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“Before I knew it, I had a brand new Air
Lift Performance kit and 3P management
on its way from the States”Neat carbon fi bre touches everywhere
(oh, and the odd award)WORK Equip 05s matched to
Nexen N’Fera SU1 tyres
fun attending events around the UK in this,” he says,
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memory was the time a group of us made the trip
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Like most car enthusiasts Harvey has built his
project bit-by-bit over a number of years, but his
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air suspension these days is Air Lift, so it should come
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made the jump from coilovers and I was impressed
with how their cars handled, while also looking
amazing, which prompted me to consider it for mine,”
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it, I had a brand new Air Lift Performance kit and 3P
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Next up were the wheels, a very important piece
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media, so I challenged myself to bring that style to
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a car and I wanted to push the boundaries and tryis both a gift and a curse these days, but inspired by
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are built purely just to look good, because in his case
this car was built to be driven and enjoyed around the
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