Motorsports

10/07/2010
 

GTR build to SEMA: long live our stance…

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Written by: Ernie Manansala

count down starts .. its official 17 days till dooms day .. but i have some of the best builders on the east coast on my side to build the gtr .. joe, has taken car off all my cars since i was about 21, granted for those that know him think he is just a baller “dub” builder but really what is comes down to is that he can take on any project .. so but the really magic happens with the team at 66MVP.com .. jimmy and chris are honestly some of the best on the east coast .. and with joe spear heading the entire build they make me feel really at ease hitting the dead line to SEMA ….

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listen this isn’t easy listening to everyone when they are in rush mode .. this is me listening to people and jim cry about things .. lol but in the end its all in good stress to get the car done for sema and wraptivo and our other sponsors .. building a car isn’t all its seems to be .. you have to manage allot and build relationships it really takes over you entire life .. this is my 9th sema build granted some people are a fan and some aren’t but now you can see the amount of time and work that goes into getting this done let alone document the whole experience ..

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so RJ linked me in with george at KW suspension, witch was a blessing … allot of you mentioned that he rendering didn’t do much for you .. but like i said there is much more to the car then just wheels .. when RJ mentioned that he would be able to talk to george and see where we can fit in KW into the project i was ecstatic there really isn’t any suspension systems out there that would be able to let us have a hellaflush stance and astatine our “Grip”performance

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as soon as we got the suspension in i drove up to MVP to shoot and film the entire install .. here was my office for the day on a hand made 2 step stool …rather comfy i might ad ..

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here is the Wraptivo / MVP GTR at stock hight ..

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all the proper tools you need to complete this project ..

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and time to jump into it ..

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i have to admit, this is my first set of KW ever .. i have always been eibach, b&g, and tien guy .. but i have to admit, these KW are no joke granted its GTR coils but the work and amount of R&D put into the product really comes out when its in your hands ..

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i really think we are going to be able to 3 wheel the GTR now … lol

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this wasn’t fun at all ..

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vast in its glory .. when i deiced that we are going to slam the car hellaflush status .. it wasn’t for the any other reason but for the people and followers of this site … people that own GTR may or may not love this car when its done but its just because they aren’t “hellaflush” … long live our stance …


About the Author

Ernie Manansala
Ello, I am Ernie Resident blogger formally for Fatlace.com / EAST now residing in santa ana cali ... I am Brand professional and CEO of TRIBE-AGENCY.com with an emphasis on brand development, consumer promotion, creative design, and trade marketing strategies..drifter, designer, road racer, snowboarder, supra shoe collector, tech geek, out doors, vintage marketing tools, and loves food !! < fatkid!



 
 

 
 

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