Here she is!!!

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mazdaman
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I have chimed in a few times in a few threads... Now it's time to post my ride...









Enjoy!


progman
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flat black, nice.

What is that alien near your exhaust pvc connection thing?

mazdaman
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progman wrote:flat black, nice.

What is that alien near your exhaust pvc connection thing?
Some thermal wrap... The last tube melted from the manifold heat

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nvrplzd240
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Looks good man

What color is in her future?

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themadscientist
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somebody squiggled permanent marker all over you license plate, the bastard!Flat black, very industrial, me likes.

mazdaman
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nvrplzd240 wrote:Looks good man

What color is in her future?
I may sand it down and add a couple coats of clear to seal the deal...
themadscientist wrote:somebody squiggled permanent marker all over you license plate, the bastard!Flat black, very industrial, me likes.

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ilovecoupes
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what happend to your side skirts, or lack there of?

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turbo-sil40
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Why is it that everyone that has a CA in their ride the body or shell is terrible.

maik21
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hahahaha , lol.. im to ... but sometimes the is expensive for some one to do a swap.. and its better has a great motor, than a great exterior !!!

progman
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A lot of people who choose the CA do so because it's less cost than the SR. I might go as far as saying that they choose a car in poor condition because it's less money as well.
Modified by progman at 2:43 PM 6/11/2007

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rico05
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Not all of us are that way. I can think of two CA-ed S13s that have been good enough for NICO Ride of the Month. And only one was mine

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superJoy
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Good to see ya over here man. (we're all texasnissans.com whores)
progman wrote:A lot of people who choose the CA do so because it's less cost than the SR. I might go as far as saying that they choose a car in poor condition because it's less money as well.
For every half-assed CA-swap I've seen, I've seen three SR's just the same. And most of the CA guys at least do the damn swap themselves.

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turbo-sil40 wrote:Why is it that everyone that has a CA in their ride the body or shell is terrible.
you haven't looked to hard then...

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rico05
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SuperJoy's will be hella clean when he in done. I need paint. And a new windshield. Both are in the works.

mazdaman
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turbo-sil40 wrote:Why is it that everyone that has a CA in their ride the body or shell is terrible.
Wait... You're joking, right? Aside from needing an actual paint job, some repair on the front lip, and me to put the skirts on, what's wrong with the body?

Point out to me these terrible features you speak of, my friend, cause I would really like to see 'em

pocketrocket
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there aren't any.. that is a beautiful nissan and a nice clean swap as well. i'm impressed. two thumbs up for ya.

hopefully my future ca b12 is in that condition too

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superJoy
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mazdaman wrote:Point out to me these terrible features you speak of, my friend, cause I would really like to see 'em
Only problem I see on the body is that foam POS laying on your hatch lid. Mine met the dumpster the week I got my car...

Yours is 5-lug right? You need some Hot Wheels Sixty-Eight's--17x9+0 rollin' in chrome. Discount Tire @ $169 each, natch.

mazdaman
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superJoy wrote:Only problem I see on the body is that foam POS laying on your hatch lid. Mine met the dumpster the week I got my car...

Yours is 5-lug right? You need some Hot Wheels Sixty-Eight's--17x9+0 rollin' in chrome. Discount Tire @ $169 each, natch.
OK, you got me on that one

I need to find a halfway tasteful spoiler/wing to put in it's place

Maybe some different wheels as well...

mazdaman
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pocketrocket wrote:there aren't any.. that is a beautiful nissan and a nice clean swap as well. i'm impressed. two thumbs up for ya.

hopefully my future ca b12 is in that condition too
Thanks... Although I can't take the credit for the swap.. That was already in there

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turbo-sil40
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Let me guess big guy that friday and saturday night are not your two loneliest nights, with a fat ride like your specimen.You said "here she is" like you were about to unveil a D1 drift machine or something.All I meant by my first comment was that WE need to start to take more time and care when we put our cars together. Most of the time when I see pics posted here the car looks as though it was thrown together over night, adding to the fact that everyone thinks CA swaps suck and are for the peeps that cant afford a real swap like an SR. Thats all i meant by that.

ragenasian
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looks good, and it seems that another CA picture thread is in order to show that not all of our cars are thrown together If it runs and drives and it has a CA who cares what it looks like

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c-rad
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turbo-sil40 wrote:...adding to the fact that everyone thinks CA swaps suck and are for the peeps that cant afford a real swap like an SR. Thats all i meant by that.
Or don't even know what a CA is.

mazdaman
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turbo-sil40 wrote:Let me guess big guy that friday and saturday night are not your two loneliest nights, with a fat ride like your specimen.You said "here she is" like you were about to unveil a D1 drift machine or something.All I meant by my first comment was that WE need to start to take more time and care when we put our cars together. Most of the time when I see pics posted here the car looks as though it was thrown together over night, adding to the fact that everyone thinks CA swaps suck and are for the peeps that cant afford a real swap like an SR. Thats all i meant by that.
Does mine look like it was thrown together overnight? The point(s) of your statements are clouded by the sarcasm

Whatever I suppose, some will like it, others won't

mazdaman
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c-rad wrote:
Or don't even know what a CA is.
I get that alot too... Somebody will ask if it's an RB, I say, no, it's a CA... They then give me the deer-in-headlights look.


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