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Itchy Itchiford posted:You are now my new favorite AI poster. I want a ute so bad, but the fiance said we can't move to Australia WHOA $85000 US for a 2010 Maloo. No wonder she wont let you have one haha. Still, I suppose its our payback for having to pay $140000 AU for an american muscle car that you guys pay $40000 US for  I'm looking at you camaro, trans am and challenger....
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Powershift posted:You're pretty much going to have to sell the car.  I'd kind of be happy to sell it, but good wagons are hard to come by and I'm too broke to take on my dream 240 project right now.Update: the glass arrived at the shop today, but got hosed in shipping. Apparently it'll take another week to get a replacement.
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Nov 11, 2015 22:35
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  Apologies for the poo poo images, decided to treat my car to a five or six thousand miles without loving me over award, got drunk and made some amazon orders. Stage 1 is some rain/wind deflectors, I love driving around in winter with the heater roasting my feet and the windows cracked open for fresh air, now I get to do it in comfort- they are better quality than I expected for £18 for the pair, and they really make a difference, I can pelt around without any buffeting while still getting fresh air. They also let me leave my windows open a crack when I'm at work if it's raining. Did a new mount for my G1W and put on some door trim protectors too. Phase 2? Replace the interior bright white lights with red LED's, and add some near pointless voltmeter and thermometer readouts with switches, switches for the dashcam, phone charger and GPS power too- because I want more buttons to press, and it's an easy thing to get the kids involved on. Just waiting on the ship from China. Hell, then I might even do something useful like grind off some of the rust and repaint 
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Nov 12, 2015 16:16
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Automatic Retard posted:WHOA $85000 US for a 2010 Maloo. No wonder she wont let you have one haha. Still, I suppose its our payback for having to pay $140000 AU for an american muscle car that you guys pay $40000 US for Yeah it's just a little nuts for a specialty car that I imagine will cost an equally stupid amount to insure. At least we got the GTO, G8, and the new SS. The good thing about the US is there are still nice 4th gen f-bodies available for $10k or less. Still, I will always lust after the Holdens. Post more pictures
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Nov 12, 2015 23:06
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Itchy Itchiford posted:Yeah it's just a little nuts for a specialty car that I imagine will cost an equally stupid amount to insure. At least we got the GTO, G8, and the new SS. The good thing about the US is there are still nice 4th gen f-bodies available for $10k or less. I'll chuck some in the post your ride thread some day
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Nov 13, 2015 02:58
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Well, hello there! New pistons and rods, polished crank and bored 0,5mm over. The head is still at the engine shop getting ported and serviced.
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Nov 13, 2015 10:25
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showoff! I know you're a showoff because I'm envious right now.
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Nov 13, 2015 16:25
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Tapped into the CD changer output to hack an aux. in into the C5. Won't miss the changer (lol 2001), and no need to drop the money for a new stereo since other than it being ugly it actually sounds really good.
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Nov 14, 2015 23:50
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Larrymer posted:I swapped out the front brake lines and bleeders since they got Michigan'd. Probably original 15 year old lines that made sense to replace as I'm going to be towing with this truck and don't want to blow a line. Bleeders are supposed to be 10mm and a 10 or 9 wouldn't fit on it so out came the vice grips. I couldn't get the rear bleeders to move so I'm going to revisit those to flush the whole system later. Surprisingly they aren't rusted though but I didn't want to round them off since I was feeling a bit rushed. The truck doesn't fit in the garage (too long) so I didn't want to leave it half in there overnight with the door open. Well, this came back to bite me. Now the hard lines are leaking at the union to the new soft lines. $78 for a full stainless steel hard line kit? gently caress it. It's like Oprah where everyone gets a car, except with brake lines. I noticed this during the front control arm swap on both sides. New uppers and lowers with ball joints and new tie rod ends. And now a new wheel speed sensor since I broke one. Too bad this is probably the last time it's going to be warm for 4 months, so good thing I don't really need the truck for awhile...
