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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by travman
Yeah - tough market right now.....everyone wants a brand new car for a used price tag.
and they don't want used cars at all.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by metalsaber
I got it for the 360
have you played it yet, how is it?

i've been kicking around getting it but haven't really cared for the last severl Treyarch produced COD's.

World at War has sat on my shelf collecting dust since the day after i got it.

the Modern Warfare games were amazing though, and probably some of my favorite FPS of all time.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by MondoBongo
have you played it yet, how is it?

i've been kicking around getting it but haven't really cared for the last severl Treyarch produced COD's.

World at War has sat on my shelf collecting dust since the day after i got it.

the Modern Warfare games were amazing though, and probably some of my favorite FPS of all time.
i checked it out for a few minutes to see what the 3d was like when i was home at lunch time...anxious to get home and get more into it tonight
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by MondoBongo
have you played it yet, how is it?

i've been kicking around getting it but haven't really cared for the last severl Treyarch produced COD's.

World at War has sat on my shelf collecting dust since the day after i got it.

the Modern Warfare games were amazing though, and probably some of my favorite FPS of all time.
haven't had a chance. I've a little worried as well since it's Treyarch.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by metalsaber
I might be there. Supposed to drop the car off at Mike's this weekend. We'll see if I can make it.
You'd better or you'll lose your turn

I'm right after you....need to get it back before the snow starts to fly
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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Got all my parts lined up.

What the heck do you plan to do with the car over the winter?
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by metalsaber
Got all my parts lined up.

What the heck do you plan to do with the car over the winter?
Pulling the IX ACD/t-case set up out of the car and going with a Shep Evo 8 non-ACD set up and Wavetrac or Quaife diff. Got the t-case from Trav so just have to get it up to Shep. This was actually the original plan for the car, but there were no Evo 8 t-cases to be found so we just went with the ACD set up. With the Gruppe-S race flash, the car behaved well, but in the long term I'd like to eliminate the "moving parts" in the ACD set up from a reliability perspective.

Also have a grind in the tranny (5th/reverse) that occured after a little "off" at Watkins Glen in October so want to pull the tranny and have Shep take a look at it when I bring the t-case up there. All-in-all the car will be down a few weeks at Mikes (depending on Sheps turn around time); also Mike has a bit of welding to do as I need to reposition my driver's net and put in a new harness bar to bring the harnesses to a lower angle below the seat entry points.

Other fun stuff includes adding a new knock-off Voltex front end (Bumper/fenders) with Voltex Cyber street splitter/cannards and undertray. The APR set up had too much flex so want to go with something proven. Cutting up the rear fenders and putting on Voltex knock-off rear over fenders to accomdate the 10" CCW offsets with no rubbing...Addtional carange at Waltkins Glen included hitting a nice chunk of metal on the track that blew a rear tire and proceeded to put a hole throught the rear bumper and APR diffuser so will also install a beat up JDM bumper and look to design a rear diffuser over the winter. Car has also developed a bit of a boost issue that Mike will need to track down.

All is all given the amount of track time the car saw this year it has performed very well.....now the driver just has to get up to speed
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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Oooooh sounds awesome. can't wait to see the finished product.

PM inbound.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by metalsaber
haven't had a chance. I've a little worried as well since it's Treyarch.
did you guys know about the hidden games?

this just popped up in google news.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ty-black-ops/1
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by goforwand
Pulling the IX ACD/t-case set up out of the car and going with a Shep Evo 8 non-ACD set up and Wavetrac or Quaife diff. Got the t-case from Trav so just have to get it up to Shep. This was actually the original plan for the car, but there were no Evo 8 t-cases to be found so we just went with the ACD set up. With the Gruppe-S race flash, the car behaved well, but in the long term I'd like to eliminate the "moving parts" in the ACD set up from a reliability perspective.

Also have a grind in the tranny (5th/reverse) that occured after a little "off" at Watkins Glen in October so want to pull the tranny and have Shep take a look at it when I bring the t-case up there. All-in-all the car will be down a few weeks at Mikes (depending on Sheps turn around time); also Mike has a bit of welding to do as I need to reposition my driver's net and put in a new harness bar to bring the harnesses to a lower angle below the seat entry points.

Other fun stuff includes adding a new knock-off Voltex front end (Bumper/fenders) with Voltex Cyber street splitter/cannards and undertray. The APR set up had too much flex so want to go with something proven. Cutting up the rear fenders and putting on Voltex knock-off rear over fenders to accomdate the 10" CCW offsets with no rubbing...Addtional carange at Waltkins Glen included hitting a nice chunk of metal on the track that blew a rear tire and proceeded to put a hole throught the rear bumper and APR diffuser so will also install a beat up JDM bumper and look to design a rear diffuser over the winter. Car has also developed a bit of a boost issue that Mike will need to track down.

All is all given the amount of track time the car saw this year it has performed very well.....now the driver just has to get up to speed
just a few minor tweaks, eh?
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MondoBongo
just a few minor tweaks, eh?

I know.....and all Mike does is torment me with "add some more zero's to the next check"
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:29 PM
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Check out the DHP splitter! Very nice piece that will save you a few $. (not much tho. Lol). The EVO I drove at nats ran it.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jerdeitzel
Check out the DHP splitter! Very nice piece that will save you a few $. (not much tho. Lol). The EVO I drove at nats ran it.

I saw that car a few times out at Mid-O running HPDE and it is very well set up.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 02:20 PM
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Patrick. Who's replica voltex stuff you getting? Curious since i may want to go this route next year.
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