The Wait Is Over Boys!!

[Coolwheels00]

The pics kinda suck cause I was in a hurry but wait til you see her in person!!

http://images.andale.com/f2/121/114/1510474/1018224017792_Big_Celi_Pics0002.jpg

More pics are in post in the mods section. :)

[Coolwheels00]

Haha, oh yeah. If you can't tell, me and Blake lowered my Celi today. :)

[skatamatic]

haha...yea, i could tell. even though i already posted in the mods forum i'll say in here too that it looks really nice, that turned out to be a very good amount of a drop. now just slap a kit and some rims on there and you'll be good to go.

[cbr600drm]

That looks sweet! How long did it take the two of you to do the install?

[Coolwheels00]

Thanks again Cody! I'm actually having second thoughts about the front lip. While it was in Blake's driveway, the front chin was only about 3 inches off the ground. His driveway has a little dip before you get into the garage and it was almost sitting on the ground at that dip. :) I'll still put it on of course. How long it stays on might be another story.
Duncan, we got started around noon. Had to make one trip to Sears to get a socket that we broke LOL. 45 min trip. And also had dinner, 30 minutes i guess. We got done a 6pm, so really about 4 1/2 hrs I guess.

[Coolwheels00]

One more thing....I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU!!!!! to Blake for doing this for me!! Anytime you need help with something man, call me!
Jamie

[2kgtx]

Looks good can't wait to see it on Saturday your car is starting to show potential. :chuckles:

[Blixx]

Yeah we took our time =)

We should have gotten pics of our cars next to each other... looked like a perfect drop height to me.

If anybody's thinking about getting these springs... they felt real nice with the stock shocks and are super easy to install (Only have to compress the fronts and not much). We cut the front bump stops in half and left the rear alone. Front and rear sat on the spring perches and top hats perfectly, no slop. Camber looked good in the front (not adjustable), a little negative in the rear (adjustable).

It would be nice to know the spring rates... they didn't feel far off from stock, which will be great for the shocks. Only time will tell =)

Blake

ps. Jamie, You're helping me with my front mount... that'll take a little more time! =)

EDIT - re-post in mods as well...

[ShaffeRSX]

that looks great! kit and rims, kit and rims! i'm wanting a kit so bad, my drop is barely noticeable.

[Coolwheels00]

Looks good can't wait to see it on Saturday your car is starting to show potential
Haha, I hear ya.
that looks great! kit and rims, kit and rims! i'm wanting a kit so bad, my drop is barely noticeable
Thanks man. This drop is definately noticeable. It's sitting just above the tires, about 1 finger space in back and 1 1/2 in front. It looks perfect IMO. :) Man, if I had the cash, I would already have a Kaminari kit and the Shoguns that I had picked out. But my other car is draining my wallet. :( Soon my friend, soon.

[2kgtx]

Let's stop talking about the Kaminari kit, at least until I go back to work, I finally got my Dad to agree that a body kit would look good on my car which means that when I get the Kaminari kit this summer he won't give me the Your wasting your money speech. So I can't wait but I Won't have the funds till July.

[Coolwheels00]

Hey Mark, don't make me whoop your a$$ and take your new kit this summer ;) BTW, will a kit cover up your GTX stripes on your sides? They're pretty low on the doors.

[2kgtx]

No that's why I'm going with Kaminari because they won't cover up the stiripes, I like the TRD sides but don't wan't to lose the stirpes I kinda like them.

[2kgtx]

Bad News on the Kaminari Kits, I just looked in the Group Purchase forum and it turns out that Racerette is no longer going to be selling them :wtc: Something about they tried to get a GP going and someone said they could do it for a price higher then Racerette becuase they didn't know about her then someone said they got it from her for a lower price then she actually sold it them for, and then Kaminari got contacted and Dam this is too long to wright go check it out for your self I am pissed right now because I was planning on buying the kit from her because she had such a great price and now she isn't going to be selling it. :angry:

[Coolwheels00]

I like your stripes too...Sucks about the Kam kit too...
Here's one on ebay. I dunno if it's a good price or not but here it is anyway....
Kaminari Kit (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1818990873&r=0&t=0)

[2kgtx]

Man that Kit's going for 995 I think Pam was selling them for like 950 Shipped, :wtc: I may have to save longer then I wanted or maybe just not get the Race wing right away

[Coolwheels00]

Geez, you cant afford to get the whole thing at one time?! You might as well buy one piece at a time. Oh wait, that would be me.
hehe

[2kgtx]

Just stop wasting your time & money on that Domestic Piece :)

[Coolwheels00]

Haha, that's what I'm starting to think. My Celi has that new car feel again since I've been buying so much for it lately. Like fallin in love all over again.....Ugth. I really would like to have those Shoguns too. They were sweet.

