Ahh I love maintenance during the holidays
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Ahh I love maintenance during the holidays
This has been a garbage month for dumping money into my R..
First it starts with my alignment issues, I knew I had problems but it just wore a 1/4 inch strip on the very very inside and blew out my front/right tire.
No big deal, slapped on a donut and went home and ordered 2 new 215/40/16 T1R's..
2nd day air still meant I had to go to work on it (i sold my DD in November and was going to buy something decent in cash)..
Drove home and the front/left tire did the SAME THING... so at this point i'm livid, even though it's out of my own stupidity and procrastinating on the alignment.
I took the day off for my birthday and got my wheel repaired that I damaged when the first blowout happened, got the new stuff put on the front, drove up to Raleigh and picked up a Skunk2 pro front camber kit and had them just handle the alignment then and there so this wouldn't be an issue again. Sucks I had to pay $120 for labor for a part that is cake to install but I wasn't going to drive an hour home just to put it on.
After that everything is great, driving around that day till I realized they forgot to put one of my lugs back on.. I politely ask them to look for it to save me from buying a whole new set and they pretty much gave me the "yeah whatever, we'll look" after I just had a $501 bill there (eat **** Phantasm/Raleigh, NC). Just a lugnut though, nothing to get bent out of shape about.
So tuesday I noticed that the first 4 inches of my clutch pedal was free air pretty much and didn't get any action till it about hit the floor, I knew the clutch was on the deathbed no matter how much I baby it. I figured I could roll on it and take care of it after I got back from NY for the holidays (leaving tomorrow).
So we're out last night, wings and karaokee and ended up moving the get together to the house and this smoooookkkking hot cuban girl was like "steeeeeeeveeee I loveeeee your car sooooo much, c'mon let me drive it"
my head said "are you f'ing serious??" but my mouth uttered out "alright lets go" (complete pathetic loser), I was hammered and weak, not really sure why I got careless but she has a 5spd jetta so I figured it'd be fine.
Yeah, no.... after a few times of her hitting vtec and some bad shifts (never grinded thank god) killed the rest of it and it went as it was getting pulled up the driveway gutter ramp in 1st... thank god it happened there. So I bite my lip and order a ACT 6 puck, i'm going to NY tomorrow so my R will even be dead when I return, lucky me. I'm so glad I sold my 2005 daily driver.
On the plus side
- Christmas, expletive yeah
- I'll be able to anihilate my new clutch
- Car drives straight as hell
- New 2001 OEM floor mats come in today
- Separated with Honorable Discharge from the Air Force this morning (well started terminal leave)... so I hate my life as much as I love it, still not bitter.
Sorry for the long useless/boring post but I had to vent on spending roughly $1600 on my ITR this month and it's still as slow as it ever was. Not to sound like a whineass because there's at least a weekly post on a stolen R and i'm bitching about parts, but I just had to vent.
Modified by itrSteez at 1:23 PM 12/21/2006
First it starts with my alignment issues, I knew I had problems but it just wore a 1/4 inch strip on the very very inside and blew out my front/right tire.
No big deal, slapped on a donut and went home and ordered 2 new 215/40/16 T1R's..
2nd day air still meant I had to go to work on it (i sold my DD in November and was going to buy something decent in cash)..
Drove home and the front/left tire did the SAME THING... so at this point i'm livid, even though it's out of my own stupidity and procrastinating on the alignment.
I took the day off for my birthday and got my wheel repaired that I damaged when the first blowout happened, got the new stuff put on the front, drove up to Raleigh and picked up a Skunk2 pro front camber kit and had them just handle the alignment then and there so this wouldn't be an issue again. Sucks I had to pay $120 for labor for a part that is cake to install but I wasn't going to drive an hour home just to put it on.
After that everything is great, driving around that day till I realized they forgot to put one of my lugs back on.. I politely ask them to look for it to save me from buying a whole new set and they pretty much gave me the "yeah whatever, we'll look" after I just had a $501 bill there (eat **** Phantasm/Raleigh, NC). Just a lugnut though, nothing to get bent out of shape about.
