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i'd be skeptical that whoever installed them wouldn't fade away into obscurity like every single other niche medical implanted tech company. But who knows maybe you'll beat the odds. It's not like a giant company can just go bankrupt suddenly leaving people with proprietary useless implants that don't conform to any common standards or anything.

Ta-da.

 
 
Thought about doing the calipers in the wrinkle red but..... ehhhhh thought it might just make them look like painted cast iron calipers.
so went with bright red and will do Silver reflective Brembo stickers on them... Really excited to do the front calipers since they kinda looks like crap on the truck with the faded grey whatever coating they did on the camaro calipers.

Yeah. I actually painted the garage a while back while my Jeep was at the painters. He was supposed to have it for a week. At week 3, I decided to move everything to the center of the garage and paint the walls. As soon as I moved everything, he called and said it was done. I told he'd have to wait a couple more days. Luckily he's done a bunch of things for me.
 
Spent last night finally putting the kick start kit into the super moto. Can't believe Suzuki doesn't have torque specs for most of their fasteners. I know Yamaha shop manual has a torque spec for nearly everything. Much of this manual just says tighten securely.
 

 

 
Hit one snag, and it's fair enough as DRZ's didn't come with O2 sensors factory. Unfortunately manufacturers don't list O2 sensor lengths either. After much scrolling, I think I've found a shorter O2 sensor. I ordered. I'll find out Wednesday if it's actually shorter. I don't need much, just a little clearance. I'd prefer not to have to move the exhaust bung.
 

Yep, 2016 Pikes Peak.  Got the cams out and pulled all the shims to measure them and figure out what the new sizes I need.  Here's the latest photo with everything pulled out.  Hopefully tomorrow night I can start getting things put back in.  Can't say I like holding the valves in place with zip ties. 😜

The joy of being a single guy.  Doing a major service on my motorcycle in my Dinning room.  🙂
The 18K mile service is due on my Multistrada.  $900 in parts so far and only half way done.  Chain, sprockets, air/fuel/oil filters, new spark plugs and some gaskets.  Took the rear axle out and checked/re-greased the rear bearings.  Have the valve covers off and the valves need adjusting, that will be tomorrows project to pull the cams and re-shim everything.

Managed to put a bulge in one of my rear sidewalls so new rear tyres.
 

 
Annoying as I'm planning on replacing the wheels pretty soon, but I should at least be able to run the current rear 255/35 R19s on the front with 275/30 out back. 
 
Likely going for Japan Racing SL01 flow-formed in 8.5x19 ET33 front and 9.5x19 ET42 rear. 9kg and 9.6kg a corner respectively instead of 16 for the OEM wheels. 
 
So far its stock other than:
M Performance slotted and grooved disks M Performance pads M Performance LSD xHP Stage 2 gearbox map "Hot climate" intake mod OEM M3 shift paddles Koni Active Red shocks on OE springs  I've got a painted M Performance style spoiler in the garage to go on but not fitted it yet. Will probably go Stage 2 (map + high flow cat) at some point for ~460bhp. Would also quite like the M Performance splitter, diffuser and side skirts in carbon fibre. 

Pawn shop score for today, anyone wanna guess the out the door price?

My son is 11, we are both huge fans, and just wanted to share what us Mississippians have been up to during our "blizzard" this week!

Bought my first EV a couple of weeks ago.
Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD. 
 
I had been looking for an EV for about 6 months and tested several cars.
I was first looking at Ford Mach-E, Audi Q4 and VW ID.4 but I was utterly bored of those cars. 
I'm sure they are good cars but after having owned several Audis and VWs, I wanted to buy something different. 
I liked the Ford Mach-E but I just thought the Tesla was better in most cases. 
There are a few quirks with the Tesla that isn't quite as good as they should be but overall I am very happy with the car.
 
And for the people that hates every car without an internal combustion engine, fear not...
I still have my old 964 that burns petrol like a MFer... 🙂 
(see inserted image)

 
 
 

Merry Christmas guys 🙂 

Small price to pay,she puts up with worse from me.

Nobody said she had to drive the bus, if she doesn't like driving.

My 2013 GTI with the 6mt making around 250 wheel
 
My first fun car, got it a couple months ago. Been a total blast to drive around town, on highways, and on back roads. I want to get bronze wheels for it, but keeping the stock profile and dropping it and inch or so. My friend has the '10 golf with the 5 cylinder, i drove her car once and had to get one.
 
list of mods:
Catless downpipe, cobb catback, cts turbo intake, tune
 
Things im doing soon:
r8 coil packs
diverter valve
 

The Badlands is beautiful my goodness 

Took off of work for 2 weeks. Asked all my friends and no one wanted to do anything 
 
so here I am on the road to nowhere with no plans lol. No idea where I’ll end up! 
 

Timing belt tensioner or idler pullet probably locked up. Had that before on my ex's 94 Wagon 1.9L.

So last year my friend bought a '88 Fiero Formula.
 
Saturday I got to drive it after helping him work on it for a while.

(photo sourced from previous owner)
 
Coming from a relatively slow Focus ST, this car is isnt quick but wow is it fun to drive?? If you dont mind no power steering and having to cram into a shorter car at 6'3, having the engine behind your head and hearing the N/A v6 behind you while you slam gears is fantastic. 

Semi trucks are known for doing things suddenly

Finally got everything done, well, done enough to take it for a test drive. I ended up making a metal backing plate for the switch panel:



Everything installed and things most cleaned up:


 

Wooo First test parts.
Had the gun, powder, and oven in my garage for like 3 years maybe more.
 
junk stainless collector from a pair of ebay short tube headers for my truck.
 
and a spare? cover from a 0411 pcm since I accidentally fried my original one. Would install this one on my truck if I planned on staying gen 3.

 
Didn't let it cook long enough and got some off gassing bubbles from the cheap cast aluminum..
 
 
I'm super excited to get the valve covers, coil brackets, and brake calipers done on the truck.

I drove a truck for sixteen years. The shifts started out,two weeks of days and one week of nights which then changed to two weeks of nights and one week of days.On an average week we would around sixty hours. My best advice to dealing with a situation where you have to go to work when you want to go to sleep is very simple,,,If you want the money get on with it and go to work, it really is as simple as that. 
 

I drove a truck for sixteen years. The shifts started out,two weeks of days and one week of nights which then changed to two weeks of nights and one week of days.On an average week we would around sixty hours. My best advice to dealing with a situation where you have to go to work when you want to go to sleep is very simple,,,If you want the money get on with it and go to work, it really is as simple as that.