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Old 08-05-2014, 06:28 PM
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That ain't hood ventin'. This is hood ventin'.

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I've been reading about that car. It's ******* insane.
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Originally Posted by Leafy
IMO the only real problems with taking the bracing out on street cars are; loosing the stock hood latch, and loosing the little hole that the hood prop goes in. You can easily avoid the bracing for the hood latch.
"loosing" - to release
"losing" - to not win, to misplace, to remove

Sorry Leafy, just being a "grammar ****" here since this misspelling is my #1 "pet peeve" ever since I was spammed by a marketer trying to sell me a product that would make me "LOOSE WEIGHT NOW!!!".

Why would I want "LOOSE WEIGHT"?

Isn't that the stuff that hangs over your belt?

Who wants that?


Here's some others too: 10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The Oatmeal

To get over this, I usually think of this cartoon:
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Originally Posted by Lokiel
"loosing" - to release
"losing" - to not win, to misplace, to remove

Sorry Leafy, just being a "grammar ****" here since this misspelling is my #1 "pet peeve" ever since I was spammed by a marketer trying to sell me a product that would make me "LOOSE WEIGHT NOW!!!".

Why would I want "LOOSE WEIGHT"?

Isn't that the stuff that hangs over your belt?

Who wants that?


Here's some others too: 10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The Oatmeal

To get over this, I usually think of this cartoon:
ssorry pparkiinsons.
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Finished out the final design and submitted that to the waterjetter. Pretty excited about it. Material is being ordered and should have the final version before the weekend. Then it's the final install in hood, repeat pressure testing to confirm everything rocks, and open the group buy

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Well, this went all to ****.

Ryan, I'm sorry I shot my mouth off about this. Dude is obviously not interested in selling parts, only in bitching about not selling parts.
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Hoorah
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Originally Posted by vehicular
You guys kill me. This guy (Shane) obviously had an interesting and original design. It wasn't a game changer, but it WAS different. Shane says, "Hey, these were my idea. How about you guys respect my intellectual property," and even offers to do them for CHEAPER by cutting out the manufacturing mark up, and you guys bash HIM?!
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His (Shane's) design is original. Ryan's is a blatant, shameless knockoff. Ryan is taking money out of Shane's pocket.
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Well, this went all to ****.

Ryan, I'm sorry I shot my mouth off about this. Dude is obviously not interested in selling parts, only in bitching about not selling parts.
23 "Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate."
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hood vents, wing risers, hard top, and a splitter and my aero should be just about finished.
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Hopefully so, but let's hope it's never necessary. Experiencing your safety gear in action is ... not optimal.
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Originally Posted by Lokiel
Here's some others too:
This are a great example (singular verb with plural subject) of one of the dangers of being a grammar ****.

It could be worse though. A school in Melbourne highlights its language expertise by including the word "Grammer" in its title.

Yes, my use of a singular subject with a plural verb were delibert.
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Posted a poll about gurney flap material, if you have serious interest in buying the hood louvers when they are released, please give us your input!

https://www.miataturbo.net/singular-...n-fiber-80320/

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I'm interested in a set for NA. Personally not interested in carbon fiber.
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Right on, make sure you vote then. We're going with the consensus of the tribe.

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I'm not a carbon queen, but $15 is peanuts. Do you have a mock drawing of what you're thinking? It'd be a lot easier to picture if we had pictures. :P

If it's small, low profile, something you'd have to look hard at to see that they're carbon, I'd go for it. But if they're large and showy I'd just as soon go aluminum 'cause they're getting painted (or ano'd).

Edit: This much carbon = blech

This much carbon = aww yiss
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Originally Posted by TheScaryOne
I'm not a carbon queen, but $15 is peanuts. Do you have a mock drawing of what you're thinking? It'd be a lot easier to picture if we had pictures. :P

If it's small, low profile, something you'd have to look hard at to see that they're carbon, I'd go for it. But if they're large and showy I'd just as soon go aluminum 'cause they're getting painted (or ano'd).

Edit: This much carbon = blech

This much carbon = aww yiss
Carbon for no reason is stoopid. The original Gurney flap was aluminum, so why not keep it that way? The weight difference is nominal and the site of cracking, UV destroyed carbon is depressing.

As for the hood vents, my .02 is that replacing cut out aluminum bracing with riveted stainless steel louvers that have dimension means that any bracing strength lost would probably be gained right back with the louvers.
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lets not get distracted here... hood vents.. hoood vents..
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Hopefully so, but let's hope it's never necessary. Experiencing your safety gear in action is ... not optimal.
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Repeat after me, "NB hood vents are my first priority"...
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Originally Posted by rwyatt365
Repeat after me, "NB hood vents are my first priority"...
I personally think you should release the NA hood vents first😜
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Originally Posted by 92mazdaspeed
I personally think you should release the NA hood vents first��
Shut your mouth when you're talking to me..

Originally Posted by rwyatt365
Repeat after me, "NB hood vents are my first priority"...
Number one... big o number one priority..
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Originally Posted by cordycord
As for the hood vents, my .02 is that replacing cut out aluminum bracing with riveted stainless steel louvers that have dimension means that any bracing strength lost would probably be gained right back with the louvers.
Steel? What do you think we're making here, parts for muscle cars, where nobody cares about weight?
These will be aluminum.

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If it's small, low profile, something you'd have to look hard at to see that they're carbon, I'd go for it. But if they're large and showy I'd just as soon go aluminum 'cause they're getting painted (or ano'd).
If it's small and low-profile, how much good is it really doing??
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