My track day at BIR
#21
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From: Sioux Falls, SD
I've been getting Nittos for $1060 a set until this last order. He honored the price, but said they're $80 a tire more next time. That puts them right at the R6 price. They're not lasting me any longer than the R6s.
#22
Yeah the price went up due to the dollar weakening against the yen
#27
Originally Posted by cloud9
Yep and makes those Indiana tires cheaper on a relative basis.
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#29
John is still around!
Gary, as you can see, I have an affinity for CO cars
#30
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Good looking car Charlie
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#35
$60 GT Grill surround from Rock Auto and $5 worth of square, 1/2" chicken wire along with safety wires to hold it in. I also shot the wire with what flat black paint I had left over from another project.
I didn't just cut the wire to the opening, but rather shaped it so that it wrapped into the grooves of the surround to give it more support / structure. Definitely made it more robust.
Only lost about 1/4 pint of blood on this project
Note: Harbor Freight safety wire pliers SUCK
I didn't just cut the wire to the opening, but rather shaped it so that it wrapped into the grooves of the surround to give it more support / structure. Definitely made it more robust.
Only lost about 1/4 pint of blood on this project
Note: Harbor Freight safety wire pliers SUCK
#36
The bottom section isn't attached. I cut off the lower tab openings (well, and the upper ones as well) on the GT surround to make the chicken wire install a little cleaner. The grill is not going anywhere with the side tabs, and X number of pins across the top.
If it does fall out, I'm only out $65 and an hour or so of my precious time
If it does fall out, I'm only out $65 and an hour or so of my precious time
Last edited by JScheier; 9/12/11 at 08:45 AM.
#38
I'm guessing RockAuto is going "WTF" at all the GT grille surrounds they are moving as a result of our various experiments
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