So the other day my dad calls be right before my lunch break and tells me i got a package from staples.... stapels? i didnt order anything from them..... he says hang on... then he says "no no its not from staples they just used a staples box, its from Juan Domingo, from california".... im...
Every year i carve a few pumpkins for the house and i also do a few for work. i tried something new this year and it turned out ok... Since i work at a Chevy/Buick dealer i used some familiar symbols from around the dealership. i usually just do a chevy bow tie and some happy halloween ones but...
i finally went out and got a new "everyday" lens for my XTi to replace the crappy kit lens. its a Tamron 17-50 F2.8 lens, basically its the same as the Canon 17-85 lens with a little less zoom and about $700 cheaper.
anyways, here are the results.
the vette is my car, the other ones...
took this pic for a co-worker. she stole her dads vete while hes out of town and she is gonna get this pic blown up to about 20"x30" for his B-day present. just wondering your thoughts on it.
... so i decided to actually use my Adobe After Effects program that i downloaded awhile ago. now bear in mind i have never used this program before, so im sure i can do a better job; i was just getting used to it. and i also know this makes me a huge dork, but i was just really bored and it...
this idiot i know has a 01 cobra and he thinks its soooo fast. he wants to race my g/f's trans am. who do you think would win?
2001 cobra bone stock with a dumb 18yo driver (aka not perfect launches) v.s.
2002 trans am ws6 ram air automatic with the 3.42 rear gear bone stock, with pirelli p zero...
so for all those looking for a daily whip to compliment your snake or L or GT500 or whatever you drive, i strongly urge you to check out the new honda civic si. i know i know i almost threw up in my mouth a little just at the thought that i bought an import, but you know what? i couldnt be...
well we finally got it. our one dealer allocated Z06 finally came on thursday. it was of corse already sold, for a price of $72,000 (no dealer markup!!!). i just couldnt resist taking a seat and snapping a few pics, after all, this is as close i will ever be to owning one.
i gotta say, these...
so i decided to finally clean my car this year and while i didnt do a full detail, i think my full detail from last year paid off because all i really had to do was just clay and wax my car. heres some pics.
i think this is my favorite pic:
here is a HDR attempt:
the...
so yea i spent a few hours after work (at the dealership) today polishing up the 'ol vette, and i think it came out okay.
first one is the B&B triflow muffler
and then one just for fun
heres a video i put together of a few buddies after work in our shop messing with some of our RC cars. the featured cars are 2 Associated RC18R's and a RC18B with a rollcage and a brushless and 1/10 scale wheels... there are also a few scenes of me flying my helicopters.... the one that doesnt...
so i was bored today and i decided to make a clip of my exhaust note because i have had a few people ask for it.... little backround, the only mods to my car here are the long tubes, the x pipe, the catback (B&B TRIFLOW) and a slp cold air intake. the heads and cam go on soon, and then i will...
So i know this is an SVT site, but im just so excited i cant hold it in! it was my birthday today and while i was at work, a colleuge of me informed me that my car was in GM high tech!! i just about did a backflip, as i had sent in the picture about 9 months ago and had forgotton about it, and...
i have a smp porter cable pad set and i was wondering what is the best way to store the pads between detailing jobs? do you need to wash them out really well with soapy water and let them dry or could you use a ziplock baggie with some polish still on the pad? is it possible to clean out dried...
so my buddy went out and got a '03 cobra today and couldnt be happier!!!! im gonna get him in here and have him learn all about the amazing horsepower potential of these cars!!!! im not sure if hes smiling because he just got a wicked sweet car, or because he knows he can beat my vette when he...
now i am like the most of you where if i dont have to use strong chemicals on my car i wont... but there are times that im cleaning my carpet/ upholstery in my car and the scrub brush and the citrus cleaner wont cut it. thats when i reach for the blue magic... you just spray it on and it does...
looks like its time for me to get started on my car. this is all the stuff that i have heard works the best, and i want to thank all of you on this forum for inspiring me to clean my car the right way. special thanks to scott from smp for sponsoring this forum and for all the pads and mf's...
so i just got my own porter cable and i was getting tired of having it sit around unplugged so i decided to use it for something. i had my stock wheels laying around and thought... what the hell? so i decided to try it out. all i had was the pad it came with, and some 3M polish (i just placed...
I went ahead and got the pc and im getting a pad set from smp (when it is back in stock). ive decided to use poorboys products on my car, and i want to know the best products to use , and in what order, and with which pad.
so far ive ascertained that i should use the SSR2.5 1st with a polishing...
so im sitting at the local hangout/parking lot, talking to some people when a blue mach 1 rolls by and throws the revs and starts a massive burnout. sounded like at least an exhaust on the thing. so i start up my ride and go to hunt him down. when i finally find him, hes on the main drag between...
i have these spots on my rear hatch glass that i cannot remove. they look like waterspots but cannot be washed off and when you run your fingernail across them you can just barely feel the edge. these spots are only in the rear glass and annoy the hell out of me. i have tried a few things like...