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Yay I finally got weels and tires for the black car!


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As some of you know, my mom gifted us a Brand New Car!!! after Jenna got home from the refab center after her 2004 car accident.  That was in 2010, and now sevenish years later, I finally got rid of the steelies and OEM kuhmos and put some decent weels and Sumitomo P02 UHP all season tires in 245/45/17.  The wheels are Enkei RPF1 in 17x8.5, which were the lightest wheels in that size that weren't $1000 forged ones.  I* also put a 100% custom home-made 2.5" stainless steel exhaust system including a Helmholtz bottle (google it) with a Rob Torres-sourced Sebring muffler, along with a Vibrant 18" resonator.  It is relatively quiet but still wails on full roar... 

*(My brother in law did all the welding on the exhaust system but I cut and shaped all the stainless bits before teh welding.)

 

After stupidly and rashly and regrettably but, for the car's sake, wisely sold my beloved "Lisa" 1969 2002 to Reggie, a car which had many gallons (I exaggerate for effect) of my blood on the floors, (and inside the nose where i meticulously sanded, de-rusted, and then painted) etc etc etc... anyway it has taken me a long time to bond with this black car.  I finally feel like I am getting there...  I've named it "Chabelita", after my mother. :)

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