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Holy poo poo. Congrats man, that is a loving gorgeous car and I'm incredibly jealous. Pics as Sonny Crocket with it please 
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Gonna need some videos brah. Preferably a go pro mounted right above the exhaust when you give it the Italian tune up.
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Sep 20, 2015 02:22
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I use Shin Etsu grease for seals, works awesome.
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Sep 20, 2015 03:46
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kimbo305 posted:How greasy is it? The targa stows behind the seats in a way that might spread the grease everywhere if I overapply and tap the leather with the seals. It's not bad at all, if you use it sparingly the rubber absorbs it right up like a conditioner. It's great stuff, I find myself using it for all sorts of poo poo.
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Sep 20, 2015 22:28
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kimbo305 posted:I need to make a playlist for driving songs for this car. That song will be on it, as will Night Drive and In The Air Tonight. This is a double CD, buy it you won't regret it, best driving music ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0NcdQgMFXQ
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Sep 22, 2015 16:22
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iwentdoodie posted:It's sad how most of us started as late teens early 20s assholes, now we're all bitter late 20s++++. Not many new people coming through. Isn't TT the latest regular AIer that hasn't been run out of here? Do we have bad B.O. or something?
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Sep 27, 2015 00:38
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I dunno, my son is 7 yrs old and he loving LOVES cars, and it's not like I'm encouraging it either. Whenever he sees a 911 or any kind of Ferrari he freaks out. He begged me to take him to cars and coffee after finding out about it all on his own. I guess my point is you can still love cars even if you can't afford them.
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Sep 27, 2015 02:06
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HotCanadianChick posted:Anecdotal, and tainted by your own tastes and likes being a large influence on him. Anecdotal yes, but honestly it's not like I have posters of Ferraris all over the house, I think it's more of a product of the area we live in. Lots of rich people with lots of exotics driving around. 911's are like Mustangs around here.
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Sep 27, 2015 03:54
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The only other forum I can't complain about is the Protege forums, but that's a pretty small community. Once you get into the numbers of miata owners on mnet you have yourself a very consistent dumpster fire. That being said my local Miata forum isn't bad.
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Sep 29, 2015 03:11
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mariooncrack posted:You guys really don't take any poo poo. I thought about making a thread for my Miata but: Don't feel bad, I haven't posted a thread in years, mostly because the poo poo i do is pretty boring maintenance poo poo. iwentdoodie posted:Please post how well that grease works. I have some seals on the GTI that are intact, just very dry. Itd be awesome if that poo poo could save them. Get the grease it's worth it just to have it around for whatever.
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Sep 29, 2015 03:54
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Seconding a hub spacer, or you might be able to find a longer hub to begin with. 1" can make a big difference.
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Sep 30, 2015 22:00
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InitialDave posted:As I understand it, the 348 uses a standard 6-bolt fitting, so an off-the-shelf spacer should work, but I'm going to suggest you consider a removable steering wheel kit. They add an inch or two of spacing out (which may actually be too much), and you get the slight secutity benefit of being able to take the wheel with you or hide it. But doesn't that increase the odds of his steering wheel disappearing if he doesn't take it with him? Honestly, if was really worried about my Momo getting stolen, I'd rather tack weld the nut to the shaft and have to grind it back off if I had to get the wheel off. Removable wheels just make it more of a PITA to me. Not that I'd ever actually do the tack weld thing, but I have thought about it as a solution.
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Oct 1, 2015 18:00
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Pretty sure that's normal, the center hole of the wheel goes around the lip, and the horn button inside of it. And I think Momo and nardi have different patterns, that's why a lot of ebay generic hubs are universal. But at least it comes with black hardware, for some reason every spacer on ebay comes with chrome hardware, why the gently caress would anyone want that. Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Oct 1, 2015 |
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Oct 1, 2015 19:01
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:Just put a pentagonal nut or something equally annoying on there. Oh poo poo, good idea. Gonna look into doing that for my Miata, I just got a Momo that's waiting to be installed.
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Oct 1, 2015 22:54
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kimbo305 posted:The Corvette is my C6 Z06 with RC5+ brake pads, and the Miata is Muffinpox's tracked out NB. So does he get to auto cross and review the 348? 
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Oct 2, 2015 16:29
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Muffinpox posted:
YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS Don't forget, no earth tones and no socks.
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Oct 10, 2015 01:19
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Muffinpox posted:
Well done sir  I would have loved to see the jaws dropping when that pulled up to the course 
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Oct 11, 2015 00:36
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kimbo305 posted:I'm ever so slightly worried about applying a flammable oil to the antenna while it's out, which afaik is only when the motor is running. Maybe it's also accessories mode? But it retracts as soon as the motor is shut off, putting it inside the engine bay. Why don't you apply some of the Shin-etsu to it? A thin invisible layer is all you need.
