kpluiten's Build Thread: A Tale of Procrastination - Page 2

kpluiten · 09-27-2010, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jmikolich

Not that you need any help, but if you need any supplies for the leveling harness let me know, we still have lots of harness building stuffs here in the shop.

Be more than happy to help... Looks to be a quality build.

Hmmm... Do you have connectors? Shrink tube and wire shrouding? We might be in contact.

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NAZSTI · 09-27-2010, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by amroof

I did and i chuckled cause they are going to be the best part on your car.

Im kinda partial to the Aquamist and Spec C tank myself…lol
GL with the build Ken.

madmax_087 · 09-27-2010, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kpluiten

I'm also tired of having the ****tiest car at the meet.

yeah buuuut if you dont have the ****tiest car at the meet, that means i will!

oh, i mean unless DJ comes back to the meet, with the half drift/all rice mobile he drives haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpluiten

Already taken. I tried "BROKEN" too. No dice.

get TRBOLAG

mc06STI · 09-27-2010, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by madmax_087

i mean unless DJ comes back to the meet, with the half drift/all rice mobile he drives haha

i met that kid before, nice paint. but the drift thing ruins a subie in my eyes.

but ken, sick thread!

Evil Imports · 09-27-2010, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by madmax_087

get TRBOLAG

Is his name Erik?

Erik · 09-27-2010, 11:07 PM

Damn Jay, finally a guru. Does that mean you almost know as much as KP now?

KP · 09-27-2010, 11:21 PM

Almost

Evil Imports · 09-28-2010, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Erik

Damn Jay, finally a guru. Does that mean you almost know as much as KP now?

didn't even notice that, lol

02blkwagn19 · 09-28-2010, 11:11 AM

Yes finally a thread on this build that is going to take you 5 years to finish haha. Hurry up and finish this thing man! Your car is gonna be sick!

Oh and as far a plates go...get the one with all the childrens hands on it that says "PEDO", i think we discussed this way back when...i bet its available

AWDshenanigans · 09-28-2010, 12:15 PM

just noticed that the "thumbs down" icon for this thread heading is just the upside down "thumbs up" icon. was Nick just too lazy to google image search "thumbs down" for the real icon?

Erik · 09-28-2010, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AWDshenanigans

just noticed that the "thumbs down" icon for this thread heading is just the upside down "thumbs up" icon. was Nick just too lazy to google image search "thumbs down" for the real icon?

Take your hand and make a thumbs up. Now do a thumbs down.

OHHHH ****!! Its the same ****ing hand but upside down!!!! God must be one lazy mofo.

brocksdad · 09-29-2010, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erik

Take your hand and make a thumbs up. Now do a thumbs down.

OHHHH ****!! Its the same ****ing hand but upside down!!!! God must be one lazy mofo.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! !!!!!!!!!

madmax_087 · 09-29-2010, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erik

Take your hand and make a thumbs up. Now do a thumbs down.

OHHHH ****!! Its the same ****ing hand but upside down!!!! God must be one lazy mofo.

dude, this is not Erik. someone is logged in as him.

i refuse to believe Erik has this much emotion, ever.

Erik · 09-29-2010, 02:32 AM

whateva whateva, i do what i want

madmax_087 · 09-29-2010, 02:34 AM

Silence Imposter!!

KP · 09-29-2010, 02:36 AM

kpluiten · 09-29-2010, 02:05 PM

Does anyone on here have any experience with electroplating of bolts and whatnot?

I've been calling around and found a few places local in Arizona. One that I called, Collins Metal Finishing, has a $65 minimum charge for off-the-street jobs, but said that a bucket of bolts off a car would be no problem. He said that as long as they are free of paint and not terribly rusty, they would turn out great. If they are very rusty, he said they can acid wash the rust off.

Anyway, I was thinking about bringing them all the bolts off the suspension on the car and having them plate them. Most of the bolts on the underside of the car are crusty and torn up from my brief time in MI. Also, all the bolts that came with the stuff I've bought from other states are pretty bad. I've priced it out and its WAY cheaper than buying new bolts. Especially if I can work them down on price.

Examples:

Before:

After:

The other, cheaper alternative is to put them in a vibratory deburring/polishing bowl and let them run with some corn cob or walnut media. I think my grandfather has one of these machines I could use. They commonly use them for polishing bullet shells during the reloading process.

Evil Imports · 09-29-2010, 02:09 PM

If you can get the bowl to use, try that first,

how much would it be for a bucket of bolts to have done??

madmax_087 · 09-29-2010, 03:03 PM

**** the bowl dude get that **** plated! that looks sweet!

jmikolich · 09-29-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpluiten

Hmmm... Do you have connectors? Shrink tube and wire shrouding? We might be in contact.

