC supercharger... aftermarket turbos...

But I'm actually very happy with the way the car drives right now..

As for the rear prop... just a piece of aluminum tube... I actually did try to see if I can use a RS one back there but you can't... I'm still workin on that one...


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