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Raluek posted:Did you get to take a peek under the hood of that "600HP" Camaro? That number has now been proven to be a victim of my inability to attentively listen to people who are speaking to me. I thought I heard it, but in fact I simply had been drifting during a conversation with him. I have no idea what it really has but having been in it now it most assuredly is not that high. Still, it's a shitton of fun.
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front wing flexing posted:Great cars but if you're going to get together specifically for a photo shoot then the pictures probably shouldn't be awful. It was an impromptu thing that kinda just happened. We were all just shooting the poo poo and then a friend of my buddy Pete (Camaro guy) took out her camera, pete suggested we ought to open the hoods, and she took some pictures
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11BulletCatcher posted:It was an impromptu thing that kinda just happened. We were all just shooting the poo poo and then a friend of my buddy Pete (Camaro guy) took out her camera, pete suggested we ought to open the hoods, and she took some pictures That was taken with an actual camera and not a cell phone? drat she sucks.
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Nov 21, 2013 18:55
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Post your own ride - It's a $600 camera, gently caress off.
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Michael Scott posted:That was taken with an actual camera and not a cell phone? drat she sucks. Pretty sure it was taken with a potato.
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Michael Scott posted:That was taken with an actual camera and not a cell phone? drat she sucks. Cell phone camera.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Porsche has some really wicked interior fabrics.
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11BulletCatcher posted:Cell phone camera. 
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Nov 21, 2013 23:59
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BlackMK4 posted:I had to google that... then I saw this.
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b0nes posted:Still better than that puke green that was offered on e46 M3's. That is an e46 M3.
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b0nes posted:Still better than that puke green that was offered on e46 M3's. You mean the Phoenix Yellow color you quoted?
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Hey assholes, post more pictures of your cars! Here, have a picture of my truck that is itself nearly exactly a decade old. 
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CharlesM posted:I love how the power window switch is stuck in the indentation of where a
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Are we allowed to post pictures of things other people did to our cars? I couldn't find the puncture hole on the other tire. Why yes I was planning on getting 2 new tires today.
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11BulletCatcher posted:So my buddies got together and did a thing with a camera: I can get on board this "posing like a dork in front of your car" train:  Note: Don't call the replica of The Corkscrew "The Corkscrew". They get really mad when you do that.
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Interior shot of my '83 Alfa GTV6:
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Gern Blandsten posted:Interior shot of my '83 Alfa GTV6: Nice steering wheel! I lowered the front of the GTV a bit to make it level and installed a 75 Turbo anti-roll bar. Next on the list are 105 series balljoints for the castor rods, yellow Konis that I have laying around and a fire extinguisher on the floor in front of the passenger seat. 
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DoLittle posted:Nice steering wheel!  I plan on lowering the front end on mine while I have it in the garage this winter, as well as replace the flex discs ("guibos") and the brake rotors/pads. I really would like to get some Ronal replica wheels too 
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I had also been eyeing the Ronal A1s before I found the Compomotives. There was a cheap set of Ronals for sale in Sweden, but in 4x98 and I had already switched to the 5-bolt GTV6 hubs. The Compos I have on now are 7x15 ET 27 at front and 7x15 ET 20 at the back. I also need to do something about the driveshaft at some stage. There was an annoying vibration around 2000-2500 rpm. I got mostly rid of it with a DIY balancing using a chalk and hose clips. A previous owner had changed the guibos and the central bearing. It is possible that the shaft has not been put back together correctly. Edit vv: Hit an Apex posted:The driveshaft balance is nearly 100% black magic. Count your washers. Yeah, but if it has already been put back together incorrectly there isn't much else to do but to take it apart, check that all the parts are in good condition and have it rebalanced. It was pretty bad before the DIY balancing, but it is now good enough not the be at the top of the to-do list. The 75 has a clunking noise in the clutch region that sounds much more urgent... DoLittle fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Nov 23, 2013 |
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DoLittle posted:It is possible that the shaft has not been put back together correctly. The driveshaft balance is nearly 100% black magic. Count your washers. My Milanos guibos basically exploded at some point, so don't let rattling get too bad.
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DoLittle posted:Nice steering wheel! How will you fix the extinguisher to the floor? I like to keep one in my car, but it's currently just wedged under a seat. Not the safest or most easiest accessed place for it. Edit: Beautiful car, BTW. MetaJew fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Nov 23, 2013 |
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My friend is a photographer, so she took some artsy sophisticateded pictures of mine (including that interior shot I posted earlier): I never really understood why they built these things with the front so high, everyone that sees it notices it. I still have the black Campagnolo wheels on mine, but Centerline has some pretty nice Ronal A1 replicas here - https://www.centerlinealfa.com/bodywork/2129 I love the look of both of them, but I would really like to just put the Campy's away to preserve them for a while.
