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Jun 23, 2016 | 07:14 AM

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ArmitageGVR4

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I met you and Rocky at the Winchester event. I had the black FD. It was a ton of fun.

Hey Brent,

It was great to meet another fellow FD autoxer last weekend! I hope to make it out to some more events this year so I'll see you around.

Jun 23, 2016 | 07:18 AM

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Well, the FD is no longer in Maryland... I just got her moved to the new house this afternoon. I neglected to take a picture, but we're going from a single car garage with about 2ft of clearance on either side of the car, and about 6-7 feet of room the long way... To a three car garage that the owner set up to have a welding station in (220v drop, and "cement board" lining a few sections of the wall).

Sooooo stoked about this!! Gunna get everything else moved by Saturday, clean up the old house on Sunday, and start working at Quantico on Tuesday. Busy busy...

Where did you move to, VA? I'm right in Dumfries and am stoked about your garage too!

Jun 23, 2016 | 07:57 AM

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Where did you move to, VA? I'm right in Dumfries and am stoked about your garage too!

We're moving from Crofton, MD right next to Ft. Meade.

Jun 23, 2016 | 08:13 AM

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We're moving from Crofton, MD right next to Ft. Meade.

Where are you moving to?

Jun 23, 2016 | 09:02 AM

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Nice! Some day my dream is to have a house with enough space to build a dedicated garage w/workshop. Until then, everything is crammed in like sardines because my house has no basement or attic and therefore everything ends up in the garage with the cars, tools, and bikes. Ah well, first world problems :P

Jun 23, 2016 | 10:29 AM

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Where are you moving to?

The house is off Telegraph Rd, about a mile or two south of 495.

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Yeah, same here. Eventually we want to buy a house with a two car garage, then build a detached work area with 3-4 bays, a lift, welding station, etc., etc.

Jun 23, 2016 | 12:26 PM

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I met you and Rocky at the Winchester event. I had the black FD. It was a ton of fun.

Yo Brent, great to have another FD out. I should have made the time to get a ride along with you. I'm kicking myself now for it. Hope you had a good time and come out to some more events.

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The house is off Telegraph Rd, about a mile or two south of 495.

Coming back to Alexandria eh? Sounds like a sweet spot, let me know if you have any free parking spots available I could use somewhere to park some toys.

I can pay by doing some welding jobs...

Jun 23, 2016 | 01:56 PM

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Which one are you trying to keep out of the rain Rocky? I should be able to put up one...

Jun 23, 2016 | 05:56 PM

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I'm officially signed up. More people should come out on 7/2 in waldorf. It's a decent lot, a million times better than the frederick lot.

I'll be bringing the beast with full aero aiming for FTD:

Jun 23, 2016 | 07:12 PM

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The house is off Telegraph Rd, about a mile or two south of 495

Sweet, I know that area well and work close by. This is the year for your FD, tell your wife that you're doing no house projects until it's back on the road!

Jun 23, 2016 | 07:56 PM

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Sweet, I know that area well and work close by. This is the year for your FD, tell your wife that you're doing no house projects until it's back on the road!

Nice! I used to live near Kingstown, so I'm relatively familiar with the area. Since we're still renting (bummer) there won't be any house projects... only car.

Le garage: (sadly, I think one spot will belong to brewing stuff, the bike, and lawnmowers)

Jun 24, 2016 | 03:50 PM

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I wasn't bold enough to believe I could get a garage spot, the FB would just feel happier if I got it out of the alley and put it near other cars again.

Also, who wants a racing FB that now looks as fast as it goes? I'd consider letting it go for $3500 with car cover and spares.

Jun 24, 2016 | 03:54 PM

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Here's a sweet pic:

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Jun 24, 2016 | 04:02 PM

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I'm officially signed up. More people should come out on 7/2 in waldorf. It's a decent lot, a million times better than the frederick lot.

I'll be bringing the beast with full aero aiming for FTD:

Sweet! I call at least one ride along. I've been wanting to get a ride in that thing at full nasty.

You've got the 7670 in there right? The ride might be all it takes for me to finally place my order.

Jun 24, 2016 | 06:28 PM

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I wasn't bold enough to believe I could get a garage spot, the FB would just feel happier if I got it out of the alley and put it near other cars again.

Ah, that I think is doable (and easier to sell to the wife!)

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Jun 25, 2016 | 09:55 PM

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I used 50g per gallon. 2 gallons of black PDS to get 4 base coats and 1.5 gallons of topcoat to get 3 pearl coats. I didn't do any gloss coats since there was only half a gallon of topcoat left and I was still getting the technique down. Maybe next time.

edit: there are SOOOO many colors to choose from it's hard to decide. I want to try them all. Never mind the color shift and chameleon colors :P

edit2: Took the car to work today. Snapped a quick pic in the parking lot. Couldn't wait to see it in the daylight for the first time

Finally did my FC... It didn't turned out great, I will give it a 7 out of 10. Had some runs, LOTS of over spray, AND ran out of yellow

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Jun 26, 2016 | 05:42 AM

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It looks great in the pic, Elio!

Jun 26, 2016 | 01:22 PM

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It looks great in the pic, Elio!

Thanks Ian!

How is the FD coming along?

Jun 26, 2016 | 01:35 PM

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She doesn't look bad at all! I need to do my NA here soon.

Jun 26, 2016 | 06:54 PM

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She doesn't look bad at all! I need to do my NA here soon.

Thanks, from short distance, its evident that I ran out of paint, and had a few paint runs. All in all, I am happy with the results, and she definitely looks better than before.

BTW - You are more than welcome to borrow the paint gun/compressor that I used. Its not the DYC brand/setup, but its very similar.

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Jun 26, 2016 | 08:33 PM

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sure thing, I signed up for 2 slots

Yeah, the 7670 is in, but it's still at very low boost, so don't expect anything too crazy. I definitely need to get my boost control solenoid wired up and tuned.

Jun 27, 2016 | 10:23 AM

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Finally did my FC... It didn't turned out great, I will give it a 7 out of 10. Had some runs, LOTS of over spray, AND ran out of yellow

Looks sharp from here! What base/topcoats did you use?

Jun 27, 2016 | 11:16 AM

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Looks sharp from here! What base/topcoats did you use?

Thanks!

I guess anything closer than 10ft, and the opinions will change

I did, almost 2 gal of black as base, 2 gals of white, and 2 gals of yellow (needed at least 3 of yellow, 4 gal would've done the trick)

Its amazing how the dark color covers really quick, and the light colors not so much lol

Did you experienced LOTS of overspray with your gun/setup?