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Re: The ultimate street galant in the making? Cheekychimp's

Bimmubishi
giant log

posted 09/09/05 05:20 PM Remind Me!

This whole job was inspired by Powerplay. We finished the subframe today. That was tough. So many crevices but it looks beautiful.

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Bimmubishi
giant log

posted 09/22/05 10:41 AM Remind Me!

Larry Parker's joints arrived. Nice work Larry as usual it seems. Perfect fit. I just finished welding them in the arms. Next comes paint when they cool down.

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turboflanagan
I would give myself something respectable.
478/1000

posted 09/22/05 10:53 AM Remind Me!

Sweet! Complete with the DSM zipties.

Not quite 1400whp.

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cheekychimp
Director of Housing and Urban Development, and carbon/kevlar balls

posted 09/22/05 10:56 AM Remind Me!

Damn ... and I just bought a shitload of zipties ... now I'll have to get on to DSMTooners for some matching ones !!!

Getting old sucks ... but it sure beats the alternative !!!

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quasimondo
Running on Empty

posted 09/22/05 03:08 PM Remind Me!

Will this car ever be completed?

"This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine."

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cheekychimp
Director of Housing and Urban Development, and carbon/kevlar balls

posted 09/22/05 07:39 PM Remind Me!

Quote:

Will this car ever be completed?

Of course it will. It has been a long time I know but everything is relative and it depends how you look at it. I don't think I've done anything different than a lot of guys on this board ... I know many of you have been hoarding parts for a long time ... I just started documenting things earlier.

A lot of thought has gone into this project. I could have rushed things and cut corners but I didn't want to. You have seem some of the pretty unique stuff that is going on this car. Some of these parts had to be special ordered, others were custom one-offs that had to be specially built. AND as always with projects of this nature there are problems and setbacks. Who would have guessed a GGSX rear ring gear wouldn't clear the LSD necessitating a rebuild not only of the rear diff but the whole gearbox as well !!!

Don't expect it to be done tomorrow but look at the progress Larry has made. I am as anxious as you to see these parts on their way (hopefully by next week) but once they arrive, progress should then be pretty swift.

Paul.

Getting old sucks ... but it sure beats the alternative !!!

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curtis
Space Blanket from NASA plumbed into the attic
475/1000

posted 09/22/05 08:33 PM Remind Me!

Damn Paul I wish I could be there when your shipping container hits the docks. Its like 100 Christmas days all rolled into one.

92 GVR4 0475/1000
Greenhouse Effect Green
Exceeds Mechanical Limits
"Put the dawg to work.
Ass, Gas or Milkbones. Nobody rides for free" Jon AKA Toybreaker

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twkd
Unregistered

posted 09/23/05 06:52 AM Remind Me!

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Will this car ever be completed?

Anything worth doing is worth doing well, grasshopper.

twkd

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Doc_Seuss
nohomo
1124/2000

posted 09/23/05 09:57 AM Remind Me!

i can not wait to see this car completed. The thing that saddens me, and im sure others is that i will never see this car in person. Argh come on just ship the car over for a huge galant meet

dave

#1124/2000
Belize Green
TKE IK683
<steveVR4>i just fingered pivvay

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cheekychimp
Director of Housing and Urban Development, and carbon/kevlar balls

posted 09/23/05 10:03 AM Remind Me!

Well it's all in the States now ... minus the chassis and engine lol !!!

Getting old sucks ... but it sure beats the alternative !!!

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jas3113
Unregistered

posted 09/23/05 11:56 AM Remind Me!

Quote:

i can not wait to see this car completed. The thing that saddens me, and im sure others is that i will never see this car in person. Argh come on just ship the car over for a huge galant meet

dave

I'll hopefully be seeing the car in it's complete state next year and maybe get a to ride in it also

John

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Bimmubishi
giant log

posted 09/27/05 08:49 AM Remind Me!

Guys, we're trying to get these three crates shipped the week of Oct 1. Everyone needs to get everything for Paul to our shop by then. No slacking. I'm tired of waiting for misc. small parts to arrive.

Alex

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jas3113
Unregistered

posted 09/27/05 10:18 AM Remind Me!

