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Installed Spoon Strut Bar and a cooling plate. Friend of mine was selling his for an unpassable deal even though the car doesn’t benefit from a strut bar at all. The engine bay is coming together nicely and both pieces really tidy it up.

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032321 Always felt the car was so dark inside cruising at night. Some footwell lights as “ambient” lighting. Can’t wait to drive with these on.

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031921

Enjoying the weekend with the car top down

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031821 Korean BBQ post alignment and driveshaft install. Car drives like a dream now and I can fully enjoy cruising. Friend’s red F80 parked next.

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031821

Foggy morning and some 2x4′s needed to get out of my driveway. Drove the car to work today for alignment and driveshaft spacers afterwards.

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031721

The headlights weren’t in the best condition ever since I got the car and I decided before getting a new set, I should at least try to restore it. Without the work of wet sand, I compounded and polished them and the results were way better than I thought they would come out. Unfortunately towards the top of both lenses, there are scratches/mico-cracking that I just can’t get out with those methods. A wet sand treatment would be needed in order to remove but I can’t complain with the results for the amount of time I spent just compound and polishing.

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031221 - 031421

Three days working on this suspension cause I kept messing things up. A lowering fork needed to be installed on the rear to have them dropped lower since stock Ohlins’ rears won’t have the car sit flush. Sunday was a fail and cut short since it was cold out and when I had the rear passenger coilover out, removing the stock fork felt impossible to take out. Monday I was able to figure out a way to leverage the fork off and install them on both sides. While adjusting to my desired height, I realized I messed up the preload and on Tuesday I had to correct it. Third photo is the how the car sat without any height adjustments which was insanely tucked and looked good. Wish I could run that but I just can’t be that low. Height was adjusted for the car to be pretty flush. Also bought a jack this weekend which will be used a lot.

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030722 Car wash for TE3/7 day

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030621

Though I was nervous driving around without an alignment and the vibrations, I can’t get over how lowering the car and new wheels changed the entire look of the car. The rear needs some better fitment but overall happy.

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030521

Long waited install. Coils and wheels have been sitting around for months (since about October). This install was my first time really working on my car and with the guidance and help from my friend John and others, I learned a lot today. A bolt on the ball joint and forgetting to torque down the top bolt on every coilover made the install way longer than it needed to be but it was very rewarding in the end. After the install, the car rode great until I got up to speed and learned I needed to get driveshaft spacers. It’s a common need for lowered S2000′s as the car will vibrate under acceleration which can become annoying to ride in. Shortly after getting home I ordered some EVS driveshaft spacers to throw onto the car along with setting an alignment appointment.

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0222222

After using the Renegade Motorsports Extended Shift Knob, I went back to the OEM knob. I miss the notchy feeling of this shifter.

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Random photo during the summer

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122121

Random R33 GTST at the mall parking lot

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110721

Prep-work for wide wheels & tires. The fender roller I borrowed was broken which wasted a lot of time trying to source a new one but in the end, the quarters worked out Brian working on the rear quarters

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04??21 (probably sometime in April) Friend bought an ap2 shortly after I did Contax T2 Portra 400

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Car meet in Brooklyn next to a RHD Supra.