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Offline ihawk95

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1650 on: July 14, 2012, 05:40:52 PM »
Everything looked ok under my car when I was in Asheville.  Which is surprising seeing as how both front splash guards scraped those stupid speed bumps everytime!

Elff...this is exactly why I rarely drive my car around Cleveland.  The roads are horrible!  Except the metroparks...those are decent.  But I never drive it to work for a ton of reasons
1.  I have to park it in a gravel lot across the street except on Fridays.
2.  We have a ton of construction going on and people have been getting nails and screws in their tires like crazy lately.
3. The roads are horrible.  There is a huge pothole on W 25th and I-71 that is unavoidable in the morning.  My G6 doesn't even like it.  I can't believe I haven't ruined a rim on it yet.  And the on ramp to I-90 and I-71 are both full of potholes.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1651 on: July 14, 2012, 05:42:49 PM »
Quote from: DaveOC on July 14, 2012, 05:38:44 PM
There is a clip in the center at the front that has to be popped off, plus the two tabs at either side of the front that slide under the piece in front.


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I'll try that again. Thanks :)
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1652 on: July 14, 2012, 06:28:00 PM »
Quote from: elff on July 14, 2012, 05:17:53 PM
I can probably swap coil overs with the best of them on our cars now.
I've got this down to a science.
:D

Then you need to make a trip down to Florida, I just can't seem to separate the ball joints to install my new coilovers....:banghead: That doesn't sounds right. :huh:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1653 on: July 14, 2012, 10:16:20 PM »
You do not need to touch the ball joints on the rear, only the tierod.
Then slide the shock spring out towards the rear of the car
Use a pry bar if needed.

For the front, I always disconnect the top one.  Undo the nut with a ratcheting 18mm wrench and hold the bolt with an Allen key/socket
Then use a pickle fork to separate the ball joint

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1654 on: July 15, 2012, 05:04:58 AM »
No, I wasn't talking about Cartmann. I was talking about a guy from Chicago who probably hasn't posted on the forums for at least 3 years. And yeah, if you're gonna be a passenger in your own car, then you would notice this. Me, I still had plenty of leg room, but I'm short.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1655 on: July 15, 2012, 04:08:29 PM »
Quote from: Sol Asylum on July 14, 2012, 03:14:08 PM
You know Elff with that shroud modified like that you will never be able to legally run in SCCA solo events.  :poke:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1656 on: July 16, 2012, 07:03:03 AM »
Got coupe stripped!  WooHoo!  Shot camera vid but for whatever reason metallic doesn't really show up.  But think Sea Bass boat Silver Metallic, metallic really sparkles likes a crushed disco ball.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1657 on: July 16, 2012, 09:11:54 AM »
Success
I railed my Sky down a couple of roads that have some very weird road noise, bumps, dips and potholes.
While the car leaned significantly more than with the B&Gs, I did not bottom out once and as such was able to maintain a faster speed.
I can also leave and enter my driveway again without scraping.

That's actually really nice
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1658 on: July 16, 2012, 09:13:03 AM »
Wuss!
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1659 on: July 16, 2012, 09:20:38 AM »
Sorry, but I like non leaking intercoolers.
:D
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1660 on: July 16, 2012, 10:07:29 AM »
How is the hip?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1661 on: July 16, 2012, 11:02:57 AM »
Not great.  I get a nice big needle stuck in me on friday which apparently will hurt so much they are giving me an epidural.
FUN FUN FUN
That's so they can clear out as much of the inflammation as possible to get an accurate MRI of the damage.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1662 on: July 16, 2012, 02:28:49 PM »
Quote from: elff on July 16, 2012, 11:02:57 AM
Not great.  I get a nice big needle stuck in me on friday which apparently will hurt so much they are giving me an epidural.
FUN FUN FUN
That's so they can clear out as much of the inflammation as possible to get an accurate MRI of the damage.

