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losCHUNK
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PostPosted: 05-23-2017 10:53 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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PostPosted: 05-23-2017 10:57 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


370Z > GTI
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MKJ
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PostPosted: 05-23-2017 11:50 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Got that right.
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PostPosted: 05-27-2017 10:34 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Re: What is new in your little world?

Me, well next weekend I intend to take a short, a week or so, driving holiday (in the new wheels) south to Sydney to catch up with some friends. We met in New Zealand years ago and they are a rather nice couple. Note, my regular NoTW I am posting for 'old mate' lars63 will be late and probably a double entry when I return.



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seremtan
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PostPosted: 05-27-2017 11:59 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Noted.
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YourGrandpa
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PostPosted: 05-28-2017 06:01 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Relocated my mirrors and speakers... :cool:




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xer0s
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PostPosted: 05-28-2017 10:29 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Oh good...
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seremtan
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PostPosted: 05-28-2017 10:40 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


speakers :olo:

what a pikey
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PostPosted: 05-28-2017 10:51 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Aren't you looking straight at your own elbows with that mirror position?
I also can't imagine it being comfortable to ride with your arms in an upward position for long stretches of time. Don't you get numb hands because blood flow is impeded this way?
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Κracus wrote:
Nice man, hope you guys have a nice run.

It was pretty good. Took some country roads and rode through some small towns around here. Weather was perfect. Sunny, 25 degrees C (77 F), light breeze. Lots of bugs in the air, had a few massive ones kamikaze into my visor
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Eraser wrote:
Aren't you looking straight at your own elbows with that mirror position?
I also can't imagine it being comfortable to ride with your arms in an upward position for long stretches of time. Don't you get numb hands because blood flow is impeded this way?


No... I'm 6'2" so my hands are even with my shoulders and I don't have issues with blood flow. It's a cruiser, not a sport bike. Quite a difference between riding styles.
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PostPosted: 05-28-2017 02:04 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Currently moving into my new place :cool:
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Don Carlos wrote:
Currently moving into my new place :cool:


That's always fun so enjoy :)



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xer0s
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PostPosted: 05-28-2017 06:19 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Don Carlos wrote:
Currently moving into my new place :cool:


Cool, an upgrade? House? Apartment?
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PostPosted: 05-28-2017 09:14 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I forget, which forum member owned one of these?
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graceinc
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Κracus wrote:
Yeah I like it!

I on the other hand have been neglecting my bike. For obvious reasons.




Bikes are not to be neglected and this is a beautiful ride.
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xer0s
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shaft wrote:
I forget, which forum member owned one of these?



lol, I think it's pretty obvious...
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PostPosted: 05-29-2017 10:47 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Summer or winter?
September or October are the only months I could take for a 4-5 weeks vacation. And I don't need Quebec in Jan, Feb or March for obvious reasons :).

Nothing to see around Winnipeg?
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I bought an Echo and a bunch of TP Link shizzel. Really like it so far, even the wife uses it! Unlimited music for £3.99 a month? Win.
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PostPosted: 05-31-2017 12:38 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


xer0s wrote:
Don Carlos wrote:
Currently moving into my new place :cool:


Cool, an upgrade? House? Apartment?


3 bed town house
It's going well...but slowly. So much stuff to sort out
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Tv, fridge, kettle. Wtf?
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Tv, fridge, kettle. Wtf?
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Doombrain wrote:
Tv, fridge, kettle. Wtf?


https://www.myappkettle.com

I do have one of those....would go Nicely with your Alexa set up :D

Alexa - kettle on
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After a few weeks of planning, learning and testing I'm working on wrapping my car. looks like I can do one panel a night (when the weather cooperates) http://imgur.com/a/mTy3g Full Album here

Here is the first panel.



I wanted to put back my stock striping but in a good quality vinyl so I cut it freehand with Knifeless tape.







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I've been thinking of doing the same with mine. Is the wrap material expensive? I've heard it's fairly cheap.
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Cast vinyl isn't cheap, around £25 square metre trade. Anything cheaper will be polymeric or monomeric which won't conform to complex shape and colour and peel over time.
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Κracus wrote:
I've been thinking of doing the same with mine. Is the wrap material expensive? I've heard it's fairly cheap.


I'm using Avery gloss dark gray it ran me $525 for 5' x 75' roll which is more than enough to do the car with some to spare for mistakes since I'm a newb. You do want to stick with a premium brand, what DB said is correct you cheap out and it will lift over time or be impossible to install. A few things I learned so far.

Get small color samples and look at them in different light and on the different surfaces of the car. Many of the grays I loved in my office were not the same in the sun or on the different angles of the car.

Once you determine the color get a larger piece 1' x 5' or 2' x 5' to see how easy it is to apply. Different brands and colors have various, initial tack strength, conform-ability, memory, shrinkage, etc. One of the color shift vinyl colors I loved was so difficult to install I could not see myself doing the whole car and at $1100.00 for a 5 x 75' roll I was not ready to waste that much $$ while learning.
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Get the air release stuff too, makes life much easier when applying.
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I hate doing vinyl. Looking nice and professional. Good job :up:



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Giraffe }{unter wrote:
After a few weeks of planning, learning and testing I'm working on wrapping my car. looks like I can do one panel a night (when the weather cooperates) http://imgur.com/a/mTy3g Full Album here

Here is the first panel.



Are you going to eventually wrap part/all of the door and front quarter panel?
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No, he'll just leave it like that :rolleyes:




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What a blockhead :olo:

Anyhoo, I lost my grandma last week. Still feel kinda hollow about it, on one hand I'm glad I got to see her one last time and on the other hand I regret not being able to visit her more often. I also got hired by the Canadian Olympic Committee to design all of their material and social media pieces leading up to PyeongChang 2018. Best part is being able to work from home on my own schedule. Had to turn down another offer because this was too good to pass up.
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Condolences and congratulations mazda.
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Sorry about your grandma.

Canadian Olympic Team can rest assured they will be represented with the whole design in mind. Try not to paint Lara Croft in any of our graphics, but sneaking in a hidden Q3W in there would be cool.



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make Justin from Canada proud
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