[skatamatic]

hey, speaking of buying stuff, you wanna take one more of my old parts jamie? it looks like my TRD short shifter wont fit the new transmission once it gets here so i'm gonna have to replace it with the TWM since they're the only ones making a 2002 one. if you're interested let me know.

[2kgtx]

Why don't the two of you just trade cars it would be eaiser.

[Coolwheels00]

Haha, yeah but that's only a good deal for one of us :)
And yes I would be interested in your SS. Any idea on what you want for it? It would be a couple of weeks though when I get my next H.D. check. BTW, got my alignment done today. Toyota wouldn't touch it and neither would Firestone. They recommended Butler Tire and they were more than happy to work on it. The have an alignment rack that you drive on (which i used) and one that is under ground for those slammed cars with kits. Cost me $74 though. Little expensive. The fronts were fine, no bad camber, just adjusted the toe. The rear had -2.4 camber on both sides. It adjusted out fine.

[2kgtx]

Did you go to the Butler over off 41, I went their when I got my rim's their the only ones who will touch my car, Toyota and all the others said they would Scratch my rims. I paid 74 as well it's expensive but How often do you get an alignment anyway

[Coolwheels00]

Yep, same place. They were real nice. The guy said my car was begging for some 19's on it. LOL. It's actually the first alignment that I've had on the car w/36k miles. I've never had any tire wear or pulling probs so I never got one. They recommended getting another one in six months because the springs will most likely drop a little by then.

[2kgtx]

Yeah I need another one, I was stupid and got the alignment right after getting the rims not thinking I was going to get Springs so soon, I can tell the my rear camber is off a little so I think I know I need one I just have insufficent funds, HD isn't sounding so bad looking at how much I need to do to my car, Of course with the camber being off the way it is, it's good for autocross so I could just leave it and justify it that way.

[2kgtx]

Guess what I just checked and I am at 1011 +1 posts :D

[Blixx]

Originally posted by Coolwheels00
The fronts were fine, no bad camber, just adjusted the toe. The rear had -2.4 camber on both sides. It adjusted out fine.
:thumbup:

Where is this Butler Tire you guys are talking about? i need to get my Eclipse done...

Blake

[2kgtx]

Over by the Big Chicken, from the south loop go right onto 41 follow that road down to the big chicken (Marretta Hwy) you will then make a right onto another road and it is almost immediatly on your right but I don't remember the road name Jamie?

[Coolwheels00]

How do you check your post count and what does the +1 mean?
Haha, your depending on me for directions? :) Turn left by the big chicken. I also don't remember the name of the road that you turn right on but it's across the street from Pizza Hut and then B.T. is about 1/8th mile on rt.

[Blixx]

Originally posted by Coolwheels00
Haha, your depending on me for directions? :)
Good point... i think I'll call them, lol.

Blake

[Coolwheels00]

Why don't you wait til you get your GC's on it?

[skatamatic]

hey jamie, i'll probably sell it for somewhere in the $80-$90 range if that sounds good to you (i think they're going for around $130 new and mine's still in pretty much new conditon). and i'm cool if it takes you a while, im still not even sure when the new transmisson is going in.

[J5ISALIVE]

damn Cody you always go to Jamie fist when selling parts. But i do have an Auto, so.... nevermind. I now have 75 dollars if you wanna give me that hood scoop :) I can give you the money this weekend LOL But sense u sold it to jamie :( Oh well. I need to save up for springs

John

[skatamatic]

yea, i didn't think you'd benefit much from a short shifter john. and jamie was still in line first for the hood scoop so it's going to him. i can bring the seatbelt pads this weekend though if you want them.

