[1800girl]

Happy Friday Everyone! Spring is upon us! Goodbye Winter!

Rants:
It was sleeting this morning. Hello? It's spring!!
Absurd $600 in labor to change out the power steering return line on my R. Not!
Idiot, incompetent designer that works for my partner's company

I would fire her in a second. She is fricking useless.

Raves:
Plans for surprise birthday party for my brother...his girlfriend is very funny and this should be fun!
If weather is decent, hoping to refinish (or start) an antique patio set I inherited from my grandma. Taking it from white to bronze to coordinate better with our new deck.

Wearing: Pajamas...but I'd better get moving...have a meeting at 8:30. Will report back later.

Guilty pleasures of the week:
Bullrun on Speed TV,
Fast driving while listening to "Shake your Bon Bon" By Rickey Martin. (I don't know how it got on my ipod, but that song is hillarious!)

Have a fantastic weekend!

 

[tomedkaz]

Hahahah that's funny!

 

[sh8kdwn]

Re: TGIF! RRRants & RRRaves for Friday March 20, 2009 (1800girl)

Quote, originally posted by 1800girl »

Guilty pleasures of the week: Bullrun on Speed TV,

My 3 year-old insists on watching Speed on Fridays. It starts with Monster Jam, next is Pinks All Out, and we usually end with Bullrun.

He's not going to learn the strokes of an internal combustion engine by watching Sesame Street.

 

[BeerEngineer]

Re: (tomedkaz)

Rants:
Need new contacts. Or lasik.
Need to makes more beer.
Should have listened to sh8kdwn and put CAI through the snow valve... What does a new airbox bottom run me?

Raves:
Spent wednesday gettting paid to look at computers and watch cartoons. Sometimes my boss has a side project for me that involves either a nerds dream or excessive amounts of loafing.
Had 220 mile round trip yesterday. CAI install is necessary with a DP IMHO. Pull was steadier as RPMs go up , engine seems a little less strained on initial boost (subjective butt dyno).
Mileage on highway was 28 with a very heavy foot. Royal purple may be helping, but I find that hard to completely attribute to oil change.http://********************/smile/emthup.gif

 

[sh8kdwn]

Re: (BeerEngineer)

Quote, originally posted by BeerEngineer »

Rants: Should have listened to sh8kdwn and put CAI through the snow valve... What does a new airbox bottom run me?

Judging by the difference in filters between the R and the regular 60 it looks like the bottom of the airbox is not a shared item. Finding a used one might prove a bit difficult so a call to John at BVV for a quote would yield a price. I'd guess it would be north of $200.

Do you still have the 960 on the road? If so I can flex my mad bondo skills to clean it up but it may be a day or two of down time while it sets. Could be a great excuse for a custom lid project.

 

[hoagrod]

Rants:
-Hung over from my birthday celebration yesterday.
-Snowed this morning and it recked my car wash that I just got the day before.
-Spring=snowmelting= my house destroyed by my dogs muddy paws

Raves:
-It's Friday
-Hosting an 80's party tomorrow(I'm dressing up as david hasselhoff from Knight Rider)
-May be a WG tweak in my future this Sat.

Wearing:
My finaces see through thong and polka dotted stretchy pants with black socks that have golden toes. It was a long night.

 

[T5 for Life]

Re: (hoagrod)

Happy B-day hoagrod.

Rants:
Got my "bonus" from work. It's funny.

Low bonus and crappy tax return equals no rims for the R right now.
Need to finish my taxes

Raves:
It's beautiful in MA today. May need to ditch work and try to design a new CAI for the R.
EST should be on the way soon.

 

[jstro]

Re: TGIF! RRRants & RRRaves for Friday March 20, 2009 (1800girl)

Quote, originally posted by 1800girl »

Idiot, incompetent designer that works for my partner's company I would fire her in a second. She is fricking useless. [

Don't sugar coat it, tell us how you really feel

 

[dbdent 04 v70r]

Re: TGIF! RRRants & RRRaves for Friday March 20, 2009 (1800girl)

Rant - I need a freakin' vacation
- My kids are killing me

Raves - I live on the Gulf Coast, it's a beautiful day, beautiful blue sky, mid 70's and I'm not dead yet.

 

[GiRaff3]

Re: TGIF! RRRants & RRRaves for Friday March 20, 2009 (jstro)

Rants:
-I suck at painting wheels, so I give up.
-The best quote I got for powder coating yesterday was $100 a wheel.
-Still have not installed my under drive pulley.

