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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 08:49 AM
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Well I got First at the show. Had fun and talked to another 8 owner, red with coilovers and mazdaspeed body parts. I think he is going to start doing more mods after seeing my car... lol.
congrats!
I wonder if it's the same guy from last year, I got 3rd last year to a red one in the "street" class (which is what I was in) who kept his car closed up all weekend, had no interior work done, just had a carbon fiber hood,stock wheels, and Mazdaspeed stuff like the bumper and sides etc. (not even sure if it was replica or not) My buddies told me about the red one that was slammed, probably the same dude. I was pretty sad about not making it this year so I stayed away, probably a good thing I didn't compete now as I probably would have gotten screwed again lol So was your car in mild or full? I was going to go yesterday but the thought of being out in the heat and walking around thinking "I should be here" and being bummed/frustrated/etc just didn't appeal to me so I stayed home, watched some Tour de France coverage and studied my mcse stuff
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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Yep that was the same guy. I was in Mild. You should be in mild when you get done. It was pretty hot out there, I stayed in the air conditioned Audiobahn rig most of the time. There was a window inside where I could just look over an check on my 8 in their booth, so it was nice!
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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Nice bar mord... =)

rawr indeed...
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by jenkins-crew
Yep that was the same guy. I was in Mild. You should be in mild when you get done. It was pretty hot out there, I stayed in the air conditioned Audiobahn rig most of the time. There was a window inside where I could just look over an check on my 8 in their booth, so it was nice!
yeah, I remember homedude. He was all "I'm doing rpetty good for a dude who's not sponsored" like he was taking a jab at me etc. I guess he thought mine was sponsored under the tent or something, but the reality is I pay for all of it and if I'm lucky I catch a break here and there. (mostly on labor on the stereo stuff, but that's it)
Last year mine was in the Soundstream booth and they had one of those giant pesudo a/c fans blowing so it was shweet. I kept hearing that audiobahn was going under but I still see their stuff for sale so wonder why people keep telling me that
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by jenkins-crew
Yes that helps, thank you!

Thats a bummer your not coming out, I was hoping to see your 8 since it has been a while.

You gonna try to come to Dub in Houston next month?
I wish I could go out and see your 8 on the 26th but I've gotta run back up to Dallas a bit before the 20th.

Planning on doing any install days at your or Chris' place anytime soon? I don't remember whose house it was I showed up to in White Settlement for the instally day last fall.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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It was my house. I havn't heard anyone planning installs though.

Chris
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 05:27 PM
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Twinks ... we gonna plan a day to do the sway installs? I have to disassemble the rear coilovers and find out what's jacked up on one of them (the clunking one).
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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So.. what will it take to convince one of you to help me change my oil? Beer? Dinner? Sexual favors? Cmon.. lol
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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geez, sexual favors ?!? **** man, I'll even rotate the tires for that
Seriously though, just need a time and a place really, with time probably being the pita lately. Speaking of pita, my car completely drowned today and stalled on me. It finally started back up but it took over 10 minutes, and that was 10 minutes of sitting right smack dab in like 2.5 ft. of water right in the middle of a feeder in front of 100's of pissed off cars trying to turn right in the same place where I tried to 3 seconds ago before the car died. The water was so thick it pushed in my grill mesh as well. Not only did nobody offer to help, they were actually honking at me and ****, like I planned the whole thing...ugh... thank goodness there's always tomorrow, today was crap
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by avenger
Twinks ... we gonna plan a day to do the sway installs? I have to disassemble the rear coilovers and find out what's jacked up on one of them (the clunking one).
As soon as they arrive we can make plans for doing the swap. They get here in two more days so anytime after that I'm good.

Perhaps while we are at it, we can get mord taken care of...
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jenkins-crew
It was my house. I havn't heard anyone planning installs though.

Chris
Ahah, you = Chris....brilliant!

If everything goes right w/ the MCAT, I should be buying a used Greddy around September 10th...knock on wood.

It's incentive.
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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geez, sexual favors ?!? **** man, I'll even rotate the tires for that
Seriously though, just need a time and a place really, with time probably being the pita lately. Speaking of pita, my car completely drowned today and stalled on me. It finally started back up but it took over 10 minutes, and that was 10 minutes of sitting right smack dab in like 2.5 ft. of water right in the middle of a feeder in front of 100's of pissed off cars trying to turn right in the same place where I tried to 3 seconds ago before the car died. The water was so thick it pushed in my grill mesh as well. Not only did nobody offer to help, they were actually honking at me and ****, like I planned the whole thing...ugh... thank goodness there's always tomorrow, today was crap
Randall where was this at?! Damn dude that sucks. How is the car now?
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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it was right at riata trace/183, car is running fine, was throwing a cel but after driving it a while (and doing the resets with the brake pedal etc.) it's fine now.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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I'll have my own garage to do all the work in after 8/9. Empty house and empty garage.
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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Sways are in...Finding time...another story...
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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Sweet Twink! How was your trip?
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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In/Out...quick just like most of the others...I sometimes have the option of lingering on-site, however I have a project that needs to be completed ASAP...thus I have been trying to stay in Austin as much as possible until it gets done...

Have not really done much of anything else except research and development for meow...don't really know what's going on outside of my office...haa
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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Canary, Mazsport has the cooling for 129.95. I won't get this until the end of the month. I really want the canister set and their type 3 kit!
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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yeah, type 3 is nuts, my car is running perfect right now so I'm leaving it alone for now engine wise. I'm getting 20mpg, and I've had 2 people try and race me or whatever and both times I just toyed with them, was able to keep uo behind them w/o issue, in the past my poor car would bog, die, sputter, they would drive off laughing etc etc
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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off topic - i was looking at tickets today. XMAS 07 = TEXAS!!!!

I want to try and make it down to Austin for a night or two. I'll let you guys know.
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 10:06 PM
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awesome! got your pm by the way, not much going on this weekend, but there's stuff going on the rest of the month...doh!
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 06:44 PM
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ahh ok - ill let paul know
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Hey Harry how things going on the island!
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 02:49 PM
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/wave. Just letting you all know I'm still kickin'.
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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still kickin too! and as much as I loathe Rudy's for kickin' everyone to the curb, I still loof their 'nana pudding hmmm...yummy!
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