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[LXCHEV]

Wicked graduation photo Matt! I don't think I've seen that before, totally cool!

[MRLXSS]

And here are the final put together photos!









Rub back



And Polished!!!!

[MRLXSS]

Just worked out...

Started the rebuild on

27/12/07 and Made it to the Drag day on 15/3/08

2.5 Months! Not Bad!

[MRLXSS]

^^^ HAHAHA!! ^^^ Remember, its not what you know, its who you know!

Nah, Only one job! Most of which was at Maccas when i was doing most of the stuff to my car.

Paint and materials = about $500

Interior etc = about $1500

Other stuff (New rubbers etc) = $500

There is prob more stuff i have forgotten about... But yeh about $2500 on this rebuild minus the wheels and tyres.. that's about another $1500.

I haven't really spent massive amounts of coin on my car! I really really want to sometimes though! IF I had the money, I would spend 10k on a paint job, and 10k on a new motor!

And Marc, if i remember correctly, didn't you score your hatch for an absolute STEAL many years ago? I remember being mega mega jealous when you showed me on MSN

[MRLXSS]

And, Here are some happy snaps from the Dragday

This was the Drag day of the famous Handbags at Heathcote Race...

It was 43 Degrees that day and everyone had vapour lock issues! But we all still gave our cars hell and had a blast!

Edited by MRLXSS, 07 July 2009 - 09:08 AM.

[MRLXSS]

We build our cars to be driven! So when LXCHEV twisted my arm into attending a Skid Pan day with Eastside cruisers, i couldnt resist!

(And yes, i know... My burnouts are pathetic!)



Hmmmm, Do i smell petrol?




Maddy Enjoyed it as well.





And Some video

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=1rSj1Agps7o

And at the 3rd Drag day, the 14.7 Run

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=w_p5ulKxn7U

Edited by MRLXSS, 07 July 2009 - 09:28 AM.

[MRLXSS]

Ok,

Where was I up to?

Next thing i did, was probably lose the 4WD stance. Put some IRS commo springs in the back, and put some new springs in the front.





And a more recent interior shot.



Also now with The legends signature on the glove box!!!

Edited by MRLXSS, 08 July 2009 - 02:02 PM.

[orangeLJ]

hahaha, "new springs in the front"

that gives me the giggles.

[mr5000]

the commo irs springs are out of a vs statesman they where standard some grouse bloke gave em to matt

[MRLXSS]

Yeh, this top bloke called Ryan even delivered them for me! HAHA!

Ummm the front springs say that they are Low V8 Springs, but i think they have been compressed or something, because they sit about 1.5" lower than my old Low V8 Springs!

[mr5000]

haha we were gonna stick em in to but i think we had a beer instead

[MRLXSS]

^^^^ HAHA!! Yeah, it did go something like that! Think that was the same night you sat in the racing seats for a few hours!

[mr5000]

haha could quite possibly of been that night they are comfy didnt really wanna get up

Edited by mr5000, 08 July 2009 - 07:26 PM.

[Guns n roses]

haha.go beer!!mrlxss ull love the 1s for sat.mixed it up a bit!

[MRLXSS]

^^ Nice! Looking forward to fitting your new headlights and scoop Saturday too! LOL ^^

Ok, Well... About at this point in time... I couldn't really spend much more money on the car.... I needed to start saving for a house. So only little jobs got done (A lot of those ones you put off, cos they are just boring and no fun!)

So a few little jobs i did was, fix the dodgy fitting front spoiler, tidied the engine bay to be a bit more respectable. Fitted a 4 core Radiator, with AU fans that i had. Also fitted some Chassis Rail alloy plugs that Col (coolngroovy) gave me when he came down to Melbourne!







I have done a bit more work on the engine bay (Gary came over a couple of times, and we cleaned up the wiring more and touched up some paint... So ill get a pic of that soon!

Anyway, next I better add my "Street Machine" write-up

[MRLXSS]

Ok, Well it took me a few months of pestering them, but eventually it paid off! I got my car into STREET MACHINE! I sent thru a few pics and a little description of my car and they offered to put me into the "Young Guns" section.

So, Maddy and I went out and had a bit of a photoshoot with both our cars... Because we also are trying to get her car into the mag

Here are a few pics!











And of course, here is the write-up!



It was in January 2009, if any of you have it, and didn't know my car was in it!



Anyway, I got some more news on the SM front, but I will tell you more about that in a few weeks.

[mr5000]

hey matt do you no the guy at the shell in belgrave drove past the other day theres a lx 4 door stripped on the end hoist think it was in primer

[Statler]

Your sled just keeps getting better & better Matt!
Good job m8.