Steven Bell

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Wow....that's a good looking engine compartment.

rockstar143

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Boosted Ego...

04WDPSeDaN

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Took the TL out for a local meet. Finally hit 50 miles on the car this year... what an accomplishment.

I'm leaving for SC, Myrtle beach soon, I wanted to take the TL but the wife doesn't drive manual. The Optima is ready for the task.





The Optima. Like a champ

TacoBello

Cheap fuck, invest in some 3M film for the optima

And you forgot to do the A pillars!!

If you've only put 50 miles on the TL this year, what is your DD?

04WDPSeDaN

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You ass! LOL

That Silver Mercedes ML350.

Steven Bell

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Nice pics.

TLin401

Those MRRs on the Optima

EarlThePearl

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Your car looks great. One of my favorite 3G TL's.

rockstar143

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fkn a...
I've never taped up for a road trip.

Looking great, man...as always.

thoiboi

Looking good!! Have fun with the fiancé!!

04WDPSeDaN

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thank you buddy! Hope all is well with the vette!

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Thanks buddy! There's a thread posted on the Optima in the Car Talk section. She loves those wheels.

Greatly appreciate the kind words! You have an amazing, clean and well done TL! Keep up the good work!

Better protected than sorry LOL! Thank you buddy! You still have the best 3rd Gen TL here

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Thank you buddy!

Oh Sickest TL

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damn! those headlights look really good especially with those wheels!! that car is ultra clean can't believe its 11 years old!! lol.. The 07-08 mirrors direct swap?

Steven Bell

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Thanks-the Vette is freaking fantastic! I can't drive it enough. I just ordered red seatbelts for it today!

04WDPSeDaN

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It's been crazy the last two months. Getting married on the 27th! Less than two weeks away!!!! I decided to take out the TL and release some stress from all the planning. What a great feeling to hear that whine and shift those gears. Teaser, we got a 2014 Lamborghini Gallardo for the weekend of the wedding. Best believe i'm using every bit of mileage on that car.

Took a few crappy cell phone shots yesterday. Going to a car show this Saturday! Hope to win a trophy. Maybe not.. LOL

thoiboi

Gus, you got some beautiful cars.. and I wandered by your D&R post and saw your beautiful fiance with that beautiful rock



You, my friend are a very lucky guy surrounded by beautiful people and beautiful things. Life is good for ya


Congrats on the impending doom, I mean marriage!!


I hope you hired some great photogs to capture that momentous day (and especially of that Lambo)

Jakes_tl

absolutely gorgeous

04WDPSeDaN

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Thank you very much buddy for the awesome words! That's all wifey talks about, the amazing photos we will have with the lambo! I'm souped as fuck to be honest. I was nervous about the wedding coming up so quickly, its a special day shared with the most important family and friends. We have 210 people attending. Not a huge wedding but decent size. If I could I'd have all my Azine people be at the wedding!

Thank you buddy!

CLtotheTL32

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Your TL is stunning as always, Gus. It's hard to believe the wedding is so close!

04WDPSeDaN

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What's going on buddy!! Sorry I haven't kept in touch. We've been stupid busy. You know it as well, your wedding is the following weekend

You nervous at all? Excited? all that fun fun stuff lol.

I heard about the S2000. I'm glad everything is better now. That would make me crawl in bed and cry myself to sleep.

CLtotheTL32

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Dude, no worries man! We've been crazy busy too. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. It's been nearly 2 years of planning for just a few hours, so it's a bit nerve racking haha.

Those two weeks without the S2k were horrible. I didn't eat or sleep for the first few days after. I was literally sick to my stomach over it. However, it's back on the road, and I'm loving every minute!

Oh Sickest TL

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fuck this car is clean. that polished mani

do you scrape going in and out of that driveway?

Steven Bell

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Congrats Gus-your car looks awesome.

04WDPSeDaN

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Thank you buddy! you have done amazing work to you TL! Keep it up. I use to scrape, but raised the car. I know how to get into the driveway without scraping. That manifold took me 3 days to finish.



Thank you!

loving the new wheels on the Vette!

MAS

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Ahh the memories. Congrats on the wedding.

Steven Bell

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Thanks! I'm liking them more and more every day.

