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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Mornin guys!

I sewed a new shift boot last night.... just need to do the colored stitching on the sides of the seems and install it... I don't think I left enough "slack" in it to shift though so we'll see... my first time sewing anything since home ec class in HS lol.

It looks really sexy btw... nice 4 panel boot, instead of the weird 3-panel design it came with... and designed for my pspec shifter .
 
Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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Sewed your own boot...............thats a first for me, never heard of anyone doing that before. Did you use leather?
 
Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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No... money's tight right now for my FL vacation... I just bought automotive pleather at the fabric store... it's way thicker than the stock boot material... stuff is $17/yard.

Yeah, I didn't want to spend money on a boot that would just be too huge for how short my shifter is now. The colored stitching is a b**** though, because my hand sewing isn't all that straight unless I have a line... the stitching on the sides of the seam are almost necessary in order to get the seam to lay flat... it should be done tomorrow night, tonight I'm raising the rear end of my car and installing my camber kit
 
Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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Raising the rear end? SRT-4 status?
 
Old Dec 8, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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There's less wheel gap in the back than the front, giving it a boat look, but the car is level, so I'm just gonna bump it up so they're at least even.

And my car is not a damn skittle so don't compare it to one! lol
 
Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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You sewed a shift boot... Awesome...

Just woke back up to my mom yelling at me about my mohawk!!! Ahhhh... lol
 
Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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Lol... Chris that mohawk looks awesome though... it's not like a punk rock extreme one...
 
Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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Yeah..lol..I was like what the heck with it,when my friends told me to get one for my B-day..and for the crazy upcoming weekend
 
Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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I've really been considering buzzing my head again... it's getting long right now and I'm too lazy to get it cut.
 
Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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Mohegan style?
 



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