NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Does anyone know if that feature in Gran Turismo 6 ever went live where you could take GPS data from a drive and import it into the game and it would create a track out of it?

Thats f*cking cool. Wish Forza would come out with something like that.

[Clipdat]

I found some posts about it but it's not clear if I can just go drive Redwood Road and then make a track in the game out of it.

http://www.gran-turismo.com/gb/produ...ackpatheditor/

http://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gt6/manual/#!/coursemaker/application01

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gt6-...033802836?mt=8

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Oh, and the funny part is, I have three spare wheel studs. "Why?" you ask. Because I've already replaced five of the stupid fuckers. On top of that, I have about 15 spare nuts.

I stripped one the weekend before thanksgiving, said 'fuck putting the stock ones back on they'll just strip again' bought the long as fuck ARP ones for the front wheels and installed them. Thanks Amazon Prime for 2 day delivery.

Two weeks later I strip a rear $160 on studs later...





These fuckers better not break either, although I'm starting to doubt my choice of lugs, they seem prone to losing material and leaving exposed threads means I have to clean 'em before taking the wheels off, pain in the ass, spacers mean some scrub radius fancy mumbo-jumbo about suspension from people who read more articles than do driving but I'll probably need them to clear 17x9+45's without issue anyway.



I'm going to have a nice long journal entry, I'll be sure to tag you so you can read up on how the B14's went.

Edit: Here's the DIY, managed to do it without anything too expensive, there's a bearing spreader mentioned in there from harbor freight and a stud installer on Amazon to use the lugs to pull them through. Now that I've had the rear hubs apart gotta say I love japanese engineering, nothing fancy or complicated going on.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21563

I think the main issue is pulling the wheel on and off, if you let it slide along the threads you get metal flakes and chips from either the wheel or the stud itself, gets jammed in the nut, threads deform and then you can't even unscrew them, blast it with an impact and watch as ~3x threads turn to fine dust or mush if you used lube.

[Clipdat]

I have a vinyl decal like this in reflective silver, where on my car should I put it?

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

I have a vinyl decal like this in reflective silver, where on my car should I put it?

If I ever get stickers they're going in the rear window around the edges.

Little side rear windows behind the door isn't a bad option either.

[Clipdat]

It's too big for the little side rear windows unfortunately it's 7.87"x3.93"

Originally Posted by strat61caster

If I ever get stickers they're going in the rear window around the edges.

Little side rear windows behind the door isn't a bad option either.

[nyrip]

Here's a random question- can anybody give me the distance between the side skirt and the ground on a twin thats been lowered 1-1.5" on 18" rims? Im just seing if a side pipe will fit.

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by nyrip

Here's a random question- can anybody give me the distance between the side skirt and the ground on a twin thats been lowered 1-1.5" on 18" rims? Im just seing if a side pipe will fit.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by nyrip

Here's a random question- can anybody give me the distance between the side skirt and the ground on a twin thats been lowered 1-1.5" on 18" rims? Im just seing if a side pipe will fit.

Wouldn't that depend on your specific tires?

[gepeyo]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

I have a vinyl decal like this in reflective silver, where on my car should I put it?

If it isnt too huge, u can always rock it on the rear windows of the car.

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by nyrip

Here's a random question- can anybody give me the distance between the side skirt and the ground on a twin thats been lowered 1-1.5" on 18" rims? Im just seing if a side pipe will fit.

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Wouldn't that depend on your specific tires?

That would also depend if you will be willing to cut into your sideskirt at all.

[Clipdat]

Thx I'll see if it will fit below the third brake light.

Originally Posted by gepeyo

If it isnt too huge, u can always rock it on the rear windows of the car.

[PandaBRZ]

Parked in Berkeley only to come back to find a scratched up Nissan Murano with its rear bumper resting on my front bumper. My bumper is now chipped and scratched. Plus my Grimmspeed plate mount is bent. I'm so mad!

[tigermack]

Originally Posted by PandaBRZ

Parked in Berkeley only to come back to find a scratched up Nissan Murano with its rear bumper resting on my front bumper. My bumper is now chipped and scratched. Plus my Grimmspeed plate mount is bent. I'm so mad!

Wow. That sucks. Did you take pics so you can send it to insurance?