Al,

Contact me when you know for sure on when you the pick up or if you have someone else to do the pick up

John

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Bimmubishi
giant log

posted 09/27/05 11:38 AM Remind Me!

One little issue today. Paul, Paolo, you guys can deal with this one. The decklid showed up in a cardboard wrapper. It was damaged much as you would expect from showing up with the protection of one layer of cardboard. The corner is cracked and there's some other damage see pics. It also doesn't fit in the crate which means we'll have to ship it seperately if you still want it.

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holeshotmoe
subclass marmoreus

posted 09/27/05 11:46 AM Remind Me!

So Paul, once the crates clear HK customs, what's the timeline on getting this "Bauhinian Beast" (that would be flower monster, right?) put together and making time? A week right?

Will you have a team of doctors standing by to do the surgery? Just curious when we can expect our copies of the assembly, test, and tune DVD's. I bet you're drooling at the thought of being pinned to the seat, kinda like this:

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JB
Other

posted 09/27/05 11:57 AM Remind Me!

Quote:

It was damaged much as you would expect from showing up with the protection of one layer of cardboard.

JBiz

Half Man, Half Amazing

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cheekychimp
Director of Housing and Urban Development, and carbon/kevlar balls

posted 09/27/05 12:11 PM Remind Me!

Getting old sucks ... but it sure beats the alternative !!!

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14bCrazy
turdpolisher

posted 09/28/05 10:16 AM Remind Me!

I hope you have it done by next year. If so bring it by the airport to show me. We will be coming though Hong Kong on our way to China.

1240/2000 - Sold
2004 Honda Pilot"It has VTEC!!!" Gave it back.

2005 WRX Wagon - Deer Hunter Edition--RIP
2003 Suzuki Katana 600
2000 Passat wagon crap car

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cheekychimp
Director of Housing and Urban Development, and carbon/kevlar balls

posted 09/28/05 10:42 AM Remind Me!

Hell Yeah,

I could do that, we can have a drink or food at the airport if you are on a fast transfer or if you have 6 hours or something like my friends did on their way to New Zealand we could even go out for dinner.

Paul.

Getting old sucks ... but it sure beats the alternative !!!

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4orced4door
Out Standing

posted 09/28/05 10:43 AM Remind Me!

Sorry to see the carbon fiber carnage Paul! Hope you get something worked out.

'17 GTI Sport, '02 V70
96/1000, 229/1000, 1788/2000... a long time ago

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Faustus
Unregistered

posted 09/28/05 01:15 PM Remind Me!

Yeah, that's BS. My trunk lid was cracked and chipped when I received it as well. It sucks that they can't ship them any better than that!

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cheekychimp
Director of Housing and Urban Development, and carbon/kevlar balls

posted 09/28/05 09:35 PM Remind Me!

Paulo is going to refund the money to me for now and start working on a new trunk for the car ... this was unfortunate but his attitude as a vendor has impressed me. I still want his CF trunk on the VR4. I could probably get one made here but I've got this thing about building 'our' monster out of galantvr4.org parts.

I don't know how to go about shipping when the time comes though ... I guess I will have to have another crate made.

But anyhow that's for me to worry about ... I just wanted it on record that Paulo was 100% straight up on this.

Paul.

Getting old sucks ... but it sure beats the alternative !!!

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turboflanagan
I would give myself something respectable.
478/1000

posted 09/29/05 10:21 AM Remind Me!

I wonder what the size restrictions are for "baggage" on an international flight. If someone was coming over there, maybe you could just pay extra baggage fee and get it on the flight.

Not quite 1400whp.

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cheekychimp
Director of Housing and Urban Development, and carbon/kevlar balls

posted 09/29/05 12:12 PM Remind Me!

That would be nice ... but it certainly wouldn't make hand luggage and I'm not sure it would fair any better in the hold than it would with one of UPS' box throwers ...

Still if anyone knows an Airline Captain who would do us a favour ...

Getting old sucks ... but it sure beats the alternative !!!

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jas3113
Unregistered

posted 09/30/05 12:12 PM Remind Me!

Ack I just dropped off a coworker to the airport yesterday to go to HK. If's it's not too big, I can ask when my other coworkers bring it to you whenever they come over or just wait until Jan 29th

John

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