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[terrytek]

18 minutes ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

who else thinks this looks like a big miata?

I see it too. Miata still looks better tbh.

7 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Yup, just installed mine last night too. Even though it snowed yesterday, but today it's going to be 51°

obviously never gets cold enough here. i'm still on summer/all season tires.

[19_blackie_73]

41 minutes ago, terrytek said:

I see it too. Miata still looks better tbh.

It's like the bigger brother. Though I don't think the aston looks bad by any means. and it has more aggression, the mx-5 is more "cute"

[JoaoPRSousa]

On 20/11/2017 at 8:33 AM, iDeFecZx said:

Looks like you're gonna have to get a Matiz

 

This ain't no Matiz

 

[JoaoPRSousa]

14 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

I thought that was a Honda at first glance

 

Speaking of Honda's

 

 

 

Pls gibe B16A

[warmmilk]

17 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

That’s the plan. I will try to get them from him if he doesn’t upload them himself

 

In other news here’s the PAX results. 5th. Not too shabby. Waaaaay behind first tho

are 1st and 2nd dual driving the same car or are they that close in different cars?  does DS stand for D stock?  

 

congrats on 5th!  thats pretty impressive out of 45!

[chaozbandit]

3 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Do they make tear offs for lenses?

 

Not that I know of, and if you mess up the application you'll get massive distortion in the raw image quality (kind of like windshields for racecars)

 

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

mount a sacrificial piece of glass to the front of the lens or something?

 

Most people double or triple stack clear filters but it gets pricey real quick with large diameter lenses. Plus if one happens to shatter and hit the front elements... well, it won't be a cheap fix either way.

 

#yolo

[Real_PhillBert]

16 minutes ago, chaozbandit said:

 

Not that I know of, and if you mess up the application you'll get massive distortion in the raw image quality (kind of like windshields for racecars)

I suppose. Sorry if it was a stupid question, I know exactly nothing about photography. 

[chaozbandit]

5 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I suppose. Sorry if it was a stupid question, I know exactly nothing about photography. 

Nah its valid. At least I wont get absolutely covered in snow that then melts over all my gear.

 

 

 

[iDeFecZx]

1 hour ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

This ain't no Matiz

 

 

Ew

[RevoltTrain]

 

[chaozbandit]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

http://www.carscoops.com/2017/11/2018-aston-martin-vantage-gte-unveiled.html

 

@MEC-777 @warmmilk

 

[MEC-777]

Come on man, at least put NSFW stuff in a spoiler...  

[bcredeur97]

2 hours ago, warmmilk said:

are 1st and 2nd dual driving the same car or are they that close in different cars?  does DS stand for D stock?  

 

congrats on 5th!  thats pretty impressive out of 45!

Yeah they were driving the same car. Someone finally beat Zack lol

 

yeah DS is D street. (D stock in old language/rules)

 

Thanks  

[warmmilk]

1 hour ago, chaozbandit said:

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

http://www.carscoops.com/2017/11/2018-aston-martin-vantage-gte-unveiled.html

 

@MEC-777 @warmmilk

 

looks pretty sick, that diffuser is giving me ideas  

 

headlights look very japanese though, my brain said "next silvia" before the Aston bits of it registered...

38 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Yeah they were driving the same car. Someone finally beat Zack lol

 

yeah DS is D street. (D stock in old language/rules)

 

Thanks  

so when are you getting Koni's?  

[chaozbandit]

@MEC-777

 

 

[bcredeur97]

@warmmilk well being my suspension has been getting clunky and a squeak appeared last week... I need to do something soon lol

 

im not even gonna bother getting an alignment now lord knows all my bushings are trashed and it’ll never hold an alignment anywho.

 

so it needs a bit of an overhaul soon. Control arms(heck ill just buy some menvotech ones for the sake having clean new stuff under there lol), shocks, shock mounts, bumpstops, sway bar end links, maybe even tie rods. Just a complete refresh. 

 

Only insanely costly bit out of all that is the shocks... I wish konis were half the price of what they are... so expensive

[warmmilk]

24 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

@warmmilk well being my suspension has been getting clunky and a squeak appeared last week... I need to do something soon lol

 

im not even gonna bother getting an alignment now lord knows all my bushings are trashed and it’ll never hold an alignment anywho.

 

so it needs a bit of an overhaul soon. Control arms(heck ill just buy some menvotech ones for the sake having clean new stuff under there lol), shocks, shock mounts, bumpstops, sway bar end links, maybe even tie rods. Just a complete refresh. 