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Oct 12, 2015 07:23
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Have you considered after market wheels? Or wheels from another Ferrari? The offset looks WAY off and doesn't look right at all, the rear wheels need to fill out the wheel well. There would be no shame in going with quality aftermarket wheels that look like they fit the car correctly. As far as the seals go maybe you could try the trick Miata owners use, stuff some weather stripping into the voids of the seals to to "puff" them out and create a better seal. Worked for me, I used the caulk backing method stated at the end of this page: http://www.miata.net/garage/weatherstrip/index.html
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Oct 13, 2015 17:12
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mafoose posted:Also, I think leica was saying that you should buy aftermarket wheels for your Ferrari. Older used HRE wheels are usually not too expensive, and many are period correct for Ferraris of that vintage. Being as they are a high end wheel, many are even Ferrari bolt pattern and offset. Yeah that's what I meant. If there aren't any stock options that make you happy by all means go aftermarket, the wheels in the links above look pretty sweet.
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Oct 13, 2015 20:11
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meatpimp posted:That's the problem with non-car people talking about cars. They don't know enough to even join the conversation. Haha try talking to non car people about owning a Miata. I don't even try to explain it anymore.
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Oct 15, 2015 03:39
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Wow, great upgrade, also puzzling to me why Ferrari would try to restrict it. That Ferrari sound is what most people want. Also noticed in the video that the wheel spacers made a big difference. The car looks great, wouldn't change a thing.
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Dec 8, 2015 01:38
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Maybe he was stressing about DA PATS losing two in a row
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Dec 8, 2015 04:13
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drat dude, hope they can figure out what's wrong and get you better. I went through a similar situation with mystery symptoms, and a year later the VA finally figured out I had Crohn's disease. It sucks but at least it's not a mystery anymore.
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:This sentiment is totally understandable. Having a beater Miata has been really liberating, especially for a neurotic perfectionist like me. The car is presentable but annoys me to no end with its rust, faded paint and rock chips. I do want to eventually own one in pristine condition but would it really be better? A showroom condition car would be too nice to take out all the time and would just end up stored away from the elements. I owned a pristine 95M and had to sell it because it was too nice. I was worried about it getting totaled because that would have meant I lost my rear end, at the time the market for them was ridiculous, but the insurance companies valued them like a base Miata. When I sold it, KBB valued it at $3500 and I sold it for $10k to a guy in DC that had it delivered to him, bought it just off the pictures in the add. Beater Miatas rule.
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kimbo305 posted:I'm surprised it's not more common with small volume car communities. Shoulda stopped and did the ride along, I bet it's pretty rad. Been meaning to do it myself, but every time I'm over there it's for a race. [e] Oh and congrats on the sale, and the acquirement of a fun car you don't really have to care about
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. Keep trying to put it into 2nd. Stalled at a light twice not realizing that's what I'd done.
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kimbo305 posted:What is the largest belt-driven V8? The only one I can think of is the 928's motor, but there's gotta be some others. My Lexus LS430 has a timing belt, wasn't really too thrilled about it at first, but from what I've seen the original belts can last over 200k although it's obviously not recommended. Apparently Lexus over engineered the gently caress out of the timing belts as well as people were reporting them showing hardly any wear way past the recommend change interval, so that has made me feel better about it. Kinda surprised at Ferrari using timing belts, I would have never guessed that.
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Pomp and Circumcized posted:Yup, the belt outlives the tensioners. Do they give warning before they go? I hope it makes noise or something  Terrible Robot posted:You and me both, and you're right 2005 is the cut-off. Once they moved all their production to the US for US market it was all downhill. Both my Lexus and Scion were built in Japan thank god. I'm going to keep these going as long as I can.
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The Lancia is super cool because it's the ultimate hot hatch and I love hot hatches, but I gotta say if I had the cash a 911 would be my choice for a great all-around sports car. They really are the best everyday sports car, and I would daily drive one all day long if I could. [e] Although if I were to get a rare expensive hot hatch I think i'd look for a Renault Turbo 2 first  [e2] Oh My God http://bringatrailer.com/2017/03/28/series-one-seats-75k-1983-renault-5-turbo-2/ 
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May 12, 2017 01:23
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BigPaddy posted:Are you a bad enough dude to own a 80's French Hatchback? Yes. Yes I am  My pockets aren't deep enough tho 
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That blue 911 is freaking amazing. Looks very unique for a 911, is it a rare factory color?
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