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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Miami
OMG... I was just impressed by a 200w boss 2ch amp.... Not that it sounded great or had a lot of power but it did move my VR 6x9s pretty damn well. A lot better than I was expecting... I do have the gains set to min even with my 2v pre outs, I sure the amp will clip like a dirty *****, but I'm actually pretty pleased...
Nice to hear your alive Aaron, what did you ever do with your rears? Or are you still working on that?
Nice to hear your alive Aaron, what did you ever do with your rears? Or are you still working on that?
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From: Eugene, Oregon
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From: St. Paul, MN
Aiiight .... I guess I haven't been around much .... here's the scoop. Javits started to get shady around last December. I knew the project was coming to a end, so I prepared to have no job in our worst economy ever ..... by having parts around to get some stuff done!!!! LOL, but I only wound up getting the lights done. After a week and a half of being a bum (got laid off on 3/3), I got a new job 15 minutes from my house .... but started on March 30th. This is a heck of a lot nicer than the hour and a half that it took me to get into the city for the past 6.5 years!!! The new job is pretty cool and I work with good people .... only bad thing is that the computers have friggen everything locked out!!! Sometimes it even blocks me from finding stuff out for work!!! Needless to say, anything having to do with cars, shopping, email, sports, news, etc. is blocked!!!
Not much has happened to the tC as far as what is complete. As mentioned, I go the angel eye CCFL lighting in the headlights. The ballasts are so small that I baked them into the housings between the high and low beam black inner trim thingy. They came out sweet! Also, I installed the mic and got it working well for the bluetooth on my headunit. The clip it came with is hideous, so it was a little harder than I expected. I fabricated the lower DIN gauge holder, but I still have to get some blank plastic for the final trim. Oh .... and I bought the KW Variant 2 system yesterday .... that's getting overnighted from Germany to Florida, then ground shipped to me ..... they say that I will have it by Thursday ..... and my buddy has Saturday set aside for the install!!
Not much has happened to the tC as far as what is complete. As mentioned, I go the angel eye CCFL lighting in the headlights. The ballasts are so small that I baked them into the housings between the high and low beam black inner trim thingy. They came out sweet! Also, I installed the mic and got it working well for the bluetooth on my headunit. The clip it came with is hideous, so it was a little harder than I expected. I fabricated the lower DIN gauge holder, but I still have to get some blank plastic for the final trim. Oh .... and I bought the KW Variant 2 system yesterday .... that's getting overnighted from Germany to Florida, then ground shipped to me ..... they say that I will have it by Thursday ..... and my buddy has Saturday set aside for the install!!
I hear ya on the economy. I have a guaranteed pay check in 2 weeks, after that I have no clue what's happening. We have a few jobs on the horizon, but nothing big. I may start looking for a second job when I get my license back this Sunday, but even that will be difficult to find. May have to claim unemployment just to pay the bills.
Good to hear you can still afford to buy car parts... those KW coils are not cheap, although I don't think they're as good as Zeals! (as Cameron would say) I still haven't retroed the headlights you sold me, some bills came up and I put money aside to go to a Canadian-American Accord meet in Niagara.
Oh ..... almost forgot this part .... I think I'm going to sell my turbo system. I found a really sweet brand new system that uses a special trim Garrett turbo that I planned for the stage 2 build, but it's so sweet!! Also, it has the recirc built in so I don't have to have that custom welded. Plus, I still need charge piping and I found a system that uses the OEM filterbox and has a BOV recirc fitting and a black anodized FMIC that's bigger and nicer than the one that I have .... plus, it's from Chris Rado's company!!! Well tested stuff. Thing is, with the GT3071R or the GT3076R (still undecided ... 425 or 500 HP max) I'm going to have to limit the boost to 6-7 psi!!! Oh well, maybe with the suspension and LSD it'll hold better than I expect. The tranny rebuild and LSD upgrade is still on the horizon, but it's a frightening chunk of change ..... I expect like $3000 when it's all said and done.
Isn't it nice? A lot of times I'll go home and watch TV and eat lunch hahaha... well not lately with no transportation, but I will soon!
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fawking bored. this night is full of fail. i want a cig... i might go for a late night walk soon. that is if i can go to my car to get them without setting the alarm off... i havent adjusted my motion sensor yet it chirps if you walk within 3 feet of the exterior.
it chirps if you walk within 3 feet of the exterior.
