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jeepmor · 07-15-2021, 10:15 PM

For batteries, I like Optima in this car. I bought the wrong one for my Taco on Amazon. Looked it up and it fit my FRS. I swapped it into the stock battery's place and moved the OEM battery into my solar powered shed.

Shed lighting is a 15w solar charger on a battery that runs a 400w/120v cheapo inverter. Works well running a couple LED lights. Been running the shed on used car batteries since 08. I used to be the typical DIY car guy who'd just wait until they died and I had to. Now I just replace them on typical schedule before they die, about ~4-5 years here in PNW with lead acid wet cells. Much more with AGMs. Then, I shuffle them to the shed to live out their dying days and recycle them when a new replacement comes out of the rigs. Been working well for me, and I don't deal with dead batteries anymore.

Back to the car, it's been in there about 5 years now, still not a hint of fading power. It can sit two weeks while we go on vacation, come back, fires right up.

FrickingReallySlow · 07-15-2021, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nextcar

To the delight of my 10 year old daughter (sorry my car is so dirty right now):

btw where do you find these stickers online I've seen ppl post some pretty funny ones?

NLSP · 07-16-2021, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nextcar

To the delight of my 10 year old daughter (sorry my car is so dirty right now):

Haha nice, I have the same one

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrickingReallySlow

btw where do you find these stickers online I've seen ppl post some pretty funny ones?

They've got a pretty good selection of designs!

https://everythingvinyldecal.com/col...nt=fake-button

StraightOuttaCanadaEh · 07-16-2021, 07:36 AM

new gauge cluster face

suppjc · 07-16-2021, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanadaEh

new gauge cluster face

That looks really good. Kinda reminds me of some old ferraris(might be wrong), but not that it's a rip off or bootleg. Where did you get it?

StraightOuttaCanadaEh · 07-16-2021, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by suppjc

That looks really good. Kinda reminds me of some old ferraris(might be wrong), but not that it's a rip off or bootleg. Where did you get it?

Pretty sure it's a 430 Scuderia ripoff haha. But I still love it. It's by Dangun Racing. Found it on Amazon Japan and asked Jesse Streeter to import it for me

RToyo86 · 07-16-2021, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NLSP

Haha nice, I have the same one

They've got a pretty good selection of designs!

https://everythingvinyldecal.com/col...nt=fake-button

That's where I got my TRD sticker for that blank slot

https://i.imgur.com/VQd1va2.jpg

MJones_RB · 07-16-2021, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanadaEh

Pretty sure it's a 430 Scuderia ripoff haha. But I still love it. It's by Dangun Racing. Found it on Amazon Japan and asked Jesse Streeter to import it for me

Pretty close...

StraightOuttaCanadaEh · 07-16-2021, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MJones_RB

Pretty close...

nevermind, not the scuderia, I was thinking of the one from the 458

BigHugeFatGuy · 07-16-2021, 02:21 PM

Finishing up my second tank on corn, so I figured it was safe for a few pulls. Stock and 93 octane vs E85 + OFT. Good enough, but time for a header.

suppjc · 07-16-2021, 05:11 PM

Drove it.

It’s somewhat smoky here due to the wildfire in BC.

nextcar · 07-16-2021, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NLSP

Haha nice, I have the same one

They've got a pretty good selection of designs!

https://everythingvinyldecal.com/col...nt=fake-button

This is where I got mine...

MCTeeJ · 07-16-2021, 10:29 PM

Haven't posted on the forum in over a year but just recently got my car back from the wrap shop. Went from the stock 37j whiteout to 3m Gloss Dragon Fire. I find myself staring at it often.

StraightOuttaCanadaEh · 07-17-2021, 04:21 PM

Wow ^

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jeepmor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 84 CJ7, 08 Duramax, 2014 FRS Location: Oregon Posts: 360 Thanks: 240 Thanked 82 Times in 66 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For batteries, I like Optima in this car. I bought the wrong one for my Taco on Amazon. Looked it up and it fit my FRS. I swapped it into the stock battery's place and moved the OEM battery into my solar powered shed. Shed lighting is a 15w solar charger on a battery that runs a 400w/120v cheapo inverter. Works well running a couple LED lights. Been running the shed on used car batteries since 08. I used to be the typical DIY car guy who'd just wait until they died and I had to. Now I just replace them on typical schedule before they die, about ~4-5 years here in PNW with lead acid wet cells. Much more with AGMs. Then, I shuffle them to the shed to live out their dying days and recycle them when a new replacement comes out of the rigs. Been working well for me, and I don't deal with dead batteries anymore. Back to the car, it's been in there about 5 years now, still not a hint of fading power. It can sit two weeks while we go on vacation, come back, fires right up.

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