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Hey everybody I'm back!!!!! I just got web service at my house this past Friday. I've been all weekend updating my website and getting all my computer issues taken care of. Ok Here is where I stand on getting these rack caps made. Getting it done befor Christmas like I wanted to aint gonna happen. T...

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First off I want to thank everyone of you for great compliments you've givin me on my car and the roof caps. I've worked very hrad to get the car in the state of modification that it's in, and I take alot of pride in the car. It's by far my favorite of all the vehicals I've owned in my lifetime. All...

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Well Devlop, My mounting system wound up being a less complicated system than I thought it would be. Good old double sided tape. I've given it the 90 MPH test and there still holding strong. I'll see how they hold up over the next few weeks befor I decide to use the same mounting method for producti...

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Well Silver_vibe it's like this:Skunk2 coilover kit....... $325.0018" Tenzo-R wheels .........$540.00Fulda 225 40 ZR18........... $530.00Having a body mod that nobody else has yet........ PRICLESS J.K. I'm lucky, making these only cost me my time. (which was alot of hours, about 70 hours start ...

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Psychobroker:I am currently checking into what it will cost to have a mold pulled off the roof rack caps I made. If all goes well, and a steady flow of interest is there, I will make the mold and produce these pieces. If the interest remains after I have made a few sets then I will more than likely ...

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I will try and take some pics tonight to show this area I'm talking about. I really wish I could have made them lower in the back but there was just no more time to fight it befor the show.

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They are fitted to the recess in the body along the sides around to the rear. I know they don't flow perfectly around the lower corner and meet with the back hatch top just right. Also the top was a tricky part to fab up and make look right. If you look at the stock roof line compared to where it ro...

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There real NOS bottles! There going in the Hyundai Tiburon were building at the shop where I work Heres a link to the Tib page on my site: http://gassaninedesigns.com/id18.htm I will now start working on pulling a mold off these caps. Once the mold is made I will start making some out of fiberglass ...

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I finally finished my roof rack filler caps I was working on. Here's some pics and a link to my website were you can view more pics.and here's the link to my website http://gassaninedesigns.com/id86.htm

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I got a set of gunmetal Tenzo R Mean6 wheels on my Abyss two tone.I chose the gunmetal over the silver Mean6, I thoght it would fit better with the dark grey plastic on my Vibe. The gun metal color is a little lighter than I'd like but I was actually thinking of doing the very thing your wanting to ...

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No luck getting the spoilers seperate through a body shop where I live. I wound up buying just the mid gate spoiler off Ebay. Dealership was charging the body shop $679.99 for both top and mid spoilers. Got mine off ebay for a little over $200.00

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Quote, originally posted by futseal04 Â»There is no replacement for displacement. Take a look at the quickest cars....funny cars or top fuel dragsters. They all use big block hemis. No four bangers....no trick technology.....just cubes and a blower. This ought to put it into perspective:* One Top Fu...

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Quote, originally posted by scherry2 Â»stick a small screw driver along the side of the lamp and lift the tab and the whole lamp will come out.You'll need to back out the adjuster screw also or just pop out the hole adjuster unit. (easier to just unscrew it though.)

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Quote, originally posted by satur9 Â»i would go with the first kit although im unsure as to weather it comes with a bottle the drop down menu list diferent bottles...why? 600 is around the going price for a full kit.the kit comes with a wide open throttle switch AND a master arming switch. once you ...

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It's not an easy job to make filler pieces. I've been working on and off on these and it's been a pain. The problem is the compound curves and angles. I have about 40 hours in getting these as close as I have them. I formed these from 20 guage sheet aluminum. I hope to have them finished and painted...

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It is possible to paint the bottom gray plastic. First you will need to remove all the parts. You will need to deep clean the surfaces with a solvent prep to remove all grease, grime, and dirt, then sand it with 80 or 120 grit sand paper. You then will have to clean the parts again then apply a prim...

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Count me and my wife in. We will be bringing our Vibe up for the meet. Can't wait to meet up with everyone.

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Fricking hilarious!!!!!!!!!! Where do I get one??????

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Hmmmmmm!!! Must check this!! Could mean making a bell crank to use at wide open throttle to really achieve wide open throttle. I wonder if the throttle position sensor will even let that happen, or if the ECU will try and counter act it moving that far. ( Like shutting ignition, or fuel pump off mom...

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maximan. It's pretty straight forward. Removing the stock airbox is the most time consuming part. Remove the battery to speed up the process a little. Let see the install pics once you get put on. Also this means you have to update you signature. You got bit by the modbug Oh by the way what is the t...

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You da man!!! The first pic I can pretty much see how they flowed the spoiler into the sides. If the inside (frontmost edge) of the spoiler where it meets the roof caps at the back, followed there shape at the same angle it should clear when the hatch is opened. (Did everyone get all that???? ) I st...

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Harry, Try looking here for a used throttle body and exhaust manifold. http://www.car-part.com/index.htm Lots of salvage yards all over the U.S. and Canada.

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Anyone who's wanting to buy a Magnaflow exhaust for there Vibe and want's to hear what it sounds like first just click the link below. MagnaFlow posted the video of my Vibe on there website. here's the link. http://www.magnaflow.com/04sound/domestic.htm scroll down to the bottom of the page and clic...

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I didn't make the sticker guy's. I bought it off ebay heres a couple links to the sellers items http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...32895 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...29420 There cheap and look really cool.

