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Old 02-20-2014, 01:54 PM
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finally got the GT3 back "home".... and it makes a very poor snow plow! hahaha..





really great car however, the power curve is very interesting as it can be daily driven with ease and no hassle (clutch is heavy but not bad at all...) and then you get on the car and it wakes up with passion... Hopefully can find someone to make a seat rail that sits a little lower (possibly just rear lower to create incline/more headroom)... other than that the car needs no mods but will get them anyways!

taking it into the dealer monday for 21 item long list of warranty fixes.. but overall loving the car..



here was my road trip, not even one problem along the trip... but noticed my front driver tire doesn't heat up as much as front passenger, and my rear passenger heats up more than driver rear. (maybe have it corner balanced?)




anyone know the previous owner? i was told his last name was Salazar and he was from houston.
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this is the least rewarding "I picked it up" thread ever! need more pics... more everything... do it.
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Looks like your stallion was rode hard and put away wet! Didn't those people down in Texas "learn" you anything?

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ballsy time of year to drive north.

congrats!
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Originally Posted by PasPar2
this is the least rewarding "I picked it up" thread ever! need more pics... more everything... do it.
sorry, i had pics in my other thread, didn't wanna be redundant.. here are some i just uploaded... ill look thru phone for better ones.

only downside to the GT3 is it can be a little noisy on some rough backroads... so i had my trusty set of ultimate ears customs to help on the noise... worked out perfectly!




























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Old 02-20-2014, 03:27 PM
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Hood ornament? Nice car btw.
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Old 02-20-2014, 03:32 PM
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Hood ornament? Nice car btw.
the one time i wish i had a front plate... would have bought the smaller set and mounted to the front for the remainder of the trip!.
Old 02-20-2014, 03:57 PM
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Glad everything worked out for you, and made it back with out any problems. Some great looking photos along the way
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thats great. love the Photos too.
I love Austin. I drove mine from La to Dallas


What tires do you have?
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Originally Posted by ECS Tuning
Glad everything worked out for you, and made it back with out any problems. Some great looking photos along the way
no problems at all, left door open when i arrived to ohio and had a flat battery the following day however (passed out and forgot to go down and get rest of stuff out of car. lol)

Originally Posted by kosmo
thats great. love the Photos too.
I love Austin. I drove mine from La to Dallas


What tires do you have?
Michelin Pilot Sport N2? (im not sure if theirs another name, they just say sport and n2 on side)

going to add some sottozero serie 2 "240" to the HRE i have if it continues to snow badly here.
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Riley, if you find a way to lower these seats with out messing up the air bag sensors...PLEASE let me know...as you can guess I am pretty crammed in my car.
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Riley, if you find a way to lower these seats with out messing up the air bag sensors...PLEASE let me know...as you can guess I am pretty crammed in my car.
will do.. the sensors are always under the cushion above the fiberglass/carbon.. so it should be as simple as getting a new rail built with lower hole to bolt in.
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Congrats Riley. Bringing it to Mid Ohio this spring?
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Originally Posted by scott40
Congrats Riley. Bringing it to Mid Ohio this spring?
i'm in cincinnati now... will be all year... office is in mount adams, 1118 st gregory.
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Well done.


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