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Old 03-31-2012, 02:29 PM
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I need to stop coming to this thread because it makes me miss my car, not that mine was anywhere near as nice as yours.

p.s. I was just busting your balls with the nutswinger comment on da.net.
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Old 03-31-2012, 03:21 PM
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Jer need to see this:

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/aem-dry-flow-filter-852474/
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Old 03-31-2012, 05:39 PM
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LOL...nutswinger...I wasn't sure where you were going with that!
Dude, that site is friggin DEAD compared to AZ. I go there and throw up ideas etc...unless you're rocking Vossens and are slammed...you're nothing over there. Other than that there are about 3 guys all sucking each other off and that's it. Anyway, thank you very much, man. Appreciate it.

Anil, I'll check it out! Thanks man! Isn't your conical??! The long one you have?!?!? And isn't it more reddish?!?! I just want to make sure before doing it, I KNOW this is cheap though, cause they are normally $44 or something, no?!

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^^^

mine is conical and it is a lot more reddish....when i had the shorter one, it was the same color as that dude is selling....

and yeah since i know you love deals when i saw that for $20 shipped, i was like "SOLD to Rocky" LOL
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Need moar pics
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Old 03-31-2012, 09:05 PM
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You'll get some pics, there chiefy...
Actually, met John (ebelp) today...he's down from NY in a rental van. Took some great shots...small meet but at least 7 people showed up this time!

Anil, thanks man, I'm going to give the DC Sports filter a go and eventually I'll probably get the one you have too.
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John, here's the link to the DC sports intake:
http://www.ultrarev.com/cai5529.html
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
John, here's the link to the DC sports intake:
http://www.ultrarev.com/cai5529.html
Thank YOU! Order will be placed shortly!

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You'll get some pics, there chiefy...
Actually, met John (ebelp) today...he's down from NY in a rental van. Took some great shots...small meet but at least 7 people showed up this time!

Anil, thanks man, I'm going to give the DC Sports filter a go and eventually I'll probably get the one you have too.
Great meeting you, Jeremy. I'm proud to say that I've seen the Batmobile in person as well. Here are some of the pics I took:











The rest of the meet pics I took are here: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=842670&page=3
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Unbelievable.
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Holy mother of Goodness...I checked the other thread first, didn't think you would have posted even MORE pics of my car. Kind of embarrassed that the best pics of my car thus far, were taken by you and not me. You are AWESOME, dude. Thanks a lot.

Instead of a "thanks" button, if there was a "hand release" button I'd click that for you all day long. I appreciate it, man.

J..

EDIT: Just saw that you had quoted me...he he, the batmobile, huh...I hope it lived up to your standards...she has some imperfections, but I try really hard to hide them in my picutres with angles and lighting etc...battlescars, what can you do?!

About the filter, no problemo, man...I actually took Swoosh's advice for a thread he found and bought a dryflow filter off a forum member...in addition, I ordered 15' of header wrap, I'll give it a whirl and see what happens. I hope it's long enough to at least do the portion of the intake tube that resides in the engine bay. Figured if I was going to do it, I'd do it 100%!

J.

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John those are some unbelievable shots !!! damn, i mean just everything about the shots are perfect....the angle the edit the focus the every-fawking-thing !!!

Jer, how do you live in a house braaah.....the RIDE is SICK as FAWK, i would live in the driveway just staring at her....DAMN !!!
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Old 04-02-2012, 05:55 AM
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LOL, wow, those are some serious compliments, man...
Thanks! I don't live in my house...and after most than 3 years of owning her, I have to say it's still a torrid affair, I STILL TURN AROUND AND STARE AT HER EVERY TIME I PARK, STILL PARK FAR AND IN WEIRD PLACES TO AVOID DINGS AND STILL ENJOY TAKING PICTURES ETC. John really hooked me up with these pics!
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The car is looking better and better everytime I see it. Keep up the good work man
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Thanks, bud, very much!
It's a never ending labor of love, that much I promise!
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man....great updates.

John is an awesome photographer. He frames things perfectly. I can NEVER get my side profile pictures to be square, yet he seems to get them perfect every single time!!!
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it's absolute perfection, it's so perfect that I was cocking my head sideways to see if I see if it was off at ALL, and it's not. What a great side shot!
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Old 04-02-2012, 12:31 PM
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I'm glad a real camera FINALLY took some pictures of your car lol :P
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Holy God those pictures...

I think I'm just going to put my camera in my closet and not touch it for a while. Maybe that will make me feel better about pictures I take
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Old 04-02-2012, 12:48 PM
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Haha thanks guys. Don't give me all the credit though...Jeremy's car basically takes pics of itself. I just had to push the button hehe. Just wish I had more time to do a real shoot. I could spend all day shooting that car.
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man....cant stop looking at those pix

now i feel bad i have a NBP....
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Old 04-02-2012, 11:22 PM
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Wow, thanks fellas!
Sorry didn't respond sooner, field checking and meeting up in Punta Gorda today...saw a neighborhood where every house has a garage door big enough to house a plane. And actually has a plane...whole neighborhood had 2 foot tall street signs and stop signs!

I'm seriously blushing, you guys are really too kind. John, trust me, I've been shooting my car and walking backward from every parking space for the last 3 years...your skills captured what I see (kinda like a proud parent thinking their kid is the most gorgeous even when they're average looking... )

Thanks again, all!
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No offense rockstar, but damn you gotta get a real camera to take pics of your car, or at least edit your pics different lol

But damn man, I can't believe how nice your ride is through THOSE pictures.

