chpmnsws6

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In for video of declawed cat fight.

Thank you all for not talking about sports anymore.... But you have to admit old UFC fights are fun to watch once its free on Spike.

hustler

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No, a crimp tool for an RJ11 connector. I ended up buying a phone cord, cutting it, and soldering into the old cable, and doubled-down on heat-shring tubing so hopefully it will last.

Braineack

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wow, im proud of you bro. no posts about how to use a soldering iron or shrink wrap?!

hustler

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Baby is growing up.

Erat

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pusha

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yeah but you still can't wipe your own ***

NA6C-Guy

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Jesus. ANOTHER ------- tire ruined. I have gone through 5 or 6 tires with this car and wheel combo in the last 3-4 years. Blown sidewall thanks to fucked up shitty roads with potholes and "repairs" that are capable of fully collapsing a 205/50 tire to the rim. Hit one last night, drove 30 miles on it today with it low (didn't know it until I got to where I was going. I did notice a bit heavy steering effort). Aired it up and drove it another 30 miles back home, half way home it was fully flat, and by the time I got home, it was smoking and I had people flashing and honking at me. Pulled into the yard and got the hose on it. Who the ---- needs a spare!?

I'm really thinking I'm just going to put the stock 14's back on it, and get some good high sidewall tires and just ------- drive it. I'm sick of this tire ----.

chpmnsws6

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mgeoffriau

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My plan for the next Miata is some 14x7's. Need more sidewall for these shitty Jackson roads more than I need track brakes.

NA6C-Guy

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That's the only thing. I was wanting to do big brakes, but I guess I can get by with new rotors and decent pads and some ss lines for now. I'm just going to use my stock hollow 5 spokes with some 195/60 tires. Probably some Star Specs. It won't handle the same, but it'll ride smoother and I hopefully won't have to deal with any more ------- cut sidewalls. 50 sidewall isn't even that low profile, and still I go through them nearly as often as oil changes. These were nice low mileage RE-11's too. Really nice tires. Good thing they have such stiff sidewalls, I used them like run flats for nearly 20 miles at speeds up to 60mph. By the time I got home the outer wall was separated about half way around.

NA6C-Guy

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I think I'm going to plasti dip my entire car... seriously. Not like it would be permanent, costly, or very time consuming. It's a small car after all.

After further debate... hell yes I am dipping my car. Matte Red sprayed from my HVLP. I've been looking, and I came across an S2K forum with a red one done, and it looked really good I think.

Sentry

Might actually get a Miata here soon.

Sold the AE86 today, roommate has a friend with a Miata for sale in decent condition, cheap.

Then I can be JUST LIKE YOU GUISE

NA6C-Guy

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Jesus Christ is ------- hot outside, and it's only 9:30. Got an early start, put the stock wheels/tires back on, and got the seats out and laid the FatMat down. Much quieter for sure, though I'm not sure about the heat. Trans tunnel still gets scorching hot even with two layers. The rattling gears from my worn out trans are now 80% quieter I would say. It's now just a faint background noise, instead of the primary noise, even over engine and exhaust.

Erat

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/miataproblems

hustler

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I should have done that with my white car. Is there a mariner blue color?

viperormiata

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Damn, I'm totally contemplating going plasti-dip on my car.

rleete

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Flat finished look like crap. Like you sanded it out, and didn't get to the buffing yet.

NA6C-Guy

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Unfortunately not. They do have a blue that is close though. Slightly darker maybe.



http://dipyourcar.com

They only have basic colors, primaries plus black, white and a few loud colors like green and purple. I'd really like to do flat white, but being as the car is already red, and I'm not doing door jambs and under hood, I'll just stay red so it sort of matches. From the other pictures I saw, if you do it right and lay the coats on evenly, it dries very smooth and flat, unlike most matte or satin finish paint which tends to look splotchy with an uneven finish. Most people actually use those Wagner electric paint guns, but I already have the air HVLP stuff, so I'll use that.

Plus the maintenance plasti dip is nearly nothing. Wash with soap and water, let air dry. Never have to wax or any of that ----. And if and when the stuff gets damaged beyond what you are happy with, peel it off that panel and repaint, no prep required, not even masking (except maybe the larger part of the windshield to not waste material). But being as it's a rubberized coating, it takes rocks better than most paint. Not sure how bird ---- and bugs would react to it though. Simple ----. So if you can live with a satin finish, I don't see why anyone wouldn't just use plasti dip. Especially on something like a track car, or a car not worthy of a multi thousand dollar paint job.

You also have a lot of high end cars using this stuff. Plenty of Audi and BMW's with plasti dip jobs.

PSS, you can get plasti dip clear. Still not glossy like paint, but much more shiny than just the standard matte.

\/ He said somewhere that he did his in too cold of temps with low humidity, so it came out a lot more rough texture than usual. So his isn't even typical results, though I think even his looks great.







AND! While I'm making a huge cluster ---- of a post. You could probably get great results with the clear as a cheap solution to spray on bra, as a good paint protection.

Erat

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I feel like i'm on that roadclubster.

viperormiata

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For the extremely cheap (like myself) this is bad ***.

I'm going to pick up the small car kit and do my car white. I've always wanted to see my car white, now I can and easily go back to red.


I wonder if this would be good to do on the underside of a car.