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Steve French posted:Well, I finally got around to installing the longer wheel studs and spacers necessary to fit the rear wheels on after restoring them, and finished up today. I'm really, really, really pleased with how they turned out and how they look on the car right now. I couldn't decide which angle(s) I liked best so sorry y'all you get all of 'em. I swear the car is white and not a very pale yellow; there's a lot of wildfire smoke here right now. This car rules. I would like to take it to the drive in burger place and loiter.
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That T top is so good, I'm pretty sure it's against the law to drive that with the roof on.
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I know a lot of cars from that era get bagged on for not actually being great cars but honestly I don't give a gently caress because look 
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looks good. now you just need to lose a couple inches of height and you'll be golden heres one from hot august nights that has the stance 
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Aug 12, 2021 09:33
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Disrespectful showing off.
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Those wheels are wild af, I love them. The shots are great too. And honestly the wildfire smoke adding just a slight sepia tone to the pics makes them look better to me. Unintended consequences but awesome job.
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Aug 12, 2021 13:22
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 It is so great. I love the chin spoiler thing.
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 My heavily modified 2003 Mini Cooper R50. Got a car wash subscription and it started taking the roof paint off. It was originally all Chili Red but some previous owner painted the roof black but it was a bad job. The new color doesn't have a name, just a code. When you look at the top of the roof (flat), it looks red like the car. As it moves down the sife of the roof it turns orange then copper. Did the interior doors, ring around the shifter and the plastic parts on the E brake. And of course did the 3 inch lip on my rims. My painter sent me this video showing the doors and roof. I'll get better pics when I pick it up. I have some decals and a vinyl wrap for the back 1/2 on the way. Also some blackout tape for the trim and a black grill on the way. I'll make a thread when I get it all done. https://vimeo.com/586617677
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Steve French posted:Well, I finally got around to installing the longer wheel studs and spacers necessary to fit the rear wheels on after restoring them, and finished up today. I'm really, really, really pleased with how they turned out and how they look on the car right now. I couldn't decide which angle(s) I liked best so sorry y'all you get all of 'em. I swear the car is white and not a very pale yellow; there's a lot of wildfire smoke here right now. gently caress yes! Proper white letters out, too.
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See thread title 2014 420i M-Sport. No ragrets.
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Back from paint. https://vimeo.com/587325633  
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Aug 15, 2021 03:18
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AirRaid posted:See thread title Love it. How do the sprogs like riding topless?
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Aug 15, 2021 11:57
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They like it this much: https://i.imgur.com/ps46SZI.mp4
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Aug 15, 2021 15:07
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Aug 15, 2021 17:27
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Guys. GUYS. I did something stupid again.    ‘02 Mini Cooper S 6-speed. Alta 17% pulley, intake, 450cc injectors, RMW tune, some cat-back exhaust that I haven’t found a brand on yet, rear camber arms, front camber plates, Tein springs, poly motor mounts and control arm bushings, new cross-drilled and slotted rotors, rear calipers, pads, brand new 205/45/17 Hankook Ventus V12 tires and alignment. I ordered two new front side markers , a new key fob shell, and a new plastic clip for the driver side door latch pin assembly. Amazingly they all disintegrated. I also dynamatted the under side of the dash pad to curb the rattle. The car was serviced at the local Mini specialist/tuner which is literally 3/4 mile from my house, so I do feel pretty good about it. I’m gonna use it as a daily.
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Aug 16, 2021 23:49
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I'm incredibly glad that my automotive ADD isn't nearly as bad as yours. I had a similar car once as a loaner and it was pretty fun. Of course that a was a base model with the automatic.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Guys. GUYS. I did something stupid again. Hah, that one really needs your zgermans plate.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Guys. GUYS. I did something stupid again. Suburban Dad posted:You go through cars like I go through underwear
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Suburban Dad posted:You go through cars like I go through underwear I’m selling the RX7 because we don’t drive it, so this just fills the same physical space. Less, even. I don’t really want to do winter in the Abarth for reasons so this should work well, as well as being another regular car for my wife to drive when she doesn’t need the truck. Alarbus posted:Hah, that one really needs your zgermans plate. Yeah my kid already mentioned that. Swap ZGERMNZ on there and put that generic plate on the Abarth. I’ll have to ask at the notary how much that would run me, $-wise. Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Aug 17, 2021 |
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Guys. GUYS. I did something stupid again. Haha, I had one of these with similar mods. What a fuckin riot, no stupid decisions were made by you, just awesome ones. Re BRZ trip report - it loving stormed hard from Albuquerque to Phoenix and I'd have probably ended up upside down in a ditch if it'd tried to drive it home on the A052s. Left Oklahoma at about 2PM local time, got home at 2:15AM AZ time so like 14hr. Car is great, it really reminds me of my S2000 in a lot of ways, so I like that a lot. I do not like the motor characteristics with respect to complementing the chassis, this car would have been great with a K24 in it. FA20 just doesn't feel like a free revving, playful motor. Anyway, I'll fix the power problem here soon because I'm dumb. 
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I’m selling the RX7 because we don’t drive it, so this just fills the same physical space. Less, even. I don’t really want to do winter in the Abarth for reasons so this should work well, as well as being another regular car for my wife to drive when she doesn’t need the truck. Justify it however you want. My point stands.  Always thought those were neat though and heard good things from autox people but have never driven one.And really, I change them more often. Sightly.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Guys. GUYS. I did something stupid again. Congratulations on your new grocery getter slash go kart.
