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Originally Posted by Flybert
It's OK that your dad was never this cool. I'm 27 and am proud to say that my dad is one of the coolest guys I know when it comes to fabrication. Why would I weld it on my own if he can use his 25 years of welding experience and put it into each and every weld he does, so take the whole "my daddy" bullshit and shove it up your ass.
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Dude I was never talking shit about your dad.
Im just more of a guy that does everything on his own, Even if my Dad could do somthing better than me I would like to do it myself, and your first comment that you left was a little rude and got under my skin.
So that why I snaped at ya
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Originally Posted by Flybert
First off, think about this. The bolts that go through the holes drilled in the front strut brackets aren't the exact same size as the bolts going through them. There is the tiniest bit of play. With your mentality why wouldn't those bolts slip and make noise while you are driving on a regular basis? It's because the bolts when tightened down hold the clamp the bracket to the spinlde and hold it in place and prevent it from slipping. The same could be said if you welded a washer on there. If he wanted to weld washers on there, he would have the force of the nut and bolts clamping the washer on to the strut bracket as well as the weld itself holding it on there It would never break. I don't think any decent welder would charge much to weld on some washers so I don't think he'll have a problem there as well.
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Yeah its a tiny bit but when he gets done its gonna be 1/2 inch or somthing of space above it. even though its clamp 1,200lbs will be pushing on that washer.
I still wouldnt trust it, that just me.
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Originally Posted by Flybert
Living in japan has left you jaded. Here in America, we cut shit, we weld shit, and trust in our own fabrication. Maybe one day you can go back to Okinawa where it's all bolt on parts and a place where most people pay to install there stuff.
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wow you dont know what your talking about when it come to how things work in Japan.
Right we dont modify anything over there cuz they have bolt in SR20's Kits in to AE86's with V-Mount set ups
Other ppl may do that pay for that shit but not me
I am the ONLY person to touch any of my cars.
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Originally Posted by Flybert
What does this have to do with his question? He already committed to 18's with tall tires and a bodykit with stock suspension. It's ugly but it's what he has chosen to do. Maybe buying coilovers isn't an option seeing how he's trying to come up with some cheap ways of making this setup work. Isn't that shit obvious?
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So why rush it I'd rather roll on stockies than 18's with stock suspension, having 18's on it with tires aint gonna give you better handling over a good pair of coils, even drag racing your gonna have a retarded amount of wheel hop
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And knocking on this guys car when you drive this? Stock looking wheels, smurf blue paint, sunken battleship stance up front, and a sil80 of all things. Sil80's were only cool in the 90's pal. Guess you didn't get that memo.
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Paint: First of all its a rattle can paint job, I care more about performace than how my car looks and I dont remember Smurfs being this dark of a blue.
Id rather have a car that mechaincally fuctional than a good looking car that doesnt carry its own weight.
Rims: My dirft rims, Im waiting to finish my Engine and Suspension before I worry how its gonna look, I dont know how things work over there but paint and rims dont add power.
The Slivia front: You obliviouly dont know why ppl use it, the Slivia front is ligher then the 180SX front end and cheaper to get replacements (in Japan) and better air flow for the Radiator
You see I got the lights for free, I actually had the whole front end but I couldnt mail it home
Did you live is Japan??? I did. and the Silvia front end is still popular there.
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Originally Posted by Flybert
Here's a picture of what people in America do to convert their front suspension into an adjustable coilover suspension. If we all thought like you, every corolla owner that does this would be scared that the welds are going to break because the "weight of the entire front of of the car" is on it. OMG, every corolla owner is going to die. Just because you didn't do it to your 4x4 corolla in japan doesn't mean you know what you are talking about.
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Yes Im very aware of the T3 coil over conversions
well my 1983 brackets seem to hold very well, I never had a problem with any of that shit. seeing that it was my DD and drift car.
Again you dont know what your talking about, have you seen the roads in Okainawa? No? the main roads are awsome but then it comes to the neigborhoods and back roads if you got a lowered car and aero, your fucked. I actually destroyed the front bumper at the hight it was at.
Have you tried to find suspension parts in Okinawa?
Its like finding parts for a GTI-R
No body gets rid of that shit.
The best I could find is a set of RS*R coils
I would have loved to get the T3's but when your DD is your only means of transportation then sending off your
front struts is not an option (especially for 2 weeks)