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Postby alessandro132 » Thu May 24, 2012 4:54 pm

Hey all,

About time I made one of these! I've had my lib since early March and it's a gargantuan leap ahead of the old Laguna it replaced.

MODS

5000K HID low beam
3000K HID fogs
LED dome (36 SMD), map lights, parkers and number plate illuminators
J Speed LCA bushes
21mm Cusco rear sway bar
AVO HD rear sway bar mounts
Goodridge braided brake lines
Brembo 4 pot fronts, 2 pot rears (from '02 GDA STi) in custom metallic gold
Cruisn billet aluminium rear caliper adapters in matt black
Dixcel SD rotors F/R
Dixcel Type M pads F/R
STi Group N transmission mount
Club Lib sticker
Genuine STi lip
New centre diff
KiDo tuned
Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 +46 in custom gunmetal metallic flake (coyote special)
Work wheel nuts in anodised blue
Pirelli P-Zeros (235/40ZR18)
HKS Panel filter
Blitz AC filter
BC BR Coilovers (F: 6kg/mm; R: 8kg/mm)
Whiteline Roll Centre/Bump Steer Correction Kit
Guards rolled and pumped by Phill B
TCP Auto quads
X-Force stainless steel mid + y pipes
TiC Holy Shift Kit (F/R stay bushings, shift linkage bushings and pivot bushings)
Zero/Sports Carbon Fibre grille
Cusco Strut Brace with Brake Cylinder Stopper
JDM Battery and ABS covers
STi Group N Pitch Stop Mount

Will post things up here as they happen. I'll upload some pics when I can be bothered.

Thanks!

EDIT: Now with pics!

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Getting my LCA bushes installed at Phat's
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After the sway was installed
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After our Chrissy cruise to Berry :mrgreen:
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Postby jordankatsianis » Fri May 25, 2012 3:32 pm

Let me know how those upgraded pads and front discs go,

am very interested in fitting upgraded brakes to my r-b,

remember being driven in a MY07 Tune By STI with the brembo's when i was younger,

braked so hard i was completely off the seat lol

wanting to capture a little of that without going the whole brembo kit

thanks mate
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Postby Rome_BRZ » Fri May 25, 2012 3:43 pm

Nice! You should test out your new handling and brake mods at the track day ;) Come!!
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Postby SH30RB » Fri May 25, 2012 3:52 pm

Needs moar low :wink:

Rome_STI wrote:Nice! You should test out your new handling and brake mods at the track day ;) Come!!


+1 DOOOO IIITTTTT!!!!!
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Postby alessandro132 » Fri May 25, 2012 6:18 pm

Rome_STI wrote:Nice! You should test out your new handling and brake mods at the track day ;) Come!!


Haha don't tempt me!! :wink:
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Postby alessandro132 » Fri May 25, 2012 6:20 pm

SH30RB wrote:Needs moar low :wink:

Rome_STI wrote:Nice! You should test out your new handling and brake mods at the track day ;) Come!!


+1 DOOOO IIITTTTT!!!!!


Simon, I reckon if I was going to upgrade wheels I'd get coilovers at the same time, no mucking around :wink:

Jordan, I'll let you know my findings of the brake upgrade as
I'll be looking to get this installed once I receive my next paycheck :mrgreen:
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Postby SH30RB » Fri May 25, 2012 6:37 pm

alessandro132 wrote:I'll be looking to get this installed once I receive my next paycheck :mrgreen:


someone has the mod bug :lol:
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Postby alessandro132 » Fri May 25, 2012 6:47 pm

SH30RB wrote:
alessandro132 wrote:I'll be looking to get this installed once I receive my next paycheck :mrgreen:


someone has the mod bug :lol:


It doesn't help when Phat tells your your front brake pads are shot :lol:
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Postby cruisn » Fri May 25, 2012 7:29 pm

alessandro132 wrote:It doesn't help when Phat tells your your front brake pads are shot :lol:


if you have to change pads, might as well change calipers and rotors to Brembo's while your at it. :D
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Postby alessandro132 » Fri May 25, 2012 7:50 pm

Haha Mark you're a bad influence! :lol:
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Postby cruisn » Fri May 25, 2012 7:58 pm

No, just idealistic. :D
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Postby bates91 » Sat May 26, 2012 12:55 am

alessandro132 wrote:
Rome_STI wrote:Nice! You should test out your new handling and brake mods at the track day ;) Come!!


Haha don't tempt me!! :wink:


do it, guarantee itll be the most fun youve had in a while
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Postby SH30RB » Sat May 26, 2012 9:06 am

alessandro132 wrote:
Rome_STI wrote:Nice! You should test out your new handling and brake mods at the track day ;) Come!!


Haha don't tempt me!! :wink:


you know you want to :)
and any other friends out and about, bring them too!
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Postby alessandro132 » Sat May 26, 2012 9:23 am

I'll keep this in mind :wink: getting tyre plugged at the moment: these things always seem to happen to me :angry2:
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Postby alessandro132 » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:25 pm

Very small mod: now stickered :D
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