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The caution sticker is a joke. I will post a pic but I want to first say that it's just for fun and I don't want to offend anybody and if I do I'm very sorry. The battery tie down I made from 1/4 inch stainless rod and some 18 guage sheet stainless. I shaped them on the bender and sheetmetal brake a...

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Man I love that show car. You didn't hapen to get a pic of the top part of the rear hatch did you???? I'd like to see how they shaped the top so every thing cleared when the hatch is opened. Thats doable I think but it would take some work to form from aluminum. At least 3 pieces to fabricat it. I c...

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Cool man!! Looks killer. It makes the car sound wicked doesn't it?? Wait till you get a cat back system, you'll love it. I like the red accents on your engine also. I did mine in red to. Lookin killer man keep the mods comin.

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updated pic. Drivers side roof cap under construction

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I have yet to find a chip that changes the shift points on our auto tranny's. I'm still looking though.

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Does anyone know of any hop up's for the auto tranny? Maybe a manual shift valve body or a quick shift ratchet shifter? Or how about differant tourqe converters, anyone know if there's any aftermarket replacments? How about a computer mod that can change the shift points? I know with the mods I've g...

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Quote, originally posted by Thewhite Â»I just tried it. OH MY GOD, that's awesome!!!! I had a CEL, but that'S because I switch 2 things, but know everything is good. Can't wait to have my magnaflow cat back!!!You' like your CAI even better once you add the Magnaflow. It was alittle punchier on the b...

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Bad A$$ 55 man. I never get tired of Torque Thrust wheels. There awesome. Keep me posted on the progreess of the 33/34. Email me and I'll send some pics of the 33/34 we're building at our shop right now. On another note and back to the thread, It's crunch time at our shop this week so I'm not going ...

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Quote, originally posted by ebslopp Â» Do you have another project planned after this one?First off let thank all of you for the compliments you've given me on this project. ebslopp, do you mean projects on my Vibe or just projects in general? If it was projects in general , I have to say I have abo...

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I just installed this today and it took me less than hour. A little trick and some tools to speed things up if your doing the install yourself.Tools: Large and medium adjustable pliers. Use the large to push the isolators back on to the new hangers and the medium to remove them from the original sy...

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Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi Â» I'm a little puzzled as to how you're going to open the rear hatch. The new piece seems to extend beyond the hinge without a split.I have checked all clearances on the rear hatch, And The hatch clears with plenty of room to spare. The back of the pieces I...

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I'm going to use the factory rubber seal from the roof rack under the covers. I've got hole plugs for the three hole where the push in clips were on each side. Hopfully I won't get any leaks. I'll let you know.

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Well I wanted to just make them removable but I could make it out of 20 guage steel and weld it in place. That would require alot more body work and cutting a blend on the paint. I'd also have to remove all the rear interior panels to avoid a risk of fire while welding. But it could be done. I will ...

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I decided to do away with my roof rack, and since I have access to all the sheet metal working equipment where I work I made this up real quick today to fill in the void where the roof rack was originally. The peice is 18 guage aluminum. I was able to form this out of one piece so duplicating should...

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I used an impact on mine. The strut was also still in the spring compressor when I popped the top. I got pretty licky I didn't need to wrench mine off by hand with an allen and a wrench. If you have an impact let some spring tetion back on it (NOT MUCH JUST ENOUGH TO HOLD THE TOP MOUNT AGAINST THE W...

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Thanks for the compliments guys. I have matched the paint on my wheels and I plan on painting all the lower grey plastic the same gunmetal color as my rims. I just need to get this other car I'm looking to buy so I have somthing to drive while the Vibe is being painted. I have some other mods I'm wa...

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TRDVIBE I noticed in your car domain pics you had a personalized license plate. We should start a post so everyone can show the specialty plates they chose for there vibe. Here's my plate!

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Here's some day time pics of my Vibe after the Skunk2 coilover installation. I went ahead and raised the front up another 1/8 inch today so it sits at a 2 inch drop and the rear is at 2 1/8 inch drop. It made a differanc in the way it rides. I odered a camber ajustment kit for the car today and also...

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Tien is a suspension component manufacturer. They make sport lowering springs and racing adjustable coilover shocks. They make a very affordable set of sport lowering springs for the Pontiac Vibe /Toyota Matrix. If you do not feel that you have the ability or the tools to lower your Vibe yourself th...

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If you want a good ride go with a spring set. If you don't mind a little stiffer ride then a set of coilevers are the ticket to get you way low. If you want to drive it every day stay away from air ride. There nice on a weekend show vehical but a pain in the rump if used every day. Never worked on n...

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I had the back lowered to 3 inches and had to raise it a half an inch because of the ride. It was rough. I'll take some more pics of it in daylite once it stops raining where I live. rain suck!! In the pic it's actually lowered 2.25 inches in front and 2.5 inches in the rear. That was after I raised...

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AEM makes a big brake kit for the Vibe GT. I'd like to use it on my base Vibe. The rear kit uses the stock rear caliper off the GT. Has anyone tried to convert a base model Vibe over to the GT rear disc set up?? If so what parts did you need to buy from the GT besides the caliper mount, caliper, rot...

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I just lowered my Vibe on Tuesday. I used Skunk2 coil overs. The rear setup sucks on this kit. The top spring purch that keeps the coils centered on the upper mount is a rubber top hat shaped boot. I guess they wanted it to also act as a bump stop because if lowered more than 3 inches the rear shock...

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Yeah!!! Zero to jail in 6.2 sec.

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So every one when are we going to have our first meet?

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sorry about that reply I didn't read who you where replying to first. I thought it was me. OOOps. Anway, What end of Dayton are you from MSMYER?

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