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bridge photo shoot... crappy lighting so it looks kinda all washed out, i need to go back on and overcast day. all i had was my droid camera phone.

having fun in the snow...

playing with photoshop....

more playing with photoshop... which grill would you guys prefer? thinking about custom fabricating this grill. i know tommy z was making a similar grill a while back but i didn't like how he made the center cross bar square on his. this one would be just like if the factory one had no vertical bar. my truck has a similar grill (like its factory grill just no vertical bar)

What's it look like with no bar?

I like it Jon. It's different and it looks a little meaner.

vagrant wrote:

What's it look like with no bar?

like a danko grill. lol. not my style with no bars.

AlterEgo wrote:

I like it Jon. It's different and it looks a little meaner.

I'm not sure... i think the factory one looks meaner. the modded one just looks custom and unique. that's why i can't decide.

maybe I'll just have to fab one up, prime it black and see if i like it. if i can find a cheap non chrome plated grill i might try it. if i don't like it i could just sell it.

I like it too because of the fact it is unique.

so my big mod for the winter is ordered.... excited for it but damn some parts are expensive. at least i saved 100 bux with vendor i ordered it from , their group buy was over but he gave me the group buy price anyways. i try to save up and do one nice mod per winter. last year was the coilovers, this year its the rear end.

ordered a wavetrack diff... http://www.wavetrac.net/technical.htm i should be able to put the power to use a little better coming out of corners now.

im trying to decide next mod i have a few choices in mind

Congrats Jon, how hard is the install?

Shawn1112 wrote:

Congrats Jon, how hard is the install?

one of the few things i would not do myself. Tim has given me an install price quote and i think i will take him up on that.

if you set up a rear end wrong it can grenade itself. install time should be 4 hours. not a fast install, lol. anyone wanna go watch a movie with me in Mechesney Park while they install it? lol. I'll probably get it done when its a little nicer out and can drive the car up there.

Hands down one of the sexiest chargers ive ever seen.

so i decided.... F it.... go big or go home... if I'm gonna have the diff open i might as well just put a 3.55 gear in at the same time and save money in the long run instead of doing the install twice. hope the stock axles can hold up till i can afford to upgrade those... gears are ordered. got an extra 20 bux off at summit with a coupon...

Fuck it, you only live once bro. Congrats again!!!!

thanks shawn.

Diff showed up today. just waiting on the gears to show up and some warmer weather, summit says they should ship out on the 20th. i guess they were on backorder.

gears are now here also. just got to plan an install day now...

the parts pile gets bigger....

Billet Tech throttle body cover showed up..



and another set of 315/35/20 tires.... i don't need them yet, but they go on back order every summer. so i ordered em up and paid for them ahead of time to just have sit at the shop till i need em. i might need to run the 315's on the autocross this year anyways with the 3.55 gears to get better grip. plus I'm assuming I'll burn my current tires down a few times testing out the new gears anyways... lol.

cool tb cover i want one

i probably should have got the mopar m instead of the BT logo engraved... oh well it will look nice either way. just wanted something different on it since i have plenty of SRT logos as it is.

how much clearance to you have with those 315s? my 305 35s rub when it's on a lift, but are fine on the ground.
bill

I love those TB covers. All the ones i have seen look great.

funkpolice wrote:

how much clearance to you have with those 315s? my 305 35s rub when it's on a lift, but are fine on the ground.
bill

i assume you are talking about the inner fender clearance. mine do rub the inner fender when my car is on a lift but they clear by a ton on the ground. i do have 20x10 rims with an 18mm offset. i had to roll my fenders to clear them on the outer fender since i am pretty low though.

put a few things on the car today since its nice out. i really should change out that halo but i haven't played xbox in like a month and Mass Effect 3 came out today soo... i'm gonna play that instead. lol.

Billet Tech throttle body cover...



Billet Tech "Track Rated" badge installed on top of my catch can...



carbon fiber interior dress up installed on the overhead console (a guy on the Z forum gave these to me for free. as much as i hate the Z forum it still has some awesome members)...



a more distance shot of the carbon pieces