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MetaJew posted:How will you fix the extinguisher to the floor? I like to keep one in my car, but it's currently just wedged under a seat. Not the safest or most easiest accessed place for it. Thanks! The plan is to bolt these to the floor: http://ybracing.com/omp-cd312-ebayad01-cd312-omp-108mm-brackets-for-fire-extinguisher-omp-cab316-and-cab320-hand-held.html
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DoLittle posted:Thanks! The plan is to bolt these to the floor: http://ybracing.com/omp-cd312-ebayad01-cd312-omp-108mm-brackets-for-fire-extinguisher-omp-cab316-and-cab320-hand-held.html Okay, cool. I've been thinking about making a bracket that bolts to the seat rail. Tons of Porsche and Miata parts places make things like this, but I haven't found an option for the MS3 yet.
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MetaJew posted:Okay, cool. I've been thinking about making a bracket that bolts to the seat rail. Tons of Porsche and Miata parts places make things like this, but I haven't found an option for the MS3 yet. It's supposed to go on the A-Pillar. And it's also supposed to be anodized in metallic purple.
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Gern Blandsten posted:My friend is a photographer, so she took some artsy sophisticateded pictures of mine (including that interior shot I posted earlier): Highwood Alfa (http://www.highwoodalfa.com/) has been good to me. A set of those Ronals replicas is £620 ($1000) there, but I'd guess shipping brings them to price parity with Centerline. The set in Sweden was ~400€, but 4x98... Yeah, the front end desperately needs a drop. The good thing is that it is height adjustable. Someone claimed that it was raised to meet US bumber height regulations? Mine went down 22 mm (half a turn of the torsion bars). Before/after: 
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Rhyno posted:It's supposed to go on the A-Pillar. And it's also supposed to be anodized in metallic purple.  Browsing the JC Whitney catalog, are we?
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It's almost my own ride. Does picking it up next Saturday count? It's bone stock and aside from tint by god it's going to stay that way 
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  I think I'm done with external mods. Brakes and new seats will be next.
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dangerz posted:
Looks rad. Get some Recaro buckets. 
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Octopus Magic posted:Looks rad. Get some Recaro buckets. The next planned track day isn't until next March so I have time to figure it out.
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dangerz posted:
What wheels are those? They look like TSW's but I'm not sure which one.
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dangerz posted:I want to find a set that'll be ok as a daily driver seat as well. I only track the car 2 or 3 times a year. The Corbeau A4s (for the price) seem decent. The other option is to have track seats and just swap them out on track days, but that just seems like a lot of hassle. I dunno. I used to daily drive my Bride Zeta III full bucket. It's really not that big of a deal, you just need to take out your wallet and put it in the center console. I drove to Canada once or twice in it also (Around 8 hours one way). Although I may be more into "sporting position" than you are. Corbeau's are too unworthy to put in a Z06.  http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-z06-discussion/2807022-the-dark-side-of-the-corbeau-a4.html This does not sound promising. Also be aware that folding seats have no provision for a sub belt.
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Poisonlizard posted:What wheels are those? They look like TSW's but I'm not sure which one. Octopus Magic posted:I used to daily drive my Bride Zeta III full bucket. It's really not that big of a deal, you just need to take out your wallet and put it in the center console. I drove to Canada once or twice in it also (Around 8 hours one way). Although I may be more into "sporting position" than you are. I sat in a friend's A4 seats and they hugged me really well. There are some gripes to them but anything is better than the stockers.
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Well, I went off and put my FRS in a giant shiny vinyl condom. 
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dangerz posted:I want to find a set that'll be ok as a daily driver seat as well. I only track the car 2 or 3 times a year. The Corbeau A4s (for the price) seem decent. The other option is to have track seats and just swap them out on track days, but that just seems like a lot of hassle. I dunno. Recaro spg 2s. I've done probably 10 000 miles in them and they are fine and awesome.
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sadnessboner posted:I can't tell where the HDR stops and the vinyl starts I'm not really seeing HDR post processing in that photo.
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dangerz posted:TSW Nurburgrings. I custom made the center caps because I didn't like the super silver bright TSW logo. Recaro + Bride are basically the same thing (Japanese made vs German made). A full bucket is about as tight as you can get in a car. Good luck on your decision! I kind of want to get a Z06 and ditch my DSM....
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 My latest 'not a basket case'. 2000 95 Aero with about 130k on the odometer. I replaced the orange side markers with clear ones, and replaced both front turn signal indicators - one was broken, and the other cracked. I spent about 15 minutes, and $60 later.   I don't like the '99 wheels all that much, and the caps (and hood emblem) are incorrect for the year.
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