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The touch is full of win. Its replaced handful of devices I was thinking about getting, or have, such as an Mp3 player, Video player, eBook reader, eeePC (web surfing and notes), PDA, and my GBA.
- 834
Woo car parts!!!!
Megan Racing Version 2 short shifter $119
I am going to put it on as soon as I buy my NISMO shift knob!
Megan Racing Version 2 short shifter $119
I am going to put it on as soon as I buy my NISMO shift knob!
peeweegary
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Wow Nissan shifters must be expensive. A cheapish, but still decent (megan racing quality) short shifter for my civic can be had for like 25 bucks.Woo car parts!!!!
Megan Racing Version 2 short shifter $119
I am going to put it on as soon as I buy my NISMO shift knob!
I bought a cheap one since my shifter is basically borked, it set me back 1 dollar.
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Yeah thats because there are 1,000,000,000 civics on the road and there where only 251,410 240SX brought to the US....
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- P_Balance
Yeah, I know. I'm just wondering why a Megan Racing short shifter cost over 100 bucks, and you could call that a "cheap" company.
I knew Nissan 240sx's and parts for them are way overpriced, I'm just surprised at how much they've gone up since I was into the 240sx scene a little over a year ago.
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Well I could have gotten the version 1 short shifter but all that is, is the rod and it uses the stock parts to hold it in place. But I got the version 2 because unlike the version 1 it doesn't buzz like a mother ****er. Because the version 1 used the stock parts to hold it in the rod would bounce up and down at certain revs in the tranny (I have a version 1 in there now and its missing the threads to screw on a shift knob) and version 1 only reduced shift throws by 15-20% and version 2 reduces shift throws by 40%. Trust me $119 isn't bad for that shifter normally its $140 and the B&M shifter is $250.
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So, when are you getting a dildo bubble knob for it?
- 834
I changed my mind on that because of how hard they are to find and cost. So I am going to ether drill and tap a Lotus Elise knob that I have or buy one of THESE I will choose what knob that I am going to go with tomorrow. And I will also be ordering shift boot tomorrow to WOOT! got to love tax returns
. Home theater is complete for the time being.
. This is true, but I won't be justified in spending any more money on it for a while. Although, that Ikea couch just won't do for movie watching. Maybe it's time for some better seating 
McLaren
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New case for the iPod touch... the blooming DLO's belt clip is annoying.
Plus, thats about $15 USD cheaper than the DLO, so I am just returning the DLO case once the Belkin arrives (Belkin Leather Folio)
I like the fact it flips to the side, rather than up. But maybe I'll consider one if mine starts to fall apart.
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New Snowboarding Jacket:
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It's from the beginning of January. I paid $30 each dress pants (from Gap and Express valued at around $70-$80) Shirt from Bannana Republic $26, Coat was $10 because I had a $125 gift card but it was on sale from being $249. Not pictured is some Steve Madden shoes for $40 and a silver Gap fleece sweat shirt for $6.
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I, uh, splashed out on a few bits that weren't entirely necessary for Freddie Cougar.
Ford Racing Air Cleaner Nut // K&N Extreme Drop base Air Cleaner
Edelbrock Performer RPM Airgap Intake Manifold // Ford Racing Cast Alloy Valve Covers
Gorilla Lugnutz! // Grant Classic Walnut Rim Wheel
Wilwood Pro-Billet Alloy Black Caliper/Hub/Bell front Disc Brake Conversion... and Rear too, with the Integral Shoe Park Brake, all vented/drilled rotors.
American Racing TTOs... these are 15", but mine will be 17"x8"s // Lakewood Bellhousing (uh, okay, this is for Sky the 'Vette.
)
GoodYear Hi-Miler hose kit.
(Freddie had his heater circuit looped out, so I bought a new heater core too.)
As well as a bunch of replacement parking/backup lamps and some sundries like flasher relays and fuel lines... too much to list.
Ford Racing Air Cleaner Nut // K&N Extreme Drop base Air Cleaner
Edelbrock Performer RPM Airgap Intake Manifold // Ford Racing Cast Alloy Valve Covers
Gorilla Lugnutz! // Grant Classic Walnut Rim Wheel
Wilwood Pro-Billet Alloy Black Caliper/Hub/Bell front Disc Brake Conversion... and Rear too, with the Integral Shoe Park Brake, all vented/drilled rotors.