[Coolwheels00]

Haha, John, your a trip. :)
Sounds cool on the SS Cody. Next check and I'll buy it from ya. That price include help with the install? :) I've got the cash for your hoodscoop when your other hood comes in.
And John, I highly recommend the springs that I bought. Wait til you see it this weekend. It's a sweet drop and the price is great.
Jamie

[skatamatic]

yea, i'll be glad to help out with the install, it's pretty simple (should only take 45 min or so)

[Coolwheels00]

cool man, thanks.

[J5ISALIVE]

YA. Your springs would be cool. But you haven't seen the size of the curb to get up my driveway. ITS HUGE!!! i can't go majorly low or i will scrape everytime i leave the house.

Cody will you be at the AutoX on Sunday? If so ya bring those pads, How much you want for them???

Oh ya I turned 17 April 9th. I can now legally rent rated R movies LOL no more lieing to get in movies. hehe

Well cody tell me how much u wnat for them.

John

Ps. Just so you know jamie i wouldn't go and try to con cody into selling me the scoop :) Its all in good fun. But i still want Codys next painted item :)

C_ya

[skatamatic]

yea, i'll be at the auto-x. i'll sell them for like $8 or so.

[J5ISALIVE]

ok cool. i'll see ay there. I guess 8 bucks is good, if they are in good condition. I'll c-ya there. Mark you gonna be at the AutoX? U still wanna let me ride with you for one tiome around? I'm willing to video tape if you need me to.

john

[Coolwheels00]

That's cool John, I know your just messing with me. However, I will fight you over his front bumper if for some reason he ever wanted to sell it. :)

[skatamatic]

both pairs are in good condition, i'll bring them both and you can pick which ones you want (or take both...gotta have them for the back seats too :) )

[DevlynSyde]

So I hop on the forum and jump into a thread that was actually not about Georgia for once... then scroll down and suddenly its about Georgia, good job!
What color are they Cody? I've heard they help keep the belt from flying back and wrecking the pillar, could use that, mine came f'ed up and my damn girlfriend is going to ruin the other in due time.

[skatamatic]

both sets are blue

[Coolwheels00]

So I hop on the forum and jump into a thread that was actually not about Georgia for once... then scroll down and suddenly its about Georgia, good job!

Haha, (Elivis empression) Uhh, Thank you, thank you very much.
:)

[2kgtx]

Originally posted by J5ISALIVE
Mark you gonna be at the AutoX? U still wanna let me ride with you for one tiome around? I'm willing to video tape if you need me to.

john
Sure John that's not a problem My brother in-law is coming so he will probably ride with me a few times but I will kick him out and make him tape from the sides for a run or two, so you can get a chance to ride, Don't worry about videoing as I said my brother in-law is coming so he will take care of it.
Mark

[J5ISALIVE]

Thanks guys.

Cody let me ahve first choice on the Straps :)

mark thanks for letting me take a run with you. hopefully it won't rain sunday, its not looking good.

I got pulled over for speeding today, 10 over :( But the cop was a real nice guy and let me off with a warning cause my B-day was 2 days ago. Nothing happens with a warning in georgia correct?
i'm setting my cruise control from now on...

See you all sunday.

John

[2kgtx]

Originally posted by J5ISALIVE
Thanks guys.

Nothing happens with a warning in georgia correct?
John

Wrong! I don't know exactly what it takes for this to happen but one of my friends had her Insurance go up after she got a warning, but the warning was for something like 20 over, I know that the insurance doesn't do anything unless its 15 or more over, I got a ticket for 16 over last year and I got the judge to drop it to 14 over because as she said that doesn't ever touch my driving record. and she was right my insurance has no record of the ticket.

Mark

[2kgtx]

Wow I just noticed that my sig looks better over here, I am on my brother in-laws computer and he must have his brighness up higher then mine because I can perfectly see my rims, On my computer I can't see them so well.

[J5ISALIVE]

How does the insurance find out about the warning???

[J5ISALIVE]

Ok so now the insurance may call home?

