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Old 01-11-2005, 02:38 PM   #1
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a few pics for the guys hassling me for more pics. sat the bar on to make sure the new brackets line up.
just pretend the headlights are fitted and the car is clean
im going to modify the bar further so the ea grille remains.
a few more layers of fibreglass, some filler and a spray and it'll be ready to go ;)



hmm, theres another couple of pics but photobucket is being stupid, i'll load them later.
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Old 01-11-2005, 02:40 PM   #2
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looks like a good job on the repairs.
should look good with the EA grill, i much prefer the EA grill then the GT style one.
still matches the rest of the kit alright too ;)
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Old 01-11-2005, 02:46 PM   #3
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looking good
are you going to put fog lamps in the holesin the bumper?
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Old 01-11-2005, 02:48 PM   #4
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probably not, dont really have a need for them. probably make up some kind of CAI.
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Old 01-11-2005, 03:17 PM   #5
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yeah i was thinking that also
would sorta be like ram power on a bike(well not really)
have to figure out how to have dual CAI
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Old 01-11-2005, 03:22 PM   #6
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It looks great.
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Old 01-11-2005, 03:33 PM   #7
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that looks ace monty, i like them fronts, love huge scoops
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Old 01-11-2005, 05:26 PM   #8
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CAI is easy on that bar! just run the pipes to the to outer holes on the front, and please put the lights in the bar, they look sick
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Old 01-11-2005, 05:45 PM   #9
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If your painting the bar soon, would it be worth doing the door moulds as well? Dont know how much work is involved. But yeah, that bar is looking really nice.

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Old 01-11-2005, 05:52 PM   #10
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Looks like a Landau without the headlights :P

Loving the windscreen-mounted plate too! Could be the next VL trend?

That bar's going to look awesome when you've tidied it up!

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Old 01-11-2005, 06:06 PM   #11
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You have done a nice job. Its not over the top, looks almost original

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Old 01-11-2005, 06:24 PM   #12
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should run some ducts to the front brakes!
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Old 01-11-2005, 08:13 PM   #13
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lookin good ther monty
BUT MINES BETTER!!!lol
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Old 01-11-2005, 08:21 PM   #14
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lol i read the post title and thought u were building a bar in ur house or something im thinkin good work!!!

looks good mate well done;)
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Old 01-11-2005, 08:28 PM   #15
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Looks awesome Phil.
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Old 01-11-2005, 10:42 PM   #16
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looks ace phil!
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Tell Me Again Phil Why Your Doing This?
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coz i have nothing else to do, shav.

apart from get the EF running properly, and finish the coupe lol ;)

that and the front bar set me back $30, and the rest of the kit was basically free

the door moulds will be sprayed at the same time as the bar. the door handles and mirrors are staying black, for a bit of contrast.
Thanks for the compliments guys
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Old 02-11-2005, 12:43 AM   #19
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another couple of pics:



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looks prime.
nice numberplate aswell :P
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its gonna look awesome when you get it painted up and everything. Put in some headlights and repeater lol
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dammmmmnn that looks mad as man, keep it up!
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Looks good.
What is the bar?
You can still use your holes in the bar for spotlights and CAI.
I put a set in my front bar last week.
The air gets around them nicely.
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the bar is a gt copy, i've just got the bonnet closed down over it with the ea grille still attached
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You should shave the GT grille off and just keep the EA one.
Looks heaps better, and it would be different.

Narva make a good small spot light.
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coz i have nothing else to do, shav.

apart from get the EF running properly, and finish the coupe lol ;)

that and the front bar set me back $30, and the rest of the kit was basically free

the door moulds will be sprayed at the same time as the bar. the door handles and mirrors are staying black, for a bit of contrast.
Thanks for the compliments guys
Ahh, now I understand. It does look good mate, dont get me wrong. It just surprises me that you would do this as I thought you were a 'classic, not plastic man'. :P

Come to think of it now mate, a bigger set of wheels would compliment the kit very nicely. Not that I have anything against the AU2 17's but they look a tad small with the kit on. A set of 19's on a tha car with this kit would make you salivate! It would just set the car off and make it look a bit more original. That's just my constructive opinion mate. Well done though.
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im going to modify the bar further so the ea grille remains.
yeah im going to cut the top of the bar so i can keep the ea grille, it looks more aggressive IMO.

Shav, yeah i'm more into the classic, i'm only doing stuff to the EB because its costing me next to nothing. (not taking funds away from the coupe)
19's would be cool, but the AU2's are there to stay.
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Seems as though everyone is doing front bar modifications at the moment. good work looks great
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im only doing mine because the front needed fixing up anyway, as i drove into a tree lol....
when i went to the wrecker to get a replacement front bar, i saw the gt bar and grabbed it.
i picked up some body filler lastnite, will do some more work this weekend
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im only doing mine because the front needed fixing up anyway, as i drove into a tree lol....
Funny how that sounds similar to my excuse aswell....
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