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Old May 3, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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Sneak peak at prototype ground kit

An adaptation of the popular "Shogun" import ground kit to a 98 TransAm.
I apologize for the crappy quality, but camera phones suck:

https://www-s1.las.uiuc.edu/proofofconcept2/1.jpg
https://www-s1.las.uiuc.edu/proofofconcept2/2.jpg
https://www-s1.las.uiuc.edu/proofofconcept2/3.jpg
https://www-s1.las.uiuc.edu/proofofconcept2/4.jpg


Undoubtedly there will be cries of "rice", but to each his own. If anything, the big mouth facilitates intercooler mounting. This isn't my car nor my kit, just thought I'd share. Preliminary pricing is said to be around $1000, but right now it's all rumor.

-Jay

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Old May 3, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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sigh.. fix the links please
Old May 3, 2004 | 04:06 PM
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Sorry, links fixed.

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Old May 3, 2004 | 05:06 PM
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AAAAAAAAAaaaauuugghh!! Kill it!! Kill it!
Old May 3, 2004 | 05:59 PM
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holy geezus.. I couldn't do that to my car. :/

no offense. :/
Old May 3, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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oh god

that's hideous

why on earth would you EVER do that to an fbody?

i'd rather drive a stock honda!!!! than drive a trans am with that nose!!

Old May 3, 2004 | 06:36 PM
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my God thats SICK...i hope he takes off all the emblems that its an F-body,and maybe people will just see it as another fast and the furious contraption.

no offense,but good god that front end is so F'in ugly,id like to see the side skirts on it...but the front end has GOT TO GO

Old May 3, 2004 | 07:02 PM
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Man that's ugly (IMHO). Anyone who puts that on a TA needs to have their head examined. I can think of better ways to facilitate a Frnt Mnt Intercooler. That look is terrible on japanes cars but is absolutely horrible on an F-bod. It dosen't go with the lines of the car at all. Well that's all I'm gonna say about it. After all a picture is worth a thousand words and these speak for themselves
Old May 3, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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There are 3 civics in the block over that have that EXACT same kit I tell ya, get me a better picture and I'll super impose them together.
Old May 3, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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Thats the Celica GTS kit . Just put a big wing spoiler in the back.
Old May 3, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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i kind of like it if you could push the top of the nose down a bit and make it a bit skinnier maybee it would work. thier is nothing for our cars and if that makes it out thier then maybee more and better things will be on the way
Old May 3, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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Hideous. The TA/Firebird looks fine as is. That is just too much. C'mon...don't ruin the F-Bod with that.
Old May 4, 2004 | 06:38 AM
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Come on guys, this body kit is for people that want to be different (just like everyone else). That is just about the worst thing I have ever seen
Old May 4, 2004 | 08:52 AM
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Looks like an imbred, four-eyed, catfish. maybe if you took out the headlight bulbs, and put in some of those small projector ones...... then it would look like a stoned, imbred, four-eyed catfish. that's one mean lookin civic though
Old May 4, 2004 | 09:51 AM
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That poor car





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