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Dschingis Khan posted:1988 Merkur XR4Ti, live in Northeast Ohio. I know who you bought that from (Mark)! We stayed with him when I went with some friends to an "All-Ford" event in Ohio where a bunch of Merkurs meet. I thought I knew, then I saw the badge and the rear wing and knew! I remember the previous owner whipping some mid 80's Z28 on the highway that was messing with a big long line of Merkurs on the way back from the show. After pulling away from it, he slowed down and let the Z28 catch up. He rolled down his window; Previous Owner  : Four! (hold up four fingers)Redneck in Z28  : Huh? You just got beat by four cylinders! Hahaha.: (redneck's girlfriend laughs at redneck)Anywho, he showed up at the hotel we were staying at for the night. We "forgot" the drinking age in the US was 21 at the time ( Ontario  is 19).    Autocrossed it too. Same day the Durocco was there.  (Durocco - cause it's awesome)    Also, group shot (not in it cause I was most likely ill from Wild Turkey). Previous owner is second from the right - balding ginger balls guy.  Just thought it was weird seeing the same car turn up here after (Date/Time: 2004:09:04 19:13:21) so long.
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Track day! One of my many vacuum lines broke during the second to last session which caused some boost control issues. But hey; getting 3/4th way through a track day with an FD is a good track day. 
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Sep 30, 2009 18:37
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944 posted:Edit: You have to tube frame the front end of a 944 to fit a 928 motor in it, BTW. It's a wide bitch. And at that point, why wouldn't you just do this if you want to be all pure: Actually, when you get to that point, why don't you just go all out:   
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Sep 30, 2009 18:44
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I HATE CARS posted:Actually, when you get to that point, why don't you just go all out: He's still using a 928 motor 
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Sep 30, 2009 18:46
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You can add an imaginary dent to the back of mine, some clown hit it, cracked the light, creased the rear corner and ruined the perfect paint. They then drove off and no-one saw anything. Oh, and I can't afford to fix it. I'm gutted, I have the car about a month and it gets damaged
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Sep 30, 2009 21:33
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The daily beater(click for big) EVERYTHING started breaking on it about a year ago. 2 window regulators, fuel gauge sender, 4 blown shocks, EGR, IAT sensor, rear door panel just randomly popped off. As soon as I get a new job(which I hope is soon), I'm gonna fix all the poo poo on this, buy something less boring to drive(like 99% of cars on the road), and give this to my girlfriend. The track beater   Mostly stock. I will NEVER sell this car The torture rack/basket case  I would sell this in a hearbeat if it would run right. Sometimes it wont start, sometimes it starts and immediately dies, sometimes it starts and runs for 5 minutes and dies, and sometimes it starts and waits until 30 minutes into a ride to die and refuse to restart. It's real trustworthy. This is the fun 2 wheeler  
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Sep 30, 2009 23:12
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 Just bought a 1988 Honda Prelude 2.0Si yesterday, and I'm pretty happy about it.
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Oct 12, 2009 00:16
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Korwen posted:He's still using a 928 motor Yes I know, that was the point. VVV Okay, that's really cool. More info? I HATE CARS fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Oct 12, 2009 |
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Oct 12, 2009 00:24
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Haven't been on the forums much lately. Here's a shot of how I spent my summer:
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parid posted:Track day! One of my many vacuum lines broke during the second to last session which caused some boost control issues. But hey; getting 3/4th way through a track day with an FD is a good track day. I admire your taste in wheels. First track day?
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Oct 12, 2009 11:41
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Current state of my ride  
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Oct 12, 2009 23:49
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 I love Corrados. That is astonishingly hard to look at.
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Oct 12, 2009 23:53
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Your avatar basically sums up my face every time I walk out in my driveway and see it.
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Oct 12, 2009 23:57
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what the hell happened to it? sorry for the loss dude
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Oct 13, 2009 20:22
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 It's not a very high-res pic, since it was taken with my iPhone. It's my DD, and it's stock for now.
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Oct 13, 2009 21:54
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   100% mechanically stock 2007 Civic Si. Inside I've added an aftermarket subwoofer, dead pedal cover, and shift boot. 20% tint on rear windows. Quick wash and wax today. New Goodyear Eagle GT rubber. about 26k on the clock in this picture.
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Oct 14, 2009 03:07
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Nice car but I can't believe Honda felt the need to put those stupid stickers on the doors.
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Oct 14, 2009 03:28
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Dare I ask why you only tinted the rear windows too? Looks kind of mismatched to me.
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Oct 14, 2009 03:56
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Taz posted:Dare I ask why you only tinted the rear windows too? Looks kind of mismatched to me. Some jurisdictions don't allow any tint on the front windows.
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Oct 14, 2009 04:02
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Viking Blood posted:Haven't been on the forums much lately. Here's a shot of how I spent my summer: Love that Datsun!
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Oct 14, 2009 04:13
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orange lime posted:Some jurisdictions don't allow any tint on the front windows. Illinois!  I peeled my fronts off once I finally got pulled over for it.
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Oct 14, 2009 05:27
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omgitstheinternet posted:Your avatar basically sums up my face every time I walk out in my driveway and see it. I thought you felt bad enough when you banged up the front quarter. Let alone that asspack you got.