UGHHHHHHH

I mean, through those pics with your TL, its like it belongs in a magazine!!
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bitch GP why did you have to bump this thread....now i gotta see the pix again




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Dude seriously, if your car doesn't appear in the new batman movie, then im 100% sure that the movie will be a completely failed
Your batmobile is so much better and cleaner that the one bruce wayne drives at night

Love the car bro, keep up the good work!

Oh ya hurry up and sell me those sexy tail lights

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No offense rockstar, but damn you gotta get a real camera to take pics of your car, or at least edit your pics different lol

But damn man, I can't believe how nice your ride is through THOSE pictures.

UGHHHHHHH

I mean, through those pics with your TL, its like it belongs in a magazine!!
It's not his edits. He's gotten good at giving it that SLR quality look, but without a real lens it will never look as nice. And John is a BAUS
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hehe thanks, Sean. The funny thing about that side shot is that there are 4 other cars right next to it and I got lucky from where I was standing so that they were all perfectly hidden. If you look real close, you can barely see an edge of Nexson's 4G along the trunk line of Jeremy's car.
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God damn J, those pictures look great, your car is so nice. My TL wish list is "Make it look as good as J's car." :p
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Originally Posted by guitarplayer16
No offense rockstar, but damn you gotta get a real camera to take pics of your car, or at least edit your pics different lol

But damn man, I can't believe how nice your ride is through THOSE pictures.

UGHHHHHHH

I mean, through those pics with your TL, its like it belongs in a magazine!!
Thanks man, I WISH it was in a magazine! I know, I think the 30D camera is a good starter camera but I'll probably end up jumping up to a Nikon D90 or something down the line. The Canon was a good starting point and not too expensive.

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bitch GP why did you have to bump this thread....now i gotta see the pix again




Thank Anil, that's saying a lot! I have to admit, I can't stop looking at the pics either...that side shot and the one from the rear looks pretty cool.

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Dude seriously, if your car doesn't appear in the new batman movie, then im 100% sure that the movie will be a completely failed
Your batmobile is so much better and cleaner that the one bruce wayne drives at night

Love the car bro, keep up the good work!

Oh ya hurry up and sell me those sexy tail lights
Thanks bud...my fiancee' calls the car Dahlia...as in Black Dahlia...thought it sounded pretty cool. But yeah, batmobile is definitely the look I was going for without even knowing it...start with black car, end up with rims that I thought were gunmetal in the pictures and ended up being black...and work with it. Happy I was forced into it cause I love colors normally, hence the blue accents.

About the tails...why not call Simon at unique style racing, tell him you're from Acurazine and that Jeremy or Anil (making an assumption that that's ok with you swoosh) sent you (he should remember us) and see what price he gives you. I promised him I wouldn't share, but I BET you will be very happy with the price.

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It's not his edits. He's gotten good at giving it that SLR quality look, but without a real lens it will never look as nice. And John is a BAUS
Don't be coming in here talkin bout my small and inferior lens you mf'er
But yes, John IS BAUCE for sure.

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hehe thanks, Sean. The funny thing about that side shot is that there are 4 other cars right next to it and I got lucky from where I was standing so that they were all perfectly hidden. If you look real close, you can barely see an edge of Nexson's 4G along the trunk line of Jeremy's car.
I knew it too...worked out perfectly and the funny thing is normally I like stuff in the backround, but the sky, with the way you edited it looks surreal. Thanks again, man!

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God damn J, those pictures look great, your car is so nice. My TL wish list is "Make it look as good as J's car." :p
Dude...that's quite the compliment, man! Wow...thanks...make it better than mine. I'll spare you all the little imperfections, but you're on your way with your slight modding already!
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surreal is a great way to put it. John, i see it now, and the shadow...I DID NOT see that before. The car and sky grab your eye immediately
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Thanks man, I WISH it was in a magazine! I know, I think the 30D camera is a good starter camera but I'll probably end up jumping up to a Nikon D90 or something down the line. The Canon was a good starting point and not too expensive.
Don't buy into the hype. Your camera is perfectly capable of pulling off great shots. Remember...90% photographer, 10% camera. Feel free to send me some of the shots you took and I can critique them if you want. I helped moderate a photography forum for a few years a while back, so I got good at analyzing photos. It helped me with my own compositional technique too.

I knew it too...worked out perfectly and the funny thing is normally I like stuff in the backround, but the sky, with the way you edited it looks surreal. Thanks again, man!
You're very welcome!
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Guys, you can go here for critique also.

http://www.reddit.com/r/photocritique

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Oh and J, if we meet up I'll bring my camera, I have a Canon XS with 4 lenses, one of them should work. My wide angle lens 'otta be sweet
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Look at all you friggin camera ballers!!!

Thanks John, all my work is posted in this thread. If it was awesome, you woulda seen it already!

Wow, you gave critique to a forum, no WONDER you're friggin amazing at this stuff. Good to know, I'll make the camera work, maybe get a better lense one day too.

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Jeremy, I love the pics ebelp took! Why don't you have a roof spoiler????
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Thanks Steven, and great question.
Honestly, I don't like how they look with the trunk spoiler, and I don't want to remove the trunk spoiler!
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those pics are sick!!
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so...john...heading up to baltimore anytime soon?

awesome pics man. jeremy your car looks great, as always.
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Thanks Clean, I see you got your wheels finally!

Sharky, you should DEFINITELY have him shoot your car...put mine to shame. Thanks again.
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[QUOTE=rockstar143;13677652]Thanks Clean, I see you got your wheels finally!

yea....finally got around to it few weeks ago. maybe i'll post up pics eventually.
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...mystery man. lurker, you go by many many names.
I got the work lugs to work finally...what a major PITA I ended up running into with my extended studs.


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