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- Thread starter RKTFiST
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That activity is my fault! Annapolis...local...sure....lol...yes, I know it is, sort of. We have such a large MSA. I'm way out here in Sterling and only get that way to visit my Foosball partner in Crofton once in a great while or when I play foos in Jessup.
My grey '19 from memorial weekend sale is at ~2,230 miles and has a lot of mods now. All performance mods are done, by me. Only thing left is the boomba short throw shift and sound-deadening/insulating project for early fall. Along the way I want to get into Forscan and turn off the Sony sound processing. Well, that, replace the speakers and add on a sub or two. Once I settle into the car, I won't be on here much either. I have much to do on upgrading my home music studio. Future mod.....remove rear seat and seat back, fabricate framework for area where seat bottom was and put subs in there, fabricate divider wall where seat back was so I can have it down to carry things and up to maybe seat one person behind the passenger using foam pads and the factory seat belt. I rarely have anybody in the rear seats of any of my cars in decades. Those days were in the 70's.
Anybody wanna buy a motorcycle? 2005 Suzuki Vstrom 1000 - "Adventure Touring" class. I'm letting it go cheap.
My grey '19 from memorial weekend sale is at ~2,230 miles and has a lot of mods now. All performance mods are done, by me. Only thing left is the boomba short throw shift and sound-deadening/insulating project for early fall. Along the way I want to get into Forscan and turn off the Sony sound processing. Well, that, replace the speakers and add on a sub or two. Once I settle into the car, I won't be on here much either. I have much to do on upgrading my home music studio. Future mod.....remove rear seat and seat back, fabricate framework for area where seat bottom was and put subs in there, fabricate divider wall where seat back was so I can have it down to carry things and up to maybe seat one person behind the passenger using foam pads and the factory seat belt. I rarely have anybody in the rear seats of any of my cars in decades. Those days were in the 70's.
Anybody wanna buy a motorcycle? 2005 Suzuki Vstrom 1000 - "Adventure Touring" class. I'm letting it go cheap.
I commute from Leesburg to Herdon, so you might see me around Sterling. Ingot Silver, tinted windows, window visors, black sparco wheels, red brake calipers.
Totally agree, install days are the best way to learn. There's always a lesson to be learned whether watching or doing the wrenching yourself.
Between myself and a couple buddies of mine, we did all the work on my previous car. From installing 6-puck clutches to cleaning valves with walnut media and a media blaster, we did it all. There was a lot of fail along the way, but learning from that fail gives you that much more confidence the next time around. It got to the point, after 8 years of ownership, we didn't trust anyone to do a better job than we could do ourselves.
As long as you have the shop manual, there's really nothing you can't do with the right tools.
Totally agree, install days are the best way to learn. There's always a lesson to be learned whether watching or doing the wrenching yourself.
Between myself and a couple buddies of mine, we did all the work on my previous car. From installing 6-puck clutches to cleaning valves with walnut media and a media blaster, we did it all. There was a lot of fail along the way, but learning from that fail gives you that much more confidence the next time around. It got to the point, after 8 years of ownership, we didn't trust anyone to do a better job than we could do ourselves.
As long as you have the shop manual, there's really nothing you can't do with the right tools.
Ugh....I used to work in Pentagon city and then crystal city. And DC in a few places...(govt IT support)
Pick your poison, depending on your length of stay. Put up with hot, crowded, crappy metro rail or sitting in traffic or....express busses that go straight to the Pentagon (best bet). Sleep or work while THEY drive.
Oh, and slugging. I did it from Herndon-Monroe to L'enFant plaza and then to Crystal City for another contract. Saved a ton of money! That was before metro took over parking. No idea what the status is now. I95 slugging will go until eternity...
I've been commute-free for 2 years now. And the good life...
There is some Friday night car thing at Lowes in Sterling. I drove through it just before they closed. I have too many interests and hobbies. I'd rather make music than sit and bs about cars...my home studio should be ready (better be ready) by January.
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Pick your poison, depending on your length of stay. Put up with hot, crowded, crappy metro rail or sitting in traffic or....express busses that go straight to the Pentagon (best bet). Sleep or work while THEY drive.
Oh, and slugging. I did it from Herndon-Monroe to L'enFant plaza and then to Crystal City for another contract. Saved a ton of money! That was before metro took over parking. No idea what the status is now. I95 slugging will go until eternity...
I've been commute-free for 2 years now. And the good life...
There is some Friday night car thing at Lowes in Sterling. I drove through it just before they closed. I have too many interests and hobbies. I'd rather make music than sit and bs about cars...my home studio should be ready (better be ready) by January.
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I and a few ST/RS owning co-workers have gotten work done at Mach V Motorsports in Sterling and have been happy with the results.
I gave a thumbs up to a black FiST at the Cascades Parkway intersection with Palisade yesterday. Usually I only see other ones when I'm in my Miata or E46, but that will change as I'm moving out west fairly soon.
I gave a thumbs up to a black FiST at the Cascades Parkway intersection with Palisade yesterday. Usually I only see other ones when I'm in my Miata or E46, but that will change as I'm moving out west fairly soon.
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