So tuesday I noticed that the first 4 inches of my clutch pedal was free air pretty much and didn't get any action till it about hit the floor, I knew the clutch was on the deathbed no matter how much I baby it. I figured I could roll on it and take care of it after I got back from NY for the holidays (leaving tomorrow).
So we're out last night, wings and karaokee and ended up moving the get together to the house and this smoooookkkking hot cuban girl was like "steeeeeeeveeee I loveeeee your car sooooo much, c'mon let me drive it"
my head said "are you f'ing serious??" but my mouth uttered out "alright lets go" (complete pathetic loser), I was hammered and weak, not really sure why I got careless but she has a 5spd jetta so I figured it'd be fine.
Yeah, no.... after a few times of her hitting vtec and some bad shifts (never grinded thank god) killed the rest of it and it went as it was getting pulled up the driveway gutter ramp in 1st... thank god it happened there. So I bite my lip and order a ACT 6 puck, i'm going to NY tomorrow so my R will even be dead when I return, lucky me. I'm so glad I sold my 2005 daily driver.
On the plus side
- Christmas, expletive yeah
- I'll be able to anihilate my new clutch
- Car drives straight as hell
- New 2001 OEM floor mats come in today
- Separated with Honorable Discharge from the Air Force this morning (well started terminal leave)... so I hate my life as much as I love it, still not bitter.
Sorry for the long useless/boring post but I had to vent on spending roughly $1600 on my ITR this month and it's still as slow as it ever was. Not to sound like a whineass because there's at least a weekly post on a stolen R and i'm bitching about parts, but I just had to vent.
Modified by itrSteez at 1:23 PM 12/21/2006
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Re: Ahh I love maintenance during the holidays (itrSteez)
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- Separated with Honorable Discharge from the Air Force this morning (well started terminal leave)... so I hate my life as much as I love it, still not bitter.
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I know how good of a feeling that is!! Congrats! Unfortunately everything breaks at once!
- Separated with Honorable Discharge from the Air Force this morning (well started terminal leave)... so I hate my life as much as I love it, still not bitter.
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I know how good of a feeling that is!! Congrats! Unfortunately everything breaks at once!
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Re: Ahh I love maintenance during the holidays (walker111)
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I know how good of a feeling that is!! Congrats! Unfortunately everything breaks at once!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah it's a surreal feeling, it's a lifestyle that owns your *** 247 then one day it's just over? no way! Theres so much good going on in my life just the R is killing it.
I had a nice little nestegg i was sitting on to get a 98ish or so EX and it just keeps getting tapped into to fix this *****.
Definitely not getting the $350 for Expo 7 now, sorry... I appreciate the hard work everybody has put into organizing all of them but i'll have to pull back my registration for somebody else, hopefully i'll make it as a visitor.
I know how good of a feeling that is!! Congrats! Unfortunately everything breaks at once!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah it's a surreal feeling, it's a lifestyle that owns your *** 247 then one day it's just over? no way! Theres so much good going on in my life just the R is killing it.
I had a nice little nestegg i was sitting on to get a 98ish or so EX and it just keeps getting tapped into to fix this *****.
Definitely not getting the $350 for Expo 7 now, sorry... I appreciate the hard work everybody has put into organizing all of them but i'll have to pull back my registration for somebody else, hopefully i'll make it as a visitor.
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Dude, I feel for you.. I have a dead alternator in my R waiting to be replaced. I know, not nearly as bad as your case but, tell you what... why don't you come on over to Puerto Rico this weekend and help me replace my R's alternator .. we can light up the BBQ and put away some Corona's while we're at it 
Seriously though, thanks a lot for sharing with us .. now I'll feel better when I'm pulling away half my motor just to replace the alternator !!
Happy Holidays dude !!
