# New from Rome

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 25, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647 "2006-11-25T14:19:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/21 "2006-11-28T10:39:17Z")

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holy crap that thing is clean

Nice car, nice trap 🙂 I need to get my 4 bolt LSD in my Galant like asap

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**Author:** ![v8smkntsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b782af/32.png) [@v8smkntsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/v8smkntsi)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/22 "2006-11-28T16:22:08Z")

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i just spent the last few hours cutting up the hatch, and stripping the entire inside to finish the cage and fuel cell HOPEFULLY this weekend =) Ill have to try to get some pics when im done.

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**Author:** ![TurdBlown\_Teg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@TurdBlown\_Teg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurdBlown_Teg)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/23 "2006-11-29T18:03:24Z")

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good looking car

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**Author:** ![Samsara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Samsara](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Samsara)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/24 "2006-11-29T19:12:23Z")

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oohh external wastegate. nice ride. Im geographically challenged so I don’t know where Rome NY is, but hope to see it in person somtime.

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**Author:** ![v8smkntsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b782af/32.png) [@v8smkntsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/v8smkntsi)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/25 "2006-11-30T17:29:32Z")

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![http://www.romeny.org/Northeast_map.jpg](http://www.romeny.org/Northeast_map.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Samsara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Samsara](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Samsara)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/26 "2006-11-30T19:08:26Z")

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ah ha!

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**Author:** ![2006WRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/57b2e6/32.png) [@2006WRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2006WRX)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/27 "2006-12-01T05:54:09Z")

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Nice car…Welcome!

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**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/28 "2006-12-01T06:28:19Z")

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welcome  
and nice car

> [@sureshot!](#):
>
> hey welcome dude. good way to fix those traction issues is to get a bigger turbo! makes sense to me :bloated: haha either way apparently you need to learn how to drive, but maybe after you handle that problem you could roll up to tuffalo and find a couple money races, haha :tup:
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> enjoy your stay
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> ^lol

thanks for making the forum look like its full of assholes.  
go post in the syracuseblablabla thread or something.

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**Author:** ![v8smkntsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b782af/32.png) [@v8smkntsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/v8smkntsi)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/29 "2006-12-03T14:09:28Z")

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Got 90% of the cage welded in. About 10hrs into it. All thats left are the door bars and their floor plates ill do after i refill my welding bottle.

![http://www.v8smokers.com/cage4.jpg](http://www.v8smokers.com/cage4.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/30 "2006-12-03T17:38:25Z")

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Nice…is that a kit or are you bending it yourself?

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**Author:** ![v8smkntsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b782af/32.png) [@v8smkntsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/v8smkntsi)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/31 "2006-12-05T04:02:51Z")

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The main hoop was prebent by swracecars, otherwise i cut all the tubing to length and notched it myself etc.

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**Author:** ![v8smkntsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b782af/32.png) [@v8smkntsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/v8smkntsi)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/32 "2007-01-16T00:23:23Z")

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Some better quality pics. Once it warms ill get the chance to paint it.

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/v8smkntsi/100_0001.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/v8smkntsi/100_0001.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/v8smkntsi/100_0003.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/v8smkntsi/100_0003.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/v8smkntsi/100_0002.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/v8smkntsi/100_0002.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/33 "2007-01-16T15:42:19Z")

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Nice progress. :tup:

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/34 "2007-01-16T15:54:24Z")

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awesome looking car, ive always wanted an early 1st gen tsi awd…

welcome!

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**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-rome/20647/35 "2007-01-16T22:40:10Z")

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very nice man keep up the good work.

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