hows everyone doing?
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hows everyone doing?
Hey guys, just wanted to stop by and say wassup to my old CL family and see how everyone's doing. Sorry I haven't been around much but know that each day I still miss my CL and more so, having a car to mod. Well the reason I don't have a car to mod is cause I bought a house! well, a year ago so not so recently but I've been busy house modding I guess.
I do still get to have some fun with cars though cause my daily grind is being the automotive photographer for a local BMW dealership. Everytime I drive a proper manual it just makes me miss it so much. But at least I get to take out the 335s, M cars and some other random ones that come through and have some fun with them
So hows everyone been? anyone do some crazy ass mods lately? Lets shoot the shit!
I do still get to have some fun with cars though cause my daily grind is being the automotive photographer for a local BMW dealership. Everytime I drive a proper manual it just makes me miss it so much. But at least I get to take out the 335s, M cars and some other random ones that come through and have some fun with them
So hows everyone been? anyone do some crazy ass mods lately? Lets shoot the shit!
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i'll def post some up later, pretty much redid the entire house so its pretty cool to see the before/after pics
nice! same kinda job? Whats your favorite car there? I LOVE the e9X m3, that V8 is phenomenal. I like the looks of the coupe but like the shorter wheelbase on the sedan, it's a bit more..lively
for sure man, come check out my place. MW2 lol, havent played that in a while but yea it was kinda unfair with us all stacked 
nice! same kinda job? Whats your favorite car there? I LOVE the e9X m3, that V8 is phenomenal. I like the looks of the coupe but like the shorter wheelbase on the sedan, it's a bit more..lively
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living room before note the awesome stained red carpet, bare white walls and no window coverings at all
during...new paint on the walls
after. floors, new paint, doors, dining set, curtains, couches, etc. Sorry for the mess, just took this pic.
bathroom #1 before. pretty damn messy, lots of gunk and build up. The toilet didn't even work and the previous owners left a nice parting gift in there, yuck
note the awesome floors and light box/fixture
ripped pretty much everything out, new tile in
pretty much done. Went with a green/bamboo theme. New vanity with granite top, mirror, 3 light sconce, new bath hardware, etc. New high efficiency toilets were installed in both bathrooms.
bathroom #2 before. This was the only toilet that worked in the house before and the valve was leaky. So i had to open and close the valve every time I wanted to go to the bathroom, goddamn that sucked
after..pretty much getting the same treatment. This one got a bath though so I put in a curved shower rod
some misc pics of what used to be two old rooms that we combined to be the new master
seriously..who paints a room this color? took me forever to primer that thing
wall/closet knocked down, time to combine these two rooms
peek at the new master bedroom, slaving away painting all these freaking baseboards
sorry for the mess, just took this pic earlier
before/after of the front yard. Fucking KILLED my back
during...new paint on the walls
after. floors, new paint, doors, dining set, curtains, couches, etc. Sorry for the mess, just took this pic.
bathroom #1 before. pretty damn messy, lots of gunk and build up. The toilet didn't even work and the previous owners left a nice parting gift in there, yuck
note the awesome floors and light box/fixture
ripped pretty much everything out, new tile in
pretty much done. Went with a green/bamboo theme. New vanity with granite top, mirror, 3 light sconce, new bath hardware, etc. New high efficiency toilets were installed in both bathrooms.
bathroom #2 before. This was the only toilet that worked in the house before and the valve was leaky. So i had to open and close the valve every time I wanted to go to the bathroom, goddamn that sucked
after..pretty much getting the same treatment. This one got a bath though so I put in a curved shower rod
some misc pics of what used to be two old rooms that we combined to be the new master
seriously..who paints a room this color? took me forever to primer that thing
wall/closet knocked down, time to combine these two rooms
peek at the new master bedroom, slaving away painting all these freaking baseboards
sorry for the mess, just took this pic earlier
before/after of the front yard. Fucking KILLED my back
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well my first reaction to pics posted on the forum is to lower it... but since that doesn't make sense... i like your bathrooms
and welcome back, the house looks pretty good, did you do all the work yourself?
and is the other part of the master a big ass closet?
...and we need pics of the garage/modes of transportation
and welcome back, the house looks pretty good, did you do all the work yourself?
and is the other part of the master a big ass closet?
