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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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The Annual "Weather's Beautiful" when are you putting her on the road???? thread

well with the temperatures reaching 13 and sunny today in toronto and with a short term forecast of 15 and sunny tommorow when will or when did you take your car out of storage and what are your rules for waiting.???

I personally broke and started her up in the storage space I have over the weekend...ahhh that smell..........common sense told me to wait a while but this weather is sure tempting..................
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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after i finish final exams, haha..
latest would be May 1st i think. i reallly really can't wait.....
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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Well having a vert and weather like this..... I am pulling out my hair.
I wanna say this weekend but...we all know we're in for another cold spurt.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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May 1st insurance goes on.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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Weather in Winnipeg is pretty nice too, for the most part. I would love to bring it out NOW, but i think im going to wait until exams are over. Before May though, probably end of April.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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My T2 is down for the count till I source out an LS-6, but the FB is in action full time already!!!!
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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Already done, for two weeks now. First of the season, 1/8 mile April 9, fingers crossed for warm.

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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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^^^ sweet bro v8 is teh only way to go man forget rotery we shuld race man but id win cause my camara has way more torke. anyway cool bro
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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^^^ sweet bro v8 is teh only way to go man forget rotery we shuld race man but id win cause my camara has way more torke. anyway cool bro
Umm, thanks..bro.

I guess you got banned once before because your spelling and grammar didn't meet the minimum forum requirements?
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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Didn't he get banned for selling shoddy merchandise? Or something like that...

LS6 = 1137
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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MAN!..am I the Only guy actually Drivin around in A Workin Car?(Ottawa)...Sweet little N/A!..gotta love it..(picture a smilin old guy!)
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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my car is coming out this weekend Apr 1. And it's on joke ...heahahah

I wanted to wait till may but am itchy...

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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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Mine's going on the road as soon as exams are over. I'm hoping to be able to make an April 30 autocross.
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:31 AM
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I'm going down with the guys to pull mine out of storage next weekend (9th).

It'll spend two weeks up on stands at my parent's place while I do some minimal work on it before the season starts. The drive home will be nice, but not as nice as the first drive with the new intake (won't be ready in time... borrowing a stock nikki for the time being to bring her home)

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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 03:58 AM
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I'm waiting for a couple good rain storms to wash away the crap on the roads...I have plenty of work to do anyway lol
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 07:37 AM
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im shooting to have the TII up and runnign for the Mosport meet in may.......tick tock tick tock..........AHHHHHHHHHH so much to do.........

Failing that though my 86 N/A beater is seeing regular duty as it is, she can make a rusty/noisy appearance if needed.......
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 07:37 AM
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I was hoping to get the car out this weekend... but I haven't got a place to change my oil... plus it's going to rain on Sat.

So it'll be held off till next weekend... which gives me a bit more time to get her looking nice...

Lates,
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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I fired her up on Monday. Purr's like a baby. Smokes like an old man...
Drove around my parking "complex" a few times to get the brakes working and smooth out the tyres (yes I'm Ingglish) and just sitting down that low (I drive a minivan in the winter) was awesome.

Insurance back on April 1st.

I am pretty sure I saw a certain pink...I mean...red FD driving on the Gardiner yesterday (Wednesday). But I didnt go deaf as it went by, so maybe it was a different spoilerless beast.
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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May.1.06 at the earliest as gas prices are starting to go through the roof and my beater gets about 40-50mpg.

Usual rule of thumb if no nights under zero degrees and 2-3 rainfalls to wash all the salt and dirt away., then it comes out.
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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Maybe even today!
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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I was hoping for beginning of may, but for every step forward its two steps back...

SO I'm hoping for before the Mosport weekend!
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Usual rule of thumb if no nights under zero degrees and 2-3 rainfalls to wash all the salt and dirt away., then it comes out.
Amen to that!
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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I've been sneaking the FD out of the garage since the weekend... roads are dry, just a little dusty. It's great!!
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 11:47 PM
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Mine is coming out of storage Fri. My storage landlord is leaving the province for a few weeks so I would rather have it in my driveway where I have access to it. That way I can start getting her ready for the summer. I will wait a few weeks for rain to wash all the salt off the roads before driving it on a regular basis.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 01:25 AM
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my car has already been out and about for about a week now. i've been trying to do minor fix-it's when i have time, such as installing my deck, replacing all the bulbs that burnt out, and yesterday i had to perform a surprise accesory belt change in the middle of brampton because the belt that was on the car decided it didn't like being in one piece anymore. :P good thing i was going to change it anyways so i'd already bought a spare and had it in the car with me.

tuesday she goes in to get the brakes done, all fluids changed, and all the OTHER belts changed.

it was so ******' nice buzzing along today with the windows down, sunroof open, and the hot sun on my face...hope this warmth sticks around for a while. i'm friggin' sick of the cold.
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