Seriously though, thanks a lot for sharing with us .. now I'll feel better when I'm pulling away half my motor just to replace the alternator !!
Happy Holidays dude !!
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Re: Ahh I love maintenance during the holidays (itrSteez)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itrSteez »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this smoooookkkking hot cuban girl
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this thread is useless without pics
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this thread is useless without pics
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Re: Ahh I love maintenance during the holidays (itrSteez)
Good choice. 
I was about to start collecting parts to rebuild my motor and install a clutch and my girl's 'Teg started acting up. So about $300 is going toward that.
I was about to start collecting parts to rebuild my motor and install a clutch and my girl's 'Teg started acting up. So about $300 is going toward that.
Re: Ahh I love maintenance during the holidays (Ed 341)
"When it rains it pours....etc etc" Sorry to hear man, keep your head up. Do your best to catch a glimpse of the "silver lining." Best wishes.
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I caught some major anxiety about having a 6 puck in there, I tried to cancel it but it was too late.
On the brightside JHP has ACT Street Disc Kit/Toda Flywheel for $699
On the brightside JHP has ACT Street Disc Kit/Toda Flywheel for $699
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So...did you hit it? 
At least after you spend all the money it will run like a champ! Maybe I should buy the s2 camber kit and install before something similar happens to me!
At least after you spend all the money it will run like a champ! Maybe I should buy the s2 camber kit and install before something similar happens to me!
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by redGSRguy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So...did you hit it?
At least after you spend all the money it will run like a champ! Maybe I should buy the s2 camber kit and install before something similar happens to me!</TD></TR></TABLE>
lol.. i would also like to know
at least get the #?
At least after you spend all the money it will run like a champ! Maybe I should buy the s2 camber kit and install before something similar happens to me!</TD></TR></TABLE>
lol.. i would also like to know
at least get the #?
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Ahh details, not gonna happen.
however, the silver lining I had a six month old check for $1200 sitting in my dresser that I forgot about that I never cashed because the client was broke, I ran into him when I was eating lunch today and he goes "you can cash that check now" I completely forgot about it so it was like hitting the lottery.
stoked.
however, the silver lining I had a six month old check for $1200 sitting in my dresser that I forgot about that I never cashed because the client was broke, I ran into him when I was eating lunch today and he goes "you can cash that check now" I completely forgot about it so it was like hitting the lottery.
stoked.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itrSteez »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ahh details, not gonna happen.
however, the silver lining I had a six month old check for $1200 sitting in my dresser that I forgot about that I never cashed because the client was broke, I ran into him when I was eating lunch today and he goes "you can cash that check now" I completely forgot about it so it was like hitting the lottery.
stoked.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hell yeah!!!!
the check and the guuuurl
however, the silver lining I had a six month old check for $1200 sitting in my dresser that I forgot about that I never cashed because the client was broke, I ran into him when I was eating lunch today and he goes "you can cash that check now" I completely forgot about it so it was like hitting the lottery.
stoked.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hell yeah!!!!
the check and the guuuurl
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Re: Ahh I love maintenance during the holidays (itrSteez)
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Oh ****, you know Ashley? That's crazy, I grew up with him... Small world. Yes, I said "him." Ash had a sex change a few years back, pulled it off pretty good. So he gets his kicks going around fooling unsuspecting guys.
Sexy time surprise.
</TD></TR></TABLE>Oh ****, you know Ashley? That's crazy, I grew up with him... Small world. Yes, I said "him." Ash had a sex change a few years back, pulled it off pretty good. So he gets his kicks going around fooling unsuspecting guys.
Sexy time surprise.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GO-FIGHT-KILL »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Oh ****, you know Ashley? That's crazy, I grew up with him... Small world. Yes, I said "him." Ash had a sex change a few years back, pulled it off pretty good. So he gets his kicks going around fooling unsuspecting guys.
Sexy time surprise.
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NO! damn, that sucks ......