Raves:
-I did successfully color match and paint my CFW winglets on my own, and they are installed and looking sex
-I have the weekend off, and also Mon/Tue!
-Found a place in Carlisle that will powder coats my R41s for $50 a wheel!
-Wife was transfered to a different location, which is much closer to us and will cut her commute down to a 1/3 of what it used to be!

 

[BeerEngineer]

Re: (sh8kdwn)

Quote, originally posted by sh8kdwn »

Judging by the difference in filters between the R and the regular 60 it looks like the bottom of the airbox is not a shared item. Finding a used one might prove a bit difficult so a call to John at BVV for a quote would yield a price. I'd guess it would be north of $200. Do you still have the 960 on the road? If so I can flex my mad bondo skills to clean it up but it may be a day or two of down time while it sets. Could be a great excuse for a custom lid project.

Eh, I could use that cosmetic box to the right and cut it up. Not a big deal. The tube is routed.

 

[sh8kdwn]

Re: (BeerEngineer)

Was the fitment not great with the hole in the rear of the airbox or did you just change your mind?

 

[YK-GTR]

Re: (sh8kdwn)

Rants:
- Our whole department got laid off (and our jobs farmed out to a marketing company)
-It's freezing cold up here still
-My R is still broken

Raves:
- Had a fun few nights this week incl. St. Patty's
- One of my best friends is having a bday party tonight, involving VIP/Bottle Service at a sweet club
- Found a couple of cool jobs to apply to (and applied to my old job at the new company)

 

[SteveP]

Re: (YK-GTR)

Rants:
-First day of Spring and there was snow falling here in PA
-Penn State was knocked out in the semi-final of the National Hockey Tournament
-We were in Cleveland for the past week at the tournament
-It was in the 60s in Cleveland, and I left the golf clubs at home! -

Raves:
-It was in the 60s in Cleveland in mid-March

-We had a great time with the parents and family of the hockey players
-Our Volvos are nice and clean for the first time in a long time
-I could have job offers at 2 local golf clubs -- with golf privileges! http://********************/smile/emthup.gif http://********************/smile/emthup.gif
-After months of battling we finally find out that flood insurance is not needed on our home
-We're getting a BIG check from the insurance company!!!

 

[Helmut Ranff]

Rant: Pobst and Pilgrim having problems at Sebring

Rave: They are the drivers and the cars are Volvos; also beer

 

[m3nt0s]

RANTS:
- School sucks even though I'm close to graduating
- Battling stress, never fun
- R is filthy
- I severely need a haircut
- Mom isn't getting any better...a month of care and she still can't get around too well

RAVES:
- Caught my angle gear leakage without any damage to the part!
- 45,000 mile service, plus angle gear, trans flush, diff flush, and new bushings up front makes the car ride in a good way...
- TCV Incoming!
- Mom is eyeing up a '98 V70XC and I'm liking...the price is a bit steep and the engine makes noises that worry me, but otherwise it's a helluva car...who knows what the future holds...
- Great weather today!
- The long awaited finale of Battlestar Galactica...TONIGHT! :nerd:

 

[PdangerP]

Rants:
I'm tired from working nonstop for the last month.

Raves:
I get this weekend off.
I get to home next weekend and drive the R.
My new phuz DP shipped today.
Going to a gun show in Cleveland tomorrow, then to the Great Lakes Brewery to relax tomorrow.
Lots of overtime pay coming my way starting in next week's paycheck.

 

[sh8kdwn]

Re: (PdangerP)

Quote, originally posted by PdangerP »

Rants: ...then to the Great Lakes Brewery to relax tomorrow.

Great beers! I am trying to figure out a road trip to catch a beer class they give. Have a Nosferatu (or four) for me.

 

[Oceans60R]

Rants:
I need a larger lawn mower or one I can ride on. Fertilized last Sat and parts of the yard were over a foot tall today so i mowed with my puny push behind. Female dog wizzing everywhere makes grass grow crazy as well.
New job a little slow but gives me more time to be on here.
Have to work every other Sat. At least until I open my own Shop.

Raves:
Weather is being nice.
Grilled a Superb Rib Eye Tonight as well as a butterflied Filet for the Mrs.
14 month old finally sleeping through the night. Just in time for the next baby to come in 9 weeks.