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Old 12-04-2008, 05:17 PM
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wow.
i cant even leave you guys alone in one of my threads overnight with you totally trashing it...
typical SL. haha
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Old 12-04-2008, 05:28 PM
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Don't you mean 'typical tC owners', Cory?
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Old 12-04-2008, 05:38 PM
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I've done some pretty cool stuff with automotive electronics (stereos n such), but as far as mechanicals go, I don't attempt anything too advanced. I know my limitations. I guess if I had to pick one I'd say it was replacing the hydrolic clutch cylinder on a '78 Toyota Celica I had as a kid.
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Old 12-04-2008, 05:45 PM
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lolwut
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
lolwut
u better now be lolwutting me.
roflwaffle.
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:04 PM
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this thread is a dissapointment.

none of guys have ever done anything even remotely complicated to a car?

c'mon...
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:05 PM
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When we installed the turbo on my roommate's tC it turned over the first time... that's cool, right?
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:08 PM
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i rebuilt the whole engine when i was 12. does that count?
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:10 PM
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yea self installed turbo kits and rebuilt engine qualify. thats the kinda isht im looking for.

but even moreso im looking for things that arent done everyday.

kinda like the vtech headswap and the manual tranny and ebay turbo kits ive put on civics.

it must be a success too, it doesnt count if it doesnt/didnt work. lol
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:12 PM
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me being on my third tc totaled iip with 900 miles and my custom RS1 with 60k and now another RS1.. Lol gotta love those tc"s. They have kept me safe
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:16 PM
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So yea, the turbo went in without any issue...
The IC piping was then hacked up and rerouted, so it went from "Treadstone Disaster" to a sleeper install.
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowxhoodie
Originally Posted by CarbonXe
lolwut
u better now be lolwutting me.
roflwaffle.
I'm lolwut ing this thread and the fact that it's actually getting serious replies.
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:52 PM
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FIRST !
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Old 12-04-2008, 10:01 PM
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i was first.
that sticker is on my car.
suckkka.

and totalling a tc's and having a "custom" one doesnt really count.

i think everyone entirely missed the point of this thread.
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Nope, it just ensures that I'll never get in the car with her.
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wasn't sayings custom tc was an accomplishment nor totaling 2 tc's but living thru two horrible accidents I shouldn't have. Was just trying to be a little positive but ok. Remind me never to post on your threads again
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Now look what you did, Cory.
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Old 12-04-2008, 10:28 PM
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haha, doesnt bother me.

i asked about mechanical accomplishments.
all i got was a custom tc, 2 totalled ones, a tire chance, and an lolwut.
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Totaling two tc's by the age of 20 deserves a LOLWUT
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I helped my friend yank the small block out of his '69 Camaro, rebuilt it, and reinstalled. That's as much as I've done.
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