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      08-28-2016, 08:06 AM   #1981
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Nice! U should have asked the rest of us to head there for a sunset photo haha
I would have if you guys weren't all still driving around lost in Woodend
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      08-28-2016, 08:13 AM   #1982
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Nice! U should have asked the rest of us to head there for a sunset photo haha
I would have if you guys weren't all still driving around lost in Woodend
We were doing laps on the freeway literally! Lol
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      08-28-2016, 08:24 AM   #1983
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We were doing laps on the freeway literally! Lol
Soooo funny
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      08-28-2016, 10:06 AM   #1984
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We were doing laps on the freeway literally! Lol
Soooo funny
lucky I left after lunch i would have most definately ran out of e85 and would have been waiting for a tow truck to pick me up lol
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      08-29-2016, 04:41 AM   #1985
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Mod 67 - Performance Hand Brake and Gaiter

Matching handbrake handle finally arrived

Alcantara trim makes putting on the hand brake soft to the touch lol

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      08-29-2016, 04:43 AM   #1986
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lucky I left after lunch i would have most definately ran out of e85 and would have been waiting for a tow truck to pick me up lol
Probably need to buy some 25L fuel containers for cruises!
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      08-29-2016, 06:48 PM   #1987
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Mod 67 - Performance Hand Brake and Gaiter

Matching handbrake handle finally arrived

Alcantara trim makes putting on the hand brake soft to the touch lol

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Nice mate

Handbrake turns must feel so good now
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      08-29-2016, 06:56 PM   #1988
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Looks good bro

Should look better with new m3 steering wheel trim aswell lol did you buy it?
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      08-29-2016, 07:57 PM   #1989
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Haha socks soon you'll be getting the m3 seats too. Looks awesome!!
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      08-30-2016, 09:05 AM   #1990
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Handbrake turns must feel so good now
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      08-30-2016, 09:06 AM   #1991
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Looks good bro

Should look better with new m3 steering wheel trim aswell lol did you buy it?
No did not buy this yet.... my trim still has a few miles left in it

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      08-30-2016, 09:23 AM   #1992
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Haha socks soon you'll be getting the m3 seats too. Looks awesome!!
M3 seats???? where do you get these??
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      08-30-2016, 06:28 PM   #1993
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M3 seats???? where do you get these??
There's a black set in QLD for $2k with door trims!
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      08-31-2016, 02:55 AM   #1994
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There's a black set in QLD for $2k with door trims!
oooooooo PM me the link plz DrJ
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Just clicked over 100 pages and more than 2,000 posts!! (well at least the front page says that -I see this is post 1995). Still a credit to a great car.
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      08-31-2016, 03:02 AM   #1996
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Mod 68 - CF roof spoiler

These are not that popular, but I saw this on Inks car and it looks great (then again Inks car IS dead sexy)

Quality is top notch and took literally 5 mins to fit


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      08-31-2016, 03:12 AM   #1997
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Just clicked over 100 pages and more than 2,000 posts!! (well at least the front page says that -I see this is post 1995). Still a credit to a great car.
Thanks Miro, has been a pleasure sharing the build with the community, top bunch of people in the Aussie forum. Everyone is so friendly and willing to help out...
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      08-31-2016, 03:55 AM   #1998
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Nice Socky!

Gonna have to change your roof wrap to gloss now!
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      08-31-2016, 05:24 AM   #1999
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Nice Socky!

Gonna have to change your roof wrap to gloss now!
Yep Im going to get it painted I think
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      08-31-2016, 05:41 AM   #2000
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Nice Socky!

Gonna have to change your roof wrap to gloss now!
Yep Im going to get it painted I think
Wish they have an roof cover like this. Saw in the US someone was making this but don't know how much is it
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      09-01-2016, 01:30 PM   #2001
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Wish they have an roof cover like this. Saw in the US someone was making this but don't know how much is it
It was like $500 iirc.
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      09-01-2016, 05:06 PM   #2002
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It was like $500 iirc.
Just put this on top if your current roof and hold in place with lots of double sided tape lol
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