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Earlier today: Hello darkness my old friend. You Am I posted:What are we supposed to notice in that blurry small photo? IOwnCalculus posted:ADEQ emissions station, the bane of that orange Beetle's existence. Fart Pipe posted:Trying to get that Beetle to pass emissions. Two hours later: Welp, gently caress my life   Failed again, and again. And now I'm out of money until Friday so I'm going to take these three boys and build the best carburetor I can from the rubble. Two hours ago:  Now: I am a God Damned Wizard    So I now have a (hopefully) working 30 PICT 3, created from Fart Pipe's 30-PICT-3 body he sent me, and the rest of the parts from the 30/31 PICT 3 I ordered in from China that failed in the earlier picture. I know it got close, but that was after two tries, with adjustments to the best I could do. All of the threads on it were graunchy, and nothing fit right. Using it with the genuine German body is the best bet. I also took the spare jet that came in Fart Pipe's carb, a 122, and put it in the eariler 34-PICT-3, the one I've been running with the past year, and also the one that failed the first seven tests (tests eight and nine were with the new Chinese one). I had the 34-PICT-3 tuned well enough that it was only failing the loaded hydrocarbon test (it's final test was the one mentioned in the "PREVIOUS RESULTS" line on the photo of the test receipt above), and maybe the smaller main, to 122 from 125, may fix things? I'm 50/50 running with this rebuilt 30, or running with the modified 34, for the next (and hopefully final) test.
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Nov 17, 2015 03:57
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Isn't there some additive that you can put in the gas to temporarily improve emissions?  http://www.amazon.com/CRC-05063-Guaranteed-Emissions-Formula/dp/B000CIPUR8 No experience with the snake oil-ness of this, though.
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Nov 18, 2015 14:50
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Itchy Itchiford posted:Yeah it's just a little nuts for a specialty car that I imagine will cost an equally stupid amount to insure. At least we got the GTO, G8, and the new SS. The good thing about the US is there are still nice 4th gen f-bodies available for $10k or less. I started a thread. Bit drunk though, so it's gonna have to be done in several installments haha
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Nov 18, 2015 17:23
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I dreamed longingly about a mid engine conversion kit for my cute little Corvair while looking up parts to reseal the transmission, differential, and various leaking engine parts.
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Nov 18, 2015 20:50
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VW parts are cheaper because people only have the attention spans to care about one type of air cooled car 
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Nov 18, 2015 20:53
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Automatic Retard posted:I started a thread. Bit drunk though, so it's gonna have to be done in several installments haha You are now my favorite retard  Next year when I start dumping stupid amount of money into my Firebird I'll make a thread for you in return.
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Nov 18, 2015 22:12
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Made some awesome new floor mats for the Merc, for a grand total of £4 for an offcut of carpet from a local shop. Not sure how long they'll last but for that price, I don't mind making a new set every 6 months. I've missed having a beater that I can do stupid poo poo to and not have to worry that it looks daft. My time with the Abarth was amazing but it just wasn't the sort of car I could do things like this to.
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Nov 19, 2015 00:09
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VolumeOverTalent posted:dildoshifter
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Nov 19, 2015 00:16
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Would you use it on the floor
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VolumeOverTalent posted:Made some awesome new floor mats for the Merc, for a grand total of £4 for an offcut of carpet from a local shop. Not sure how long they'll last but for that price, I don't mind making a new set every 6 months. Lacks dickbutt embroidery.
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Nov 19, 2015 00:24
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El Scotch posted:Lacks dickbutt embroidery. If that was something I had the talent to do, I'd be all over it.
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Nov 19, 2015 00:39
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Nodoze posted:Would you use it on the floor Is the transtunnel considered part of the floor?