I have a fair amount of connectors, depends what you're looking for... if not I have easy sources (outside of Digikey,newark,etc..)

Lots of protective braided sleeving, and heatshrink (shrink tubing)

just got a sample of some really neat 3M stuff, thats 3:1 shrink ratio and adhesive backing (adhesive flows @ 80*C) in Red and Black...

Just let me know

AWDshenanigans · 09-29-2010, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erik

Take your hand and make a thumbs up. Now do a thumbs down.

OHHHH ****!! Its the same ****ing hand but upside down!!!! God must be one lazy mofo.

Evil Imports · 09-29-2010, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AWDshenanigans

so what you are saying is you can only make a thumbsdown showing the inside of your hand otherwise it doesn't count???

kpluiten · 09-29-2010, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AWDshenanigans

stupid crap

Dammit Martin. GTFO.

madmax_087 · 09-29-2010, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil Imports

so what you are saying is you can only make a thumbsdown showing the inside of your hand otherwise it doesn't count???

thats pretty much what i got from it...

kpluiten · 09-30-2010, 04:54 PM

Well, turns out KW is raising their prices as of tomorrow. I've heard estimates of 10% to 300-400 bucks for the v3's. So I pulled the trigger today ordered a set through Jay (Evil Imports). I think this is the most expensive item I have left to purchase.

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09-27-2010, 11:07 PM	#31
Erik Scooby Specialist Member#: 168774 Join Date: Jan 2008 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: phoenix, az	Damn Jay, finally a guru. Does that mean you almost know as much as KP now?

09-27-2010, 11:21 PM	#32
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09-28-2010, 11:11 AM	#34
02blkwagn19 Scooby Specialist Member#: 146496 Join Date: Apr 2007 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Tempe, AZ Vehicle: 02 WRX Wagon 2.1L Built not bought. #0003	Yes finally a thread on this build that is going to take you 5 years to finish haha. Hurry up and finish this thing man! Your car is gonna be sick! Oh and as far a plates go...get the one with all the childrens hands on it that says "PEDO", i think we discussed this way back when...i bet its available

09-28-2010, 12:15 PM	#35
AWDshenanigans Scooby Specialist Member#: 197856 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: 'merikuh Vehicle: 2010 FJ Cruiser Sandstorm	just noticed that the "thumbs down" icon for this thread heading is just the upside down "thumbs up" icon. was Nick just too lazy to google image search "thumbs down" for the real icon?

09-29-2010, 02:32 AM	#39
Erik Scooby Specialist Member#: 168774 Join Date: Jan 2008 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: phoenix, az	whateva whateva, i do what i want

09-29-2010, 02:34 AM	#40
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09-29-2010, 02:05 PM	#42
kpluiten Scooby Guru Member#: 120273 Join Date: Jul 2006 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: AZ Vehicle: 06 WRBWRXWGN Now with 100% more Spec-C	Does anyone on here have any experience with electroplating of bolts and whatnot? I've been calling around and found a few places local in Arizona. One that I called, Collins Metal Finishing, has a $65 minimum charge for off-the-street jobs, but said that a bucket of bolts off a car would be no problem. He said that as long as they are free of paint and not terribly rusty, they would turn out great. If they are very rusty, he said they can acid wash the rust off. Anyway, I was thinking about bringing them all the bolts off the suspension on the car and having them plate them. Most of the bolts on the underside of the car are crusty and torn up from my brief time in MI. Also, all the bolts that came with the stuff I've bought from other states are pretty bad. I've priced it out and its WAY cheaper than buying new bolts. Especially if I can work them down on price. Examples: Before: After: The other, cheaper alternative is to put them in a vibratory deburring/polishing bowl and let them run with some corn cob or walnut media. I think my grandfather has one of these machines I could use. They commonly use them for polishing bullet shells during the reloading process.

09-29-2010, 02:09 PM	#43
Evil Imports Scooby Guru Member#: 14732 Join Date: Jan 2002 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Global Vehicle: + 08 SG6 & 13 B8 Built not bought #0002	If you can get the bowl to use, try that first, how much would it be for a bucket of bolts to have done??

09-29-2010, 03:03 PM	#44
madmax_087 Scooby Specialist Member#: 197077 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: AZIC Mesa Vehicle: 1992 Dodge Ram W150 BAN CORINATOR	** the bowl dude get that ** plated! that looks sweet!

09-30-2010, 04:54 PM	#50
kpluiten Scooby Guru Member#: 120273 Join Date: Jul 2006 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: AZ Vehicle: 06 WRBWRXWGN Now with 100% more Spec-C	Well, turns out KW is raising their prices as of tomorrow. I've heard estimates of 10% to 300-400 bucks for the v3's. So I pulled the trigger today ordered a set through Jay (Evil Imports). I think this is the most expensive item I have left to purchase.