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 Oct 11, 2017 - 9:48 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
The NC looks small from so far away.
-------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Oct 12, 2017 - 5:31 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 12, '13 From Cleveland Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Already picked out, waiting one of the owners to fully commit to sell and the one is definitely ready just trying to line our schedules together
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Oct 12, 2017 - 8:51 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (ClevelandGaint @ Oct 12, 2017 - 5:31 AM)  Already picked out, waiting one of the owners to fully commit to sell and the one is definitely ready just trying to line our schedules together Well hopefully they're not like me then, or you're screwed. 
-------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Oct 13, 2017 - 8:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
In positive news stretching and massaging has loosened things somewhat, can at least move the patella a little. Going to finish cleaning up the exercise bike this weekend and hopefully get it upstairs out of the basement.
-------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Oct 14, 2017 - 2:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 12, '13 From Cleveland Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Welp the owner decided not to sell, but that’s ok. I’m picking up my newest celica next weekend from rob
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Oct 14, 2017 - 10:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 18, '09 From Orlando Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE (Box @ Oct 11, 2017 - 10:48 PM) The NC looks small from so far away. For obvious reasons, spectator photographers must be at quite a distance. There's a lot of body roll going on if you zoom. I'm too lazy to crop as my real rig is borked at the moment. Perhaps the official pics will be better. Here's the guy that took my photo nailing a cone. 
This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Oct 14, 2017 - 10:33 PM -------------------- '97 ST \ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+ [sold 10/18]
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Oct 15, 2017 - 7:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
CONE KILLER!
So got the bike cleaned up and rode the bike for a bit until it started to hurt and then stopped. Maybe it'll help with loosening the tendons and ligaments throughout my legs and around my knees. I did try the clutch out in the Audi before just to see and I could probably use it all day without problems, so it's more the weight than the movement. Plus on the recumbent bike the pedaling motion isn't far off from the motion of clutching, so it's definitely weight/resistance that's the catalyst. -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Oct 15, 2017 - 7:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 12, '13 From Cleveland Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Saturday I get to pick up new addition!!!!!
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Oct 15, 2017 - 8:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Woo! New to you stuff is the best.
-------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Oct 16, 2017 - 10:57 AM
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 Moderator Joined Jun 29, '08 From Denver Currently Offline Reputation: 59 (100%) |
The wife and I tried our hand at vinyl wrapping. Looks good from a few feet away, but we definitely aren’t going to quit our day jobs. Before and after:
 
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Oct 16, 2017 - 12:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 12, '13 From Cleveland Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Doesn’t look bad, I love it
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Oct 16, 2017 - 12:27 PM
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Moderator Joined Jun 29, '08 From Denver Currently Offline Reputation: 59 (100%) |
It has a few wrinkles in it so it doesn’t look great up close, but looks fine from a few feet. Next up is the bar across the grille. The rear bumper on the Trail has a similar valance that we’ll be wrapping black sometime in the next few days as well, so it will have more of a TRD Pro look.
 Long term goal is olive drab green and black, like so: 
-------------------- "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others labored hard for." -Socrates. Even Socrates told us to use the search button!
2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. 1998 Celica GT- BEAMS Swapped. 2022 4Runner TRD Off Road Prenium. 2021 GMC Sierra AT4. |
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Oct 16, 2017 - 1:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 12, '13 From Cleveland Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
I’m going to be taking a stab at wrapping my newest addition when I get it Saturday. I understand you pay for quality, but 2500 on low end for a wrap is kinda crazy, practice makes perfect
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Oct 16, 2017 - 1:44 PM
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Moderator Joined Jun 29, '08 From Denver Currently Offline Reputation: 59 (100%) |
I completely agree. Fortunately the 4Runner is pretty flat. We picked one of the hardest pieces to start with. We got a feel for it about halfway through. Don’t be afraid of the heat gun and stretching the wrap. Hopefully your pickup will be easy to wrap!
-------------------- "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others labored hard for." -Socrates. Even Socrates told us to use the search button!
2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. 1998 Celica GT- BEAMS Swapped. 2022 4Runner TRD Off Road Prenium. 2021 GMC Sierra AT4. |
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Oct 16, 2017 - 1:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 2, '07 From Berlin, WI Currently Offline Reputation: 18 (100%) |
yup. wrapping the 4runner shouldn't be too difficult as it's mostly flat. That's why I considered doing it on my RA29. 6gcs and supras are very curvy and don't have much straights/flats so it's a bit harder but still doable.
--------------------  *1997 Celica ST - 3SGE Greytop BEAMS *1977 Celica RA29 - Classic Cruiser *2005 Matrix AWD - dedded but still hanging around like a ghost 2019 Rav4 XLE Premium - Sports mode is fun. |
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Oct 16, 2017 - 3:06 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 12, '13 From Cleveland Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Boosted! And it’s a 6gc sooooo let the games begin
QUOTE (richee3 @ Oct 16, 2017 - 1:44 PM) I completely agree. Fortunately the 4Runner is pretty flat. We picked one of the hardest pieces to start with. We got a feel for it about halfway through. Don’t be afraid of the heat gun and stretching the wrap. Hopefully your pickup will be easy to wrap! |
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Oct 16, 2017 - 5:44 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well if you think about the cost of the vinyl to wrap a car, you'd have to **** up A LOT of vinyl to come anywhere close to paying someone else to do it. Really it's kind of insane, for what some want you could do a basic respray.
-------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Oct 16, 2017 - 6:43 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I've become really interested in this Autoflex stuff, it's like really nice PlastiDip: http://www.autoflexcoatings.com/showcase/
Side note been doing massages, stretches, and using the recumbent bike. Hopefully it's enough. -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Oct 16, 2017 - 7:31 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
Richee you need to get yourself a trd pro grill on that.
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Oct 16, 2017 - 7:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Doesn't matter, I just noticed a bunch of spiders hanging over it so it has to be set on fire.
-------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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