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    Wat! You're selling the NA. Will you be keeping the Wat's as secondary wheels or not? Sad to see the Mariner go though. That thing is simply drop-dead gorgeous.

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    Yes, the NA is going away. I sold the Watanabes in '11 or '12.

    Regarding the bushings, I think the IL Motorsports bushings are an attractive option. My SuperPros on the NA are softer than the Energy Suspension bushings, and I didn't experience the squeaking over the past 8 years that some Energy-equipped cars have had. I'm not driving anywhere near 10/10ths at the track or on the street, so I would likely go the IL route. I prefer to buy an addition set of arms and refurbish them to that degree, then swap them out. I will probably do the same for the differential mounts as well.

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    The IL bushings are pretty nice. Perfect solution for a street car in my opinion. Especually if you want new rubber bushings without paying OEM bushing prices. I've heard and read about SM guys wanting high mileage stock bushings because they're stiffer from age/miles, not sure how true any of that is. When I replaced mine at around 180k I didn't notice any severe wear or damage of the stock bushings. And I don't think it has much bearing, but from barehanded feel, the IL's seemed stiffer than than my high mile stockers. Makes sense when taking into account being advertised as 30% stiffer than OEM.

    Thinking back on it, I wish I had a durometer to actual measure the difference when I swapped them out.

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    Alignment complete. The shop I use allows me to sit in the car. 1/2 tank of fuel.



    Picked and installed matching vents to the center stack trim. This pleases me.




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    Speaking of eyeball vents, I made a quick video removing one from a spare NB dash I have laying around. This is how I just replaced mine. It was just two old plastic wallet cards. One is my expired NASA membership, the other is similar to the thickness of a credit card. Probably a good idea NOT to use a credit card as the embossed numbers may cause damage and this trick may damage the card.

    Anyways...

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    Yes, Babygurl, YES!!!

    Gonna need a top-off, full interior from behind shot... pronto

    Also, any possibility of some accentuating gauge faces from Rev?

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    I did a thing.

    Maybe in the spring.

    I do have plans for gauges. I would like silver rings around them.

    Which NB models came with silver gauge rings? I don’t remember.
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    Well! Wat a problem. I am well behind on your wheel options. Wat a mistake on my behalf. Wat a sad thing. Oh well. An NB can be made sexy as hell anyway with a person whom seems to make any car sexy af. Kung Fu Cars (KFC) ar the best.

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    I see wat you did there. ;)

    Thanks for the replies and following along!

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    What Tony said. This car looks stunning! EU spec NB2s came with OEM metallic rings around the 2 main gauges. I have seen them in polished and satin finish; my car came with the satin ones. Oh, and I happen to have an AWD panel, a set of KGW rings and a JDM NB RD cluster up for grabs

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    I did a thing.

    Thanks Harry, I'm looking for the satin ones. The AWD cluster you are selling is lovely, but not my style. I am leaning towards the Rev "FC" version, red lighting.
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    The satin ones look perfect with the OEM satin vent rings and door handles. I removed mine for the sake of a KGW setup (which I plan to change in favour of some AWD rings), but I intend to keep it in case I ever want to return the car in its' original state. I can look out for another set for you though, they can be had really cheap here, although I believe they should be relatively easy to get them in US as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kung fu jesus View Post
    Picked and installed matching vents to the center stack trim. This pleases me.



    minty fresh. it pleases me greatly also

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    Full-retard, ENGAGE.

    8 weeks until the start of track season, I have to get busy.

    I have some maintenance to do, but I also have to get moving on my track-worthiness.

    Ordered a plethora of parts this evening:

    Rollbar
    SFI padding
    Brake pads
    Rotors
    Brake lines
    Brake fluid
    Clutch master
    Clutch slave
    Clutch line
    Shifter rebuild kit
    Shifter boots
    Gear oil - trans
    Gear oil - diff
    Fuel filter
    Radiator
    Radiator hoses

    I may upgrade some of my driver safety components. I am considering moving to a Simpson Hybrid S to replace my Necksgen Rev2 Lite for head and neck restraints.

    My local delivery people are going to hate me. ;)

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    Added Fab9 COPs to my purchases. I had issues with my 10ae fouling cats and throwing codes from the coilpacks going lame. I see this as preventative maintenance, protection for the new cat I installed last month.

    SUPER excited! The anticipation to go through the critical systems on this car for track activities is palpable. I think it should go smoothly.

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