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VolumeOverTalent posted:Made some awesome new floor mats for the Merc, for a grand total of £4 for an offcut of carpet from a local shop. Not sure how long they'll last but for that price, I don't mind making a new set every 6 months. My house came with full old people decor and I still some old granny style carpet left in a couple of places which I'm about to remove (the various shades of brown floral style that is really high quality long lasting stuff). I think i'm going to make car mats out of that too.
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Registered my Alberta truck in Ontario. Definitely feels like a chapter closing. Came with a bit of WTF, when I was swapping the rear license plate I found an empty cardboard firework tube that must have been hanging out in that trough under the bumper since before I bought it. I don't know why I didn't find it when I put my Alberta plate on it, 6 months ago. The front plate doesn't have a place to go, yet, because Alberta doesn't require front plates and my truck has a... thing... on the front that would obscure a plate attached to the bumper by the factory bolts - which are still intact, though very rusty. I know folks 'round here LOVE to talk about front plates, so any suggestions?   SD 144 Topper and Ferry 6 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrI'm probably going to get some metal banding with holes in it from the hardware store and use that fat horizontal bar as my mount point.
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Nov 19, 2015 22:35
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Loosely tie it around the top bar with steel zip ties so it slides and flops around.
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Nov 19, 2015 23:40
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My seats were looking a bit grungy so I decided to give em the business today. The store didn't have the meguiers leather juice I usually get so I decided to try Griots 3 in 1 leather conditioner. I'm very pleased with the results.   I used a magic eraser on the front seats and gave the back a decent scrubbing with dish soap and water, then rubbed in the leather juice. That stuff really brings back the glow without a greasy sheen. It smells terrific too. Not quite like new car but sort of like new shoes.
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Nov 22, 2015 00:08
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Didn't touch the car per say, but got ready for a bit of an overhaul.
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Nov 22, 2015 03:06
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Powershift posted:Loosely tie it around the top bar with steel zip ties so it slides and flops around.
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Nov 22, 2015 06:22
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Swapped the all-season tires for snow tires and discovered the thermostat housing is leaking onto the brand new a/c belt I just installed. Also going to swap in a correct thermostat as long as its apart, the 160 one was a dumb idea. I'm the terrible car stuff. 
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Nov 22, 2015 06:55
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 wash > claybar > chemical guys white light > wax Also cleaned the black trim up and made it so I can see out of glass. Wanted to get everything coated with some type of protection for the winter before it's too cold for me to care.
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Nov 22, 2015 21:51
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^ drat, that is sharp.
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Nov 22, 2015 22:01
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Drove 300km to a wedding. the last 13km of the trip was dirt (mud) road. Before the trip I replaced my bald Nitto Invos with some Bridgestone RE003s that were on a 4 for the price of 3 deal. kind of glad I did given the conditions. so I washed it today. EDIT: also changed the oil and filter and adjusted the seating position so the after market seats are as centred as possible. still about half an inch off the centre of the steering wheel :/ 
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Nov 24, 2015 11:48
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Swapped out the 80's donkey dong shifter in my C5 for one from a C6Z and got a new boot. Looks and shifts a million times better. 
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Nov 24, 2015 23:31
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Very nice. I remember the horse cock shifter on my 1G DSM and it made me chuckle.
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Nov 25, 2015 02:53
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Very nice. I remember the horse cock shifter on my 1G DSM and it made me chuckle. Thanks I never made that connection, my future is so much brighter now.
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What vehicle is this?
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Nov 25, 2015 03:30
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MiNDRiVE posted:What vehicle is this? Grand Prix GTP.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Grand Prix GTP. Was this a Holden interior design or standard Pontiac stuff?
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Nov 25, 2015 03:37
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MiNDRiVE posted:Was this a Holden interior design or standard Pontiac stuff? Neither, rubbermaid.
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Laserface posted:EDIT: also changed the oil and filter and adjusted the seating position so the after market seats are as centred as possible. still about half an inch off the centre of the steering wheel :/ The stock seats are also off-center. Don't tell anybody.
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I guess the after market seats with big bolsters just make it more obvious!
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