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Aug 17, 2021 03:38
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The only stupid thing I did today was take the automotive equivalent of my plate at a fancy restaurant or a selfie 
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KakerMix posted:The only stupid thing I did today was take the automotive equivalent of my plate at a fancy restaurant or a selfie There is nothing stupid happening here. Michael J Fox ejaculated to unconsciousness when you took this pic and had no idea why.
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Aug 17, 2021 03:57
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ExecuDork posted:The fantastic icing on the cake. I love this little detail. I also love the red circle cutting into the Bose head unit. And RED. RED EVERYWHERE. REEEEeeeeeeeDDDD! So remember when I said I got a bad car due to dumb life decisions? Well, I managed to work out what the smoke problem was (coolant leak, actually an easy fix). It's cheered me up immensely. I also need to rebuild the engine because lol rotary at 70k miles and whoever had it before me apparently sucked at maintaining it. Whatever. I've had fun. Thanks dumb car decisions. Also gently caress my last car got 36mpg and I didn't appreciate that enough when I had it. Also oil is expensive. I have funded this car entirely through lovely memecoins and weird bursts of overtime. Is this what being a car guy is like?
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KakerMix's photos reminded me of a Trekker I owned up until 2017. It was a funky car, but gutless at elevation in Colorado. I sold it for $10k, even though the auction ended up on some high profile car magazine sites, and it was listed for 50k a few years later, with a bunch of inaccurate information, like "all original", "rust free", and "20k miles". I replaced the engine once, and when I titled it in Colorado, they told me that it had over 100k miles the last time it had been in Colorado, around 1992, and they marked the title as not having an accurate odometer reading. I guess whoever it passed through after that got the title flag removed. Here are my sad photos of the day it got loaded on a truck to go away:    KakerMix's truck looks at least as clean.
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dogstile posted:So remember when I said I got a bad car due to dumb life decisions? It’s not so much “rotary at 70k miles” as it is “Renesis at 70k miles”. The older naturally aspirated 12a and 13b motors would last a good long while with regular not much more than regular oil changes. But otherwise, I’m super happy to see another rotary on its way back from the brink. Good stuff!
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wzm posted:KakerMix's photos reminded me of a Trekker I owned up until 2017. It was a funky car, but gutless at elevation in Colorado. I sold it for $10k, even though the auction ended up on some high profile car magazine sites, and it was listed for 50k a few years later, with a bunch of inaccurate information, like "all original", "rust free", and "20k miles". I replaced the engine once, and when I titled it in Colorado, they told me that it had over 100k miles the last time it had been in Colorado, around 1992, and they marked the title as not having an accurate odometer reading. I guess whoever it passed through after that got the title flag removed. Man I wish I somehow knew about this back in 2017 as I would have screamed at you to not auction it. Auctions never go well, at least for cool Japanese (in my experience) A yellow Trekker, especially that looks that good, is solid gold and easily was an investment thing even in 2017. Like poo poo man I would have paid you 15k at the time for it just so it could be worth 35-40k now. The proto-4Runner/Hilux Surf  Our Hilux is quite clean: 
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KakerMix posted:Man I wish I somehow knew about this back in 2017 as I would have screamed at you to not auction it. Auctions never go well, at least for cool Japanese (in my experience) I know, but it hit Bring A Trailer (https://bringatrailer.com/2017/10/06/pre-4runner-rarity-restored-1981-toyota-trekker/ was my listing), and made a couple car magazine websites, so I was sure I'd get a pop in price at the end of the auction. When it fizzled out, at almost exactly the same price a Trekker sold a few months earlier (https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-toyota-winnebego-trekker-4x4/), I just took my loss for what it was. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cu...trucks-we-miss/ here it is last year.
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wzm posted:I know, but it hit Bring A Trailer (https://bringatrailer.com/2017/10/06/pre-4runner-rarity-restored-1981-toyota-trekker/ was my listing), and made a couple car magazine websites, so I was sure I'd get a pop in price at the end of the auction. When it fizzled out, at almost exactly the same price a Trekker sold a few months earlier (https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-toyota-winnebego-trekker-4x4/), I just took my loss for what it was. I know, especially in 2017 I wouldn't have actually had my opinion on Bring a Trailer for Toyotas and other Japanese vehicles. It's just a pain is all, hindsight 2020 and all that. Plus I would have loved to compare it to a first-gen 4Runner (or Hilux Surf) that we had.  
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It is becoming increasingly apparent that I have a “type”. The other two cars in the fleet don’t fit the aesthetic but 2/3 is a solid majority.    
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Aug 20, 2021 16:38
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It's awesome how little overhang the mini has, wheels look great too.
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Black wheels look great on silver so can't argue with that.
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Late crosspost from the BMW thread: Here is my BMW  I know probably not to everyone in here’s taste but ticks many boxes for me: - Live in a town house with barely enough parking for 1 car, never mind 2 so need a car that does everything - Dogs fit well in the back  - My wife has MS so it’s easy for her to get in and out of - It has a rad red interior  - It handles better than my old 435d - It is very very fast Was looking at the Macan as well but the performance to £ ratio was massively in favour of the X3M. Bonus photo up in the Scottish hills with a friend 
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Solid choice on the interior colour, more people should be brave enough to get the good colours.
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Aug 22, 2021 22:39
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polygon_monkey posted:- Dogs fit well in the back What's this dog divider thing you've got? It is interesting.
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It’s one of these that goes with the dog guard and is custom fit for the X3: https://www.travall.co.uk/divider Useful for when we need to carry luggage or whatever but most of the time it’s out of the car and they have the whole boot to themselves. It is very easy to install and remove (unlike the dog guard).
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Solid choice on the interior colour, more people should be brave enough to get the good colours. Ahem 
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