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

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  • EarlE
    EarlE
    Earl
    wrote on last edited by
    #536

    My boxes didn't end up showing up on Thursday. UPS needed me to sign for them, and I wasn't home. So of course I took off Friday just to be able to sign for them. They came 7 minutes after I would have been home from work=/ Oh well.

    Anyways it was like Christmas thanks to Bag Riders=)
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    I asked them to draw on the boxes to see how creative they are. I had a good laugh
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    Contents of two of the boxes
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    The third box was my UAS Airhouse 2's for the rear. I got the tank raw so that I could paint it myself. Here is while it was drying:
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    I also picked up an AC-Schnitzer style CF lip on Saturday in need of repairs. Kerry and I are going to fix it and then it will be getting painted to match my rub strips.

    Other than getting parts and painting the tank, I didn't get any work done on the car. I was at Kerrys Saturday and then realised that I didn't have anything I needed to get any work done on the car. Wednesday I will be getting the bags mounted to the trailing arms and hopefully fixing the bushing situation. I also need to figure out how I want my trunk setup to be. I want it clean and classy, but not boring.

    Updates to come after Wednesday

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    • StewCrewS
      StewCrewS
      StewCrew
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      #537

      How did it go with Kerry fixing that lip?  I didnt get to see the end result

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      • EarlE
        EarlE
        Earl
        wrote on last edited by
        #538

        Me neither=) Lol We didn't start on it. We were going to do it Wednesday, but I remembered that I have leagues. Hopefully sometime this weekend or next week we can get to it.

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        • KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRolls
          wrote on last edited by
          #539

          hahah those boxes are hilarious!!!!

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          • EarlE
            EarlE
            Earl
            wrote on last edited by
            #540

            I always love asking companies to draw on the boxes. Sometimes they draw really awesome pictures, and sometimes they provide a good laugh:)

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            • EarlE
              EarlE
              Earl
              wrote on last edited by
              #541

              I was very happy with how yesterday went.

              I finally got to order my 3" and 3.5" lips. I am so excited for them to come.

              After work I got to the shop and had just the right tool to get the pesky RTAB sleeves out.

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              After a little wrestling I let out a sigh of relief as I stared at these.

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              Now to reinstall them correctly this next time=D

              I grabbed these front work

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              And what do you know, matching threads

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              And then I did this slick move

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              Tada

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              I got them to screw on nice and flat=) Just need to put some loctite on the threads when I reinstall them. Now to make the top mounting coles on the frame rail.

              I also grabbed the subframe and took it in the light to see the color. Reminds me of a bass boat when there is heavy light=P

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              From a distance it is just a metallic pewter color.

              The next updates will be after Saturday=)

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              • KaiserRollsK
                KaiserRollsK
                KaiserRolls
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                #542

                good to see this moving along Earl!!

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                • EarlE
                  EarlE
                  Earl
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #543

                  KaiserRolls said:

                  good to see this moving along Earl!!

                  Thank you sir=) I am actually thoroughly suprised that I haven't gotten any shit for going on air. I would stay static, but I figured that a fresh paint job and massaged fenders will be bacon in no time with the fitment I will be running. I want this car to stay nice and clean.

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                  • B
                    B
                    B C
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #544

                    Glad you got those bushings out!

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                    • EarlE
                      EarlE
                      Earl
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #545

                      Me too=) I wish I wouldn't have drilled that one hole now though. lol I am getting the sleeves bored out to the proper ID right now at work.

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                      • Brian.B
                        Brian.B
                        Brian.
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #546

                        Looks good. So far!

                        Trunk lay outs are a bitch. for your air setup, you better be picking up a water trap sir!

                        instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                        • EarlE
                          EarlE
                          Earl
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #547

                          The trunk will be nice and simple. Just a few exposed hardlines and the tank will be seen. I will be picking up a watertrap, but it isn't as huge of a deal since I'm using an aluminum tank versus steel.

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                          • Brian.B
                            Brian.B
                            Brian.
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #548

                            Earl said:

                            The trunk will be nice and simple. Just a few exposed hardlines and the tank will be seen. I will be picking up a watertrap, but it isn't as huge of a deal since I'm using an aluminum tank versus steel.

                            Good to hear you got an aluminum one! Did you go pancake style, or tube style?

                            instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                            • EarlE
                              EarlE
                              Earl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #549

                              It's a 5 gallon accuair tank.

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                              • EarlE
                                EarlE
                                Earl
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #550

                                http://bagriders.com/modlab/products/ACCUAIR-ALUMINUM-5-GALLON-TANK.html

                                Then I did this:

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                                I am hoping for a nice package today=) Let's hope it arrives to keep my spirits high. I just got my RTAB sleeves back from being bored out. The manufacturer forgot to machine the ID, so my bolts would not fit. All is good now.

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                                • KaiserRollsK
                                  KaiserRollsK
                                  KaiserRolls
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                                  #551

                                  Earl said:

                                  I am hoping for a nice package today=)

                                  I bet you are Earl....I bet you are.

                                  After Chatter Box, I don't know what to think anymore

                                  :shifty:

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                                  • EarlE
                                    EarlE
                                    Earl
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #552

                                    =(

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                                    • straight6pwrS
                                      straight6pwrS
                                      straight6pwr
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                                      #553

                                      i had a compressor on my e30 to operate an air horn, that got annoying in like 1 day.  are higher quality systems quieter? (excuse my noobness on the topic)

                                      Dan
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                                      • EarlE
                                        EarlE
                                        Earl
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #554

                                        High quality ones are much quieter. I have two Viair 444c's.

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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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