Cptnslw

[cam_wmh]

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Looks awesome!

[VW337]

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Nice tank hold downs. Are those billet or stainless?

[flipstah]

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Nice tank hold downs. Are those billet or stainless?

Aerospace-grade. Nothing but the best.

[liquid]

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Saw you at Corbeaux today... car looks great!

[flipstah]

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Less than a week after the bags were installed, a bunch of us Dubbers drove >2k km's to Leavenworth, WA for a Pacific Northwest car meet weekend.

The car rode fine and the setup handled beautifully, especially on Chuckanut Drive.

Ineed my fenders rolled!

Have to edit some photos but I'm waiting for the designated photographers for our trip to post some.

I was averaging 7.5-8L/100kms, which was awesome for the power I get.

[flipstah]

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So winter is coming, and it was time for some major surgery. The wavy, bacon fenders were becoming a nuisance so I had to get it fixed.


Upon talking to some Euro enthusiasts around town, I ended up consulting the help of Roberto and Compact Tuning Lab in Calgary (compacttuninglab.com). Their shop primarily worked on JDM but the Euro scene is growing around Calgary and he was able to entertain my project.





The last time the Audi Rotor wheels were on. Sold them already.


I canvassed around town and a local seller (Thanks to Rhys @ Revwerks!) was able to help me with winter wheels. Upon talking with Rhys, I ended up with ESR SR02 wheels in 17x8.5 ET30





I bought 225/45/17 Gislaved Nordfrost 100 studded tires for this but the fitment game was going to be interesting.


225's were chunky! Could it be done?

















Answer was... No.





I had to reassess the situation and get some Bridgestone Blizzak in 215/45/17


While those were being shipped, the fronts got flared even further.

[flipstah]

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After a month of no car, the work was finally done! Here is Madison with her new shoes:














Also, some maintenance had to be done while it was under the knife. An air line got caught but it's resolved:











I was aslo able to procure some OEM+ items such as:


- Auto-dimming rear view mirror
- Audi TTRS leather shift knob
- HPA short shifter
- APR High Pressure Fuel Pump

[Ur0Drivr]

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Looks great Don!

[GINCH]

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Looks decent. Passenger rear 1/4 panel paint color looks slightly off though compared to the door!

[RedRayne_GTI]

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It was you I saw on Sarcee today! Those wheels really stand out! Car looks great.

[nismodrifter]

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Believe I spotted you today on 64ave NE near Superstore waiting at the light to turn left onto 36th/Metis. Your car looks amazing!

Edit: Didn't know Roberto and Compact Tuning Lab still are around, I remember his Civic from WAYYY back in the day.

[flipstah]

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Thanks, peeps! Derek, I'm not sure if it's because of the angle of the photo but I'll check again in the morning.

The fuel door and spoiler definitely don't match exactly because they're plastic.

[Thor]

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Very nice! The blue makes the gold pop!

[P Arkus]

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Car looks great Don. Roberto and his crew sure do some amazing work!

[cam_wmh]

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AHH!! That's why you got 17's. Love the motorsport look.