Smokey
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Looks awesome. I’d recommend trying to get the TV as close as possible to the wheel and your hands. Then measure the viewing distance and use a FOV calculator to se FOV. This will make sure the screen doesn’t stretch/skew what you’re seeing and help gameplay a lot. I’m not sure if all simulators have this setting but it’s very important in IRacing.
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My current White Rx7 is my favorite. It’s all of the good parts and lessons learned from my first one. It’s a base model with no sunroof and no spoiler and black interior which is just what I wanted. It being white with black interior and one of the most rare and sought after combos is icing on the cake. Ive also been able to go faster than before on relatively the same setup as my previous one and turn some heads as I now have started running really sticky rubber. That being said...I still have guilt sometimes that I killed the first one Janky. I think it just feels like unfinished business in that with that car I really made the biggest growth myself as a driver on track over the 7 years of ownership and was able to surprise a lot of people with what an old Mazda can do. Since the drivetrain is all pretty much in the new car I like to think I’m continuing that tradition. RIP Janky Also a shoutout to my e36 M3 which was the first car I ever took on track and lived through 4-season daily duty and track work. It was a German beast and underrated.
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Bummer to see you get out of it, but I understand project fatigue very well. Hope it works out.
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Great to see you able to get a good date at Mid Ohio finally Mark!
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I bought one from Kickstarter. It’s not life changing but handy for sure and I’ve enjoyed it.
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That’d be a good buy in the high teens up to $20k assuming the title was clean, but tough to swallow going to CA for it.
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Changing from tan interior to black will cost you a legit $3k or more using good condition used parts. That’s why I bring it up. Black on the used market and you have to remove the full interior including the dash to change it. That’s why I brought it up cause it’s way more time intensive and costly than people realize. That means if you’re buying a car with tan interior you better be happy with it. You can sell the tan parts but they’re worth 1/4of black. For the auto to manual swap to do it right you need to change the gauge cluster and the dash wiring harness. Anything less is making a compromise somewhere. So be aware of what’s involved there too. The rear irons on automatics had a different bellhousing pattern so unless you swap a full manual trans motor or rebuild with a manual trans rear iron you’ll be missing a bolt or 2 for the transmission too. That’s another notion people get caught in thinking the swap is easier than it is. Best bet in the long run is to buy what you want up front even if it’s more expensive and harder to find. It’s typically cause it’s worth it. Good luck in your search.
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Well for $50k I could be talked into selling mine...... Haha. Good luck on the search. When I last looked Rx7club and Autotrader were the best sources. Be prepared to travel to get the right car. The market on them is strong right now. Also have a firm idea I’d you want black or tan interior and I’m assuming you want a 5-speed. Both can be changed, but both require more time and money than most expect.
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Money all and statistics have certainly changed the game but they’re not gonna take an average team and put them in the World Series. Everyone is doing it now so there’s not a major advantage to be had just an edge if you do it better than others. With regard to 2 of the more recent long time WS drought erasers the Red Sox and Cubs it was done with more money and Theo Epstein. I think that other teams without the big dollars and magic GM have used their farm system better and are riding the tide of younger talent. Even that only goes so far though as you saw the Astros trade for Verlander this year to help their final push. If the Astros win tonight it will be great for baseball though as they’ll have still used a team with young talent and roughly $100mm less in salary to beat a giant which will break that cycle of continued rising salary budgets. The luxury tax helps some, but over the past 5years the Yankees are the only team over the tax level that I’ve seen openly discussing that they want to get back below it.
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Not sure if they really implemented a change for the post season or not, but all pitchers would have to adjust to the change. Perhaps as noted though that it’s why we’ve seen more homers this post season.
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Normally all baseballs are rubbed with a special mud...not joking http://baseballrubbingmud.com MLB has been trying to get away from it, so that’s the change you’re likely seeing https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/will-mlb-say-goodbye-to-lena-blackburne-rubbing-mud-022817
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I’ve still been watching on and off. The games have been great and game 5 had so many ups and downs it was crazy but I couldn’t stay up to watch the whole thing. I’d rather see Houston win its first series than LA take it but I’m not really vested in either.
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So what about if I have a regular script that I essentially pay cash price for? Have a high deductible plan so it’s not subsidized by my insurance, no government price, and no VA. What happens to that cost? Vote no because the devil I know is better than the one I don’t?
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I'm not positive myself, but for sure you'll have to do some wiring. My guess would be you might also need some additional fuel line.
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Still have this. NO idea what a proper price is, just tried to base it off of original cost and use. Hit me up with offers, would like it to go before fall. Let's start at $350 for everything.
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Car has been sold. Mods can lock.
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I'd say that's baseball each team is going to have ups and downs. Shit Judge right now is like Serrano from Major League and can't hit a fuckin curve ball. But fortunately other people stepped up to help the team. The Indians just had people go off at the wrong times. Let's also not forget that while the Indians starting pitchers were the best in the AL that the Yankees staff weren't far behind and their bullpen wasn known to be lights out from the get-go. That makes it hard to get hits for sure. As for Gardner and Allen, that's exactly why I live Gardner. He'll make the pitchers throw till they get frustrated or tired and make a mistake. I'm nervous about the Astros as they've had our number for the past couple of years, but hopefully Judge can rebound and the rest of the offense continues.
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I don't think the Indians should hang their heads that bad. Every team in the AL playoffs this year are monsters. Perhaps it's the curse of the streak? A's didn't make it to the series either after their streak either right? In the end they had a hell of a season and have done great under Francona.
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Pretty easy to get other scrubs. They typically run $125/tire
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had these as backup and didn't end up using them and have since changed sizes. They were purchased as scrubs in May 2017. Used 4-6 heat cycles (prior to my purchase). These 275s seem to be used by the bigger cars like Camaros and show camber wear on them as shown in the photos. These have been stored in my basement since purchase. Want to try slicks on the cheap? Want to do massive burnouts on something for cheap? donut contest? These are your ticket. $50 for the pair
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CR collective. Need suggestions for the next big project.
Smokey replied to Tinman's topic in Passing Lane
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Tanaka did what he does best. Severing showed the wild card game was a fluke. Yanks bats have been good tonight. Cleveland getting stung by errors.