All Oregon Chat #2 Chat about Rain, Cars, and Rained on Cars!
09-14-2010, 01:56 PM
#3481
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x2 on the three-car garage. I put up some Home Depot 8' cabinets in our third bay, along with all the bikes and lawn/outdoor power equipment. Nice to have that extra space and not risk anything falling over onto the cars, like ladders, lacrosse d-poles, etc.
09-14-2010, 09:41 PM
#3482
^ good thoughts! just started looking now so we will see what the market is like once the basement is done and we can get this place rented out
09-15-2010, 02:10 PM
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09-15-2010, 02:46 PM
#3484
just saw 7 guests in here yet no one talking.. come on peeps dont be shy!! we see you!
09-16-2010, 01:43 PM
#3485
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WTF was up with traffic this morning on 26 east?! my usual commute to work takes about 45-50 mins with only some slowing down. Today i was at a stop right at 185th, took me 1hr 20mins to get to work, i was late 20 mins! boss was like maybe you should leave a lil earlier and be prepared for this. I was like i do leave early! (a freakin hour and 15 mins early!) not everyone lives 4 miles away from work. Shoot, even he's late sometimes. One time he came all the way to work with sandles on and didn't notice til he got here so he had to turn around and get his shoes bs.
09-16-2010, 02:07 PM
#3486
^ i heard lots of complaints about the traffic. i dont see why some work places make a big deal the one time youre late when they know you are on time a majority. i know a previous company i worked for was really anal about it.. im glad where i am now is nothing compaired to it.. they are alot more understanding here
09-16-2010, 02:41 PM
#3487
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My wife was stuck in the same mess this morning. She got to work 10 minutes late, but that's only because she leaves home a whole hour before her 8am start time.
Me, I'm rarely ever late, but that's because I leave home at 5:20am. No traffic snarls eastbound on the Sunset this morning. I made my 17 mile trip to SW Portland in 18 minutes.
Me, I'm rarely ever late, but that's because I leave home at 5:20am. No traffic snarls eastbound on the Sunset this morning. I made my 17 mile trip to SW Portland in 18 minutes.
09-16-2010, 02:52 PM
#3488
some peeps just cant drive which causes everyone else to slow down cause of it..
left foot brakers..
people who cant merger
people who slow down cause other cars are getting on the highway are my biggest upsets then followed by people who just drive plain ass slow in the left lane.. if you know people are passing you then you need to move the F over or speed the F up..
by the way back road drivers are my other complaints.. the DMV handbook states if you have more then 3 vehicles following you and you are holding up that line you need to pull the F over and let them pass
left foot brakers..
people who cant merger
people who slow down cause other cars are getting on the highway are my biggest upsets then followed by people who just drive plain ass slow in the left lane.. if you know people are passing you then you need to move the F over or speed the F up..
by the way back road drivers are my other complaints.. the DMV handbook states if you have more then 3 vehicles following you and you are holding up that line you need to pull the F over and let them pass
09-16-2010, 02:57 PM
#3489
We have 3 women in the office that make the 26 eastbound trip into north PDX. They were all in it t this morning and took from 45 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes for the usual 30 minute drive in.
On the same route when I come in at 6:30 am there is little traffic. And driving home at 4 to 4:30 pm there is less traffic than 5 - 5:30 pm. If you have the option, you'll never regret doing the earlier commute
2 of them show up late on a daily basis though and yes, it is a problem. But those once in a whiles are not a problem at all here.
On the same route when I come in at 6:30 am there is little traffic. And driving home at 4 to 4:30 pm there is less traffic than 5 - 5:30 pm. If you have the option, you'll never regret doing the earlier commute
2 of them show up late on a daily basis though and yes, it is a problem. But those once in a whiles are not a problem at all here.
09-17-2010, 03:05 PM
#3490
Looks like next Thursday will be a dry day (knock on wood) for the meet!!
09-17-2010, 07:21 PM
#3491
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Gonna bring my camera gear for photos... anyone else gonna do some shootin?
09-18-2010, 04:44 PM
#3492
ill be bringin mine got a tripod now so i can hopefully get some good night shots
09-18-2010, 06:28 PM
#3493
people who cant merger
people who slow down cause other cars are getting on the highway are my biggest upsets then followed by people who just drive plain ass slow in the left lane.. if you know people are passing you then you need to move the F over or speed the F up..
people who slow down cause other cars are getting on the highway are my biggest upsets then followed by people who just drive plain ass slow in the left lane.. if you know people are passing you then you need to move the F over or speed the F up..
I personally hate the people who when on an onramp, trying to get onto a highway or interstate, are stupid and don't realize they need to speed up to meet the flow of traffic before they merge. I can't tell you how many times I've had to slow down to about 45 MPH on I-205 because the soccer mom in the onramp won't speed up before she merges. I know her lane is about to end, and she'll need to switch over in front of me, but she refuses to get out of 3rd gear....