[2kgtx]

It's sent into them so that they know you may be a risk, I don't think they will do anything for just 10 over though, I know they didn't do anything for an actual ticket of 14 over. but then of course I was 19 at the time, and had, had my license for almost 4 years. I really depends on who your insurance is, I wouldn't worry right now but if you get a ticket in the next 6 months to a year you are probably Screwed.

[J5ISALIVE]

ok So...if my insurance does go up, somthing is sent hoem giving a reason why and what not? Or is it just go up if i do somthing in the next 6 months.??

[2kgtx]

The insurance won't call home, but if I were you I would tell your parents but hey the choice is up to you, but I would rather go ahead and tell them rather then have them find out at court if you ever get a ticket, remember you are under 18 so any ticket you get you have to go to court for.

[2kgtx]

It would probably just go up I don't think it would say why but your parents are probably smart and would realize that it wouldn't just go up, any way I would be more worried about my Insurance going up then having my parents find out. Do you pay for your insurance?

[J5ISALIVE]

Ok i will tell my mom at dinner. hopefully she won't get to mad. My dads out of town and i hope she won't tell him. i'll see what happens. I'm just scared now.
D A M N I T
D A M N I T
D A M N I T

I may not be at the auto cross the weekend if it goes bad.
damn :(

John

[J5ISALIVE]

I pay my parents 500 a year. and they do the rest, so they mostly pay for all of it cause insurance is expensive.
well da mn

[2kgtx]

Ok a little help for you don't just throw it out there, at dinner she will probably be eating enjoing her dinner and then choke on something, make sure she is in a good mood then put it on her, and make sure she realizes that it's just a warning and that it was for only 10 over, any one who says they don't do 10 over is lying, so she should understand, probably won't be happy but she will get over it, My Mom flipped when I called to tell her I got a ticket I called her right after the cop let me go, then I told her that he got me going 51 in a 35 and explained where I was and she understood, in fact where I got pulled over my Sister got pulled over at the exact same place for 15 over, about 8 years ago, kinda Ironic

[J5ISALIVE]

well i may go tell her now. i guess it will start like.....crap i will just wing it. hopefully she will understand i will tell you about it later... bye

[2kgtx]

Wow only 500 a year I have always paid most of my Insurance when I had my Volvo my parents paid a little I mean very little of it and I paid 1000 a year, when I bought this car they told me I have to pay the whole thing, when I first bought it I was paying 2140 a year, last year it went down to 2113 a year, and when I renew this year it will go down a lot because I will be over 21 :D I think it will be around 1500 after that

[2kgtx]

Good luck

[J5ISALIVE]

Ok it is done. She wasn't to angry. She told me a story about how she was pulled over when she was 16 and how she was extremely scared, and that i'm lucky and not to speed. I said i was sorry and she was liek its ok. and then she said "I won't tell your dad" what a releif that is.

Well hopefully my Insurance won't go up and stuff.

Do cops still give "written warnings"? I was just told "happy birthday and slow down or next time there will be a ticket waiting. so mine was a verbal warning. My mom asked for the piece of paper, and i said "what piece of paper"? Are written warnings a thing of the past?

John

[skatamatic]

im not sure if they give written warnings or not, i've had 2 verbal ones about not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign and nothing happened to me or my insurance. glad your mom didn't kill you when she found out. and yea, i'll bring the seatbelt pads this weekend and i'll be running too although i still don't have new tires so i'm not really looking foward to my results. i'll just have to wait a few more weeks before i beat everyone :) j/k...i think im starting suck at auto-x now, but oh well, its still fun.

[J5ISALIVE]

Fun stuff. i'll see ay there. If you need navagator you knwo where to find me

[J5ISALIVE]

Well i will have my cruise control set all tomorrow LOL I wonder if that cop will be there tomorrow to see if i speed by again :)

So how do these Laser radar guns work? i bet they are really acurate cause when he said my speed he said he was using a laser gun. they work for a longer distance also? well no more speeding, i was stupid :(

John

[skatamatic]

lasers are supposed to be more accurate and unfortunately for us harder to detect. radar can be detected from very long distances away but i've heard that the laser beam going out is only a few feet which means you have to be right on it for it to be detected. i've heard that certain things can mess it up but they're usually illegal and expensive. therefore, i just stick to the "i'm gonna try not to speed" method, and so far its worked well (knocking on wood....)

