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Offline aquadorhj

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12600 on: May 24, 2020, 01:16:02 am »
hit the 60,000 km in the lexus.



also, over last coupla days, did 3 stage wax job on the merc...
after the meguires ultimate compound it looks good, was going to end it there
but since i had the polisher out, did meguires ultimate polish, followed by wax.

paint looks a lot cleaner now.  more white.


now i don't have to wax the thing for few months, hopefully.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12601 on: May 24, 2020, 01:52:57 am »
That's good work right there!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12602 on: May 24, 2020, 06:47:51 pm »
^ Aqua's photos not showing up for me. 

Took the roadster for its first good run today and burned off the last of the old winter gas.  Perfect day for a run down the coast.   8)
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12603 on: May 24, 2020, 10:26:03 pm »
Quote from: Firm on May 23, 2020, 09:27:13 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 23, 2020, 04:45:39 pm
Put new brakes on the SC. The entire rotor was coated...boy oh boy that first stop removing the coating felt like there as grease on the pads!

All black rotors sure looked cool before the pads touched them!

Make sure you do a proper break-in procedure on those...Some full coated rotors have a tendency to contaminate pads and create hard spots if not properly broken-in.

If they're coated with Amsoil, they'll be good for 500,000km with zero contamination.  ;)
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12604 on: May 24, 2020, 10:29:41 pm »
Quote from: vantage007 on May 24, 2020, 10:26:03 pm
Quote from: Firm on May 23, 2020, 09:27:13 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 23, 2020, 04:45:39 pm
Put new brakes on the SC. The entire rotor was coated...boy oh boy that first stop removing the coating felt like there as grease on the pads!

All black rotors sure looked cool before the pads touched them!

Make sure you do a proper break-in procedure on those...Some full coated rotors have a tendency to contaminate pads and create hard spots if not properly broken-in.

If they're coated with Amsoil, they'll be good for 500,000km with zero contamination.  ;)
No...I think it's black oxide.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12605 on: May 25, 2020, 09:08:32 am »
Had not been motivated to get these out of storage, but finally got around to it yesterday. Happily both awoke without any issues.

The Sonoma is on it's 15th summer with me....Cruising the backroads with the windows down is always a heck of a flashback.



Mrs.Firm's Firebird is only a year behind at 14 years with her.



Took both cars for a good ~45 ride each since the weather was solid. The Firebird gets a lot of looks from younger people, who likely don't even know what it is; radical 90's styling and shiny red paint will do that I guess.   
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12606 on: May 25, 2020, 09:22:58 am »
^looking good Firm!!  :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12607 on: May 25, 2020, 09:30:15 am »
Impressive. Briefly over the week I met a guy who had owned a 49 Meteor for 60 years. He bought it when he was 14! 8)

I think my record is something 7 years on a Nissan Quest minivan.  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12608 on: May 25, 2020, 09:31:02 am »
Quote from: Gurgie on May 25, 2020, 09:22:58 am
^looking good Firm!!  :thumbup: :thumbup:

I'll second that.   :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12609 on: May 25, 2020, 10:11:20 am »
Quote from: Arthur Dent on May 25, 2020, 09:30:15 am
Impressive. Briefly over the week I met a guy who had owned a 49 Meteor for 60 years. He bought it when he was 14! 8)

I think my record is something 7 years on a Nissan Quest minivan.  ;D

Love stories like that. My dad has had his '58 MGA since he was 14 as well. Him and my Grandfather restored it together, painted it in the garage, etc. This is a relatively current photo (maybe 2-3 years ago); still that original restoration/paint/etc.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12610 on: May 25, 2020, 10:14:51 am »
^^Boss!
Dig the white walls. ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12611 on: May 25, 2020, 10:20:18 am »
That is a real beauty!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12612 on: May 25, 2020, 11:37:05 am »
Beautiful stable there Firm, will be asking you one day about F-Body Camaros...
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12613 on: May 27, 2020, 01:46:36 pm »
FINALLY out of hibernation!  Didn't do much, cover came off, unplugged battery tender, fired up, roof off, and then took the long way on awesome roads to Guelph and back.  I tried to do the practical thing and just leave insurance on one vehicle, but with this weather and the roads cleaned, I couldn't take it anymore.  I'd forgotten how addictive shifting over 5000 rpm is!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12614 on: May 27, 2020, 01:49:15 pm »
Boss!  If I'm not mistaken, this is the most bad-ass car on the forum, currently.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12615 on: May 27, 2020, 01:56:59 pm »
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on May 27, 2020, 01:49:15 pm
Boss!  If I'm not mistaken, this is the most bad-ass car on the forum, currently.

Agreed!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12616 on: May 27, 2020, 02:46:44 pm »
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12617 on: May 27, 2020, 03:15:14 pm »
Quote from: Shorlaw on May 27, 2020, 01:46:36 pm
FINALLY out of hibernation!  Didn't do much, cover came off, unplugged battery tender, fired up, roof off, and then took the long way on awesome roads to Guelph and back.  I tried to do the practical thing and just leave insurance on one vehicle, but with this weather and the roads cleaned, I couldn't take it anymore.  I'd forgotten how addictive shifting over 5000 rpm is!

ooh, really like that!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12618 on: May 27, 2020, 04:14:48 pm »
Yeah, that Vette is awesome!   8)  The red stripes on the fenders look just right. 
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #12619 on: May 27, 2020, 04:24:40 pm »
Quote from: vantage007 on May 27, 2020, 01:56:59 pm
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on May 27, 2020, 01:49:15 pm
Boss!  If I'm not mistaken, this is the most bad-ass car on the forum, currently.

Agreed!

Yep.  Shorlaw is the new Big Dawg of the forum.  Rollin' like a boss!   :thumbup:
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