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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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trying to figure out wat im looking at here...
 
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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roof + bonnet
 
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by leslie
roof + bonnet
You got it. The bonnet was up so it could cool off. The photo is taken from behind the car.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 05:45 AM
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Oh wow, I see it now! My eyes were playing games with me since its so clean and glossy.

Taking the day off so hope to break-in those pads this am...well, after the morning rushhour. think I'm going to vac the house now...
 
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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after vac'ing the house i went out for a spin in my G. the new pads are great. they grab real well. it actually stops the car better than the pads the brembo's came with. i likes.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 03:40 PM
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... and no one cares.

 
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 06:20 AM
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Cool - good pads rock.

I clarity'd 22 windows in my house yesterday, inside and out - had been WAY too long since they had been done, they were nasty. Clarity and the DP glass cloth ROCK for this (I completely nastified three cloths, and could have used more). Still have about 10 more to do sometime.

My wife agrees - Clarity is about 8 million times better than Windex for this - and it's a bargain since it only costs about 4 million times more than Windex.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 11:16 AM
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blimey- sounds good. watch out for crashing birds!

yah i hate how my gorgeous glass MF towels from DP gets nastified when
doing the exterior windows. i kinda cheat and use paper towels first, then
go over it again with the MF glass towel. it's glass, it won't scratch
right... well, atleast i dont do that on my car's glass.

yah, windex belongs on stove tops, kitchen appliances, sinks, and at best
mirrors in the house.

taking another day off today so changed the micron filter on my G. was
pretty dirty since it was the first time changing it ever... while i had
the glove box out of the car (have to remove to get access) i also fixed
the loose hinge on the glovebox that was starting to cause rattle. back
together and went over the area with Prima Nero. looks new again.

heck, i think my G is officially reborn. everything worn has been replaced.
i guess i can do the diff oil next season.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by leslie
Then I "practiced" using Scratch-X on my brother's truck.
so how did that go?
 
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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oh yah, forgot to postup my new mushrooms...here they are:



there are 2 large airducts just forward of the filters. wat i like about this
filter is that can suction from the direct front and the sides. kinda
like the HKS filter making it a true short ram intake.

 
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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i got the gentex mirror coming to me this week (auto-dim/homelink/compass), and the factory aluminum pedals...so my Base Z will now be a Touring trim less the leather seats.

i didnt want leather in this car.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Only in Japan... Check this out. Oxygen indicator in my confectionary my wife brought back from Japan.

Pink means no oxygen (fresh)
Purple means exposed to dangerous levels of oxygen ()

We need this in our detailing products to ensure freshness.

 
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
so how did that go?
I got out a couple of really light scratches. Didn't even bother to attempt the ones that had been "keyed". Nor did I attempt the ones that came from the numerous poles that he's scraped his truck by.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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Yah, ScratchX is effective but no magic tool.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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Installed my homelink compass mirror tonight on the Z.

Now the only thing missing are the aluminum pedals which are coming in tomorrow.

 

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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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Oh, there's still a few more things you need.





 
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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are you having a garage sale, blimey?
 
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 04:34 AM
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heh

 
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BlimeyCabrio
heh

O.

M.

G.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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.... that was suppose to be a joke...
 
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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gotz my new pedals for the Z. yah, i have to replace the whole accelerator assembly.

 
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
gotz my new pedals for the Z. yah, i have to replace the whole accelerator assembly.

Are those electric blue?
 
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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hahaha. unforunately no... just plain ol' silver.

installed them tonight.

 
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 03:30 AM
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those look goooood.

The naked ladies were a gag gift... just on there for a few days last year...
 
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 05:23 AM
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Thanks, blimey.

so where are the naked ladies now? tool case?
 
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