 

Only insanely costly bit out of all that is the shocks... I wish konis were half the price of what they are... so expensive

trying calling (or emailing) around some different parts retailers for the shocks... GWR and FM tend to sell a lot of their stuff at MSRP where as most others give a discount...  Start with THMotorsports and MAPerformance

 

poly bushings and some brake cleaner could be a better choice than replacement part brand control arms.  but personally I'll never buy poly bushings if its not made by SuperPro or Whiteline, but that can get pricey (especially SuperPro).  you can also buy stiffer oe style rubber made by IL Motorsports, but those aren't all that cheap either and even a bigger pain to install.

[AlwaysFSX]

30 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

@warmmilk well being my suspension has been getting clunky and a squeak appeared last week... I need to do something soon lol

 

im not even gonna bother getting an alignment now lord knows all my bushings are trashed and it’ll never hold an alignment anywho.

 

so it needs a bit of an overhaul soon. Control arms(heck ill just buy some menvotech ones for the sake having clean new stuff under there lol), shocks, shock mounts, bumpstops, sway bar end links, maybe even tie rods. Just a complete refresh. 

 

Only insanely costly bit out of all that is the shocks... I wish konis were half the price of what they are... so expensive

More grease

[bcredeur97]

1 hour ago, warmmilk said:

trying calling (or emailing) around some different parts retailers for the shocks... GWR and FM tend to sell a lot of their stuff at MSRP where as most others give a discount...  Start with THMotorsports and MAPerformance

 

poly bushings and some brake cleaner could be a better choice than replacement part brand control arms.  but personally I'll never buy poly bushings if its not made by SuperPro or Whiteline, but that can get pricey (especially SuperPro).  you can also buy stiffer oe style rubber made by IL Motorsports, but those aren't all that cheap either and even a bigger pain to install.

I don’t really want poly a. Because it’s illegal in a street class (meh i don’t care about this a ton lol) and b. They are known for being squeaky after a few months of install. 

 

Id also probably have to get a press... maybe not... but it would be greatly helpful and I don’t really have a place to put it yet. 

 

 

Maybe ill I’ll just look over the car and see what has play and just replace what is needed. I probably only need shocks/mounts and end links/bushings for the sway bars. Idk it’s just after you spend so much on a car you want it to be like it’s new  all the old suspension parts are bothering me

 

the squeak is a bit odd... it seems to come to light when the front doesn’t have a ton of weight on it (accelerating) and over bumps. I still questions whether it’s coming from the front or the rear. But I do know there’s a clunk in the rear over bumps that’s been there for a while... 

[terrytek]

16 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

I don’t really want poly a. Because it’s illegal in a street class (meh i don’t care about this a ton lol) and b. They are known for being squeaky after a few months of install. 

 

Id also probably have to get a press... maybe not... but it would be greatly helpful and I don’t really have a place to put it yet. 

 

 

Maybe ill I’ll just look over the car and see what has play and just replace what is needed. I probably only need shocks/mounts and end links/bushings for the sway bars. Idk it’s just after you spend so much on a car you want it to be like it’s new  all the old suspension parts are bothering me

 

the squeak is a bit odd... it seems to come to light when the front doesn’t have a ton of weight on it (accelerating) and over bumps. I still questions whether it’s coming from the front or the rear. But I do know there’s a clunk in the rear over bumps that’s been there for a while... 

Wait, i thought the Miata used struts all around, even the rear?

[bcredeur97]

9 hours ago, terrytek said:

Wait, i thought the Miata used struts all around, even the rear?

 Spring coil over shocks all around. 

 

Technical term is “coilovers” but they are typical aftermarket thing you’re thinking of. They are a shock in the middle of a spring though, just not adjustable in any way like aftermarket stuff

 

rockauto still calls them struts but they aren’t. iirc a strut actually is allowed to have movement (usually at the top mount) to assist with steering, whereas shocks do not. But that confuses me on the rear. Either way, it’s not struts, it’s shocks, according to Mazda lol

[chaozbandit]

[JoaoPRSousa]

18 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

Ew

 

It has the same engine as your C2 but with 110, so I can't complain.

[iDeFecZx]

25 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

It has the same engine as your C2 but with 110, so I can't complain.

The jp4 nfu

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47 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

The jp4 nfu

Why do I think the nfu stands for now fuck uff (read it with a French accent)