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

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  • KaiserRollsK
    KaiserRollsK
    KaiserRolls
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    #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:)

      museum sig 2earl.jpg

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      • EarlE
        EarlE
        Earl
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        #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.

        IMAG1112zps7a75227f.jpg

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

        IMAG1113zps6541eacb.jpg

        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

        IMAG1115zpsf97069a4.jpg

        And then I did this slick move

        IMAG1116zps88312ef6.jpg

        Tada

        IMAG1117zpsd0d8d78e.jpg

        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

        IMAG1118zps473824fc.jpg

        From a distance it is just a metallic pewter color.

        The next updates will be after Saturday=)

        museum sig 2earl.jpg

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        • KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRolls
          wrote on last edited by
          #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.

            museum sig 2earl.jpg

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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.

                museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                • Brian.B
                  Brian.B
                  Brian.
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                  #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.

                    museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                    • Brian.B
                      Brian.B
                      Brian.
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                      #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.

                        museum sig 2earl.jpg

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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:

                          IMG20130503194952zps74556ba2.jpg

                          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.

                          museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                          • KaiserRollsK
                            KaiserRollsK
                            KaiserRolls
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #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

                              =(

                              museum sig 2earl.jpg

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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
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                                  #554

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

                                  museum sig 2earl.jpg

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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

                                        museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                        • Brian.B
                                          Brian.B
                                          Brian.
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                                          #558

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

                                          instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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