[J5ISALIVE]

Yep. that method failed me today. Well i guess i didn't try to hard. But from now on NO SPEEDING! YAY. Well i'm working on a project for religion class. Sorry but that is the worste class of the day. Mark don't kill me for saying i don't like religion class LOL you being a youth minister or somthing like. I'm just more of a PE guy myself. :)

John

[Bling]

They usually give you a written warning. He must have been really bored to pull you over for just 10mph.
I think lunch is the best class of the day.

[J5ISALIVE]

i have weight training First period, the Life Time Sprts secod period. Each class is an hour and a half. life is great :)

John

[2kgtx]

Dude Don't worry about it I would hate to go to a religion class I remember when I had to go to CCD that sucked, Im only a Core member, not a youth Minister, I have a book that gives me an idea that says what i need to say and that's what I do, I am mainly their because I was in the group as a teen and I think it is a good experience for HS teens to go through, and I want to do what I can to help.

As for the Laser detectors, the radar works pretty good but when I got my ticket the cop didn't turn his radar on till he saw me so their was no radiation leaking out of the gun for my detector to detect until it was on me at full, The laser thing, when I got my radar detector someone said to me if it says laser just pull over, and you know what he was right, if it says laser it's too late to slow down.

[2kgtx]

I miss having sports as classes, Damn I am right now going to two math classes one at 8am and the second at 9am that's because I am not doing so good and tring my hardest to get a C in this class, don't forget I also have Tech writing thats a blast, Marketing Principals (oh Baby) Drama appriation (2nd time need to appriatie it this time) and next semester, oh it's going to be fun, Cal 1, Ciricuits 1 and digitial 1, oh 2 labs :(

[J5ISALIVE]

Ya, i guess colledge is pretty hard. I wouldn't know.

I have to get A's and B's or i can't drive. And i'm not really the smartest guy in the world but i'm not really dumb. I'm average i believe.

John

[2kgtx]

Honestly College isn't that hard you just have to study, My first semester I had a 3.0 and kept Hope but after that I lost it because I took classes you have to study for, now I am back on track with 2 A's a B but that damn Math class I have a D in and only 2 weeks to pull it to a C, In order to move onto the next session of Math you have to have a C or better, At least in my Major (Electrical Engineering)

[skatamatic]

i like my college :). just got my grades today and 4.0 all around...yay. art school is quite easy though, right now i have a fun schedule of photoshop class, visual expression(doing easy art crap), and typography. only thing that sucks is most of those are 4 hour classes.

[cbr600drm]

Well I made it back. I just decided I'm having tomorrow off! My boss was supposed to tell me earlier if he wanted me to go in or not and he never did. Barry, have you heard from Nick yet? I'm starting to get irritated. I'm going to call him tomorrow and hope he has good news and if not I'm going to make sure I get a tracking number or something.

I got a ticket when I was 18 for 19mph over and my insurance never went up.I've never had any warnings or anything though either. I still pay $248 a month for insurance and $700 a month car payments while I'm trying to pay it off quickly.

[2kgtx]

Wow 700 a month I ownly pay 214 but I had a 9000 dollar down payment and a 5 year loan

[cbr600drm]

My payments are only supposed to be $348 I am just trying to pay off the loan as fast as I can so I send double what I'm supposed to. My down payment was 9000 something also and its a three year loan. I'm hoping to have it payed off by the end of the summer before I go back to school.

[2kgtx]

Ok that makes sence, I am trying to save money here and there so that I can just send them a big check to pay it off, it will probably happen next march or so, I owe I think 6 thousand right now, or maybe its 4 it's not too much that I owe but I keep on spending my money on mods

[cbr600drm]

Yeah, its hard to spend money on car payments when it could buy mods isn't it. Oh well, at least when its paid off I will have a lot more to spend on mods.

[Bling]

I talked to Nick on Wednesday. He said that the guy told him they would come in by the end of the week, but thats what he said last week. I hate having to wait for stuff.

[cbr600drm]

Yeah, I've heard that a few times now too. I just tried to call him but he never answered so I'll try again later. If it is not here today I want a tracking number. I'll let you know what I find out. Can you pm me your cell number? I had it before but I can't find it.