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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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Good times. Great pics Rob.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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frankie ftw!!
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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looks like frankie's gettin around! Kris your car looks sick with the new skirts!
Nam didnt want his headlights painted did he? lol
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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more headlights.... lol steve this install day was super easy just alot of messing around hahahhahah
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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Was looking forward to seeing the carputer Steve. Going to PM you about what we got planned for next week.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:00 PM
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we were talking bout this at dinner, we spend 10 hours doing an oil change, installing sideskirts replacing 1 exhuast gastket and rolling 1 fender hahahahahahah but i would do it again lol gmz garage. i hope the new owner of tu's cars on teh forums lol


frankie was a ***** today......
LOL . . . yeah, didn't seem to get a whole lot done, but it sure was a lot of fun.

+1,000 on doing it all over again. And I'm sure we will.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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next time we need to find more stuff to do lol
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sfgr415
great pics Rob
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Good times. Great pics Rob.

Thanks, guys.

Although, I do wish I would've taken a few more of actual work being done! And I forgot to take a pic of the view from Ryan's backyard.

Tito, the view would've made you miss the Bay Area, even more.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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next time we need to find more stuff to do lol
I guess I shouldn't have been so eager to put my clear corners on during the week. I should've saved it for the install day.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Maybe we need to be more organized? nah...then we'd have to start charging

Let's talk about another GMZ meet over dinner next week. We can talk about what we are actually willing to get done (besides **** talking and drinking beer )
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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Maybe we need to be more organized? nah...then we'd have to start charging

Let's talk about another GMZ meet over dinner next week. We can talk about what we are actually willing to get done (besides **** talking and drinking beer )
LOL . . . sounds good. But we better get that talk out of the way before the margaritas start flowing!
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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why thats the best part lol we don tneed to do stuff to make it fun hahahaha. 3 hour oil change ftw hahahaha
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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why thats the best part lol we don tneed to do stuff to make it fun hahahaha. 3 hour oil change ftw hahahaha
how many cars did you do the oil change?
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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why thats the best part lol we don tneed to do stuff to make it fun hahahaha. 3 hour oil change ftw hahahaha
lol here's how it went

I showed up....got floor jack out
Kris...jacked car up
Ryan...took a few screws out to hang the underbody cover
Kris...drained oil
Oh ****, we have no oil wrench
Me...I brought one (maybe I knew that was going to happen? )
Kris...fk, I can't get the filter off, Chris do it.
Me..did it
More oil draining.....40 minutes pass..I think its done...lets have a beer
Kris...fk I can't tighten the oil filter with the wrench, Chris do it
Me..did it
Where the fk is everyone else?
Someone put the cover back on..someone did
Kris...Chris come drop the car
Me..did it
Kris/Ryan...put in new oil
Kris...checks levels
All..more beer.

3 hrs to change oil FTW!
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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Looks like a good time! I wish I knew some guys like you out here I could hang around and work on my car with. It gets lonely...
 
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