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Oct 14, 2009 07:30
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There is legislation in the Illinois congress right now to allow for 35% all around the windows (except windshield). If you have anything less than 35% in the rear, they will allow up to 50% for the front side glass. The bill was basically approved, but Govenor Quinn rejected it because the wording would have made certain SUVs and minivans with OEM tinted glass illegal. He sent it back for them to update the wording, and thats the last I've heard of it. House Bill 3325 for any Illinois goons that are interested: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3325&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=&SessionID=76&SpecSess=&Session=&GA=96 We'll be getting my wife's windows tinted to 35% once it passes. I doubt I'll do anything with mine, but my next car will get 35% as well. Kind of stupid law, but the police in my city pull people over for it left and right, and they dont write fix it tickets, either. Its $75 a pop usually.
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BabyJesus posted:There is legislation in the Illinois congress right now to allow for 35% all around the windows (except windshield). If you have anything less than 35% in the rear, they will allow up to 50% for the front side glass. The bill was basically approved, but Govenor Quinn rejected it because the wording would have made certain SUVs and minivans with OEM tinted glass illegal. He sent it back for them to update the wording, and thats the last I've heard of it. Wait, so you can go as dark as 35% on the fronts, but if your back ones are darker you can only go to 50%? Maybe I'm reading something wrong. But yeah, I had just bought my car not too long before I got pulled over for it, so I just played dumb. Luckily I got a nice officer and he let me off with a warning. Edit: Just read through that again - I think I had it backwards. Boaz MacPhereson fucked around with this message at 16:21 on Oct 14, 2009 |
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Oct 14, 2009 16:16
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Wait, so you can go as dark as 35% on the fronts, but if your back ones are darker you can only go to 50%? Maybe I'm reading something wrong. Yes the proposed bill is you can have 35% all around (as long as you have a rearview and both side mirrors). You can still have any % tint you want on the doors "not immediately adjacent to the driver", but if you have anything less than 35% light transfer, the new maximum allowed in the front is 50%. So: 35% all around, or dark as you want in the back glass/back windows and 50% up front. Better than nothing I guess, looks like the bill is going to be passed pretty soon.
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Oct 14, 2009 18:52
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BabyJesus posted:Yes the proposed bill is you can have 35% all around (as long as you have a rearview and both side mirrors). You can still have any % tint you want on the doors "not immediately adjacent to the driver", but if you have anything less than 35% light transfer, the new maximum allowed in the front is 50%. As nice as it would be to get some tint back on my front windows, I can't help but think how dumb it would look to have my dark-as-poo poo back windows and only 50% front windows.
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Oct 14, 2009 20:46
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I wish that Arizona would legalize mirrored metallic tint. The inside of my car gets so hot that once I got burned by my key after taking it out of the ignition. 15 minutes of driving was enough to heat it up to like...what? 160 degrees? Silvered windows ought to reject heat like those space blankets do. Also, I could paint my car with flat gray patchwork and get metallic gold on the windows and it would look like this 
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Oct 15, 2009 00:53
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orange lime posted:Also, I could paint my car with flat gray patchwork and get metallic gold on the windows and it would look like this Be very careful when it rains.
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Oct 15, 2009 01:16
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They make normal black ceramic tint that has very good heat rejection.
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-Spiffy- posted:Nice car but I can't believe Honda felt the need to put those stupid stickers on the doors. Like every other generation Civic SI?
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Oct 15, 2009 05:36
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orange lime posted:The inside of my car gets so hot that once I got burned by my key after taking it out of the ignition. 15 minutes of driving was enough to heat it up to like...what? 160 degrees? Out of curiosity, what is the car?
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Oct 15, 2009 06:01
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There's a thread somewhere about this car and it does need updates but whatever. Here's a photo I took for IPD's photo contest. 
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Oct 15, 2009 09:49
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Crispulus posted:Here's a photo I took for IPD's photo contest. *includes red timestamp in contest photo*
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Oct 15, 2009 15:50
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Sockington posted:*includes red timestamp in contest photo* How do you know those numbers weren't really laying in the grass? 
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Oct 15, 2009 15:57
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_firehawk posted:Be very careful when it rains. Yes, be very careful both times it rains next year. Having lived in AZ for 20+ years, I can tell you that tint can only help so much. If the car sits in the sun, just like everything else, it will get insanely hot. At the race track one sunny day in May, I was using the laser pyrometer to get track and tire temps -- for shits and giggles, I took the surface temp of a black BMW that was on grid, the skin of the car was over 230F/110C. It's loving hot here (track temp was a paltry 140F/60C).
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:As nice as it would be to get some tint back on my front windows, I can't help but think how dumb it would look to have my dark-as-poo poo back windows and only 50% front windows. 35% isn't very dark though - the factory fronts on my wagon are about 35%, the rears are much darker: 
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Oct 16, 2009 00:56
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Sterndotstern posted:Yes, be very careful both times it rains next year. You are obviously missing the F-22 joke here.
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Sockington posted:*includes red timestamp in contest photo* Didn't use my camera. I'll just do a little PS magic before the deadline.
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Ziploc posted:Out of curiosity, what is the car? 2002 ZX2, in red. I really want an FB RX-7...there are so many drat rotaries down here (I see like 5 RX-8s a day on my 5 mile bike to the university) but I can't justify buying something like that when the ZX2 was formerly owned by the lead QC inspector for a Ford plant in Ohio and is in absolutely perfect shape. Not until I have a garage, at least.
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    Gave it a quick bath and took some new pictures after blacking out all the chrome earlier this summer. 2004 Mini Cooper, 76k miles, BC racing coil overs, hotchkis Sway-bars, stoptech brakes, miltek exhaust, 17" OZ ultraleggeras on Bridgestone RE760s, huge rally lights, and other goodies
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