CLtotheTL32

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Agreed. He's doing something right.

CCColtsicehockey

Just found this great list of restraurants with awesome beer lists in Charlotte and the surrounding areas. I have tried a few places but I think I may have to make it my goal to try the rest by years end.

http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Cha...y-Brew-Heaven/

The_GPW_AP2

We ought to get a few of us together and hit a couple of them together...

CCColtsicehockey

Definitely a good idea.

Yeah as of right now I hit up TacoMac every Thursday with some friends.

Bearcat94

Does anybody know if NC is doing that BS thing where they hold your tax refund until June again this year?

CLtotheTL32

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I don't think so. My girlfriend got hers back last month

Bearcat94

Good. I thought it was kind of stupid. Just another form of state borrowing by defering payment into another fiscal period.

ANC297

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Gonna be in the Charlotte/Moorseville area from the 12th-21st...
Anything fun going on? Any good restaurants? Etc...

chill_dog

Well, I finally listed my wheels officially...see sig for details...

CLtotheTL32

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Good luck!

civicdrivr

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Grrrr I wish those Motegis were 18s.

The_GPW_AP2

Did a shoot with a friend last weekend, here's one of my favorites:

CCColtsicehockey

PMed you. Dibs. Do want these. I told you that at the meet last summer

Pretty much consider these sold for addition to the collection.

CCColtsicehockey

I really shouldn't buy those but I miss the set I had before to much.

CLtotheTL32

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Jason your'e such a wheel whore

How many sets do you have? Trying to hook a brother up on a set? Even though I just got the A-Specs powdercoated, I'm ready for an aftermarket set.

The_GPW_AP2, that's an awesome picture. Do you have any more you'd be willing to post? Or maybe give me a link to a thread where the rest are posted?

CCColtsicehockey

Starting to second guess myself now actually. I really love those wheels but I don't know if I can do it now. I mean I don't know if I would even ever use them since the car really doesn't even have a VIP look anymore and is pretty much all race. It was kind of an impulse statement now. Still considering but I have that feeling in my stomach right now you get after making an impulse buy that you shouldn't have.

CLtotheTL32

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Don't do it. I get that feeling way too often and I end up regretting it.

CCColtsicehockey

Its actually the first time I have gotten the feeling in a long time really. Its mainly cause I did a current funds and incoming funds analysis for the next 2 months in my head and went eeeek at my spending would be in like a months time.

Basically knowing that I am placing an order for wheels this week for the IS-F and will need tires for them once they come in as well. Plus considering the possibility of a suspension for it as well. However sometimes I see pictures of stock height IS-F with with 20s and it looks fine so I don't know.

Stock heigh on 20s:

CLtotheTL32

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Wow that's stock height? That looks pretty good.

CCColtsicehockey

Well I know the black one is for sure the blue I guess possibly could be on springs.

The_GPW_AP2

Thanks man I really appreciate it. Didn't want to whore it out unless asked All the photography was done by my good buddy Andy Thomason out of Greenville, so the skills are his.

Here are a few more:

CCColtsicehockey

Damn man the S looks awesome. My buddy just picked up one this past fall. I think it is an 06 or 07 can't remember only seen it once but its white as well and he has the red interior too.

The_GPW_AP2

Thank you sir. It's not much, but it's mine. Maybe one day I'll catch up with you and the Badis brothers

NCTL05

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That black F is finger licking good. Mmmm

BTW I went and test drove a Ford Fiesta Hatch this weekend. Very sharp car and I was impressed with it. I mean, 6spd automatic, couldn't feel the gear changes. And 6 cupholders up front! That's alot of drinking and driving! lol FIESTA!!! lolol

My suspension is coming off this week. If anyone local is interested, PM me. ALSO I still have my chrome grille for sale. I'll sell it for $225 straight up. No trade required. I NEED a stock grille asap! Even if I have to buy it myself.

CLtotheTL32

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Awesome pictures. Honda centercaps ftw.

Lance I still can't believe that you're parting out

Fiesta huh? What about the Sentra?

NCTL05

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The Fiesta is new so what can I say. It's a cool car.

I am taking off the suspension this week. PITA. I overtightened almost every nut when I put on my new shocks so every single nut is rounding off now as I try to take them off. So I have to use a dremel to cut through the nuts and studs on the top hats. So I'll have to buy new top hats. Sucks, but I hope to make back the $$ when I sell the suspension.

