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lement Ng has been friends with Ravi Ayyagari of Umbrella Auto Design (UAD) for nearly 10 years, previously getting a VRH lift system, which Ayyagari manufactures and installs himself, on his widebody S2000. While the S2K
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was the focus back then, Ng also had a 2009 Audi R8, which became a topic of conversation and was planned to have some work done by UAD at some point. In April, 2013, the R8 had its turn at the Seattle shop for JRZ coilovers and a VRH lift system, a duo that UAD is
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known for. Ng also inquired about a widebody, which Ayyagari said would be no problem. Unfortunately, he was wrong. It would be a problem. “We got the JRZ coilovers in, the wheels he wanted, and we also ordered a certain widebody kit,” says
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Ayyagari, not naming any names. “When the kit came in, it just wasn’t ideal or what we wanted. I spent seven or eight months trying to fix all the idiosyncrasies and the flaws. It was really resin rich and weighed a ton.” After too much wasted time on
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