American Racing TTOs... these are 15", but mine will be 17"x8"s // Lakewood Bellhousing (uh, okay, this is for Sky the 'Vette.
)
GoodYear Hi-Miler hose kit.
(Freddie had his heater circuit looped out, so I bought a new heater core too.)
As well as a bunch of replacement parking/backup lamps and some sundries like flasher relays and fuel lines... too much to list.
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- GTP_Venari
Not entirely sure what that's supposed to mean... especially when I live in the UK. I've never seen another '68 Mercury Cougar over here, and I go to US car shows every once in a while too. There are 8 members of the UK arm of the Cougar Club of America - and since you don't have to own a car to join that's not exactly a good estimate.
But, since this is a 'what did you purchase' thread, I think a short foray into 'how do you purchase' would be allowed.
With rare US Muscle in the UK, one doesn't exactly go to Halfords and say "I'd like a sequential flasher unit for a '68 Cougar please." The very pretty 19 year old girl who I generally seek out there would look at me as if I was from another planet.
Mercury, presumably.
Actually, I did ask the (rather older and distinctly hairier) parts expert about a group 24 battery. He'd never heard of the SAE battery classifications before. I measured every battery they had in store and none were the right physical size. I will have to go to a Yank specialist or battery factor for this kind of stuff - air freighting a lead-acid battery is a nogo.
I buy my stuff in bulk and ship it airfreight in one hit. It's the only way to save money on parts - combine the shipping. This buy was my second batch buy of US bits, first for the Cougar. If I had ordered the special KB pistons I got for my 'Vette's 327 over here, they'd have taken 7 weeks. I get them in 2, but I have to get everything at once to save. As a small cost example, alloy fittings for fuel lines would cost me four times as much over here. You can double the cost of common American car parts sourced from most UK suppliers. If that's the price you pay when you need a single wheel cylinder or marker light lens, fine.... but if I need thousands of dollars worth of stuff, I'm going to buy it at dollar cost, ship it all to NY, put it on a plane, then when it arrives in the UK I pay 7.5% duty, add maybe £300 for shipping and VAT that total at 17.5%.
I believe I have saved between 30 and 40% on my bulk buys from the US big guns - more from specialist places like Mustangs Unlimited and Corvette Central. I'd have gone to somewhere like Claremont for all my '62 Corvette bits I could have spent more than twice as much on those specialist parts.
And as for wheels.... sheesh, talk about rip-off Britain. If I had bought my wheels for both cars in the UK, they would have cost me around £2,500 from a well known UK American wheel and tyre specialist dealer. I bought the same wheels for a net cost of around £1,300, which includes a prorata shipping cost based on the total shipping costs of my orders.
Screw going to a local parts store for that.
Now, what was the question again?
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Well I bought this yesterday, but didn't have time to load up the photos... so here they are 
Logitech MX518 (got a good deal out of it, RM100!!!)
Counter Strike 1 Anthology
Razer Mantis mousepad
Thats all the setup I need to have a gaming pc.... 👍 I'll try get a photo of my setup later today.....
Logitech MX518 (got a good deal out of it, RM100!!!
)Counter Strike 1 Anthology
Razer Mantis mousepad
Thats all the setup I need to have a gaming pc.... 👍 I'll try get a photo of my setup later today.....
Here are my big purchases:
Bought myself a 22in widescreen monitor. Samsung 216BW. With an HDMI/DVI converter, I play all PS3 games in 1080i or 720p. Works great. And 1680x1050 resolution for my computer.
Finally saved up for a PS3!!!
And in approximately 8 hours, work will begin on installing new rear end gears on my Thunderbird. Going from 2.73 ratio to 3.27. Then in a couple of weeks I plan to get a B&M shift kit for it.
Bought myself a 22in widescreen monitor. Samsung 216BW. With an HDMI/DVI converter, I play all PS3 games in 1080i or 720p. Works great. And 1680x1050 resolution for my computer.
Finally saved up for a PS3!!!
And in approximately 8 hours, work will begin on installing new rear end gears on my Thunderbird. Going from 2.73 ratio to 3.27. Then in a couple of weeks I plan to get a B&M shift kit for it.
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