You should buy my I.M. cover Tyler. If we trade it'll be ALOT cheaper than $95. ALOT CHEAPER! PM me and I'll tell you what I can do for you.

CLtotheTL32

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Is that the part that says (A) 3.2 on the top of the engine?

CCColtsicehockey

Anyone think it would even be a good idea to put these wheels back on the car???

Back Then:






And this shot just for the memories of all the time and work it took to get ready to go to and also leave each show. This was the most elaborate time I did it as it was for the 7 hour trip from PA to NC. I now have a trailer so I no longer do this.



Compared to my last two sets of wheels on the car:

chill_dog

Granted I'm biased, but of those three, I think the Devotions look the best. Did you have polished or chrome centers? They look almost as shiney as the lips.

The tape job is insane , but you did a great job

The_GPW_AP2

I kinda feel like the CE's are just too central to the car. It's one of the main things that makes it striking, eye-catching, etc...but just my opinion.

CCColtsicehockey

I had full polished ones which I absolutely loved. I got really good at polishing them which is why they always looked so shinny. I love the look of your brushed ones as well. They appear to be clear coated in a gloss clear coat. Definitely were not as shinny as your lips though thats for sure.

Yeah this along with the cash is the reason I am having a hangup. The identity of the car for the last 3.5-4yrs has been crazy colored wheels. First Takata Green TE37, then pink CE28, then white time attack CE28. The last not being as crazy as the previous two but still not a standard color.

If I were to do the devotions I would really have to stance them for sure and most likely get wider lips for them. If I added a .5in lip to the fronts and the rears making them 9 wide they would need a 5mm spacer in the front and a 10mm in the back to be the same stance I have with the time attack ce28s.

However I am doing brushed with chrome lip on the IS-F so maybe the TSX needs to stay with crazy colors.

NCTL05

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Yes. Click on my signature and go to the last post. Pictures are there.

chill_dog

Yep, the centers are clear coated.

These converted to a 9 inch wheel would be too hot. Fat lip > crazy colors. And you could always paint the centers if you didn't want brushed, yet still be able to go back to brushed if you changed your mind. The joy of three-piece wheels - you can change the finish of each piece whenever you want to change the look of your car.

CLtotheTL32

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I think the Devotions looked great on your car! I'm a fan!

And holy tape

NCTL05

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I'm amazed at my organizational skills. My car is going back to stock really fast. Hmm Gonna miss it, but I think I'll like the smaller payment and newer car better.

CLtotheTL32

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Nicely done Lance! Are you going to be able to deal with a lack of power in the new car? I freak out when I get done driving my TL and then get in Mitzi's Civic. I push the pedal and it doesn't go!

chill_dog

^Like any time I have a rental. I can't imagine how people drive cars like that all the time.

It's funny, though...I'm looking at cars with more power, but the TL has more than enough for me. I just wish the power band was shaped differently; that's it. That's the kicker with getting a more powerful car - I'll have a bunch I don't need .

CLtotheTL32

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I agree, the TL has plenty of power for me. The lack of low end touque kills me though. I'm hoping it gets better whenever I get the j-pipe and race pipe.

NCTL05

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I think I'll be alright with less power. Sometimes you have to take a step backward to move forward. I'll have a fast car again one day.

I'm not sure if I like the changes in my life right now. Seems like I'm losing alot lately, but some things are better. I guess. I just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other and hope that the decisions I am making right now are the right decisions for my future. Like getting rid of the TL.

chill_dog

Yep. LOL at it getting better, though. I have a j-pipe; sure you notice an increase in power, but it's still at the high end. Deleting the third cat isn't going to help you, either.


It's not power, it's power to weight. I don't really want a faster car; one with the same power and weight but with the peaks lower in the RPM range (and therefore a much flatter curve) would be what I want. The key for me is power down low. A smaller car with less power can be just as fast or faster than a larger car with more power. It's all in the power to weight ratio.

That's all you can do - keep doing what you think is best. Time will tell if it is. And whether it is or not, in the future you'll just make new decisions with the same outlook/expectations, that they're the best. Rereading that, I know it doesn't sound very reassuring, but if you accomplish your goals, then you made the best decisions. And from where you've said you've wanted to be and what you're now doing, it looks like you will get where you want to be.