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Offline Critterman

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2775 on: March 18, 2011, 01:00:24 PM »
Leave it that way, people will think twice about getting in your way
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2776 on: March 18, 2011, 01:27:14 PM »
Quote from: Uranium-238 on March 18, 2011, 12:26:48 PM
On the way to work today I had an encounter with a peice of fresh roadkill. A rather large, deceased possum appeared in my path, whoever killed it didn't have the decency to flatten it. Couldn't turn left, car along side me, and on the right there was am approaching right turn "island" so I couldn't fully change lanes. Swerved right, caught the dead critter with the left wheels, dodged back narrowly missing the island.

Thankfully no damage other than the plastic panel got popped out, gonna buy some new fasteners on the way home. The gore is pretty spectacular, left front wheel is covered in blood spray, and the underside and left side of the car are streaked with blood.

Had friends hit one of these on the way back from Dragon '08. Made a real mess of the driver's side under the door in the rocker panel. Glad all you got was spray.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2777 on: March 18, 2011, 01:29:39 PM »
Ah yes, road kill!  Ever play the road kill game?  When you have someone tailgating you
and along comes a large (coon, possum, skunk!!) roadkill.  Maintain your line until the
last second, then swerve quickly around the target.  Hapless Oscar Grope behind you (being oblivious) is watching you now and not what is on the road.  Score 1 point if they go over it, 2 points if they try to swerve and hit it with their wheels, 3 if they go off the road or swerve into oncoming lane.  10 points if they also splash guts on a pedestrian!!
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2778 on: March 18, 2011, 02:15:54 PM »
Quote from: Uranium-238 on March 18, 2011, 12:26:48 PM
On the way to work today I had an encounter with a peice of fresh roadkill. A rather large, deceased possum appeared in my path, whoever killed it didn't have the decency to flatten it. Couldn't turn left, car along side me, and on the right there was am approaching right turn "island" so I couldn't fully change lanes. Swerved right, caught the dead critter with the left wheels, dodged back narrowly missing the island.

Thankfully no damage other than the plastic panel got popped out, gonna buy some new fasteners on the way home. The gore is pretty spectacular, left front wheel is covered in blood spray, and the underside and left side of the car are streaked with blood.


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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2779 on: March 18, 2011, 02:45:08 PM »
Spotted this at On The Border in Woodbride, VA today on the way out from lunch!



Very clean NA!

Jim :cool:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2780 on: March 18, 2011, 03:13:56 PM »
Gorgeous!
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2781 on: March 18, 2011, 03:23:10 PM »
What are those things on the side of it?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2782 on: March 18, 2011, 03:37:45 PM »
Quote from: Critterman on March 18, 2011, 03:23:10 PM
What are those things on the side of it?

Well, some think they look cool. Stick-on vents from the local auto parts store.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2783 on: March 18, 2011, 03:38:03 PM »
Quote from: Critterman on March 18, 2011, 03:23:10 PM
What are those things on the side of it?
Doors?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2784 on: March 18, 2011, 03:53:55 PM »
Quote from: Sol Asylum on March 18, 2011, 03:38:03 PM
Doors?

I think he means the grills you can buy at Autozone!  :barf:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2785 on: March 18, 2011, 05:46:24 PM »
Quote from: Gentleman Jack on March 18, 2011, 02:15:54 PM

:ttiwwp:
Sorry GJ, didn't get pics and the car is already clean.

Ended up with one more bit of damage. Brake duct got knocked off the inlet and got pushed back far enough to to cause tire rub. Easily fixed.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2786 on: March 18, 2011, 06:10:27 PM »
Buick port holes on a Solstice  :idk:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2787 on: March 18, 2011, 07:57:35 PM »
Quote from: POS VETT on March 18, 2011, 06:10:27 PM
Buick port holes on a Solstice  :idk:


Buick is more like this:



But yeah, basically! Not my style, but the rest of the car, interior too, was stock. Not bad looking overall.

