RUF87

A Ring?!

Then I guess a batchelor party is in store . . .

. . . then it's pronouncing man and wife . . .

. . . then I think it's a ???


Ruf

mantis23

happy B-day mark.

RUF87

SIGH

No, the wife is out of town and I've got to get up at 6:30 for soccer games . . . :shakehd:

I'll have to check and see when the games are later in the day.

Ruf

mantis23

if I was gonna have my car, I might be interested... instead, I'm getting the run around on the return date of my car. At first, I was scheduled to get it this Friday, now its been pushed back to next Wednesday.


Why me?

RUF87

:P Thanks everyone . . I do feel like 75 the past week . . . allergies got me down and even ended up with a sinus infection . . man old age is rougher than I thought.

Anyway, I'm fourty something . . .

You young guys have to slow down now and then so I can keep up . . . :P

My wife thinks I hang with you guys because I'm in a mid-life crisis . . but we all really know why . . . Hot Cars . . .

Ruf

RUF87

I might . . depending on when it starts and finishes . . .

Ruf

DuckBlue

happy bday ruf~

danny25

mantis, what's your car in the shop for this time???

DeezNutz

I'm GrapeFest'ing it tomorrow.

I look forward to it with great anticipation.

RUF87

A Wino!

And I thought you were just another uncivilized beer drinker :P

I know that Inferno has a bit in him as I hear he bought his fiancee a nice wine cooler unit . . . now was that a bottle of B&J?

Ruf

civic4982

yeah it's the Mobil 1 M1-105 model. Fits perfectly.

mantis23

backed up into a pickup truck

civic4982

I'll be in dallas next w/end... maybe I'll have my icebox/headers/exhaust on by then if they come in. let me know if you guiys wanna do something maybe saturday evening.

mantis23

right on civic

Bluesman

It lasts all day. Just west of 121@ Belair on the north west of121 and 35. You can't miss it it fronts on 121.
Come after your soccer games.

Bluesman

Might be a good track night!

danny25

oh yeah, I knew that. I was just assuming more stuff with Pat.

InfernoTLS

When are you going out? Also, what business is the parking lot in front of? I "MAY" be able to swing by with the STi before I take my girlfriend out this evening--say in the early afternoon...

InfernoTLS

Is this near Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville?

mantis23

a few exits north of vista ridge... maybe like 2 exits north.

InfernoTLS

Sorry I missed the event, but I did hook-up with Ruf and I showed him the STi. He was installing some Mugen parts--pretty neat stuff...

RUF87

Folks . . . it's real . . . Inferno's STi . . . :P

For some reason I keep wanting to think of the WRX STi as a Dodge Neon STi . . .

Anyway, Inferno's choice of Black was orginally a bit in question . . IMO, but he has the White TLS . . . the Good, and now he has the Black WRX . . . the Bad . . so a good choice for the bad boy car on the street.

And it looks awesome . .

BTW - my boys were wanting to know if I could beat it. I told them no. They then asked could I "tweak" mine and beat it and if that's why I was working on mine. :P I told them no, I'd have to do some serious tweaking to beat that "Factory Race Car".

Can't wait to see Inferno pull some 13's at the track . .

Ruf

RUF87

Sorry Inferno . . I didn't check the thread and went out earlier with the boys.

There were some really nice cars there, and a few that needed some work. :P

My favorite, humm, let's see, the 70 Road Runners? or the 66 SS Malibu Pro Street? or the 69 Charger 500, like in TFS?, or maybe the 60 Vet? Too hard to tell, but if they gave me one, I might take the 60 Vet.

Ruf

civic4982

mmm road runners...

RUF87

Mugen installed, after a few set backs.

Needed to buy a 15/16 deep socket (or a 23mm) to remove the fan switch.

Also, I tried to use the gasket that came with the new thermostat . . . bad idea. You need to get a new one from Acura or use the old one, which looks to be in good shape. It's a rubber gasket so unless old or torn, should work again. Bottomline is that I ended up with a leak and had to it all over again. Anyway, it seems to be fine now.

If anyone is considering doing this mod let me know. I'll help if I can or let you borrow the socket. Also, it helps if you have small hands. the bolts can be a biche.

Here are the details if you need them.

Item Desc Price
37760XK500N0 Thermo Switch (DC2,5) $45.00
19301XGRM0000 Low Temp Thermostat $69.00
19045XGER0000 Mugen 1.3 Bar Rad Cap $29.00

The last item is optional as you can use any highpressure radiator cap, as in Comptechs or other.

Total price with S&H was $153.00

The place to order it is:
http://www.kingmotorsports.com/

While this doesn't add power, it does help to keep it running a bit cooler. Depending on how much will impact how much power loss you have by running hotter. As we all know, more heat equals less net power.

Ruf

mantis23

we're back down to 256 pages.

mantis23

civic, you coming in town this weekend?

RUF87

So, what's up with that? Are they deleting some pics or??

Ruf

RUF87

Let us know . . I might be able to do something Saturday night . .

Ruf

mantis23

the admin changed the number of posts per page...

Bluesman

Ruf, Sorry I missed you at the Car show. I liked to two 57 Chevy's and did you see the new vett that had practicly the whole engine powder coated? I also like that El Camino on the front row.

Bluesman

Mantis, Car today?

RUF87

Let us know . . I might be able to do something Saturday night . .

Ruf

mantis23

It is supposed to be ready Wednesday. I had a little extra time and figured I'd roll by the body shop and look through the fence to see if I could make out any progress. Well, I saw it sitting in the corner, no panels were off, nothing looked fixed, it didn't look like they even started on it. I didn't go in to question the progress, but it doesn't look like it'll be ready Wednesday, I just hope I'm wrong.

RUF87

FWIW - you can also call Bob Clark directly at 262-593-2800 . . . he's familar with the CL/TL upgrade this is in reference to.

Ruf

RUF87

Latest Mods shipped and should be here this week. . .

Just nickel and diming my way up the food chain , , , :P

Sorry, I can't afford those expensive mods you guys have . .

Perhaps next year I might get the underdrive pullies. :thinking:

Ruf

Bluesman

I hope this works: not sure of the cost but worth every penny.
http://webmail.uraseal.com/cache/ura...FinalBird.mpeg

RUF87

TOO FUNNY!

You'd never get that past the leftwingers over here. :P

Ruf

civic4982

I'm in the market for somE UR pulleys myself. Gotta wait until xmas though. Spending too much lately.

CasperTL

a lot goin on.... well... a lot of talk... we should really take one of the weekends civic is in town and all go out to some Hooters again... hehe

this group has seen everyone together in quite some time....

civic, there is a Capitol Z of Texas meet this weekend in Austin. If you check our forums, you'll see the thread. It's a sticky. If you could, swing by and snap a few pics. They are raffling off a 240Z with an L28 engine in it!