04WDPSeDaN

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Back up from the dead. My TL needed some TLC today. It's been sitting since the wedding. Naturally, the car was completely dead. The cold winter had taken it's toll under the hood. A lot of the painted covers started to peel. Eventually I'll get them hydro dipped. I purchased a new power steering pump months ago, I decided today was warm enough to replace. I attempted to install the new Carbon fiber "Acura" front bumper in lays, but it's still not warm enough. The car cover beat up part of the paint, nothing that a one step compound won't resolve. In the spring time, ill take a full day to bring the car back to it's prestige state. It felt good going out for a spin again. The wife was a trooper today. She helped me detail all three vehicles and assisted in the power steering pump swap. Shes's a keeper!

New pump getting ready to be installed.


Bought this intake maninfold cover off of ebay. Not a fan of the Red, but it's 100% better than my POS, peeling cover.


Those carbon fiber "Acura" decals. Will install, once it's warmer out.


Installed new Acura logo valve stem caps. Old ones, had separated from the caps.


Old pump out. Leaking from the backside.


New pump in.


Some elbow grease and new cover installed.



Out for a spin with the wifey and snapped some shots.







Showing some love for my wife's car

CLtotheTL32

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Looks fantastic as always, Gus

T can't drive a stick either? M tried once...stalled 4 times in a row and said "fuck this" and got out of the car

DarkTower19

Beautiful

Sorry if you mentioned this earlier in your thread, just wondering if your headlights are tinted? They look great and was looking into doing something similar...less problematic and invasive than opening them up to clear them. Thanks in advance.

mtiaz

Sharp looking WDP!

rockstar143

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I'm gonna the chrome behind the amber is painted black, giving if that smoked look.

Gus, fukng AWESOME, man...new PS pump really freshens up the engine bay, along with that super nice intake cover.

Steven Bell

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Well done, Gus! Nice pics.

04WDPSeDaN

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Hey buddy!!!! Hope all is well. Thank you man. Yes! T can't drive a manual either. I've tried to teach her a few times, but she's a nervous wreck behind the wheel of the TL. She read your comment and started to laugh. I have feeling, she will be teaming your wifey, to form a union against us

Thank you! No worries. The headlights are custom done by JNC. They have smoked ambers and the chrome part, was painted in gloss black. The projector lens is also upgraded. To do this, the headlights were opened. I am not a fan of tint over the headlights. You kill light output.

Thank you!

J!!!!!!! How's it going buddy! Hope all is well man. Thank you! I agree, it does look good under the hood. I decided to do things the right way and get the valve covers and engine bay covers done correctly. Congrats again on the type-s! Super Jelly!!

Thank you Steven! Hope all is well. How's the vette?

04WDPSeDaN

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A small update. I've decided to redo a few things under the hood. I purchased a pair of valve covers from a wrecked TL for $40.00 bucks. I'd like to get both valve covers powder coated in "Shimmer Candy Teal" and have the intake manifold cover with the intake manifold end caps done in "Midnight Clear". I also told them to do the bracket for the p/s hose and the front valve cover harness holder (Metal bracket that bolts to the front cover). I also order a fresh set of valve cover gasket set with a new PCV valve. My plans are to also touch up the black on the blower and re-polish the intake manifold once it's off.

The under hood covers, started to peel. I found a guy in south NJ who does Hydro dipping. His work looks great and his prices were much cheaper than most other companies I've called. I decided to do a darker carbon fiber finish. It's the closets thing to looking like real carbon fibers. I wasn't brave enough to do anything funky. I wanted to keep it clean and simple. Here are some photos I've snapped before things got dropped off.




Shimmer candy teal for the valve covers




Midnight clear for the intake manifold cover plus misc stuff.



The company doing the hydro dipping
https://www.facebook.com/Endless-Hyd...1005199244801/

This is the finish I want.

ACCURATEin

Good to see your TL still running man! Nice mods.

Steven Bell

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She's doing great. Got her out of Anil's garage towards the beginning of February. We're consistently in the upper 50's and 60's here in KC, so she's home for good. I'm still waiting for my red seat belts from the guy in Toronto....damn it.

Oh Sickest TL

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oh man this is going to be great

rockstar143

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hurry, I wannas!

04WDPSeDaN

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I picked these up yesterday. It's been a very busy weekend. I don't think the powder coating shop did the right color as I requested. I told them Midnight clear on the cover plus misc items. It looks off from the sample strip. The hydro dipped covers should be ready by tonight or tomorrow. Hopefully this weekend I can install everything. I also bought NBP high temp paint from G2 to redo the blower. It was the closest thing to having blue flakes on black. I don't trust anyone handling the blower for powder coating. Last time it was "handled with care" it ended up costing me..










This is the custom G2 high temp caliper paint in (NBP)

CLtotheTL32

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Damn that looks fantastic

Oh Sickest TL

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I'm feeling it