You'd probably think "well just speed up and pass them before they merge. Yeah, tried that. Once I punch the gas and try to fly by them, THEN they speed up as if they're trying to get in front of me... still not merging, though. Like it's an act of desperation or something on their part.
Anyways I took my car to Tonkin Acura a week ago for a timing belt, and they kinda messed up a little bit on my CAI. The pipe is supposed to have clearance and not be resting on anything or touching anything in the engine bay. However when I drove I heard a pretty noticeable rattling noise. Turns out they had my intake adjusted so the pipe was resting on the piece the intake resonator usually sits under... it was just bouncing on that thing for about 50-60 miles.... got a pretty noticeable mark on it (no crack).
Should I tell them about it, or am I just splitting hairs?
09-18-2010, 07:13 PM
#3494
did you put on your intake? shouldnt be to hard to just loosen the clamps and readjust it so its not resting on there. or did they mess up and not put one of those rubber bushings that hold it into place back on?
09-19-2010, 10:54 PM
#3497
did it have the wide tire on the back?
Min welcome back for your weekly check-in
Min welcome back for your weekly check-in
09-20-2010, 10:35 AM
#3498
Looks like I Jinxed thursdays weather =/ bummer!!
09-20-2010, 04:14 PM
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09-20-2010, 11:47 PM
#3501
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09-21-2010, 12:11 AM
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09-21-2010, 12:22 PM
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Yeah, was either S2000 or TL...found a 6MT in beautiful shape I couldn't pass on. After having a J32A2 in the Civic for 2 years, I just HAD to keep that same drivetrain somehow....
Yeah, was either S2000 or TL...found a 6MT in beautiful shape I couldn't pass on. After having a J32A2 in the Civic for 2 years, I just HAD to keep that same drivetrain somehow....
09-21-2010, 01:13 PM
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09-21-2010, 01:15 PM
#3505
dropped the car off again for paint to be blended the way its suppose to be.. they say Thursday it should be done.. lets hope it is other wise im driving the scion to the meet and be the odd one out =/
09-21-2010, 01:35 PM
#3506
I mean the pipe isn't cracked or anything, but it did leave a kind of chip mark or something. Hopefully it's not deeper than the paint.
09-21-2010, 09:12 PM
#3507
Yeah but I guess when they did my timing belt, they for whatever reason took my CAI out. And yeah that's what I did. Just loosened the clamps and turned the pipe clockwise a little bit. The pipe was resting on a little corner or edge and was bouncing around on it, making a pretty audible rattling noise when my car was idling.
I mean the pipe isn't cracked or anything, but it did leave a kind of chip mark or something. Hopefully it's not deeper than the paint.
I mean the pipe isn't cracked or anything, but it did leave a kind of chip mark or something. Hopefully it's not deeper than the paint.
09-21-2010, 10:03 PM
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As long as it gets done right! What shop you take it to?
09-22-2010, 08:43 AM
#3509
Kadels new location downtown.. its still under warranty work.. been having issues for a while
09-22-2010, 01:42 PM
#3510
It's got good clearance now.Also, has anyone ever installed headers themselves? Thinking about getting a set of DC Sport Headers for my CL.
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09-22-2010, 02:30 PM
#3511
ive done my shar of header install..
i have a DC header on my car the TSX DC headers have issues with the flex pipe. im not sure for your car if there are known issues.. i know on my 93 civic hb it was a great header i think its 13 years old now and its just starting to get a small air leak where the weld is..(per my bro-inlaw) so i would do some research on it first before you make a commitment on getting it to make sure there are no known issues
i have a DC header on my car the TSX DC headers have issues with the flex pipe. im not sure for your car if there are known issues.. i know on my 93 civic hb it was a great header i think its 13 years old now and its just starting to get a small air leak where the weld is..(per my bro-inlaw) so i would do some research on it first before you make a commitment on getting it to make sure there are no known issues
09-23-2010, 08:55 AM
#3513
^ hahah ya it kills your knuckles if you dont have gloves on.. i would think the CL has alittle more engine room then what we have
09-23-2010, 01:41 PM
#3514
Meet tonight!! hope to see some of you there!
09-23-2010, 03:15 PM
#3515
good news..should have the acura just in time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOT
09-23-2010, 03:36 PM
#3516
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Spotted Saexlr8 again on Shute getting on the off ramp to 26 this morning. Dont know if you saw me but i was just coming down the overpass from the other side.
Good luck at the meet guys. I wont be able to make it.
Good luck at the meet guys. I wont be able to make it.
09-23-2010, 05:30 PM
#3517
if you live in salem why were you all the way up in hillsboro??
09-23-2010, 06:14 PM
#3518
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And also that i bought a home down here. Anyhow, i will eventually move up here when the old lady finishes up her nursing clinicals, just not in hillsboro.You would be suprised how many people from salem commute to and from hillsboro. One of my neighbors work for intel across the street from my work.
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09-24-2010, 10:09 AM
#3519
^ dang.. thats gotta be a crappy drive.. i thought my wife had it bad from Npo to wilsonville..