...and we need pics of the garage/modes of transportation
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well you got wood floors in your living room i got em in the trunk lol but klepto you dont know me i came after you left but YOU ARE THE MAN! i kept my cl cause i saw your car im glad you bought a house it looks hellafresh!!!
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House looks good Justin, I've been sinking more money into my house than my car too so I know the feeling. Congrats, I love the master bedroom expansion, wish I could do that to mine
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I'm training for being a BMW technical engineer so I get to tear em down, put em back together, and put them through their paces on a daily basis 
I agree with your view on the M's, if i had the choice I'd buy the e90 M3
I agree with your view on the M's, if i had the choice I'd buy the e90 M3
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well my first reaction to pics posted on the forum is to lower it... but since that doesn't make sense... i like your bathrooms
and welcome back, the house looks pretty good, did you do all the work yourself?
and is the other part of the master a big ass closet?
...and we need pics of the garage/modes of transportation
and welcome back, the house looks pretty good, did you do all the work yourself?
and is the other part of the master a big ass closet?
...and we need pics of the garage/modes of transportation
but yea, just a starter home, def gonna flip it later. We lucked out and got it SUPER cheap, so hopefully I can make a nice profit down the road.
oh man, at work someone scuffed an oem 19" m3 wheel. It was seriously like a 1-2" gash and they were gonna THROW IT OUT. I asked if I could take it home and make a table out of it but I don't know what happened to it.
justin, you shouldve called those people on HG network.They have a show about people flipping houses. maybe you couldve got some money from there in the process. lol, sucks to hear that you got laid off man.
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House is looking great. Definitely a fan of the master expansion. Been there before (except we did our whole house ourselves) so I understand what it takes and everything. Lots of work to say the least, but it's definitely paying off for you.
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House is looking great man! Looks like a lot of work but it sounds like it'll pay off. Considering you're used to modding the hell out of something that goes down in value, I'm sure the appreciation will be a very welcoming thing.
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im really tired. just got back home from 4-day vacation/party in vegas. drinking all day in a 120 degree weather is exhausting as hell...lol.
klepto, the house looks great! i love looking at fixer-uppers being transformed. where in the bay is that?
klepto, the house looks great! i love looking at fixer-uppers being transformed. where in the bay is that?
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the 7D is a NICE camera, if only it were full frame. I still lust for a 5D2, luckily I don't need the better AF system in the 7D for my wedding stuff.
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thanks man, yea we have an acura and lexus dealership across the st that has a photographer too. Cept they only do like 1-3 cars a day and I do 8-12! At work I have a nikon d90 with some 16-85mm lens. It works really well for a workhorse, but I still prefer my canon for personal work.
i use a Nikon D3000 btw. wish it was a D300 but thats a little unnecessary for shooting inventory.
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I might shoot formula D in sac next month for a magazine, we'll seewow thats alot ! i get 8 on a great day. do you have a photoshoot area or do you just shoot on the lot ? i would get more cars done if detail didnt take forever to get the cars ready.
i use a Nikon D3000 btw. wish it was a D300 but thats a little unnecessary for shooting inventory.
i use a Nikon D3000 btw. wish it was a D300 but thats a little unnecessary for shooting inventory.
where's germ? Did he ever paint and put my kit on?
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shiiet, forgot all about this thread lol
just wanted to stop by with a quick update. Finally wall mounted my TV and got new front speakers!
in other sad news, I sold my subs earlier this week they've just been sitting in my garage for years. No worries though, they went to good old stevo, you guys know, the one with the two toned gold/black TL
we hooked em up in his new SUV and listening to them brought a sentimental tear to my eye
and lookie what I found in memory of my subs, good times with the CL, good times
just wanted to stop by with a quick update. Finally wall mounted my TV and got new front speakers!
in other sad news, I sold my subs earlier this week
they've just been sitting in my garage for years. No worries though, they went to good old stevo, you guys know, the one with the two toned gold/black TL we hooked em up in his new SUV and listening to them brought a sentimental tear to my eye
and lookie what I found in memory of my subs, good times with the CL, good times
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not carless, driving around in my dads ollllld "lexus camry" as I call it
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