Ouch!  If you don't mind my asking, was this due to a genetic/inherited problem, or due to activity/use?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1663 on: July 16, 2012, 02:57:03 PM »
Genetic after all he is an elff :poke:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1664 on: July 16, 2012, 03:09:10 PM »
Ordered Solo Mach Shorty (for the GXP coupe), will be driving it to NY for install in 2 weeks.  :yay:

Question; Can the 2.0 exhaust system be transferred to our 2.4?  Understand 2.4 would need dual exhaust valance.  Just seems a waste to lose a perfectly good 2.0 exhaust system and not reuse.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1665 on: July 16, 2012, 03:42:20 PM »
A number of NA owners have the LNF exhaust.  Sounds really good, too.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1666 on: July 16, 2012, 03:43:40 PM »
Quote from: Critterman on July 16, 2012, 02:57:03 PM
Genetic after all he is an elff :poke:

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This is what is occurring in my hips
http://www.hipfai.com/
If you look in the box labelled MIXED, that is what I had in the right hip and my left hip has what is in the box labelled CAM.
If you look at the type of athletes who tend to get affected by this, I have been a soccer player, Lacrosse Player and Martial Artist.
So it's a combination of my bones just growing wrong and all the activity.  I stopped playing soccer and doing martial arts due to this.

I had an FAO in December to fix the right hip.  Somehow the Cartilage is damaged again and we are trying to figure out why.  I am hoping this will be an easy fix, I can continue with my exercise and weight loss and then get the Left hip done over the winter.
Then, if all goes well, after ANOTHER HALF YEAR OF RECOVERY, maybe, just maybe, I can get back to being the Athlete I used to be.


ChopTop

Any Good Muffler shop can weld the 2.0 Exhaust to the 2.4 Exhaust, anywhere along the straight pipe.  Like you said, you just need a second opening for the driver side exhaust tip.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1667 on: July 16, 2012, 03:57:45 PM »
Elff - Sorry to hear bout your problems!  I hope that you can get it all worked out and back to normal.

Good luck   :thumbs:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1668 on: July 16, 2012, 06:47:35 PM »
As long as I am good enough to drive the Sky, I can't complain all that much.

Speaking of which, my dog was cracking me up tonight.   I took her to the Vet for some Blood Work.
During the drive there, I noticed that she is so used to my driving and the Sky that she counter leans against the turns to maintain her balance.

I verified it on the way home, and she is as smooth as  Motor GP rider transitioning from side to side.
And When I look at her, she gives me this smile that says she knows exactly what she is doing.
 :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1669 on: July 16, 2012, 06:48:24 PM »
 :lol:  that's so cute!
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1670 on: July 16, 2012, 07:01:20 PM »
Quote from: elff on July 16, 2012, 06:47:35 PM
As long as I am good enough to drive the Sky, I can't complain all that much.

Speaking of which, my dog was cracking me up tonight.   I took her to the Vet for some Blood Work.
During the drive there, I noticed that she is so used to my driving and the Sky that she counter leans against the turns to maintain her balance.

I verified it on the way home, and she is as smooth as  Motor GP rider transitioning from side to side.
And When I look at her, she gives me this smile that says she knows exactly what she is doing.
 :lol:


This reminds me of "The Art Of Racing In The Rain" by Garth Stein.    If you have never read it, it's worth the time to read it.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1671 on: July 16, 2012, 07:06:16 PM »
Elff I had a Sheppard Rotti that use to do the exact same thing cept in a 3/4 ton GM truck..I use to say "corner Sam" and he would set up for it...he also loved to climb ladders had to keep them laid down or else he would be up on the garage roof..
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1672 on: July 16, 2012, 08:14:47 PM »


Plasti dipped the wheels last night.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1673 on: July 16, 2012, 08:31:46 PM »
Quote from: blackbirdracing on July 16, 2012, 08:14:47 PM


Plasti dipped the wheels last night.

Looks sharp!
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #1674 on: July 16, 2012, 08:32:06 PM »
Quote from: Sol Asylum on July 14, 2012, 03:14:08 PM
You know Elff with that shroud modified like that you will never be able to legally run in SCCA solo events.  :poke:

ROTFLMAO!!!!

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