Jim :cool:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2788 on: March 18, 2011, 09:46:13 PM »
Jim, I believe he's talking about Midlife (Brian) in the parade photo I posted.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2789 on: March 18, 2011, 09:50:42 PM »
Think they are the wannabe Mini Cooper or Caddy or Hummer or land Rover side vents .Plastic stick-on .   :gaah:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2790 on: March 18, 2011, 09:56:11 PM »
Drove to lunch with the top down in a short sleeve shirt, drove the long way home the same way.  I was in the second hour of my 20 minute drive when GJ called and we tested my new bluetooth device with the top down at speed.  Then we rolled up the windows and tested it in stop and go traffic.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2791 on: March 18, 2011, 10:16:22 PM »
Quote from: smartin on March 18, 2011, 09:46:13 PM
Jim, I believe he's talking about Midlife (Brian) in the parade photo I posted.

Of course. I thought he was referring to the somewhat unorthodox "vent" on the Sky I posted. Of course you are correct.

Jim :cool:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2792 on: March 18, 2011, 11:46:37 PM »
Quote from: Uranium-238 on March 18, 2011, 12:26:48 PM
On the way to work today I had an encounter with a peice of fresh roadkill. A rather large, deceased possum appeared in my path, whoever killed it didn't have the decency to flatten it. Couldn't turn left, car along side me, and on the right there was am approaching right turn "island" so I couldn't fully change lanes. Swerved right, caught the dead critter with the left wheels, dodged back narrowly missing the island.

Thankfully no damage other than the plastic panel got popped out, gonna buy some new fasteners on the way home. The gore is pretty spectacular, left front wheel is covered in blood spray, and the underside and left side of the car are streaked with blood.

I like' orthodox cause they eat pretty good durin Lint.
Fell in with some of them Easterner's and Egypt Copt's in Chapel Hill NC in the mid 80's.
Coarse some say Possums ain't clean so we un's gotta eat chickuns or sheep meat  :gaah:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2793 on: March 19, 2011, 12:12:47 AM »
Quote from: 1 LIL NDN on March 18, 2011, 09:50:42 PM
Think they are the wannabe Mini Cooper or Caddy or Hummer or land Rover side vents .Plastic stick-on .   :gaah:

I've owned 2 2003 minis. 1 a Cooper and 1 an S and currently own a 2009 s
They don't have side vents.
They do have side marker lights however so they are far from fake or non functional but they are definitely not stick on  vents
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2794 on: March 19, 2011, 12:37:35 AM »
Quote from: elff on March 19, 2011, 12:12:47 AM
I've owned 2 2003 minis. 1 a Cooper and 1 an S and currently own a 2009 s
They don't have side vents.
They do have side marker lights however so they are far from fake or non functional but they are definitely not stick on  vents

 :gaah: RUH ROH  :rofl:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2795 on: March 19, 2011, 08:51:12 AM »
I'm just saying
Thas all
Now back to your regular topic. 

Mines getting washed today
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2796 on: March 19, 2011, 09:46:03 AM »
Quote from: elff on March 18, 2011, 11:05:32 AM
I'd like to hear more about the baking issue

I painted my new Rotors with Rustolem 1K F Paint.  :thumbs:  Decided that a 500 F pre-mount baking should condition them. During the first try, the Mfg paint burned off and I had to clean and repaint.
 
I had used VHT years ago on some headers and they recommended it.  I thought it would be a good idea for the rotors.  This time I used the BBQ.  I lost a bunch of points when I used the kitchen oven for the headers. :banghead:

Cooled, mounted, & bedded.  :yay:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2797 on: March 19, 2011, 10:13:31 AM »
Today we released Silver Lining's stable mate from winter hibernation.


Hoping to get my brother do so some stuff on my car today. I will post up later if it actually gets done. *fingers crossed*
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2798 on: March 19, 2011, 11:11:05 AM »
Critter, new Bluetooth? Was this the Tomato Soup mike cover or something new? And how did it work?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2799 on: March 19, 2011, 01:21:57 PM »
Quote from: elff on March 19, 2011, 12:12:47 AM
I've owned 2 2003 minis. 1 a Cooper and 1 an S and currently own a 2009 s
They don't have side vents.
They do have side marker lights however so they are far from fake or non functional but they are definitely not stick on  vents
Not saying the Mini had vents .They sell  these and some People use them just for EYE catcher
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