Sexy time surprise.
</TD></TR></TABLE>NO! damn, that sucks ......
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Re: Ahh I love maintenance during the holidays (GO-FIGHT-KILL)
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Oh ****, you know Ashley? That's crazy, I grew up with him... Small world. Yes, I said "him." Ash had a sex change a few years back, pulled it off pretty good. So he gets his kicks going around fooling unsuspecting guys.
Sexy time surprise.
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Are you fawking serious....?
The more I'm on internet, the more I can't tell if one is really a man or woman.
Oh ****, you know Ashley? That's crazy, I grew up with him... Small world. Yes, I said "him." Ash had a sex change a few years back, pulled it off pretty good. So he gets his kicks going around fooling unsuspecting guys.
Sexy time surprise.
</TD></TR></TABLE>Are you fawking serious....?
The more I'm on internet, the more I can't tell if one is really a man or woman.
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[QUOTE=itrSteez]Ahh details, not gonna happen.[QUOTE]
thats because there are no details. what guy in there right mind would post a pic of a girl that looks good and not say anything? you know your *** would be braggin if something really did happen. doesn't take a genius to figure that out.
thats because there are no details. what guy in there right mind would post a pic of a girl that looks good and not say anything? you know your *** would be braggin if something really did happen. doesn't take a genius to figure that out.
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^ Realize this is the internet. And realize that not all people need to flaunt their personal encounters with girls to complete strangers to make themselves feel good. 
It's always the ones that talk about it the least, that get the most. Because it's nothing to them, it's not a big deal, they're used to it. They don't get some ***, and automatically sign on Honda-Tech and tell the entire story of the night leading up to their 30 second sexual encounter.
By the way, I gotcha guys, haha. I have no idea who that girl is, the whole sex change thing's a joke. Just like to keep you guys on your toes.
It's always the ones that talk about it the least, that get the most. Because it's nothing to them, it's not a big deal, they're used to it. They don't get some ***, and automatically sign on Honda-Tech and tell the entire story of the night leading up to their 30 second sexual encounter.
By the way, I gotcha guys, haha. I have no idea who that girl is, the whole sex change thing's a joke. Just like to keep you guys on your toes.
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thats because there are no details. what guy in there right mind would post a pic of a girl that looks good and not say anything? you know your *** would be braggin if something really did happen. doesn't take a genius to figure that out.</TD></TR></TABLE>
damn, you're really weird.
You don't know me, don't assume my life or my personality traits.
jordan, you spelled 'his' name wrong, haha.
thats because there are no details. what guy in there right mind would post a pic of a girl that looks good and not say anything? you know your *** would be braggin if something really did happen. doesn't take a genius to figure that out.</TD></TR></TABLE>
damn, you're really weird.
You don't know me, don't assume my life or my personality traits.
jordan, you spelled 'his' name wrong, haha.
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damn, you're really weird.
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damn, you're really weird.
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^ I agree.
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Damnit. Oh well, haha.
^ I agree.
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Damnit. Oh well, haha.
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ok if he didn't want to post about his personal life then why did he say anything at all. whatever. you guys are wierd. why are you going to let some girl drive the **** aout your car if you don't get anything out of it such as a #. you already said you were a pathetic loser because you couldn't control yourself. right then you gave up that you are weak. that is personal is it not?. so why wouldn't you say anything such as you got a #? i am not trying to start **** but if you are going to say i am wierd i have to disagree because at least i would be man enough to say i got here # or not.
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ok if he didn't want to post about his personal life then why did he say anything at all. whatever. you guys are wierd. why are you going to let some girl drive the **** aout your car if you don't get anything out of it such as a #. you already said you were a pathetic loser because you couldn't control yourself. right then you gave up that you are weak. that is personal is it not?. so why wouldn't you say anything such as you got a #? i am not trying to start **** but if you are going to say i am wierd i have to disagree because at least i would be man enough to say i got here # or not.