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Old 07-13-2017, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
You might be seeing pictures on your end, but all we see are the P500 image from Photobucket to "Please update your account to enable 3rd party hosting".

What tires did you go with?
I went with another set of PSS

Not sure how anyone else got around this as when I click on the new "Official Statement" this is what it reads:

Photobucket defines 3rd party hosting as the action of embedding an image
or photo onto another website. For example, using the <img> tag to
embed or display a JPEG image from your Photobucket account on another
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1. What plans offer 3rd Party Hosting?

Only the Plus 500 plan supports 3rd Party Hosting
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2. What do I get with the Plus 500 Plan? $400 a year

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Old 07-13-2017, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by blnewt
Photobucket has really jacked us, and they want $400, not just once, but every year to keep 3rd party pics up & running, what a joke.
Bet those are nice pics too
Yeah, I'm in the process of moving the important ones to Flikr. Their resolution is a bit better anyway imo
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Old 07-20-2017, 07:09 AM
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Well finally got new wheels.....shame that I cant post them
Old 07-24-2017, 10:12 AM
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Ok finally had some free time to get a new accnt so I can host images again. Shame on Photobucket though as ive been using them for god only knows how many years now.

Any who, quite some updates. Heres pics of the new lugs I was referring to before.






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So before I get ahead of myself, I did reach out to Diode Dynamics for a warranty replacement for the demon eye thats out. After I advised them of my troubleshooting techniques, they did not have any additional methods and advised that the board probably went bad. I can say is that they have EXCEPTIONAL customer service and made the process extremely easy for me. They also asked for me to send the old one back so that they can look into it and hopefully determine why it went out and of course incorporate that into their products. Thought that was exceptional as well. So once the new eye comes in, it may be awhile before I reopen the light as im dreading it.

On to the new wheels. I picked up a set of Volk Racing SF Winnings in a
F: 19x9.5 +32 R: 19x10.5 +29

Being that these are 11 years old, they are actually in pretty good shape. Only 1 wheel has a blemish on the lip. I am currently trying to decide what to do with them is far as powder coating the full wheel or just the faces. I have started the process of disassembling all wheels and did start the wet sanding process on one of the rear wheels which I did identify 1 issue - there is some ghosting from where the original stick was on the lips. I have ordered some metal polishing and cleaning compound and pads so once those arrive and I go through the proper process, I can then re-evaluate from there.





Will get more pics of the whole process once I'm done.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to clean the hardware, I am all ears. Thanks
Old 07-24-2017, 10:40 AM
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Did have some rollers done this past weekend at sunset. I def need to get another shoot setup during a bright sunny day so I can show of the Malbec.










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Nice updates & glad to hear of Diode Dynamics service, they always get top reviews!

Pretty aggressive rear offsets on those Volks, are you planning any fender mods there or camber & stretch?

Love the rolling shots, sweet!
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Originally Posted by blnewt
Nice updates & glad to hear of Diode Dynamics service, they always get top reviews!

Pretty aggressive rear offsets on those Volks, are you planning any fender mods there or camber & stretch?

Love the rolling shots, sweet!
At the moment no plans on pulling the fenders. I may just end up with a bit of cambered look and still debating the tire size. I'd prefer 275/45 in the rear but again will have to get a better idea once the wheels are done and I can test fit.


Offset is only -16mm than what I'm currently running which is about a 6th of an inch. If I run stretch i'll prob run a 255/40
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16mm is about 5/8th of an inch, but 255/40 should tuck ok, and having a little extra camber just in case, should get you there without too much pain.
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took her to the 1/8 mile track last week. Best time of the night was 9.3, had a terrible 60 no matter what I tried. Def learned that I need to upgrade my clutch though, stock clutch does not like to be beat on for sure.
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Well its been awhile since I've been on here. Busy at work and we ended up evacuating from Irma. Thankfully we have a place up in Gatlinburg. So I figured with all the stress and the 15+ hours it took to drive up there to make a run to the Dragon. Man what a great stress reliever!

I took a ton of pics but wont bore you with them. Heres a few, and also we got very lucky and our house in Tampa did not sustain any damage or flooding by the grace of God! Not everyone else was as fortunate.
























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Glad to hear Irma let up before it got to you, and sounds like a great trip up to the dragon, very nice shots up there^^^. Was the dragon congested when you were there or did you catch it at a good time?
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Originally Posted by blnewt
Glad to hear Irma let up before it got to you, and sounds like a great trip up to the dragon, very nice shots up there^^^. Was the dragon congested when you were there or did you catch it at a good time?
So the 1st day we went was a pefect day, upper 70's, sunny, nice breeze,. First 2 runs we had were amazing, we caught it just right and we flew through it both times. Next 2 times we were pulling over waiting to get some distance.

The 2nd day we went, due to the wet roads it was dead, but also couldn't push it with it being wet. Wanted to live, still fun as the wet road was in patches so not the whole dragon thankfully. My bother let the wife drive the last run, it was her first time, so needless to say the last run wasn't as fast
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Well had a nice meet up in Orlando a couple weekends ago. I'd guess around 40-50 cars attended. Great place.










On another note, I now have some LED's that go out intermittently. Contact Starry Nights for a replacement Including me, I now know of 4 people who have all had this same issue. No I was not aware of this prior to ordering from them. Makes me second guess my choice of going with this company. Plus their customer service is atrocious at best.






On a more positive note, I ordered powder to get my Volks and calipers done. I wont let the cat out the bag on colors yet, but I'm excited!
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Installed new cell phone mount, TK Clock, and a pic from last weekends meet up





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