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Old 02-05-2019, 03:55 PM
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Nice looking tails and Beatrush bar!

Awesome track day pics! None of that fun cool stuff is near me.

Love that sleeper FX35.
 
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Old 02-05-2019, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by USDM
Attended the #GRIDLIFE TrackBattle Brackets: Streets Special event today! The event was held at Streets of Willow and race configuration was CCW.

Oh man, getting all the feels from this photo. I spent a lot of time at that track when I lived in SoCal.
 
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Old 02-05-2019, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by GolNat
Nice looking tails and Beatrush bar!

Awesome track day pics! None of that fun cool stuff is near me.

Love that sleeper FX35.
Thanks! The owner of that FX35, Brad, is super nice as well.

Originally Posted by mockginger
Oh man, getting all the feels from this photo. I spent a lot of time at that track when I lived in SoCal.
I'm actually looking to race there in a few months!
 

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Old 02-07-2019, 10:11 AM
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I have not been to and on Streets in a long time, since my motorcycle days. The last time I was there it was barely a garage and a big empty lot for the pits. Are the accouterments better now?
 
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Old 02-07-2019, 10:59 AM
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I have not been to and on Streets in a long time, since my motorcycle days. The last time I was there it was barely a garage and a big empty lot for the pits. Are the accouterments better now?
Not much has changed; they did recently repave the track though!
 
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Old 02-11-2019, 06:48 PM
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JDM taillights are on!

Here's a 50/50 shot of JDM taillights v. OEM taillights:



JDM taillights installed on both sides:



Close-up of the JDM taillights:

 
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Old 02-11-2019, 10:09 PM
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LOL @ thank you FAFSA

Lookin' good!
 
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Old 02-12-2019, 01:47 AM
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LOL @ thank you FAFSA

Lookin' good!
Thank you, sir! I'm glad you got a laugh out of the custom plates.
 
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Old 02-13-2019, 03:35 AM
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I finally got around to installing my Mugen short shifter.



Here it is installed in the car:



Imo, this is a very nice improvement over the stock shifter. I'm super happy with this one.
 
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Old 02-14-2019, 02:13 PM
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This one is pretty self-explanatory...

I like to call it the JDM "cup holder partition."

 
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Old 02-16-2019, 03:17 AM
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Excited to get these mounted!



 
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Old 02-16-2019, 10:18 AM
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This build is really coming along. I'm excited to see where this goes ��
 
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Old 02-16-2019, 01:32 PM
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This build is really coming along. I'm excited to see where this goes ��
Thank you! It's heading to expensive places.
 
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Old 02-16-2019, 03:45 PM
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Thank you! It's heading to expensive places.
Lol, it always seems to go that way. Those tires were on my list for the summer, they look awesome!! Great depth of field on the photos too!!!
 
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Old 02-16-2019, 05:20 PM
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Lol, it always seems to go that way. Those tires were on my list for the summer, they look awesome!! Great depth of field on the photos too!!!
Thanks! I tried to be fancy with the photos, haha. I think the tread pattern photo came out nice, but I'm not happy with the RE-71R photo.

I couldn't get the camera to focus on the "R." Photos were shot with a Nikon D3 and AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.
 
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Old 02-16-2019, 06:31 PM
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I couldn't get the camera to focus on the "R." Photos were shot with a Nikon D3 and AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.
Have you calibrated the lens? I shoot with a Pentax DSLR but have been working too much latly to do any. I use an old film Pentax for black/white which I highly recommend trying as it's lots of fun!!!

I am curious on your thoughts on those tires. They seem a little too auto-x oriented for everyday driving to me but maybe not. Are you daily driving on them?
 
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Old 02-16-2019, 06:46 PM
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Have you calibrated the lens? I shoot with a Pentax DSLR but have been working too much latly to do any. I use an old film Pentax for black/white which I highly recommend trying as it's lots of fun!!!

I am curious on your thoughts on those tires. They seem a little too auto-x oriented for everyday driving to me but maybe not. Are you daily driving on them?
I'm not sure if it's calibrated to be honest; not my camera gear. I'll let you know how I like the tires once they're on the car.

The tires will be used for daily driving as well as the race track.
 
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Old 02-16-2019, 07:21 PM
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I think your depth of field could've benefitted from being a bit wider, right now it is a bit too thin for my tastes.

Also manual focus is your friend if your cam won't focus. When I take pictures of my cat I have to use MF because a DARK black cat is really hard for camera's to focus on (I'm a Canon guy, 5D atm)
 
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Old 02-16-2019, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mike410b
I think your depth of field could've benefitted from being a bit wider, right now it is a bit too thin for my tastes.

Also manual focus is your friend if your cam won't focus. When I take pictures of my cat I have to use MF because a DARK black cat is really hard for camera's to focus on (I'm a Canon guy, 5D atm)
Agreed! Both pictures were shot at f/2.8 and I think that's why I wasn't getting the result that I wanted with the RE-71R photo.

I tried manual focus as well, but I think my DoF was the problem here. The Canon 5D is a great camera; I love that thing! My dad actually used to have one, so I used it for a while.
 
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Old 02-19-2019, 02:38 AM
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Replaced:
- air filter with AEM DryFlow Air Filter
- cabin air filter with OEM cabin air filter

Installed:
- OEM armrest





Super stoked for this one! Makes those long(er) trips a little more comfortable!





Aoi making some new friends already!

 


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