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My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)

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  • wasnt m3W
    wasnt m3W
    wasnt m3
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    #555

    Helps to have rubber mounts to keep some of the vibrations to a minimum.

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    • R
      R
      REKIII
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      #556

      So, I swung by Earl today to check out his progress.  I snapped a quick pic, even though he asked me not to.  Gotta say it wasn't what I was expecting:

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      • EarlE
        EarlE
        Earl
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        #557

        Hahaha

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        • Brian.B
          Brian.B
          Brian.
          wrote on last edited by
          #558

          Minus the hoodvent, that's actually pretty fuckin sweet looking.

          instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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          • EarlE
            EarlE
            Earl
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            #559

            Saturday was spent waiting for a package that needed to be signed for. That package never came=/ It was late in the afternoon and I didn't feel like driving 45 minutes to the shop to do a half hour of work.

            I did end up spraying my air tank in satin clear to keep the textured paint from rubbing off.

            I also ended up removing all of these suckers from the OZ barrels:

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            Hopefully the package that I was waiting on comes today. I will be ordering most of the engine parts I need to start throwing it back together after I get the timing cover off.

            I'm hoping that wednesday I can assemble and install the subframe so that I can take the car to get the bay welded up=) After that I can disassemble it again to do the wheel bearings. Yay

            museum sig 2earl.jpg

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            • StewCrewS
              StewCrewS
              StewCrew
              wrote on last edited by
              #560

              REKIII said:

              So, I swung by Earl today to check out his progress.  I snapped a quick pic, even though he asked me not to.  Gotta say it wasn't what I was expecting:

              DSC1236.jpg

              Great Britain going way too hard.  It looks like it came out of Death Race

              Earl said:

              I'm hoping that wednesday I can assemble and install the subframe so that I can take the car to get the bay welded up=) After that I can disassemble it again to do the wheel bearings. Yay

              Ill swing by if I get off in time!

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              • EarlE
                EarlE
                Earl
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                #561

                StewCrew said:

                Great Britain going way too hard.  It looks like it came out of Death Race

                Ill swing by if I get off in time!

                Do it=)

                I'm placing an order on ECS tuning for everything that I can think of that I will need to put this whole thing back together. Surprisingly the total is only $365.

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                • EarlE
                  EarlE
                  Earl
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                  #562

                  Well I finally have a somewhat exciting update=)

                  Tuesday I missed a package, but did end up getting my box from Germany.
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                  And the contents (plus another set of tail lights)
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                  Yesterday I tackled installing the euro glovebox. Here is a comparison between the two gloveboxes.
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                  I removed the metal piece under my dash to find two brackets. One was welded to the dash frame, and the other was bolted to the radio surround. Getting at the bolts for the one on the radio surround sucked. After about 15 minutes of cussing I got it off.
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                  I then covered my wires under the dash and broke out the angle grinder to remove the mount from the dash frame.
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                  IMAG1127zps4cc34f53.jpg

                  That orange piece is another melted crayon that I found under the console. That brings the total to 3.

                  Then I quickly installed the new glovebox.
                  IMG20130515154047zps123a6cfc.jpg

                  It needs a little tweaking, but I love it=) I also installed a new handbrake handle, but I didn't take a picture since it is nothing special.

                  I headed home after this to see if my package had arrived. Let the pictures do the talking.
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                  The 3.5" lip is wider than my phone is tall=) I am very excited to get these wheels assembled and fitted. I will be sand blasting my barrels today because a scotchbrite pad wasn't working as well as I thought it would.

                  Updates to come after Saturday.

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                  • KaiserRollsK
                    KaiserRollsK
                    KaiserRolls
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                    #563

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                    • B
                      B
                      B C
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                      #564

                      What do you need a glovebox for? 

                      What kind of gloves will you be carrying?

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                      • EarlE
                        EarlE
                        Earl
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                        #565

                        KaiserRolls said:

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                        Thank you sir=)

                        slap oversteer said:

                        What do you need a glovebox for?

                        What kind of gloves will you be carrying?

                        I actually might purchase a pair of driving glove for this sir. Keep that wood grain nice and polished.

                        museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                        • EarlE
                          EarlE
                          Earl
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                          #566

                          That quote above is trippy. It says I replied to the quote at 9:26, but Brians post is said to have happened at 9:28...

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                          • B
                            B
                            B C
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #567

                            Earl said:

                            That quote above is trippy. It says I replied to the quote at 9:22, but Brians post is said to have happened at 9:35...

                            problem?

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                            • EarlE
                              EarlE
                              Earl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #568

                              slap oversteer said:

                              problem?

                              Why are the quotes times different than your post time? Look at every quote, and then its original post. WOAH!!!

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                              • B
                                B
                                B C
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                                #569

                                Because you are a damned wizard and a troll, that is why.

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                                • EarlE
                                  EarlE
                                  Earl
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                                  #570

                                  That explains it=D

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                                  • StewCrewS
                                    StewCrewS
                                    StewCrew
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                                    #571

                                    Earl said:

                                    That quote above is trippy. It says I replied to the quote at 9:26, but Brians post is said to have happened at 9:28...

                                    Dude stop....  I cant even...

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                                    • Brian.B
                                      Brian.B
                                      Brian.
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                                      #572

                                      Man, idk how I feel about stepped lips. =\ Looks good though. Glad you got the lips finally!

                                      instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                                      • EarlE
                                        EarlE
                                        Earl
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                                        #573

                                        Stepped lips are better than flat lips. My opinion. They look much better. Flat lips look cheap to me. Also, you cannot get flat lips for OZ wheels.

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                                        • Brian.B
                                          Brian.B
                                          Brian.
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                                          #574

                                          Yes you can. Rotiform can custom make you lips for any wheel. idk.

                                          I really hate slant lips, or the lips that'll take you from, example a 15" rim to a "16inch" rim by making the lips 1" or whatever amount taller.

                                          But slant lips seriously look god awful in my opionion.

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                                          instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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