WRX is great until gas prices go up again

 

whew, I spent my ENTIRE weekend digging a 70' long trench that was 16" deep x 14" wide... so tired now. Move over grand canyon!

 

Should've called me! I have a tool that does that in about 20 minutes!

 

What are you doing there Nick lol trying to build your own moat?

 

Something like that

I am installing a French Drain; it is for extra drainage & flood protection, my yard is pretty prone to pooling water right now.

French drain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I put in some weeping tile and started backfilling it with 40mm drainage rock. I have some filter cloth that goes around the outside of the rock. Once I get finished I have about 2" to put the grass back.

I have been taking pictures as I go, I will put some of them up for you guys.

Really? lol, damn. Although I wanted to hand excavate it just in case I ran into some utilities or other U/G piping.

 

Sounds like you had yourself quite a weekend.

Won't be able to make it to the meet in a few weeks, I'll be in London hopefully catching Chelsea's final Premier League game!

Have to catch you guys next time!

 

Lucky guy!!

Look forward to seeing you at the next one

Are you going to try to make any of these autoX events? Maybe bring along the Miata?

 

I will be doing something similar on the side of my house for drainage as well Nick maybe we could exchange notes, I'll need to see your setup so I can learn from your mistakes

 

LOL no chance in HELL my dad will let me take his car out!!!

On another note, I can't wait to get my C, in preliminary talks for a set of rims...oh man I'm all giddy thinking about them...I hope I get them, always wanted a set of these wheels!!! I'll come by the AutoX in the C and watch though!

 

you'd be welcome to a ride along in the civic

only thing is it's REALLY hardcore

 

Sweet! I'll definitely take you up on that offer ET!

 

hella-baller rims in the works?

lol, you car is going to be freaking sick... I can already tell

They are happening at the Grey Eagle Casino in the SW
June 27 event 1 (Saturday 8am-5pm)
August 8/8 - event 3 (Saturday 8am-5pm)
August 8/22 - event 4 (Saturday 8am-5pm)

 

Mine is pretty overkill, but everything I do is overkill so no suprise there

I basically modeled the whole thing up in CAD to calculate the volumes, I built in a dispersal outfall zone in the front of the yard where it widens out.

I chopped all of the grass out in cubes when I was digging, so now I just have to place it back overtop and POOF... the entire system is hidden underground

Raw Materials;
3 cubic Meters of washed 40mm rock = 275$ (delivered, Burnco)
50' of 4" dia. weeping tile = 40$
50' of 3' wide fiber cloth = 20$

 

might be able to make it to all 3 events!

 

The timing of the first two events sucks for me; I leave on the morning of the 28th for my Vacation... the second falls on my wedding aniversary

(although I will make all 3 as well... a stampede of bulls couldn't stop me )

 

wait, sasc finally got a date and a location set up?!? sucks that they couldn't do it at the barracks, but maybe this lot is smoother

I think we can make two of those events.

 

The lot looks pretty good, pretty new pavement although it has some sloping to it which you have to account for.

Is practically down the street from my house, is great for me

 

Move'n on up....

..... to the East side!

Moving to Cheveron bldg today, I forsee more trips to Quizno's for lunch

 

Why? Same company or not?

 

mmm mmm mmm mmm toasty!